SYSPRO Smarter ERP

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

At the beginning of 2020, the global market for automotive parts and accessories had enjoyed several years of high margins and steady growth in a stable environment. This means automotive parts and accessories businesses must start looking at changing their business model and will need technology to help support the change.

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 31, 2023

In a series of blog articles, the Product/Solutions Marketing team explores new business challenges and innovation solutions to change the game and manage disruptions. In this Part 2 blog post, we will continue to explore how automotive manufacturers are carrying out effective supply chain initiatives and their innovative solutions.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Supply Chain Matters highlights an additional strategic sourcing announcement involving the future production of electric powered autos and vehicles in North America. based EV automotive production needs for Hyundai Motors and Ultium Cells , a joint venture involving LG Solutions and General Motors. Announcement. Under new U.S.

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SCMDOJO

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Make vs Buy Analysis is an essential decision-making tool in supply chain management that significantly influences profitability, flexibility, and competitiveness. It helps businesses decide whether to produce goods internally (make) or source them externally (buy), weighing costs, quality, scalability, and capacity.

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Jaggaer

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Maximizing Cost Savings Through Strategic Supplier Collaboration With the growing emphasis on long-term value creation, Chief Procurement Officers are increasingly turning to supplier collaboration as a cornerstone of cost reduction. By contrast, collaborative procurement strategies focus on creating mutually beneficial partnerships.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 31, 2022

ZF is a Tier 1 supplier to the automotive industry. While most of their sales are to automotive OEMs, they also sell components that go into other products – trucks and busses, wind turbines, tractors, construction equipment, etc. ZF transforms those purchased products into over 2,000 products. ZF’s Digital Supply Chain.

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Synovos

AUGUST 9, 2023

RS Integrated Supply’s Costanza Campi to speak at World Procurement Excellence Summit WARRINGTON, UK / RADNOR, PA 8 AUGUST 2023 – Costanza Campi, Senior Vice President of Global Procurement for RS Integrated Supply, has been selected to present at the upcoming World Procurement Excellence Summit in Cologne, Germany.

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Material Handling & Logistics

OCTOBER 30, 2018

With the digitization of the source-to-pay process being a key initiative for many chief procurement officers, to the inherent automation which promises to accelerate innovations such as artificial intelligence (AI), digitization is growing. However, it is fundamental to empowering procurement success in the modern age.

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QAD

OCTOBER 22, 2024

The automotive industry is grappling with many challenges as it transitions to electric vehicles (EVs), while simultaneously navigating volatile production schedules, tightening regulatory compliance, and placing rising pressures on supplier relationships. What is the solution? Start with the basics.

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ivalua

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

In my previous posts, I looked at how to successfully launch a digital transformation and progress to best-in-class Procurement. Global automotive component supplier Meritor is a great example. Procurement was tasked with supporting a board level initiative to accelerate innovation and increase margins. Alex Saric, CMO, Ivalua.

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Unleashed

AUGUST 17, 2021

There is a range of manufacturing software now available to help businesses streamline their processes and maximise efficiency. Here we look at 15 types of manufacturing software, and for each answer three questions: What are the main functions of this software? What type of business is this software suited to?

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 8, 2022

In this Supply Chain Matters posting we provide highlights of manufacturing and supply chain developments involving electric vehicle automotive producers at the 2022 mid-year point. Reportedly, new tooling that can produce vehicles with smaller battery packs has been delayed in China. Rivian Automotive. All rights reserved. .

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Precoro

OCTOBER 10, 2022

In today's competitive market, where it's not all about cost savings, tracking procurement performance and aligning it with business goals and objectives is a must-have. So how do you measure the effectiveness of procurement operations within your organization? What Are Procurement KPIs, and Why Use Them?

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 31, 2022

This is especially the case among certain global automotive companies dealing with a host of supply chain disruption and ongoing semiconductor device shortages. Rivian Automotive. Stellantis Senior Procurement Leadership Change. Thus far, $13.7 This facility is being geared to produce upwards of 150,000 vehicles annually.

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ivalua

MARCH 18, 2021

Solution deployed in 10 days to improve direct material sourcing, increasing profitability. The platform was configured in 10 business days to deliver rapid value in the sourcing of direct materials. This greatly increases the company’s agility, allowing highly efficient purchasing operations.

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Kinaxis

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

The automotive industry is in the midst of unprecedented change driven by a trifecta of emerging technology, rapidly evolving consumption preferences and dramatically shifting business landscapes. So how are automotive leaders overcoming these challenges? by Manda Schweitzer-Miller. That makes intelligence paramount in today’s market.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

At the end of the presentation, I asked Allyson her perspective on open source analytics. This is despite the purchase of Terra Technology Demand Sensing and Multi-tier Inventory Management (MEIO) in 2014 for 12-14M$ (including implementation). The solution was too black box. Hence the solution couldn’t be much maintained.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

But there is a type of solution known as multi-enterprise supply chain networks (MSCN). A MSCN is a collaborative solution for supply chain processes built on a many-to-many architecture which supports a community of trading partners and third-party data feeds. In automotive, the OEM says “jump” and the suppliers asks “how high?”.

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RFgen

MARCH 3, 2021

Mobile inventory solutions for D365 boost data accuracy, increase workflow efficiency and support digital transformation with barcode software. RFgen’s D365 offering includes open source app suites across purchasing and receiving, sales and shipping, inventory management, and inquiry and reports. Purchase Order Receiving.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Many renewable energy organizations are missing out on the benefits of ERP software that would allow them to tackle the challenges of data management, improve process efficiency across the organization, and manage projects more effectively. The organization can work from a single version of the truth with all data residing in a single source.

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DELMIA Quintiq

JULY 5, 2017

But having the right solution to drive performance, beat the competition and maximize profits is a step in the right direction. It’s critical to have a flexible solution like Quintiq that can adapt to your company’s unique processes. The best part about having a solution that’s adaptable? ROI of an optimal S&OP process.

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Exiger Perspectives

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

This wealth of data is critical for achieving supply chain resilience , helping organizations navigate larger and more complex supply chains along with challenges that range from procurement risks and global regulations to sustainability demands. The infotainment system requires chips, and the chipmakers are purchasing semiconductors.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 29, 2022

Supply Chain Risk Management Solution from riskmethods. If I was asked to vote for the most interesting solution set that has come to the fore over the last few years, my vote would be for supply chain risk management solutions. AGCO’s risk notification and visualization solution came from riskmethods.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 6, 2019

7 KPIs Your Procurement Team May Be Ignoring! The Escort joined its fellow junk metal comrades in an automotive-parts junkyard a few miles away from my childhood home. But, when my mom was buying a new vehicle, she didn’t decide to scrap the vehicle from 1993 and purchase one from 1995. Responsible Sourcing.

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ivalua

MARCH 18, 2021

Solution deployed in 10 days to improve direct material sourcing, increasing profitability. The platform was configured in 10 business days to deliver rapid value in the sourcing of direct materials. This greatly increases the company’s agility, allowing highly efficient purchasing operations.

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SupplyOn

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Therefore, the AGRITECH Supplier Summit 2020 had set itself the goal of showing and discussing successful solutions. Tomasevic, Chief Procurement Officer of the AGCO Group. In addition, sustainable and autonomously operating solutions for tomorrow’s agriculture are central. Challenges in agriculture Josip T.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

The Russian invasion of Ukraine stretches into a much longer war resulting in serious disruptions to the food, automotive, and semi-conductor supply chains. When it comes to inventory and driving improvement in the face of variability, there are five issues: Poorly Implemented Advanced Planning Solutions. What went wrong?

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 14, 2018

In this series of posts, I am going to make an argument to augment ERP planning with new cloud-based solutions to improve decision-making. A slight change within a function–in sourcing or manufacturing, or along the chain–can greatly impact the outcomes of cost, customer service, or working capital.

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RFgen

MARCH 3, 2021

Mobile inventory solutions for Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management boost data accuracy, increase workflow efficiency and support digital transformation with barcode software. Mobile inventory solutions for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management help you get the most out of your ERP. Purchase Order Receiving.

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Unleashed

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Product recalls are commonplace and are to be expected in many mass-inventory industries such as in the automotive, pharmaceutical and food industries. Inventory management software is a must-have to ensure timely action. Inventory management software can often prevent product recalls from occurring. Get ahead of the issue.

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EC Sourcing Group

MAY 17, 2022

Your supply chain is the backbone of your business, no matter what role you play in purchasing and procurement. For example, there are many supply chain vulnerabilities due to the chip shortage in the automotive industry. This automotive chip supply chain shortage adversely affected the supply chain for auto semiconductors.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

82% of people have concerns that the supply chain will ruin life plans, such as birthdays, vacations, holidays, and the purchasing of necessary items. 28% of global retailers have tried to find alternative sourcing options due to supply chain issues (RetailNext, 2020). Source: Consultancy.UK. Image source: Fortune.

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Arena Solutions

APRIL 20, 2021

In celebration of Earth Day, we’re providing an inside look at how some of our clean tech customers are using cloud-based product lifecycle management (PLM) software to develop innovative solutions that better the planet. Reducing Our Carbon Footprint.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 20, 2020

Other rising concerns to be addressed, “suppliers were single-sourced, and there is a general lack of risk assessment that results in companies not being able to switch to alternative routing.”. Vivien Cheong shared the recent shift in freight buyers’ behaviour, “We are seeing freight purchase being commoditized.

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Claritum

OCTOBER 3, 2017

Claritum Article - Procurement Blog. As featured in the ‘ The 10 Most Innovative Procurement Solution Providers ’ article published in the September 2017 Insights Success Magazine , Claritum discuss the drive for a New Wave of Easy-to-use Procurement Products…. A Varied Range of Unparalleled Solutions.

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ToolsGroup

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Image source: Bloomberg. Image source: American Journal of Transportation. They’ve been around for years, either bubbling under the surface, or squeezing supply chains into retrospectively fitting band-aid solutions to cataclysmic problems. The Solution: 5 Changes Needed to Overcome Supply Chain Challenges.

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QAD

MARCH 30, 2023

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