QAD

APRIL 9, 2025

Can You Prevent Supply Chain Disruptions in Life Sciences? Supply chain disruptions in the life sciences industry can have serious consequences. By implementing these strategies, companies can better navigate supply chain disruptions.

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ThroughPut

APRIL 4, 2025

In today’s fast-paced industrial landscape, managing spare parts and MRO (Maintenance, Repair, and Operations) inventory is more than just keeping shelves stocked. With effective Spare Parts Inventory Optimization , businesses can strike a balance between availability and cost, ensuring seamless operations without overburdening budgets.

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ThroughPut

OCTOBER 18, 2024

CAGR , the global supply chain management software market is expected to touch USD 50 billion by 2032. This one figure speaks volumes about how organizations worldwide want access to the best supply chain management tools to boost efficiency and value in their distribution and logistics network.

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Jaggaer

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Opportunities for Procurement Technology As we look toward 2025, European businesses are reshaping their supply chains to navigate an increasingly complex global landscape. A recent report by Maersk and Reuters Events highlights that 68% of companies are making supply chain visibility and monitoring solutions a top priority.

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Clear Spider

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Now’s the time for businesses to look back at the strain that rising inflation put on their supply chains and inventory management. Protecting your bottom line starts with a better understanding of the ways inflation affects supply chain management. As prices continued to rise, purchasing power plummeted.

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Precoro

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

They integrate finance, HR, sales, and supply chain management into one complex platform. Within this setup, an ERP procurement module helps companies make purchases and manage suppliers. Numbers speak louder: According to Procurement Tactics’ top procurement trends in 2025 , 83% of CPOs prioritize digitization.

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ToolsGroup

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

The following strategies, based on data, analytics, and collaboration, are helping planners around the globe overcome a disrupted supply chain. Use analytics to put your available inventory to the best use. In the current climate, with severe supply shortages, companies are interested in optimizing for margin.

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Logility

APRIL 9, 2020

Supply chain disruptions, like the one we are currently experiencing due to the COVID-19 Pandemic will continue to happen. Surviving major supply chain disruptions requires capabilities that are only available through advanced supply chain planning and optimization platforms.

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ToolsGroup

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Global Trade Authority Rob Garrison, CEO and Co-Founder of Mercado Labs, shares insights from over 30 years of supply chain experience working with a variety of Fortune 500 companies. Here, he explains what caused current global supply chain disruptions, and shares the five steps needed to overcome today’s supply chain issues.

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The Logistics of Logistics

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Marc is the Co-founder and CEO of Fishtail, a Boston based fintech company that empowers freight forwarders to finance the movement and procurement of goods – for small and medium businesses (SMBs) around the world. Marc is a serial entrepreneur, specializing in applying advanced artificial intelligence and IoT to the supply chain industry.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Automotive distributors play a vital role in the automotive supply chain by procuring parts, warehousing them, and then supplying them to OEMs (original equipment manufacturer), retailers or end consumers. Inventory management and warehousing Thousands of parts are used in automotive distribution.

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Precoro

OCTOBER 6, 2022

With the global market expansion and deepening supply chain complexity, the roles of procurement leaders have evolved from tactical to strategic. 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. How often do purchases happen?

Manufacturing Procurement 98

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 3, 2023

At the ARC Industry Leadership Forum in February, I had the opportunity to sit down with John Delligatti, Director of Digital Supply Chain Transformation at SDI , to discuss the pandemic, Maintenance, Repair and Operations (MRO), and the future of supply chain management.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 11, 2023

Supply chain disruptions have brought about an age of innovation. While time slot management applications work as a stand-alone application, it is more valuable when it is integrated into with other applications on a common platform such as warehouse- and yard management or visibility solutions.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 20, 2020

A digital workforce weaves together disconnected automation tools – Robotic Process Automation (RPA), AI, and machine learning – to think, act and analyse the way a human worker would, and work alongside humans. RPA as it is also referred to, has the capability to transform supply chain management. Procurement.

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ToolsGroup

AUGUST 1, 2022

Retail returns occur when a customer returns the purchased items to a seller in exchange for a refund, store credit, or a similar product. Returns come with plenty of challenges around logistics, inventory, and predicting volatile sales trends. 84% of buyers read the return policy before making an online purchase.

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ivalua

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Ivalua Blog [ivory-search] Weathering Future Disruptions: 8 Steps to Building Supply Chain Resilience February 8, 2023 | | Manufacturing by Doug Keeley In the face of an unprecedented global crisis, Procurement stepped up to become a crucial driving force for business continuity. Why is visibility so important?

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AFFLINK

JANUARY 13, 2025

For businesses with seasonal inventory, estimating yearly demand fluctuations with reasonable accuracy can be both challenging and costly. After all, over-estimating can lead to inventory surplus and associated warehousing costs. This is where predictive analytics can prove instrumental for strategic supply chain management.

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My Office Apps

JANUARY 27, 2025

What is Inventory? A Comprehensive Guide to Types and Uses Inventory is a critical component of any business that deals with goods, as it forms the backbone of a company’s ability to operate efficiently and profitably. What is Inventory? Respond quickly to market fluctuations or disruptions.

Inventory Reduction 52

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Logility

AUGUST 24, 2023

Your Comprehensive Guide to Production Planning Software The benefits of production planning software vs scheduling are about the granularity of the plan: capacity plans (or master production schedules) are not granular and factor in less granular things, like high level capacity, forecasts, inventory, and transfer times.

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ToolsGroup

JULY 19, 2023

With the advent of true “single source of truth” inventory visibility , a digital twin is a more feasible goal than ever before. They help weed out bottlenecks and alert planners to inefficiencies or imbalances within the supply chain network. Think about these supply chain networks for a moment.

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Precoro

MARCH 27, 2025

Rising costs, supply chain chaos, and economic swings put businesses under enormous pressure to protect their margins. According to McKinsey & Company, procurement accounts for 50% to 80% of a company’s cost base. That’s why organizations zero in on strategies to achieve procurement cost reduction. 

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ivalua

OCTOBER 8, 2021

During the pandemic, Procurement flexed its muscle, helping to mitigate supply chain disruptions and enable new channels for engaging with customers and fulfilling orders. Here are four ways leading Procurement organizations can influence retail recovery in 2021 and beyond: 1. Decentralize Procurement.

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EazyStock

JUNE 24, 2020

The Coronavirus pandemic has highlighted many weaknesses in supply chains across the globe. Common challenges include unpredictable customer behavior, unreliable inventory supplies, rising logistical costs and internal capacity constraints. Inventory optimization software is an important piece of the puzzle.

Inventory Management Software 98

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ToolsGroup

JANUARY 16, 2023

Over the past 24 months, many retailers were caught between the dual forces of fast changes in consumer demand and supply chain disruptions. Respond by adjusting where inventory is placed or fulfilled. . Eliminate excess inventory, reducing waste and minimizing environmental impact.

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EMERGE App

JULY 11, 2024

With such advantages and disadvantages, management becomes more difficult, forcing managers to have an overview of the entire operation, especially the inventory management which mostly determines the progress of the project. What’s the inventory management solution for the construction business?

Inventory Management Software 98

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 26, 2022

Driving Sustainable Growth Through Supply Chain Resilience. Every industry sector and every business across the board, in APAC and around the globe have been impacted by the Great Supply Chain Disruption over the last two years, causing a blow out of transportation costs and continuous delays at every stage of the channel.

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Logistics Bureau

AUGUST 7, 2023

Effective inventory management has become increasingly crucial for businesses in this fast-paced and rapidly evolving era of ecommerce. Moreover, the ecommerce explosion has brought new and unique challenges that complicate inventory management for enterprises selling online.

Inventory Management Software 98

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

As physical stores opened, shut down and re-opened again, consumers became more flexible in the way they shop for, and purchase, just about every product. It’s challenging for logistics providers to keep up, even in perfect supply chain conditions. But, as we know, supply chain conditions were far from perfect in 2020 and 2021.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

MAY 30, 2022

Disruptions like the pandemic, supply shortages, global trade barriers, high customer expectations and inflation all add tremendous pressure on the procurement process. According to SYSPRO Research 70% of manufacturing businesses experienced material handling and supply chain disruptions during the pandemic.

Manufacturing Procurement 105

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QAD

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Supply chain disruptions have led many discussions the past couple years — and how they have been embraced by experts as the new normal. However, it is important to remember that the supply chain has always been vulnerable. How will you make sure that unused returns go back into inventory instead of being scrapped?

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Precoro

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

One of the ways that procurement teams improve this figure is by tracking and improving the purchase price variance (PPV) metric. In this article, we'll explain what PPV is, why it matters, and how tracking this metric can benefit your procurement processes. Why Is Purchase Price Variance Important?

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ToolsGroup

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Excess inventory – it’s taking up your warehouse space, tying up working capital, and limiting your planning team’s range of motion. It’s time to Marie Kondo your supply chain by eliminating excess inventory and learning how to avoid it in the first place. Let’s talk about: What Excess Inventory Is.

Inventory Reduction 156

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Precoro

AUGUST 14, 2023

More and more companies are acknowledging the importance of centralizing and optimizing their procurement operations. One of the ways to accomplish this is to establish a procurement team to streamline ordering by centralizing purchases and improving supplier relations. What are the duties of a procurement manager?

Negotiating Skills 98

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 6, 2021

What is Supply Chain Resilience? Supply chain disruption has many sources: tariffs and trade disputes, natural disasters, pandemics, economic uncertainty and cybersecurity attacks. Each disruption has its own nuances, so it’s challenging to plan a precise response to each one. Overall, U.S.

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Logility

MARCH 30, 2020

Looking back a few months, no one could have predicted the current state of the global supply chain. Although maybe we should have been better prepared, after-all this is not the first major supply chain disruption faced by most companies. Strategy One: Get a Better Handle on Supply Chain Data.

Supply Chain Planning Software 130

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 20, 2021

The companies that had a program to deal with supply chain disruption were in much better shape than those that didn’t. The news is reporting that supply chains are going to be disrupted this holiday season, so more and more consumers are starting early. Are charges known at time of purchase?

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