DELMIA Quintiq

JUNE 22, 2021

In this final blog on agility and why you should consider becoming an agilist to survive the new completion (of the continuous mention) of the application of enterprise decision management systems (EDMS) from Taylor and Raden cited in the first blog, I turn to the metric of agility and a new ROI metric of decision yield. The Takeaway.

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Silvon Software

APRIL 11, 2024

Data stands as the cornerstone of the global economy, offering significant leverage to businesses poised for expansion. However, data alone lacks intrinsic value. Without analytical tools and methodologies, navigating through vast amounts of data can be overwhelming.

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Logility

AUGUST 5, 2021

IBP is long-range strategic business planning that combines volumetric and financial data into a single, highly visual, comprehensive planning platform that delivers greater global visibility, more powerful multi-scenario analysis over longer planning horizons, tighter collaborative workflows, and a wider spectrum of alerts.

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ivalua

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Data is beyond critical to Procurement Operations. It’s everything, and the burden falls on procurement leaders to capture pertinent data to build good teams, track performance and show value. Here’s a look at some of the Procure- to-Pay metrics procurement leaders should watch in order to better understand their digital progress.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 28, 2024

To improve,” the report rightly notes, “organizations should enhance supply chain visibility with robust data and analytics; use AI to foresee disruptions; keep business continuity plans current; and diversify supply sources, suppliers, manufacturing and logistics partners.” net promoter score or similar metric) as a supply chain KPI.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 12, 2024

I would like for us to move past the conventional view of sourcing strategies and globalization to drive improvements to the supply chain in a variable world. The populist narrative of sourcing globalization is only part of the story. Goodman is, “Should the item ever been sourced or scheduled for production?”

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Jaggaer

JULY 4, 2024

Christian Heinrich, Co-Founder and Managing Director, c arbmee The 80% Challenge I was recently delighted to participate in a JAGGAER live webinar focused on the introduction, in recent years, of carbon emissions measurement as a factor in strategic sourcing. Data transparency Data transparency will be essential to carbon accounting.

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Precoro

DECEMBER 11, 2023

To enhance their competitive edge, companies across industries are adopting a key tactic: strategic sourcing. Strategic sourcing is a holistic approach to supply chain management that includes tactics for optimizing the total cost of ownership, improving supplier relationships, and ensuring long-term value creation.

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Logility

MARCH 14, 2023

It’s no longer considered magic because we now have advanced analytics systems that harness and organize massive amounts of disparate data and model that big data in ways that allow humans to be proactive and make informed decisions. How can big data lead to supply chain optimization? Sound familiar?

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Unleashed

MARCH 9, 2021

In simple terms business procurement is the process of locating and acquiring goods and services from external sources for the business to use. Procurement activities include planning, sourcing, and negotiation, along with risk management, legal and value analysis. What is procurement? Undamaged shipment rate.

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crisp

JUNE 6, 2024

Crisp’s semantic layer transforms disparate retail data into a common language, fueling a new era of CPG intelligence. For CPGs, retail data holds the key to informed decision-making across the enterprise. However, unlocking the full potential of raw data requires transforming it into concise, actionable insights.

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Jaggaer

JULY 10, 2024

Proven Techniques from Source to Contract By Georg Roesch, VP Direct Procurement In our recent guest article, Prof. In this follow-up article, let’s discuss some practical ways companies can integrate measures within their source-to-contract processes to reduce your Scope 3 emissions. from source to contract).

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Silvon Software

JULY 22, 2022

For one thing, today’s operational processes have become more complicated due to the ever-growing number of sources, platforms and touchpoints that must now be analyzed in order to drive actionable insights from them. Supply chain metrics provide the intelligence needed to make better projections and more informed choices in such a market.

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ToolsGroup

JUNE 2, 2023

With crystal clear, up-to-the-minute, and accurate data that enables organizations to see what’s happening across their entire supply chain and take smart, decisive action. In fact, recent data shows that manufacturer inventory levels are up nearly 10% year over year. So how does a manufacturer navigate this rollercoaster?

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

MARCH 28, 2024

Data-driven decision making is the process of collecting the data that a company uses, and transforming it into actionable insights. Using data to find patterns, inferences, and insights ensures that your company goals and plans are based on evidence and that decisions made are balanced and objective.

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Precoro

MAY 19, 2023

According to McKinsey survey of global supply chain leaders , only 53% of respondents describe the quality of data in their supply chain planning systems as “sufficient” or “high.” ” Yet leaders with high-quality master data are 1.5x less likely to be affected by supply chain disruptions.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 25, 2024

Pattern recognition is the ability to discern patterns in data and use the insights for further analysis. The use of orbit charts allowed me to see the patterns of performance at the intersection of metrics over time. The first step was to find a reliable data set and establish the peer groups. We purchase data from Y charts.

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QAD

JUNE 25, 2019

It is critical to monitor inventory effectiveness using five key metrics: Expedited orders, inventory turns, obsolete inventory, safety stock and stockouts. Many organizations publish turns data by industry or SIC code to help gauge where you stand against others in your industry. Using Metrics to Measure the Health of the Business.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Clear operating strategy and definition of supply chain excellence across plan, source, make and deliver. A shift from functional metrics to a balanced scorecard. I like the use of growth, margin, inventory turns, Return on Invested Capital, customer service and ESG metrics. Drives Value. S&OP is a business process.

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SCMDOJO

MAY 10, 2023

However, the success of an ERP system largely depends on the quality of its master data. Poor quality master data can lead to errors, delays, and inconsistencies, which can have serious implications for an organization’s bottom line. After all, who wants errors lurking in the depths of their master data records?

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Silvon Software

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

For Greater Product Performance Visibility and Improved Sales & Demand Planning Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) manufacturers operate in an increasingly competitive environment, where the ability to access and analyze timely, accurate data can make or break a company’s success. This process is known as data normalization and harmonization.

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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Shippers, brokers, carriers, news organizations and industry analysts rely on DAT for trends and data insights based on a database of $150 billion in annual market transactions. Real-time Market Insights: DAT provides real-time data on spot market rates, capacity availability, and lane-specific trends, enabling informed decision-making.

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Unleashed

JANUARY 4, 2024

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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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

APRIL 17, 2023

The manufacturing industry is currently undergoing a rapid digital transformation, and as a result, companies are generating vast amounts of data. Unfortunately, without proper processing and analysis, this data is of little use to the organization. The benefits of this integration are clear.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 18, 2023

For organizations layered in functional metrics and driving a cost agenda, this is a tough nut to crack. To side-step this issue, build planning processes to use market data. Abandon the processes focused on multiple layers of meetings to improve collaboration of organizations that are not aligned, but focused on transactional data.

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Silvon Software

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

As the volume of data and requirements for gaining access to it continue to skyrocket, it is becoming vital for organizations to find ways to aggregate their business information and quickly understand it. Today’s modern data hub facilitates this … and here’s how. Why Consider a Data Hub?

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 25, 2016

3 Key Metrics for Measuring Supply Chain Performance Beyond Cost Reduction. 10 Soft Metric Considerations in Measuring Supply Chain Performance. Today, however, there is hardly an activity that doesn’t produce some kind of data that can help companies understand what is going on within their supply chains. Read more. .

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SupplyPike

MAY 19, 2020

Learn about: What syndicated data is How it is compiled and used The difference between brick-and-mortar data and e-commerce data. Syndicated data can provide companies with this insight. Data syndication drives the automated process of communicating merchandise-related data to channels of sales and distribution.

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ivalua

JUNE 14, 2023

Up front efforts to define roles and responsibilities, document requirements, integrate with other enterprise systems, and maximize the value of data will be rewarded in multiple forms well beyond the conclusion of the implementation.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 15, 2022

To entice you to participate let’s look at the data more closely. Focusing on transactions at the expense of understanding and harvesting insights from market data resulted in implementing the wrong set of controls. Functional Metrics. To respond, follow this link. Organizational Alignment. The results were striking.

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EC Sourcing Group

JULY 26, 2022

Advanced analytics exceeds standard business intelligence (BI) using state-of-the-art technology and tools to create data asset information and real-time statistics. Analytic techniques include data mining, eSourcing software , semantic analysis, complex event processing, predictive modeling, and other business data examinations.

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 9, 2024

From the ubiquity of the Internet and various electronic gadgets, we are now in the era of next-level digital space where businesses and individuals can easily leverage the power of cloud computing, big data analytics, AI, and the Internet of Things (IoT). These have become part of many aspects of modern life, including commercial logistics.

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Unleashed

JULY 23, 2023

KPIs in manufacturing are quantifiable production metrics used by manufacturers to measure production performance over time. As a metric, it’s the time you budget to manufacture each part or component. This metric represents the amount of time you lose when switching a production line from one product to another.

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ShipBob

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Where you get these from, or how you source them, can be a huge decision. Sourcing can seem overwhelming if you’re a brand or retail buyer not entirely sure what you’re doing, but it can significantly impact the quality, cost, and availability of your products. What is strategic sourcing? What is procurement?

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 15, 2022

quintillion bytes of data every day. Cluster analysis is a statistical umbrella term for methods that classify data points according to their attributes. Cluster analysis is a statistical umbrella term for methods that classify data points according to their attributes. The retail industry is rich with data.

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Kinaxis

DECEMBER 6, 2017

However, even the best supply chains struggle with a recurring issue – data integrity. The alignment of demand and supply is more difficult because most, if not all, supply chains have data integrity issues. Successful supply chain planning starts with data. Setting yourself up for successful planning starts with your data.

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Logility

MAY 7, 2020

Companies across all industries and sizes struggle to make sense of and value from the available mountains of data. Structured and unstructured data including that from social media, Internet of Things (IoT) and Blockchain sources continue to stream in but much is left untouched. Exponential Growth in Supply Chain Data.

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