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Manufacturing Day 2023

Enterra Insights

One of the clearest lessons learned during the pandemic was the importance of domestic manufacturing. As global supply chains snarled and essential products became hard to find, many domestic manufacturers pivoted to make up shortages. The importance of manufacturing has often been overlooked as the U.S.

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Modeling Piece Price Comparisons for Local and Regional Suppliers Versus Low-cost Country Initiatives

SCMDOJO

As a procurement officer, you’ve possibly been in the crosshairs of debate between sourcing locally and regionally versus from low-cost countries endorsed by many executive staff and boards of directors. Every time I was requested to have a target percentage of our purchases from low-cost countries I felt a pit in my stomach.

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Coursera Supply Chain Courses vs. SCMDOJO Courses: A Comprehensive Comparison

SCMDOJO

On the other hand, SCMDOJO is a specialized platform dedicated solely to supply chain and procurement professionals. We have done an in-depth comparison between LinkedIn Learning vs SCMDOJO and CIPS on demand vs SCMDOJO that breaks down features, pricing, and content to help you choose the perfect platform for your learning journey.

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Sourcing and Procurement: One but Not the Same

Precoro

This month, we continue our Procurement Basics series and would like to introduce our readers to yet another set of often misused business terminology. As both sourcing and procurement are related to obtaining supplies for the organization, confusing these two terms is easy. Procurement. What Is Procurement Process?

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Product Sourcing: The Complete Guide for Retail & eCommerce

Unleashed

Product sourcing, done the right way, can set your business up with the foundations needed for achieving maximum sales. This guide will explain how product sourcing works in modern business, best practices for finding suppliers, and list some of the most popular websites and tools for sourcing goods to sell.

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Climate Change will Drive Manufacturing Innovation

QAD

Manufacturing isn’t exempt from this pressure. Regardless of what laws politicians enact, customers want their purchasing dollars to go to those who behave responsibly. The manufacturing industry has adopted “Lean” techniques enthusiastically. Lean is about driving out waste from every aspect of manufacturing.

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Total Cost of Ownership Procurement Model Failure – What’s Missing?

Supply Chain Game Changer

Many businesses use some form of Total Cost of Ownership model to support their Procurement and sourcing decisions. In fact these models are not just used casually, but they often are designed to inform and make optimal sourcing choices. Typically and historically sourcing decisions were predominantly based on unit price.