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Centralized Purchasing System – Key Benefits and Effective Strategies

Precoro

These benefits aren’t just about lower prices; they’re also about reducing transportation and inventory costs, which can really add up over time. Overhead expense reduction A centralized purchasing system significantly reduces unnecessary overhead costs that tend to pile up when each department operates in isolation.

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The Secret to Rapid Digitisation: A Dual Platform Strategy

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

This unlocks enormous value as you eliminate time lags, lower costs, and slash inventory buffers across the network. This strategy enables companies to achieve four critical objectives: Unlock value trapped in the supply network that is due to poor data quality and communication. Reducing premium transportation by 50%.

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Make Room for Leadership to Drive S&OP

Supply Chain Shaman

How aligned do you believe your organization is to drive these metrics? One of my favorite stories was his initiative to reduce the number of cuts of carrots in soups from 33 to three. Good complexity drives growth while bad complexity drags expense without improving growth. Clearly Define an Operating Strategy.

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Your supply chain is costing you money – Reason #9: Relentless pursuit of one metric at the expense of other metrics.

Kinaxis

Reason #9 Relentless pursuit of one supply chain metric at the expense of other metrics. Yet, these are similar instructions as what is passed down to the supply chain from executives focused on a specific supply chain metric. Why do companies focus on reducing a specific metric? Sound ridiculous?

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What is Production Planning? Process & Strategies

Unleashed

Production planning is where you map out how your business will operate – the resources, strategies, equipment, and labour required to hit your production goals. Production planning is the process of developing a strategy for the production of a company’s products and services.

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The One Key Shift in Your Supply Chain and Procurement Strategies that can Drive Better Business Continuity and Resilience

Logistics Viewpoints

Their metrics are often misaligned as well – supply chain focuses on service and procurement focuses on the cost of acquiring materials and services. By working closely with suppliers, organizations can improve the quality and reliability of their in-bound supply chains, reduce costs, and increase their overall efficiency.

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Fleet Management 2.0: The Rise of Connected Vehicles in Global Supply Chains

Logistics Viewpoints

This integrated approach enables Summit to reduce idle time and fuel wastage, aligning with its goal of net-zero emissions by 2050. ORION has proven essential in reducing travel distances, as well as cutting down on greenhouse gas emissions associated with unnecessary mileage.