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Paving the Digital Path to Purchase

Enterra Insights

The past couple of years has been a remarkable time for e-commerce as more and more consumers have discovered the digital path to purchase. Across industries and regions, people prioritized essentials and reduced impulse purchases. ” Paving the digital path to purchase (i.e., worldwide in 2020, according to eMarketer.”[1]

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Procurement Analysis: a Game Changer for Purchasing Strategically

Precoro

With the global market expansion and deepening supply chain complexity, the roles of procurement leaders have evolved from tactical to strategic. Nowadays, procurement departments not only focus on the day-to-day buying operations but also search for the most efficient ways to go about them. How often do purchases happen?

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Patterns Tell the Story of Supply Chain Excellence

Supply Chain Shaman

Wikipedia In 2014, I was exploring methods to publish what is now the Supply Chains To Admire report. The use of orbit charts allowed me to see the patterns of performance at the intersection of metrics over time. We purchase data from Y charts. (A We have archived corporate reporting from Y charts for 1982-2023.

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Changing Winds in Supply Chain

Supply Chain Shaman

The news reports symptoms, not root causes. Current supply chain systems either optimize volume or currency. An ongoing opportunity is bi-directional orchestration of currency and volume impacts with shifts in mix (types of products sold). Changing Analytic Capabilities. The post-pandemic world shattered this reality.

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Multi Currency ERP for Small Businesses – EMERGE App

EMERGE App

Why You Need to Deal with Multiple Currencies. Perhaps it should be “Multi-Currency Makes The World Go Round” in today’s mobile web world. As a wholesaler and distributor, I’m willing to bet that you’re dealing with at least two currencies for your purchases and sales. Purchase Orders.

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Changing Winds in Supply Chain

Supply Chain Shaman

The news reports symptoms, not root causes. Current supply chain systems either optimize volume or currency. An ongoing opportunity is bi-directional orchestration of currency and volume impacts with shifts in mix (types of products sold). Changing Analytic Capabilities. The post-pandemic world shattered this reality.

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Supply Chain Leadership V: Howard Richman

NC State SCRC

Lessons Learned from a Career in Procurement As part of our weekly Supply Chain Leadership, I interviewed Howard Richman, who I am co-authoring a new book with (“Procurement Confidential”). For example, one woman was trading foreign currencies, and took a strong position on Eurodollar.