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Enhancing Manufacturing Value Through Procurement

Jaggaer

In today’s dynamic market, procurement is far more than just a buying and purchasing center. Forward-thinking organizations have transformed the department into an untapped gold mine that creates value for the entire end-to-end manufacturing process—from design and sourcing to production and delivery.

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From Siloed to Interconnected: Bring Planning, Sourcing and Procurement Together with a Common Platform 

Logility

Manufacturing capacity is severely diminished. Now more than ever, the conventional silos of planning, sourcing, and procurement teams must be connected into one cohesive network. Doing so enables these three groups to work together seamlessly toward common objectives without ignoring other business needs.

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Direct Spend Management: A Checklist for Enabling Shared Value with Direct Suppliers

Logistics Viewpoints

Access to Unique Process and Asset Capabilities: Some suppliers offer unique skills, technologies, or processes that are not available in-house or through other sources. Or they may have expertise in manufacturing processes and have flexible capacity to allow contract manufacturing for new product introduction.

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Four Key Strategic Sourcing Benefits

QAD

Recent business turbulence has increased the awareness among manufacturers for improved communication and collaboration with suppliers. This is certainly true in the area of strategic sourcing where procurement teams rely heavily on manually intensive efforts to identify and select suppliers.

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Key Takeaways from SAP Spend Connect Live

Logistics Viewpoints

SAP is embedding its generative Joule across the SAP Ariba source-to-pay solution portfolio to make it easier for their customers to manage routine inquiries, such as status updates, summarization, and frequently asked questions. The Warner Music Group was an early adopter. Their copilot-style solution is known as Joule.

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Medical Manufacturing Under Pressure: How Encompass Group Is Responding to COVID-19

Demand Solutions

Even many medical manufacturing companies are wondering how they can help. When COVID-19 first broke out, Demand Solutions customer Encompass Group decided not to sit on the sidelines. When COVID-19 first broke out, Demand Solutions customer Encompass Group decided not to sit on the sidelines.

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The Power of Purchase Order Collaboration: A Game-Changer in Managing Direct Spend

Logistics Viewpoints

It is crucial for organizations to understand the importance of Purchase Order collaboration to effectively manage their direct spend, optimize operations, and mitigate risks. Make to Order: Here, products are manufactured based on specific customer orders.