ThroughPut

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Supply chain analytics combines powerful algorithms, data, and the latest technologies like Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning to address the most elusive challenges in the supply chain right now – visibility and control. And that’s precisely what’s on the horizon for supply chain analytics.

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Jaggaer

DECEMBER 13, 2024

What is Procure to Pay (P2P)? Procure-to-Pay commonly known as P2P, encompasses the entire cycle of buying activities from identifying a need for goods or services to completing payment to a supplier. A well-managed P2P process improves operational efficiency, controls costs, and enhances compliance with procurement policies.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 27, 2016

I am facilitating a workshop between supply chain business visionaries and technology innovators. Just as the Internet spurred connectivity, B2B processes, and new business models, I am trying to stimulate the discussions and business models to redefine B2B. Five Technology Trends That Excite Me. It will take us awhile.

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Exiger Perspectives

MARCH 11, 2025

Introduction Global trade has entered a new era of volatility, with tariffs and trade restrictions already proving to be powerful tools of economic policy. Supply chain and procurement leaders must now navigate an increasingly complex regulatory environment, balancing cost efficiency with risk mitigation. For instance, a U.S.-based

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 7, 2017

While these teams try to piece together the picture, which is difficult, in rooms with few details, overall excitement for supply chain technology advancement is waning. Value Chain Uberization: a platform to enable shared resources across a community. No one makes better software than SAP when they are clear on the business problem.

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NC State SCRC

JUNE 27, 2016

I had the opportunity to attend the Procurement Leaders in San Francisco forum two weeks ago, followed by attending the ISM Carolinas-Virginia meeting in Winston Salem last week. Procurement analytics was discussed at length at both sessions. Most are still focused on spend analytics.

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Precoro

APRIL 18, 2023

On the other hand, a software development company wouldn’t need to purchase raw materials but rather goods – such as hardware – and services, like software subscriptions. Shipping Rates Delivery cost makes up a significant part of a company’s procurement expenses, so visibility is essential for taming the spending.

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ThroughPut

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

is advanced supply chain analytics. Advanced supply chain analytics is turning the current uncertainty into strategic foresight. This technology sifts through complex data to forecast potential disruptions and market trends, allowing companies to plan ahead instead of reacting in the moment.

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Jaggaer

OCTOBER 8, 2019

Our survey of the global procurement community and the subsequent report, Digital Transformation in Procurement: How Close Are We? revealed heightened awareness of digital technologies and their potential to transform the procurement function, but little progress over the past two years.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 2, 2023

In this special edition of Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Tech , we highlight for readers a workforce reduction underway at procurement technology provider Coupa Software. Further, accompanying reports indicated at that time that Coupa had an operating loss condition.

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ThroughPut

MAY 3, 2024

77% of the world’s largest ports are still facing backlogs, and that doesn’t just affect your logistics efficiency and costs, it impacts your entire supply chain and business. That is why logistics management software (LMS) is so much more today than what it used to be. What is Logistics Management Software And How Does It Work ?

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ThroughPut

APRIL 6, 2020

Also, it includes the key considerations such as how much of the product or service to sell and finally choosing the most cost-effective markets to operate in. It involves the application of processes and tools to ensure the optimal operation of a manufacturing and distribution supply chain. What does supply chain optimization involve?

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Elementum

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

By integrating technologies such as AI and machine learning right from the start, DPO not only solves complex operational challenges but also drives significant growth. Advances in technology drive the automation and continuous improvement of business workflows.

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Jaggaer

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Though the introduction of AI into our everyday lives is relatively new, its abilities meet critical needs, enhances efficiencies, and allows procurement professionals to avoid being bogged down by mundane tasks. Real-time inventory management- powered by AI, increases your procurement team’s visibility into available inventory.

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ThroughPut

APRIL 2, 2020

Also, it includes the key considerations such as how much of the product or service to sell and finally choosing the most cost-effective markets to operate in. It involves the application of processes and tools to ensure the optimal operation of a manufacturing and distribution supply chain. What does supply chain optimization involve?

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 27, 2024

Supply Chain Matters features its latest full edition of This Week in Supply Chain Management Tech , a compilation of funding, partnership and other noteworthy financial announcements related to supply chain technology providers. The transaction is reported to be valued at $8.7 Terms of this acquisition were not disclosed.

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ThroughPut

MAY 16, 2024

However, responding to evolving market demands can seem almost impossible with legacy systems, siloed data and/or manually-driven human-intuition-based processes. Businesses have streamlined operations, minimized costs, maximized efficiency and improved customer satisfaction levels by following advanced supply chain optimization techniques.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 5, 2022

The Supply Chain Matters blog features our March 5, 2022 edition of This Week in Supply Chain Management Tech , a synopsis of noteworthy supply chain management focused technology news which we believe would be of specific interest to our global-based blog readership. Previous rounds have been led by Menlo Ventures and Playground Global.

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Supply Chain Management and Analytics

OCTOBER 19, 2020

With next-generation technologies disrupting our lives day by day, we are all trying to distinguish whether machine learning, artificial intelligence, automated decision making, etc. How can we start making use of fast-developing technologies like ML and AI algorithms in our daily jobs today? uncertainty regarding future demand.

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LevaData

APRIL 21, 2021

In fact, semiconductor shortages have been reported across almost all major IC groups. In the meantime, robust planning, supply risk assessments, proactive order management, and real-time insights regarding supply trends are essential for any procurement team to stay ahead of a very competitive game.

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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. Trimble to Acquire Transporeon.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 31, 2024

What has especially garnered my attention was a report published in The Wall Street Journal’s CIO Journal column , Sorry AI, Old-School Spreadsheets Are Still King. Paid subscription ) The essence of this report is that business organizations continue to rely on spreadsheets, and they are not moving away from the use of these tools.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 11, 2023

Supply Chain Matters provides an update on Logility’s previously announced acquisition of a start-up supply chain network design provider, and how this form of technology has become increasingly important to supply chain management teams. . Evolution of Supply Chain Network Design Technology. Background.

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ShipBob

OCTOBER 4, 2023

However, good inventory management also requires strategic inventory reduction instead of simply procuring more goods. You’ll also learn some effective strategies on how to reduce inventory levels to save costs. This helps businesses to get more out of their procurement budget and increase their profits.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 22, 2022

Last week’s quarterly financial performance reporting among major U.S. The retailer had reported a big earnings miss as higher inventories and supply chain related costs dragged down expected profitability. This week’s report of Target’s financial performance reflected that action, but operating margins actually declined to 1.2

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o9 Solutions

MAY 26, 2021

There is a realization that to run an exceptional supply chain, it takes a commitment to leverage data and advanced analytics to make smart, fact-based decisions, while continuously evolving product offerings, supply chain strategies, and execution capabilities. Stijn-Pieter van Houten, both Vice President, Industry Strategy, o9 Solutions.

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o9 Solutions

MAY 26, 2021

There is a realization that to run an exceptional supply chain, it takes a commitment to leverage data and advanced analytics to make smart, fact-based decisions, while continuously evolving product offerings, supply chain strategies, and execution capabilities. Stijn-Pieter van Houten, both Vice President, Industry Strategy, o9 Solutions.

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NC State SCRC

JANUARY 27, 2018

But emerging technology is now beginning to create new ways to think about sourcing risk, which in the past has been a very manual, encumbered process. But the real benefit of technology is the promise of moving to a more efficient process, as well as the ability to better FORECAST and PLAN and BUDGET for our future supply chain activities.

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Precoro

MARCH 11, 2024

Yet there’s a proactive approach that addresses the high cost of healthcare: value-based purchasing (VBP). VBP also improves patient satisfaction by fostering greater collaboration among healthcare providers and making the patient experience one of the key evaluation metrics for hospitals.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Technology can have a significant impact on supply chains, but supply chain digitization still lags behind digitization of other areas of business across many industries. Still, there are several technologies that are transforming supply chains for the organizations that adopt them. Artificial Intelligence AND Machine Learning.

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Jaggaer

JULY 25, 2019

Procurement is central to the profitability of organizations in all industry sectors. Given the value that procurement delivers, you would think that the function is ripe for digital transformation. Our 2019 Digital Procurement Survey, Di gital Transformation in Procurement: How Close Are We? Why is this?

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

A Possible Stimulus on the Horizon May Increase the Challenge of Procurement Through Peak Season. A stimulus on the horizon further increases the risks of a higher trend in consumer purchasing. As the industry evolves and innovations improve, OTR freight management technologies offer?? transportation metrics ?that

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 16, 2015

As an analyst, when technology providers acquire and divest companies, I get invited to pre-announcement conferences. In these sessions, the technology providers share their rational for the investment and invite questions. Infor–a market consolidator of enterprise software–currently has revenues of $2.8

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 17, 2015

As shown in the 2015 Supply Chains to Admire report , over time, top performing supply chains plateau. We easily navigate the digital world in our personal lives, but enterprise software is not digital. of revenue on technologies which will quickly become legacy in the race to define digital processes. The tension?

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

It requires rethinking business outcomes using advances in technologies through a redesign of supply chain processes. ” I am disrupting the traditional analyst model to fuel the disruption. They will challenge commonly accepted best practices and test new technologies. The planning system will adapt and learn autonomously.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

Dear Supply Chain Leader, Today, sitting in my seat in 11K on a Cathay Pacific flight between Hong Kong and Boston, I want to report that there is no Easter Bunny. Today I also want to report that, based on over a decade of scientific discovery, traditional supply chain practices are not best practices. There is also no Santa Claus.

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6 River Systems

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Technology can have a significant impact on supply chains, but supply chain digitization still lags behind digitization of other areas of business across many industries. Still, there are several technologies that are transforming supply chains for the organizations that adopt them.

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