Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

They explain, “Rising tariffs, export restrictions and a lack of supplier diversity are making rare metals more expensive and difficult to procure. Chinas dominance in rare metal exports poses a significant challenge for companies seeking alternative sources.” ” Reputational risk. ” Value at Risk.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 15, 2020

My last post on the Supply Chain Shaman blog was forty-five days ago. My first focus was on China sourcing. Then it was the redefinition of the supply chain for the global shutdowns Sick with the virus; I spent my energies writing and moderating podcasts. China was the source of over 90% of PPE.)

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Ever since COVID hit, supply chain executives have embraced supply chain risk management. Within this discipline, one of the toughest challenges is how to get visibility to problems arising across the extended supply network. Supply Chain Chaos is the New Norm. Do I need more inventory?

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 21, 2021

This blog is based on an article that recently ran in the Journal of Supply Chain Management, Logistics & Procurement, “ Supply chain agility: An imperative in an unpredictable world.”. These companies did not realize that profitable agility relies on a bag of capabilities, not simply “visibility.”

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 6, 2013

It combines decisions across sell, deliver, make and source processes to drive value based outcomes. They also are clear that the supply chain is defined outside-in based on the channel requirements and the underlying rhythms and cycles of fulfillment, manufacturing and procurement. Hoping to see you there!

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 16, 2022

SCCN suppliers like Emerge, GEP, and Coupa provide good network visibility to procurement; solutions from FourKites and project44 provide visibility to shipments; and solutions from Interos or Eversteam Analytics provide visibility to new risks in almost real time. Clearly, a new approach is needed.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 12, 2022

As the world is in year two of the Covid pandemic, and the supply chain landscape has changed, it is time to revisit Amazon’s supply chain and see how it has changed and how prepared it is for the future. Procurement and Supply Chain are Smarter Together – Practical Use Cases ; Dr. Madhav Durbha ( Coupa ).

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BlueYonder

DECEMBER 22, 2020

This blog is based on an article that recently ran in the Journal of Supply Chain Management, Logistics & Procurement, “ Supply chain agility: An imperative in an unpredictable world.”. Available at [link]. [2]

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

To achieve these goals, corporate leadership must focus on two key areas: shift from internally focused supply chains to collaborative supply networks and actively design their supply chains. AI Assistants can also help make managing the process of supply chain design easier.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

These “events” are turned into supplier scores, and if significant the score goes flagged in the Oracle procurement system. At Coupa supplier risk is also flagged for single source or capacity constraints. This can then be leveraged by their supply chain design solution to improve risk mitigation.

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ShipBob

JANUARY 17, 2022

That’s why good supply chain management is so important for your ecommerce operations. An optimized supply chain execution process can make all the difference. What is supply chain execution? Supply chain execution (SCE) processes & tasks. Supply chain planning.

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Supply Chain Movement

APRIL 23, 2015

The Procurement Summit. The Procurement Summit provides senior purchasing, sourcing and supply chain executives across the North of England with an unmissable opportunity to keep up-to-date with the latest industry innovations, best practice and new technology solutions. Date: 17 November 2015.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

At the end of the presentation, I asked Allyson her perspective on open source analytics. The Supply Chain Executives were not interested in the project, and as a result, did not see the value.” ” Her answer was telling. Hence the solution couldn’t be much maintained. ” My take? Massive Disruption.

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ToolsGroup

MAY 30, 2018

It allows you to accurately test the resilience of a complex, multi-echelon, global supply chain. At the recent Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference in Phoenix, analyst Marc Halpern clarified three key concepts about supply chain digital twins in his presentation “Busting the Myth of Digital Twins to Deliver Value.”

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

There is no solution to optimize source, make and deliver together or drive bidirectional orchestration to execute trade-offs between functions automatically. The groups of supply planning, procurement and logistics operate within silos. In Supply Chain Operating Networks, process canonicals define these multi-tier flows.

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Supply Chain Movement

AUGUST 31, 2016

The procurement Summit 2016. Building on the huge success of eWorld Procurement & Supply – which has been running bi-annually in London since 2001 – the new Procurement Summit will bring together 150 purchasing and finance professionals from across the commercial, public and third sectors. Procurement Automation.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 14, 2013

Industries that have formed cross-functional leadership teams combining source, make and deliver together have made the fastest progress. In parallel, when supply chain concepts are well-integrated into the design of trading partner relationships by both sales and procurement, there is an acceleration of value.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 25, 2024

Second, avoid islands of isolation and limited impact by integrated AI into your supply chain so the results are aligned end to end. One supply chain executive told me AI makes him feel a bit like a deer in the headlights, which is why it’s worth stating that you don’t have to embark on this journey alone.

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NC State SCRC

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Communication is Essential for Supply Chain Leaders I had the pleasure of speaking with Jodie Clarke, Vice President of Procurement at Altria Client Services thisweek. She then moved into the other areas of procurement, eventually got the opportunity to assume the role of Vice President with Altria.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 21, 2013

The most common reporting relationship in the supplier organization is to a leader of supply (focus on logistics, distribution, materials sourcing and customer service). The focus has been on sourcing and managed costs. The supply chain for implantable devices is complex and immature.

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BlueYonder

DECEMBER 9, 2024

They did so at TFEST24, uniting under the theme for this years event: The Destination for Supply Chain Transformation. Blue Yonder was one such company tasked with presenting its views on transformation and supply chain optimization.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 27, 2021

Extended offerings around value-added services, co-packing, co-manufacturing and even 3D printing will continue to deliver options that allow agility and scale in supply chain operations, with third-party logistics providers coordinating much of this capacity as they morph into super-grid logistics services providers.

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Slimstock

MARCH 26, 2019

Though it’s often overlooked as an element of customer satisfaction, procurement is an essential component for delivering that satisfaction. Procurement involves buying goods and services that keep an organization operating; it ensures warehouses are well-stocked with the proper supplies at all times. Improve Inventory Insights.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 8, 2018

The reality is that supply chain management is not just about managing orders and transportation and inventory — it’s about doing all those things while also navigating through the many risks that could disrupt your supply chain or bring it to a halt. Do we have the right Service Level Agreement metrics in place?

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 7, 2018

Data Types and Quality Variances Complicate Managing Supply Chain SLAs In the U.S., Each potential relationship represents the need for an SLA, and since the descriptors and terms vary, shippers and supply chain executives must thoroughly understand their responsibilities and expectations defined within each SLA.

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Logility

JUNE 29, 2021

Cargo stuck in the Suez Canal, a gas pipeline breach, an overburdened power grid, and shortages in lumber, plastics, and semiconductors – all these events in the last few months should make any supply chain executive nervous. But in reality, such risks in supply variability emerge more often than any business wants to admit.

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NC State SCRC

APRIL 2, 2023

A general definition in a 2019 study of procurement COE’s by CAPS Research involved bringing together experts to focus on a common set of activities, including business intelligence and analytics, technology, risk management, process redesign, e-sourcing, improved skills, P2P purchasing, and SRM, and category management.

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Supply Chain Opz

MAY 1, 2018

Delivering Customer Value through Procurement and Strategic Sourcing Many people don't know that procurement is a part of integrated logistics. In logistics management literature, procurement is also called "Inbound Logistics" or management of incoming materials. Are there any other logistics books you love and why?

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LevaData

APRIL 26, 2022

It's difficult to source and buy direct materials at scale. Due to resource constraints, procurement organizations are forced to concentrate on a few main categories: items that are either incredibly risk-prone or of significant strategic importance. The post The Role of Data in Sourcing Success appeared first on LevaData.

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LevaData

MAY 16, 2022

If so, which negotiation strategies—or alternative sourcing decisions—might reduce the gap? For procurement organizations, such questions are both troubling and difficult to answer. For procurement organizations, such questions are both troubling and difficult to answer. Take, for example, pricing.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 9, 2017

Today’s supply chains use closed and proprietary technologies. I believe we need to move to Open Source tech. There are dark holes in the supply chain which I believe will not be closed with the current approaches. The Hyperledger project is an Open Source blockchain platform. What do I mean?

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ToolsGroup

OCTOBER 6, 2015

A recent Gartner study, conducted annually, sheds some light on what matters most to top executives in supply chain technology. Regardless of the trend “ du jour” in supply chain, Klappich says that “strategic gravity” consistently pulls companies back to the fundamentals. Fundamentals matter.

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ivalua

MAY 21, 2014

Yesterday was the first day of Gartner’s Supply Chain Executive Summit. The conference theme is “supply chain will lead in the next decade.” Because of supply chain’s far reaching effects, Gartner is challenging supply chain leaders to drive transformation throughout their organizations.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 18, 2023

Supply Chain Matters highlights a published report indicating that PC maker Hewlett Packard is modifying supply sourcing akin to China Plus and nearshoring sourcing actions. That would include alternatives to China under the umbrella of either China Plus or de-risking sourcing changes.

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Supply Chain Movement

JANUARY 6, 2015

The Global Procurement & Supply Chain Conference is a 2 days event being curated by the industry’s leading procurement & supply chain executives and features high-level discussion on your most pressing challenges including: Achieving excellence in internal collaboration and integration.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 19, 2018

Perhaps the most overworked word in the supply chain management lexicon is “visibility.” Yet it’s difficult to overstate the importance of a view into what’s going on in the supply chain. After all, you can’t source, make, move, store, deliver, measure or improve what you can’t see. Source: GEODIS.

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BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

It was all about companies trying to go into countries that had low-cost sourcing capabilities, as well as to capture new market. And when you look at the end-to-end supply chain, from all the suppliers to all the manufacturing facilities around the world, the complexity has grown by several orders of magnitude. Sunil: Exactly.

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