EcoVadis

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

Executive commitment to sustainable procurement is at an all-time high, but several roadblocks continue to impact organizational ROI. Nearly half of procurement organizations (45 percent) indicated they only have visibility into tier-1 suppliers. The roadblocks are limiting sustainable procurement value and ROI.

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Claritum

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

Claritum Article - Procurement Blog. We’ve read through some of the best analyst reports and surveys to bring you this procurement fact file containing some of the most interesting findings, statistics and quotes. Click here to download a printable pdf version of the procurement fact file. Procurement.

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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.” appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 21, 2013

Generalize procurement of materials. Some helpful reports include: Supply Chain Metrics That Matter: The Cash-to-Cash Cycle. Supply Chain Metrics That Matter: A Focus on the Pharmaceutical Industry. Supply Chain Metrics That Matter: Driving Reliability in Margins. Published by Supply Chain Insights in January 2013.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 3, 2013

In the height of the e-commerce craze, the marketplace offerings started with a focus on e-procurement. The widely-held view was that the e-procurement market would fuel the next generation of marketplace applications. The rebirth of marketplace offerings is not on the back of e-procurement or ERP. The debates were heated.

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SCMDOJO

JANUARY 23, 2023

List of Top 10 Supply Chain Analytics Books 1) Supply Chain Metrics that Matter (Wiley Corporate F&A) 1st Edition This book offers an in-depth guide to understanding the link between corporate financials and supply chain maturity, evaluating the progress of over a hundred companies from 2006-2013.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 1, 2023

The evolution towards autonomous planning has gained speed over the last two years, and we already see businesses moving from human-in-the-loop decision-making to fully autonomous decisions on daily operational plans such as store replenishment, warehouse procurement, transportation planning, production planning, and order fulfillment.

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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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Oracle SCM

AUGUST 1, 2018

Often this data is rolled up organizationally, geographically or in distribution through performance metrics or key performance indicators (targets change with these roll ups). Gather global commodity prices and planned global procurement to drive procurement to best prices. safety stock or other planned parameters).

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EcoVadis

JULY 17, 2017

Sustainability remains core pillar of revenue, risk management and procurement performance. Going beyond increased revenue, improved brand reputation and supply chain performance – risk management is another core “bottom line” metric where companies continue to see sustainable procurement make a meaningful difference.

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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.” Lora has written the books Supply Chain Metrics That Matter and Bricks Matter , and is currently working on her third book, Leadership Matters. The gaps are large.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

But, unlocking collaborative supplier innovation requires clearly defined strategies and operations by a sourcing, procurement and/or purchasing team to ensure that suppliers’ competencies are being leveraged to their fullest potential. Supplier bases are a great source of potential innovation. Define Goals and Values.

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Logility

JANUARY 22, 2014

Against this backdrop, it is interesting that many companies still depend on spreadsheets for demand planning and S&OP , as noted in the recent survey by APICS ( see Are Spreadsheets the Answer , SC Digest, September 2013 ). I think so. All that brain power and no way to scale their discussion, analysis, and decisions!

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SupplyShift

JUNE 2, 2021

In the wake of COVID disruptions and the financial advantage earned by companies focusing on ESG despite major market uncertainty, investors are rapidly recognizing the strategic importance of these metrics as well. Deloitte’s 10th Annual Chief Procurement Officer Survey mirrors this shift in priorities. Corporate ESG Reporting Today

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 11, 2014

We have found that supply chain metrics are gnarly and complicated.During In our program, cost avoidance, while desirable, does not count towards the metric. We would not have succeeded without a team effort across R&D, the business leaders, and SC disciplines of engineering, procurement, and manufacturing.

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Enterra Insights

APRIL 8, 2019

They need a general understanding of everything from procurement of raw materials to customer service. We have established business metrics and we love to quantify our business strategies. How can resources be procured at the best price? Only for turkeys.” eft , 1 February 2013. [2] How will tariffs affect the company?

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SupplyShift

JUNE 2, 2021

In the wake of COVID disruptions and the financial advantage earned by companies focusing on ESG despite major market uncertainty, investors are rapidly recognizing the strategic importance of these metrics as well. Deloitte’s 10th Annual Chief Procurement Officer Survey mirrors this shift in priorities.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

OCTOBER 13, 2014

This is what contracts are supposed to do – lay out responsibilities, and drive appropriate channels for review of performance metrics, drive problems to their root cause, and establish the roles and responsibilities for all parties to resolve issues. We think about project controls, and in 2013 we really missed the mark.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 8, 2016

Used as a one-to-many data model for sourcing and procurement by companies like IBM, Cisco Systems, Dell, Motorola, Seagate, and Vodafone , there is much promise; but in the last five years the Company, plagued by execution issues, encountered problems. Traditionally E2open sold to the procurement organization. It is a new buyer.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 4, 2016

You have to equate the value proposition to metrics the CFO understands and cares about, such as working capital, cash flow, and other items linked to the company’s P&L and balance sheet. What steps can you take to learn the language of the CFO? Use them to your advantage. Choose trust: walk the talk on collaboration.

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NC State SCRC

OCTOBER 3, 2016

The production and use of biobased products replacing petroleum-based products has the potential to reduce GHG emissions up to 10 million metric tons of CO2 equivalents. Between 2013 and 2014, the industry’s total employment contributions increased by 220,000 jobs to support a total of 4.22 percent from 2013 to 2014.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

Meanwhile, the Red Sox won the World Series in 2013, going from worst to first in one year — and then back to worst in 2014. Specifically, the company deployed a Vendor Interaction Portal (VIP) powered by Elemica to exchange documents like purchase orders and invoices with suppliers (for direct procurement).

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Kinaxis

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

A poor procurement choice based on stale data can lead to a decline in profits. Their functionality, and charting, has made my life easier many times in managing certification programs, and producing critical metrics data. I thought you might enjoy this video from our 2013 Kinexions Conference , a fitting parody of the Buggles’ hit.

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RFgen

OCTOBER 23, 2016

million into procuring resources from South Sudan and training coffee farmers. According to Sprudge.com, violence has driven down coffee production in the past, dropping from 130,000 to 8,000 metric tons in between the 1980s and 2013, when civil conflict was at its peak. However, Starbucks may meet challenges along the way.

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RFgen

OCTOBER 23, 2016

million into procuring resources from South Sudan and training coffee farmers. According to Sprudge.com, violence has driven down coffee production in the past, dropping from 130,000 to 8,000 metric tons in between the 1980s and 2013, when civil conflict was at its peak. However, Starbucks may meet challenges along the way.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

SEPTEMBER 17, 2012

Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. Now, lets look at different forecast measurement metrics e.g. Mean Forecast Error (MFE) or Bias, Mean absolute Deviation (MAD), Mean Absolute Percentage error (MAPE), Weighted Absolute Percentage error (WMAPE).

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. Consistent Business Intelligence - BI metrics can be obtained consistently across the entire business banking on the foundation of single version of master data. Procurement Blog. December 2013.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 4, 2018

For the past five years, the team at Supply Chain Insights identified Supply Chains to Admire Award Winners by analyzing performance by peer group on the key metrics of growth, operating margin, inventory turns and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC). As a B2B company, procurement management is essential.

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NC State SCRC

APRIL 21, 2019

Over 1 trillion dollars’ worth of counterfeit goods was traded in 2013, and that number will double by 2022. This automation will impact recruiting strategies, job descriptions, KPIs/metrics, operating models, roles that we have/don’t have any longer, training programs, etc.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JUNE 20, 2013

Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. IT enablement in areas like Mobile work management, Health and Safety, Metrics monitoring (KPI) etc. Posted by Rejeesh Gopalan on June 20, 2013 10:43 AM | Permalink. Procurement Blog. December 2013.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 4, 2018

For the past five years, the team at Supply Chain Insights identified Supply Chains to Admire Award Winners by analyzing performance by peer group on the key metrics of growth, operating margin, inventory turns and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC). As a B2B company, procurement management is essential.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

AUGUST 10, 2012

Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. Insuring that each function, including online marketing, store operations and supply chain have common objectives, metrics and aligned rewards for the coming year. Procurement Blog. December 2013.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. Some of those are Cognos, iLog, SPSS, Core Metrics, Emptoris, Vivisimo and many others, as world is moving from reactive to proactive. Posted by Praveen Kumar Agrawal on September 12, 2013 12:16 PM | Permalink.

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Material Handling & Logistics

JULY 24, 2018

CCC is a standard metric used to quantify the ability of companies to convert invested resources into cash, and incorporates payables, receivables and inventory. This is a significant improvement over the high CCC of 37.3 days seen in 2015, and nearly matches the lowest recent CCC of 33.4 days for top quartile companies versus 47.5

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NC State SCRC

OCTOBER 12, 2016

In 2013 housing began to come back, and survived. In 2013 we had $8M of raw material inventory – due to poor purchasing, poor safety stock decisions, and a lot of WIP in the system. In supply chain, you can focus in procurement, sourcing, inventory control, logistics, and other off-shoots that occur on a daily basis.

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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. New knowledge and insights from machine learning are revolutionizing supply chain management as a result.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

NOVEMBER 11, 2011

Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. In this step, the actuals are compared with the planned metrics (MAPE, forecast accuracy, bias etc.) Procurement Blog. Business Process Outsourcing. Customer Service. Finance & Accounting. Human Resources.

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