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Driving Supply Chain Analytics User Adoption with Cross-Departmental Metrics

Logility

Users are accustomed to building everything in Excel and manipulating the data as needed for their own particular use, typically using static reports or spreadsheets that are siloed in specific departmental needs. A key first step is to have buy-in at the highest level of the organization. Starting at the Top.

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Strategic Sourcing + Smart Solutions: The Unbeatable Duo for Procurement Success

SCMDOJO

Think of them as apples and gearseach essential and effective on its own, yet when combined; they create a formidable mechanism for achieving procurement excellence. Watch videos on SCMDOJOs YouTube channel to learn more about Strategic Sourcing! However, they create an unbeatable duo for procurement excellence. Click here!

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Essential Supply Chain KPIs to Track for Enhanced Decision Making

SCMDOJO

Running procurement and supply chain without metrics is like driving blindfolded. Identify Bottlenecks & Opportunities: Quickly spot areas that are underperforming and need attention or areas where you’re excelling. Control Costs: Track value beyond just the purchase price and manage inventory effectively.

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Misnomer

Supply Chain Shaman

They had seen my videos on the website and needed a speaker for their global kick-off meeting. This team is not buying the message. So much so, that three years ago, I founded a research company to focus on understanding supply chain excellence. We are a month away from the publication of Supply Chain Metrics that Matter.

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Insights from Elemica reveal 2014 Frankfurt

Talking Logistics

Several customers addressed those questions in excellent case study presentations: Dr. Bernhard Herzog, Oxea GmbH – “Business Impact of a Supply Chain Operating Network”. BASF’s goals included: Automating the end-to-end Purchase-to-Pay process from purchase requisition to invoice. Improve process quality for vendors and BASF.

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How has Integrated Business Planning Proven Itself to be a Powerful Planning Process?

Logility

These critics sensed a sinister “rebranding” ploy designed to get companies to purchase technology and services they already own but perhaps have not fully implemented. Challenge yourself to think beyond the traditional Available-to-Promise metric and ask if an action meets the criterion of Profitable-to-Promise.

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Is Inventory Waste or an Asset?

Supply Chain Shaman

Cycle stock is the management of stock required to cycle through production runs and procurement buys effectively. More and more companies purchasing inventory technologies, but failing to give planners time to plan. Buying the technology and not having clear processes and accountability does not help. However, it is worth it.