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Procurement Analysis: a Game Changer for Purchasing Strategically

Precoro

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. Thorough analysis allows procurement professionals to surface, visualize, and present purchasing patterns, which are then evaluated by the stakeholders. From whom are we buying?

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Richard Markoff: “Don’t be too rigid in what we define”

Supply Chain Movement

What is the strategy of the Company (or Division/Supply Chain): Operational Excellence, Product Leadership or Customer Intimacy? This can be anything from picking and packing in the warehouse, demand planning and the S&OP process, to production planning and shop floor scheduling. We always put the customer first and foremost.

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How AI Helps Build the Supply Chain that Thinks for Itself

Logistics Bureau

Are production, warehousing and transport ready to become lights-out operations, where no human being is needed? If a new visitor arrives and shows a similar pattern of navigation, the engine swings into action with “You might also like (insert name of frequently purchased product here)”. Tools to think like humans.

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Insights from the C-Suite: Supply Chain People Are Making a Difference in the World

Material Handling & Logistics

Whereas APICS itself once was focused largely on production and inventory control, since its acquisition of the Supply Chain Council in 2014 the organization has reestablished itself with a focus on helping its members achieve supply chain excellence. Will they care about how it’s made? Will they care about how it got there? I’d say, not yet.

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How to be Productive during the Global Lockdown: The ThroughPut Playbook to Maintain your Output Levels

ThroughPut

Government bailout money might buy well-connected businesses and specific verticals more time to survive, but not necessarily any additional output or leaner operations. During this period, many corporations are trying to find ways to remain relevant in the market. Toss them or loss them, and you’ll be ill prepared.