EC Sourcing Group

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

The majority of purchasing managers that contact me operate in chaos mode and want a roadmap out. Driving efficiency in sourcing and supplier management are common goals in purchasing and procurement. I will share some of the benefits to be gained with the right purchasing platform for your consideration.

Procurement Analytics 40

Procurement Analytics Purchasing Skills Procurement Solutions Optimal Sourcing 40

BlueYonder

MARCH 22, 2017

Retailers need to ensure that a customer’s purchase journey is completely understood and tracked. The buying process of each category will have varying aspects of product research and social influence; the marketing communication should be calibrated in sync with analysis of the customer purchase path. Start with the customer.

Supply Chain Planning Software 50

Supply Chain Planning Software Modeling Supply Chain Design Software Procurement Analytics 50

BlueYonder

MARCH 22, 2017

Retailers need to ensure that a customer’s purchase journey is completely understood and tracked. The buying process of each category will have varying aspects of product research and social influence; the marketing communication should be calibrated in sync with analysis of the customer purchase path. Start with the customer.

Supply Chain Planning Software 40

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Modeling Procurement Analytics 40

Precoro

AUGUST 9, 2022

Andrew Jefferson, COO at Ridgeline, and Isabel Göller, Finance Manager, were kind enough to share their experience optimizing the purchasing process using the Precoro procurement solution. Ridgeline's Initial Procurement Process. As Ridgeline was a start-up business, its procurement process was initially manual.

Procurement Solutions 52

Procurement Solutions Procurement Analytics Waste Reduction Optimal Sourcing 52

Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Customer experience (CX) is becoming an important part of both traditional and digital paths to purchase. That value, however, can only be extracted by advanced analytics. Increasingly, companies are tapping the advanced analytics capabilities of artificial intelligence (AI) to help them understand their customers better.

Sourcing Strategies 100

Sourcing Strategies Analytics Software Procurement Analytics Predictive Analytics Software 100

EC Sourcing Group

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Making RFPs (or request for proposals)is a necessary part of your procurement management strategy. Before the development of RFP software, purchasing and procurement departments would go through the process manually, which would take quite a bit of time and effort. Of course, this equates to monetary savings over time.

Procurement Solutions 52

Procurement Solutions Analytics Software Sourcing Strategies Software 52

Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

In his 1597 Meditationes Sacrae , Sir Francis Bacon penned the phrase “ipsa scientia potestas est,” which means “knowledge itself is power.” As humankind’s knowledge base has grown, keeping up with new knowledge has proved extremely difficult. established knowledge).

Purchasing Skills 100

Purchasing Skills Optimal Sourcing Analytics Software Predictive Analytics Software 100

Claritum

JULY 29, 2019

Claritum Article - Procurement Blog. How Can I Manage Low Cost Spend. Analytics is a Key Capability. The critical issue with buying low cost products and services (often termed Tail Spend) is that everything has to flow smoothly and be made as simple and easy to action as possible. Procurement Control. Tail Spend.

Negotiating Skills 32

Negotiating Skills Purchasing Skills Procurement Solutions Procurement Analytics 32

ShipBob

APRIL 30, 2023

Plus, you establish and regularly check metric-driven goals (around speed and quality) for your team. Moving to the “Stellar” level requires a shift in your goals from just meeting demands to further optimizing processes and delighting customers with: Regular reporting on holistic metrics, as well as variances.

Customer Service 52

Customer Service Optimal Sourcing Procurement Analytics Optimization Software 52

Enterra Insights

JANUARY 14, 2021

The rise of analytics has positioned companies to achieve closer customer analysis — on a far greater scale than feedback surveys or social media comments. With access to a mix of complex data sets from an array of sources, companies now have better insight into customer behavior, leading to higher sales numbers and better customer service.”

Customer Service 100

Customer Service Analytics Software Predictive Analytics Software Modeling Software 100

Logistics Bureau

JULY 11, 2018

As it is, even Amazon’s full potential is stifled by the existence of silos, as revealed in a Wall Street Journal report in 2017. Today’s consumer increasingly expects to be able to order a product online, pay for it in one shop, and take it back to another shop for a refund if dissatisfied with the purchase.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 86

Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Software Trends 86