SCMDOJO

JULY 26, 2023

Negotiation, a crucial skill in the realms of business and procurement, demands the ability to remain calm, collected, and confident even in the most challenging situations. These films were chosen to inspire and educate both aspiring negotiators and seasoned procurement managers.

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ModusLink Corporation

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Four fundamental practices: Based on (Ali Esfahbodi, 2016) research, Chinese and Iranian governments have focused their fight for SSCM based on four fundamental practices: sustainable procurement, sustainable production along with sustainable distribution , and reverse logistics. Vishal Gupta, 2013). Cardwell, 2014).

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 22, 2013

CombineNet and Transplace Extend Partnership in Delivering Advanced Transportation Procurement Solution to North America. Transplace delivered more than 50 customer solutions in 2012 using the CombineNet sourcing technology, in industries including consumer goods, chemicals, manufacturing, and retail.

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NC State SCRC

APRIL 2, 2023

Services that can be shared among the various business units of a company include finance, purchasing, inventory, payroll, hiring, and information technology. We started in 2012 as a finance back office, which included elements of the procure to pay process. A shared service is a Center of Excellence in effect.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

While the performance rankings were based on comparisons of inventory turns, operating margin and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) for the periods of 2006-2013 and 2009-2013, the concept is that to be a supply chain leader you must outperform and drive improvement. How do you balance the trade-offs between source, make and deliver?

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Jaggaer

JULY 23, 2019

More than virtually any other sector, sourcing and supplier management in the fashion industry have been exposed to intense scrutiny in recent years, while the functions have become of increasingly strategic importance to business success. Supply chains are multi-tiered and therefore difficult to manage.

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Resilinc

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Do you currently work primarily with Life Sciences clients at Resilinc? I have nearly 30 years of experience as a global procurement and supply chain leader in High-Tech and Life Sciences. It has to become embedded in the processes of sourcing, strategic category management, purchasing, compliance and supplier development.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Manufacturers of medical devices are the first ones to get the blame when a patient complains of suffering injury or harm from using a medical device. But today’s manufacturers outsource most of the inputs and parts of their final manufactured medical devices and products. Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 3, 2013

It was funded by 50 large consumer products manufacturing companies (CPG). In the dawn of e-commerce, conservative manufacturers, anteed up $240 million in four months. In the height of the e-commerce craze, the marketplace offerings started with a focus on e-procurement. The stories border on the ridiculous.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 3, 2024

Major Earthquake Senior business, procurement, information technology or supply chain executives with the responsibility for the assessment and mitigation of business related risks can often contemplate various impactful risk events. Reportedly, United Microelectronics Corp , Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp.

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Supply Chain Movement

AUGUST 14, 2013

Date: 12-14 november 2013. Connect with 100+ senior supply chain executives from retailers and manufacturers and build your professional network. Key Topics to be Discussed at the 2013 CSCO Forum. Robert Bloodworth, VP Supply Chain & Procurement, Saltigo. Chief Supply Chain Officer Forum/ 3PL Summit. URL: [link].

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 11, 2021

As sales plummet, and costs skyrocket, industries that previously sidelined procurement and SCM for bigger problems now turn to it in hopes of finding solutions and improved profits.” eft, 1 February 2013. [5] ” Sidelining the supply chain in flush times is a bad idea. Mass Personalization. Urbanization. 3] Laura V.

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SCMDOJO

JANUARY 30, 2023

From tech giants to manufacturing leaders, the top 10 CEOs in the supply chain industry have blazed a trail of success. Mary Barra Mary Barra is the Chairman and CEO of General Motors, a Fortune 500 auto-manufacturing company. Brian Krzanich Brian Krzanich, a former CEO of Intel Corporation, served in this position from 2013 to 2018.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 8, 2013

Coincidentally, at the Ariba LIVE 2013 conference yesterday, I attended a presentation by Justin Dillon, Founder and CEO of Made in a Free World , a nonprofit group that is “building a coalition of consumers, businesses, and governments to disrupt the system of slavery.”

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 21, 2013

Medical Device Manufacturer. The most common reporting relationship in the supplier organization is to a leader of supply (focus on logistics, distribution, materials sourcing and customer service). The focus has been on sourcing and managed costs. They are primarily focused on cost management on new purchase decisions.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 12, 2020

When Gartner purchased AMR Research in December 2009, the methodology became the Gartner Supply Chain Top 25. Only 29% of manufacturers easily manage total cost trade-offs. Based on the work with Arizona State, we launched the Supply Chains to Admire methodology in 2013. The reason? The analysis is now in its seventh year.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 21, 2017

Featured guests include supply chain and logistics executives from leading manufacturing and retail companies, professors from leading academic institutions, executives from third-party logistics and technology companies, and authors. Gonzalez runs the show like a conversation with smart friends, making it easy to follow. Inbound Logistics.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

The same applies to certain products in your range, some of which will inevitably incur more costs than others in the process of manufacturing or buying, storage, and delivery to customers. There is also the question of ethical procurement and purchasing to consider.

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QAD

AUGUST 18, 2022

Pharmaceutical manufacturers and their supply, contract packaging and distribution partners are under constant pressure to comply with government requirements while maintaining high standards for patient safety, product quality and innovation. What is the Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA)?

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 13, 2015

At the 2013 Supply Chain Insights Global Summit, Rick Sather , now VP of Supply Chain for Jack-O-links stated that “there should be an app for that.” Today, 7% of order and purchase order flows move through business networks. The event will be invitation only for fifteen manufacturers and fifteen technologists.

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EcoVadis

JANUARY 8, 2015

Now more than ever, risk management is a vital part of the procurement function, and hence the CPO’s responsibilities. According to the 2013 Sustainable Procurement barometer developed by HEC/Ecovadis, risk management remains a critical driver with 80% of companies implementing a “Code of Conduct” and 58% focusing only on high risk suppliers.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 25, 2016

Inventory measurement is critical and it is money after all in that it took a capital expense to procure. As of November 2013, there were 31 GPS satellites in operation. The goal is to keep inventory levels at a minimum to meet customer needs. A pull system is better than a push system. Review Inventory turns and Return on Assets.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 8, 2016

As an analyst in the supply chain market for 15 years, I have written many articles on best-of-breed technology companies purchased by a larger company. The Terra Technology investment is one of what we believe will be a series of purchases to build inter-enterprise cloud-based software platforms to redefine supply chain planning.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 15, 2024

This legislation originally passed in 2013 called for a 10-year window for phased testing and implementation of overall legislation capabilities. Under this new revised plan, the exemption for drug manufacturers and repackagers extends to 27 May 2025.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 23, 2018

Argentus is a boutique recruitment firm focused on Supply Chain and Procurement. It’s becoming more strategic, as companies integrate their Supply Chains and use them as a source of competitive advantage – instead of just a back-office function. Argentus is a boutique recruitment firm focused on Supply Chain and Procurement.

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Oracle SCM

AUGUST 1, 2018

A high-tech contract manufacturer was growing rapidly through acquisition. Gather global commodity prices and planned global procurement to drive procurement to best prices. Drive acquired sites from traditionally local, higher priced sources, to the best commodity prices.

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NC State SCRC

AUGUST 14, 2020

First, develop contracts with manufacturers of healthcare supplies. These have to be firm contracts – asking Manufacturers to “reserve” capacity/quantities of material to supplement the SNS is not going to happen. Our manufacturers most often rely upon foreign supply chains.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

This was an important and emerging new technology, one that would produce manufactured sapphire to cover the face of all of Apple’s new iphone products. GT’s 2013 revenue was down 66% from two years earlier.” In terms of a procurement strategy, everything looked copacetic and had fallen into place.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 29, 2015

A distributor or manufacturer’s strength is in making product—its focus is procurement and streamlining production, but without the capability to fulfill orders, it is doomed. percent in 2010-2013. percent from 2013-2016. Here are the details. The growth of the U.S. third party logistics industry was at a healthy 4.5

Transportation Management 120

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MARCH 22, 2022

The shipping industry has an abysmal history when it comes to caring for the environment: as an example, reports are indicating that container ships built as late as 2013 were, on average, 10% less fuel-efficient than those constructed in the 1990s.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 25, 2016

Because of the complexity of supply chains, [Patricia Jurewicz, founder and director of the Responsible Sourcing Network, a human rights advocacy group] said it’s often almost impossible for manufacturers, retailers and consumers to uncover the human rights abuses that lie within their products.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

The ends of the supply chain–both in customer and procurement– are fragile. They would ask how social can impact their supply chain source, make and deliver processes. Which would lead them to implement text mining/sentiment analysis as a core project for 2013 into their business intelligence systems. Absolutely!

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 17, 2020

Ask a person on the street what constitutes supply chain management and my guess is they would say SCM means ensuring the entire supply chain, from procurement of raw materials to product delivery, runs smoothly. Only for turkeys. ” eft , 1 February 2013. [4] I would a sixth area: Sales and marketing. Advanced analytics & AI.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 7, 2024

Needless to state, the business challenges are significant, especially those related to this plane maker’s supplier sourcing, internal production and quality assurances practices. It is no exaggeration to say that the future of the 107 year-old manufacturer hangs in the balance.” The announcement from Boeing came last week.

Negotiating Skills 52

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

Billal Chouli explains, “A supply chain is a network of suppliers, manufacturers, and retailers, as well as intermediaries including freight companies, warehousing companies, and brokers, who transfer goods, services, money, and information amongst one another. Only for turkeys. ” eft , 1 February 2013. [4]

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IQMS

OCTOBER 18, 2019

Key factors influencing inventory levels, supplier quality, demand forecasting, procure-to-pay, order-to-cash, production planning, transportation management and more are becoming known for the first time. Source: Machine Learning – A Giant Leap for Supply Chain Forecasting, Material Handling and Logistics Conference (PDF, 28 pp.,

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EcoVadis

JULY 17, 2017

Sustainability remains core pillar of revenue, risk management and procurement performance. It was the first major CP player to achieve zero hazardous waste to landfill and is focused on sustainable sourcing.”. For supply chain leaders, few accolades offer more insight into the state of the industry than Gartner’s Supply Chain Top 25.

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