Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Too few companies have a holistic approach to embrace the plan, make, source, and deliver together. Procurement processes–encumbered by a focus on paperless processing, RFPs/RFQs, and efficient procurement–do not embrace the capabilities and requirements of direct material sourcing. The 2022 event is in Washington.

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SCMDOJO

JULY 28, 2022

The purchasing department purchases different types of goods and services. However, when you buy something, you may not always know all the suppliers that offer a particular product. This means that every time you host a sourcing event, the same suppliers bid on the same products at the same prices.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Executing an event in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic is challenging. In our research, we find that 72% of planners primarily depend on Excel and desktop analysis despite the rollout of advanced platforms for planning in 92% of manufacturers with greater than 5B$ in revenue. The question is, “Why? Lockdowns and Disbelief.

Optimal Sourcing 221

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Supply Chain Game Changer

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Other than the purchasing power, Covid has also shifted our buying behaviors, turning upside down what used to be typical when purchasing goods. Besides being excellent venues for chit-chats, social media networks will be the primary places to do shopping. Locally-sourced products will become viral.

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Jaggaer

MARCH 30, 2020

Sourcing with Big Data. Walter Charles’s philosophy on the modern state of sourcing is that it is artificially limited by the tools that teams are using. The traditional three bids and a buy model is a product of software constraints, rather than the ideal method of sourcing.

Big Data 99

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ivalua

APRIL 7, 2022

This year, we centered our event around the theme “Stronger Together” to celebrate the collective challenges we have overcome and how we can move forward with renewed priorities. Leader Forrester CLM for Buy-Side Contract Suites, Q4 2021. We’ve taken measures to minimize this impact–but our event cannot completely eliminate it.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

The issues are largely rooted in politics and the lack of clarity on supply chain excellence. Or planned orders to purchase orders?) Go to the source. Set up a time for digital marketing teams, data scientists, sales account teams, and supply chain groups to brainstorm on using various data sources to improve the models.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 13, 2024

” Source: SAP Website The Discussion Not Held on the Stage The main event at the Forum was not on the main stage. Source: AI Query What To Do? While the traditional wisdom is buying more and more SAP applications to have one throat to choke, this assumes that anyone can get their hands around a greedy throat.

Supply Chain Planning Software 221

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 18, 2019

Dependency on Excel. Due to the shortfalls in the evolution of Advanced Planning, 68% of business users use Excel spreadsheets as the primary mechanism for planning. Excel–while widely used for planning–is not equal to the challenge of modeling complex supply chains. Don’t rush to buy. The result?

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ivalua

OCTOBER 13, 2022

“Recent supply disruptions from black swan events such as the Covid-19 pandemic and current geopolitical events have placed supply chain transparency firmly in the spotlight as organizations need a new level of agility to reconfigure their supply chains,” said Alex Saric, CMO at Ivalua. About the research. Global Media Contact.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 31, 2022

Companies that viewed the pandemic as another risk management event will struggle the most with Q1 and Q2 earnings reports. Source E2open Shipping Index). Today, only 4% of companies are the first to buy new technology—a 40% decline from post Y2K in 2001. We started the conversation with sourcing. Less Collaborative.

Procurement Analytics 221

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Supply Chain Movement

JANUARY 6, 2016

Did not have or make enough time to attend any events this past year? Supply Chain Movement helps you along with an overview of the most important European supply chain events in 2016. Supply Chain Movement helps you along with an overview of the most important European supply chain events in 2016. Quadimension Events.

Pharmaceutical 60

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Jaggaer

MARCH 18, 2020

Sourcing with Big Data. Walt Charles’s philosophy on the modern state of sourcing is that it is artificially limited by the tools that teams are using. The traditional three bids and a buy model is a product of software constraints, rather than the ideal method of sourcing. You can gather as many bids as you want.

Big Data 59

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 27, 2023

Organizations then convert those demand forecasts to the associated quantities of raw materials to purchase, goods to be manufactured, or finished products to ship. Some suppliers of demand management software can also provide excellent forecast benchmarking for selected industries. forecasting product sales at 10,000 stores.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Companies that viewed the pandemic as another risk management event will struggle the most with Q1 and Q2 earnings reports. Source E2open Shipping Index). Today, only 4% of companies are the first to buy new technology—a 40% decline from post Y2K in 2001. We started the conversation with sourcing. Less Collaborative.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 7, 2021

Gartner purchased the firm in 2010.) Driving Improvements in Supply Chain Excellence. He felt strongly that supply chain leaders knew how to drive supply chain excellence and needed a forum– or maybe two or three depending on the business model– to help them network and refine their approaches. I disagreed.

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ivalua

MARCH 14, 2019

The event is free to attend and aims to attract hundreds of procurement and supply chain professionals to discuss and learn more about the latest industry trends and processes. But now with strategic sourcing and category management, the process has become much easier to track, monitor and control. So what’s “art” got to do with it?

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Precoro

JULY 15, 2024

The CPO leads the company's acquisition programs and ensures that they are purchasing goods and contracting services on time and in a cost efficient way. Making sure these purchases are of high quality and compliant with relevant laws and regulations also falls under the CPO’s responsibilities.

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DELMIA Quintiq

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

This includes managing Work in Process (WIP), raw materials, purchased parts from suppliers warehoused (whether on-site or off-site), and semi-finished inventory located at feeder production lines or work cells. This seamless workflow is known as material synchronization, a term trademarked by DELMIA.

Optimal Sourcing 156

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Resilinc

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Shahzaib Khan discusses Resilinc’s journey toward AI-driven supply chain excellence From its early inception in the 60s’ to its increasingly available public access, artificial intelligence (AI) has come a long way. This generates massive amounts of unstructured data which must be classified and sent to customers promptly.

Supply Chain Risk Management 75

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Jaggaer

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

To bring down cost s and deliver excellent value to your organization. You will increase the accuracy of declared savings by associating them to sourcing projects and supplier categories. As a procurement leader, you will face unexpected events that throw you off course. Cost: The Eternal Motive No surprises here.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 21, 2022

” Corporations serve international markets, and the source of rare minerals (so critical for the evolution of the green supply chain) is primarily Asia. Others argue the demise of global sourcing; might I add caution? The pandemic was not a “risk management event.” My response is “Hogwash.”

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Freightos

MAY 31, 2022

I can walk into a local shop and purchase products from all around the globe. This isn’t just about consumerism; it’s inspiring to think that in purchasing an imported product, we are, in a tiny way, helping provide employment for people across our planet, often in developing countries. I started Freightos a decade ago, in 2012.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Narrow AI is goal-orientated Artificial Intelligence designed to solve specific issues, such as determining stock levels or planning promotions based on events or weather. The translation of ripple effects of short supply, pricing, quality issues, and freight shifts affects how to source, make, and deliver processes should align.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JANUARY 9, 2019

Procurement, or Purchasing, is an area of Supply Chain that involves and requires very specific skills and expertise. Regardless of your position or situation it is highly valuable to understand the type of interview questions, and answers, appropriate for Procurement and Purchasing professionals. Subscribe Here! Email Address.

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Resilinc

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

In our Q&A, Shahzaib discussed predictive AI, which is used for supply chain disruption monitoring, hurricane simulators, commodity predictions, supplier screening, and predictive purchase orders. This enhances a supply chain’s ability to adapt to unforeseen events and ensure the continuity of operations.

Predictive Analytics Software 91

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ShipBob

MARCH 2, 2023

How people feel when they interact with your business influences their buying behavior. A retail experience refers to how customers interact with your brand and how it makes them feel, which influences their decision to buy or not to buy. So, how exactly do you create an exceptional retail experience?

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Logility

JANUARY 22, 2019

Planners need to contend with inconsistent consumer buying behavior, the need to satisfy multiple channels, complex sourcing options and proliferating “sub-seasons,” collections and assortments. Changes in fashion trends, weather patterns or even regional events can change the output of a long-term forecast.

Supply Chain Design Software 113

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QAD

JUNE 29, 2023

Those should include all aspects of the product’s life cycle, including dimensional characteristics, performance, durability, assembly, maintainability, serviceability, sustainability and sourcing. Knowing that, it is essential to make the right sourcing decisions based on factors such as quality, delivery, expertise, price and lead time.

Price Reduction 98

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

AUGUST 2, 2023

From stringent quality standards to comprehensive documentation requirements, Class 1 and 2 manufacturers must navigate a complex landscape to ensure compliance and product excellence. ERP analytics also facilitate the management of the purchasing process through the requisition approval workflow, streamlining procurement activities.

Manufacturing Procurement 98

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Logility

AUGUST 24, 2023

You can then create a supply plan that stipulates which materials you should be purchasing and how you should be moving them between facilities to keep your supply chain balanced. This is where production planning software excels over enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems. Make sure your solution enables you to: Model constraints.

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ToolsGroup

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Source: Insider. It’s possible that in the meantime, consumers have gone elsewhere to make their purchases, and demand has diminished before you could capitalize on it. In fact, when a store is out-of-stock for an item they planned to buy, 21% of consumers will leave and buy the item from a competitor. Seasonal Demand.

Inventory Reduction 156

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Locus

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Now almost two years since the black swan event, the trend continues, evolving into much grander, ‘revenge festivities’. So even if these sales spikes would last no longer than 10-15 days, the end of the year still promises to be an eventful time all over the world line up. This is also how you equip them for excellence.

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Resilinc

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Resilinc’s Rick Freeman weighs in on the future opportunities for high-tech and semiconductor companies Despite the stabilization of the high-tech and semiconductor supply chain, the industry still faces pressure due to ongoing import/export restrictions and changing regulations governing semiconductor production and sourcing.

Supply Chain Strategy 58

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 21, 2023

Due to travel restrictions, I cannot attend many industry events, so I observe from home, watching webinars and remote broadcasts. Some solutions now include proactive event management driving recommendations to correct/prevent disruption. Demand latency is the time cycle to translate a channel purchase to an order.)

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Logility

DECEMBER 29, 2020

Thanks to the power of the cloud and advanced analytics, manufacturers can put data to work, gathering information from multiple data sources and taking advantage of machine learning models and visualization platforms to uncover new ways to streamline processes from sourcing to sales. Quality Control. And the costs don’t stop there.

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Arena Solutions

JUNE 18, 2024

Manufacturers can now quickly glean valuable insights from the production floor, enterprise systems, end users, and other sources. Inventory management – By analyzing historical data and buying trends, companies can predict future demand and accurately forecast inventory levels.

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