Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 23, 2024

This year, a recurring theme that I saw was about using supply chain data to improve the customer experience across the entire value chain. Here are the ones that stood out to me, especially as it relates to supply chain data. The single data cloud runs on Snowflake, one of Blue Yonder’s partners.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

The key to this lies with sourcing. Before diving further, let us define what sourcing is. Sourcing is the practice of finding and selecting suppliers for a range of services (e.g., Traditional sourcing practices tend to be highly manual and are fraught with latencies and inefficiencies. Digitalizing sourcing (i.e.,

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 11, 2024

Let’s just come right out and say it – without the ability to capture, aggregate, and understand your supply chain data, you have gray area within your organization. The data locked in black boxes across your operating network causes you, and your network, to operate ineffectually. Your “story” is in your data.

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QAD

MARCH 27, 2024

And one of the keys for a good supply chain management (SCM) is gathering data from various areas of the business. You should then process this data using a well-organized and unified approach. So far, we’ve seen how data is an integral part of the demand planning cycle.

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ivalua

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

One way of doing this is by leveraging Source-to-Pay (S2P) solutions, which can provide procurement with the tools needed to manage their supplier relationships and identify opportunities for cost savings. S2P: Where to Start Ivalua provides a comprehensive set of integrated solutions that span the entire Source-to-Pay lifecycle.

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Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 2, 2022

There is almost universal recognition that the age in which we live is dominated by data. Data is the sine qua non of the Digital Age. Here’s the problem: According to a survey conducted by HFS Research , “75 percent of business executives do not have a high-level of trust in their data. Improving Data Quality.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 1, 2019

Satellite imagery data represents another data set that may have the potential to improve company’s supply chains. The post Using Satellite Imagery as a Data Source to Improve Supply Chain Management appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.

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ivalua

MARCH 9, 2023

A comprehensive Source-to-Pay platform is a critical component of an organization’s IT environment. What is Source-to-Pay? The Source-to-Pay process itself is quite broad but it covers most if not all the aspects of a procurement organization, at least from a process and technology perspective.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Procurement, activities such as strategic sourcing, are one of the main processes in the supply chains that can generate a positive impact on companies by giving them a competitive advantage in the market. Strategic sourcing can help supply chain leaders identify potential risk factors and develop procurement mitigation plans.

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 25, 2024

Data privacy is a big deal. We sit on the cusp of a new business era driven by artificial intelligence (AI); however, without data AI doesn’t work. That’s why there is a growing tension between data availability and data protection. Two years later, Data Privacy Day was observed in the United States.

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AIMMS

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Optimized network design relies on data. But how to source and format this data for supply chain design technology? Read the blog to learn.

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Arena Solutions

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Succeeding at Strategic Sourcing With Arena and Part Analytics Learn more about the integration between Arena and Part Analytics here. Full transcript below: Heatherly Bucher Welcome to our session on Succeeding at Strategic Sourcing. Engineering and sourcing professionals build the platform for engineering and sourcing.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 29, 2021

In a prior post , I wrote about the various ways data is transforming global supply chains. Data is the raw fuel of digital transformation and the linchpin to accelerating industry collaboration, automation, predictive insights and so many more cutting-edge capabilities (including those yet to be invented). So, what is quality data?

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ToolsGroup

DECEMBER 11, 2023

How closely should you look at your data to maximize returns? In the age of big data, the challenge is no longer accessing enough data; the challenge is figuring out the right data to use. In a past article , I focused on the value of alternative data, which is a vital business asset.

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Logility

MARCH 17, 2022

It takes planning, dedication, and a data-driven approach to decision-making to not only reach but perpetuate your environmental, social and governance (ESG) goals. And it all begins with sourcing. You can’t manage your sourcing without data, and that requires a single source of truth – a repository for all types of audits and scores.

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LevaData

APRIL 26, 2022

It's difficult to source and buy direct materials at scale. And would real-time marketplace pricing provide more negotiating power than depending on backward-looking "should-cost" data when negotiating with suppliers? The availability of digital data has exploded in recent years. The Challenges Businesses Face. What Can Be Done.

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IT Supply Chain

MARCH 7, 2022

The post Samsung Electronics data leak – stolen source code is a scary prospect for organisations appeared first on IT Supply Chain. By Sam Linford (pictured). AVP EMEA Channels at Deep Instinct.

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Resilinc

APRIL 17, 2024

Avoid the pitfalls of single sourcing and learn strategies to build a more resilient supply chain. Yet, within the pursuit of efficiency lies a lurking peril: single sourcing. The pandemic was a wake-up call to the dangers of single sourcing. What is single sourcing and sole sourcing?

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 16, 2023

Matt Elenjickal, the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of FourKites, has pointed out that “data is the raw fuel of a digital transformation.” But it must be quality data! When enterprise implementations take longer than expected, almost all do, the amount of time needed to clean up the data is often the leading factor.

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Freightos

APRIL 27, 2023

In this article, Eytan Buchman, Freightos’ CMO, discusses the importance of data and context in global freight and logistics. The future of global freight data lies in real-time information, contextual insights, and aggregated data that can help companies make better decisions and adapt to a rapidly changing industry.

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Jaggaer

MARCH 30, 2020

“Big Data” is everywhere. The value of quality data has never been higher, and the power to process that data is more readily available than ever. To better understand the impact of big data analytics on procurement, we turned to industry veteran Walter Charles, CPO at Allergan, who sees big data as a major disruptor.

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Demand Driven Technologies

MARCH 14, 2024

When generating a statistical forecast, you must first ensure that the historical data has been cleaned of outliers. Read more Source Otherwise, beware of GIGO! Garbage In, Garbage Out). This historical clean-up is generally carried out on monthly buckets, sometimes on weekly buckets.

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ivalua

APRIL 28, 2022

One of the drivers for these issues is focused around the lack of access to reliable “data”. To be of use, supply chain data must be of good quality and trustworthy. Today organizations are assessed based on their people, processes, technology and “data”. View the report HERE. Would you like to see the report come to life?

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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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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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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

APRIL 20, 2022

With access to digital data across your enterprise ecosystem and your multi-enterprise partners’ system, you can measure variability in demand, lead time, production capacity, throughput performance, resource availability, and transportation schedules with planning algorithms. Developing Diverse, Resilient Sourcing Strateg ies.

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Logility

MAY 25, 2022

Now more than ever, the conventional silos of planning, sourcing, and procurement teams must be connected into one cohesive network. A digital supply chain platform captures and stores crucial data in real time and layers that information on top of existing processes across the enterprise. Let’s face it ? What Needs to Change?

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ivalua

JUNE 6, 2022

Every year, the International Association for Data Quality Governance and Analytics (or IADQGA) runs their Data Quality and Governance study. Among the most valuable topics we addressed was a deceptively complex question: what is quality data? Supply chains are in a battle for data supremacy.

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ivalua

OCTOBER 18, 2022

The business case for data-driven transparency is not hard to make. In today’s dynamic, complex market, where procurement’s objectives continue to grow, data is the fuel for success. While data quality cannot be perfected and some technological innovations aren’t quite ready for prime time, tremendous improvements are possible.

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