Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 16, 2022

A company buys these solutions to optimize their business. Rich Sherman – a Senior Fellow in TCS’s Supply Chain Center of Excellence – points out that many companies are building control towers to better manage their supply chains. For example, many companies are struggling to get transportation capacity.

Supply Chain Planning Software 287

Supply Chain Planning Software Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Optimization Supply Chain Planning 287

SCMDOJO

APRIL 3, 2022

eAuctions are online real-time dynamic discussions between one purchasing organization and a group of pre-qualified vendors competing for the purchaser’s trade. eAuctions technology can reduce the cost of purchasing products and services by up to 20%. It’s time for the Auctioneer to take the stage!

Vendor Strategies 141

Vendor Strategies Negotiating Skills Price Reduction Purchasing Skills 141

NC State SCRC

JANUARY 3, 2025

A CPO for a transportation manufacturing equipment provider noted: RPA will have a big impact on COEs, especially on the lower end of the system. If managers are tied up checking on purchase orders, supplier invoices, payments, and RFPs, they have little time to work on the more important cost-impactful work.

Negotiating Skills 52

Negotiating Skills Procurement Analytics Purchasing Skills Supply Chain Planning Software 52