DELMIA Quintiq

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

New technologies revolutionizing transportation are creating tremendous opportunities but also unprecedented challenges for tire manufacturers. The establishment of efficient global supply chains has become critical to competitiveness. To achieve this, having the right planning solution is crucial.

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DELMIA Quintiq

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

Andrew meets up with Chang (supply chain director of his business unit), Rajiv (from finance) and Janet (from logistics). Their S&OP software enables them to increase their planning horizon to 18 months. End-to-end visibility of the supply chain gives them insights into the expected costs.

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Precoro

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The dynamic landscape of modern business comes with increasing product variety and volatile prices, making it more important than ever to stay competitive on the market. As part of the larger procurement process, sourcing involves finding and evaluating suppliers for goods or services that need to be purchased.

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SCMDOJO

MARCH 19, 2024

In today’s fast-paced business landscape, having an efficient supply chain department is more important than ever. A streamlined supply chain can make a significant impact on the overall success of a business, improving operational efficiency, increasing customer satisfaction, and driving revenue growth.

Optimal Sourcing 75

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Thoughts on Future Challenges and the Strategic Direction of Supply Chain! Supply chain management is an important aspect of every business because it ensures your business gets the supplies, resources, and materials it needs to fulfill services or deliver products to customers.

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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. Purchase price variance can be tracked for each separate purchase or for the total procurement spend over specific time periods – for instance, monthly, quarterly, or yearly.

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Resilinc

APRIL 17, 2024

Avoid the pitfalls of single sourcing and learn strategies to build a more resilient supply chain. In the intricate web of modern supply chain management, efficiency often guides decision-making. Single sourcing and sole sourcing are two different procurement strategies in supply chain management.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JANUARY 3, 2024

Pushing the Supply Chain Reset Button by Lora Cecere , Founder, Supply Chain Insights Supply Chain Leaders Can’t Afford to Guess About the Future The global supply chain that we know today is built on three assumptions: rational government policy, low variability, and availability of logistics.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 29, 2022

The global supply chain that we know today is built on three assumptions: rational government policy, low variability, and availability of logistics. The impact varies by supply chain sector and value chain. Instead, supply chain leaders need to focus on the minimization of waste, and the alignment of signals.

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ModusLink Corporation

JULY 15, 2022

2021 was a highly challenging year for the Supply Chain Industry. The aftermath of COVID-19 can still be seen across global Supply Chains around the world. The event caused strong disruptions, even for the most resilient Supply Chains that were present. Digitalizing your Supply Chain.

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ivalua

MAY 6, 2021

The pandemic has accelerated this trend, with the Procurement function front and center in the fight to ensure supply chain resilience and continuity, reduce costs and protect the bottom line. Forrester’s study of 500 Procurement Professionals looked into the opportunities for SVM software to help return business to sustained growth.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

The Covid-19 pandemic tested the global supply chain. Like riding a bumpy road, the supply chain leader is riding the ups and downs of changing market conditions facing greater variability day-to-day. Here, based on interviews with supply chain leaders, I share lessons learned. It will not be over soon.

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Resilinc

MARCH 26, 2024

Welcome to part three of our AI in Supply Chain blog series. In this blog, we explore the different types of predictive AI models for supply chain risk management. In our second AI blog of the series, Predictive AI vs. Generative Supply Chain AI , we looked at the difference between predictive AI and generative AI.

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ivalua

JUNE 29, 2021

Enabling rapid, cost-effective and transparent supplier payments anywhere in the world. Redwood City, CA, June 30, 2021 – Ivalua, a global leader in Cloud Spend Management solutions, announces an extension of its source-to-pay platform with a new payments solution to digitize and streamline global supplier payments.

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Supply Chain Trend

AUGUST 13, 2020

Preview In his 2019 Foresight article, Niels van Hove examined eight technological hurdles that must be overcome to enable autonomous or ‘lights out’ supply-chain planning. He reasoned that to support such planning we need to implement a third wave of integrated supply-chain planning software. Key Points.

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ivalua

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Use these tips and tools to identify, capture and convert relevant measurements into digital transformation. 1 Use automation for touchless processing – “Touchless” means data is electronic, transactions match the first time and need no human intervention. Digital sourcing tools can help make this a more manageable metric. #3

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Precoro

AUGUST 14, 2023

One of the ways to accomplish this is to establish a procurement team to streamline ordering by centralizing purchases and improving supplier relations. Beyond just obtaining essential items, their responsibilities extend to vendor selection, contract negotiation, cost reduction, supply chain disruption mitigation , and more.

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LevaData

OCTOBER 13, 2021

In only a number of months, this sudden change sped up the adoption of digital technologies and supplier relationships by several years. The resulting corporate learning curve was steep and challenging for professionals everywhere, and those in supply chain management were no exception; in fact, they were some of the most affected.

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Unleashed

APRIL 28, 2024

In this week’s edition of The Backorder: Talent shortage threatens US manufacturing growth Success secrets from the CEO of a recycled homewares brand 5 tips for negotiating better supplier contracts Job opportunities from Hasbro, Shake Shack, and more Not subscribed to The Backorder? Your suppliers are humans too.

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Resilinc

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Learn how Resilinc is using predictive AI and generative AI to innovate supply chain risk management. In part one of our AI in supply chain blog series, “ How is AI Revolutionizing Supply Chain Risk Management?”, Predictive AI has been used in numerous unique applications outside the supply chain.

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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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Unleashed

JANUARY 8, 2024

We’ll also explore project procurement management and the relationship between procurement and supply chain management. Procurement management refers to the tasks and activities undertaken to plan, negotiate, source, and then purchase the goods and services your business needs to operate. What does a procurement manager do?

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Precoro

JANUARY 29, 2024

Escalating expenses associated with rising prices of raw materials, finished goods, third-party services, and labor along the entire supply chain expose businesses to a heightened threat of margin reduction. Supplier selection criteria. Supplier selection criteria. for the US yet 10.7% in the Czech Republic.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Our Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Technology column reflects a number of significant recent announcements that depict an ongoing active cycle of tech developments. Updates included in this edition include: Coupa Software Entering Definitive Agreement to be Acquired. billion in October 2020.

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Kodiak Hub

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

Some buyers and suppliers have relationships where one party, or both parties, genuinely believe that the other party doesn’t care about their business relationship. ??Responding While working with business development at a technology vendor, I’ve learned that responsiveness and engagement in any evaluation process are very important.

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SCMDOJO

AUGUST 16, 2023

Among these strategies, the role of supply chain capability stands out as a key factor in driving success. A well-optimized supply chain not only ensures efficient delivery and cost-effectiveness but also provides companies with a competitive advantage in the market.

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Precoro

JULY 16, 2023

At the heart of the whole process is the purchasing manager – a supply chain and logistics professional who works to secure the required materials, goods, and services necessary for running the business. We have selected 5 fundamental KPIs that purchasing managers should consider.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

JULY 22, 2015

I had the opportunity to engage in a negotiation seminar with a large insurance company last week, and had the team work on a software contract role play. In the scenario, there was both a buyer and supplier, and there were multiple facets to consider in the negotiation. Data Security and Rights.

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ivalua

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Ivalua Spend Management Insights [ivory-search] Procurement Rising: The Silent Inflation Tax on Manufacturers February 27, 2023 | | Manufacturing by Doug Keeley Last year, the Consumer Price Index was the highest it has been in four decades, making inflation one of the most concerning macroeconomic factors facing the business world today.

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Unleashed

MARCH 28, 2021

Supplier relationship management is often referred to as the B2B equivalent of customer relationship management. We’ll define this crucial management concept and explain how you can implement and improve supplier relationship management to leverage business success. What is supplier relationship management? Reduces costs.

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LevaData

MARCH 16, 2023

According to a recent news report for DigiTimes , Intel will cut prices of its CPUs by 20%, not long after deciding to raise those prices in Q4 2022. This is an eye-opening example of volatility and how market pricing keeps shifting in these uncertain times. Now more than ever, companies need a real-time pricing platform.

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QAD

JANUARY 19, 2023

Supply chain management (SCM) is essential to any business strategy. Supply chain management is never boring, and there’s always more to learn. What is a Supply Chain? Simply put, a supply chain controls the flow of raw materials and goods. What is Supply Chain Management?

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

aims to block from obtaining American high technology. The company plans to invest $140 million in the initiative in 2023 as it implements the technology at its 940 remaining U.S. Some companies expect to cut ocean-freight rates by half or more, which in turn could allow retailers to slow or stop price increases for goods.

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Clear Spider

JULY 11, 2023

Staying Ahead of the Curve: Prepare your Supply Chain for the Back To School Season School’s out for summer! Second-only to the winter holidays, back-to-school shopping continues to account for record amounts of spending and remains an essential category for retailers and their suppliers. Talk to an Expert! What’s Trending?

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The Logistics of Logistics

SEPTEMBER 12, 2020

Supply Chain Basics with Jason Miller. Jason Miller and Joe Lynch discuss supply chain basics. Jason is a professor of supply chain at Michigan State University, which is ranked as one of the top supply chain schools in the world. Key Takeaways – Supply Chain Basics. Negotiations.

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QAD

OCTOBER 13, 2022

We’re moving full speed ahead with our Auto Supply Chain Prophets podcast – Quistem’s Cathy Fisher and I are so delighted to continue the momentum. Thanks for listening and following along, as we delve deep into the supply chain issues most relevant to tier suppliers and OEMs. Episode #11: Silo is a 4 Letter Word!

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ToolsGroup

JUNE 27, 2022

In this article, we’ll break down what vertical integration is, its benefits and disadvantages, its application in supply chain, and the factors to consider when deciding whether it’s the correct strategy for your company. Vertical Integration in Supply Chain: To Integrate or Not To Integrate? Some people can’t.

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