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SICPA’s “S&OP & Collaborative Planning” Workshop

DynaSys

On October 1st, QAD DynaSys was honored to be able to host SICPA’s “S&OP & Collaborative Planning” workshop in Lausanne, Switzerland. Mauro Ferri, SICPA Supply Chain and Procurement Director welcomed everyone with a short intro, followed by SICPA’s key insights into the day’s subject.

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Why It Matters

Supply Chain Shaman

OI has been more focused on transactional efficiency, procurement and IT standardization. I am teaching a number of workshops this month with well-intended clients that have defined supply chain as a limited function of distribution, manufacturing and procurement. Owens Illinois (OI), a $6.3 The Focus Needs to Be End-to-End.

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Supplier-Led Innovation Workshop

Supply Chain View from the Field

So the Chief Procurement Officer approached Texas Instruments and HP Micro, producers of the best analog chips at the time, and brokered a deal in which TI and HP would collaborate to create a chip set for Nokia. In 2003, Nokia was in a lawsuit and could not use Qualcomm chips in their phones. To see more, see: [link].

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Supplier Motivation, A Key Component of Supplier Management

ivalua

Convinced that their sizes and brands will attract suppliers anyway, they entrench themselves behind the gates of rigid procurement processes. This translates into a powerful lesson learned for Procurement: motivate your suppliers rather than merely manage them. As most Procurement organizations do, they evaluate their suppliers.

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Procurement Leadership Workshop: Addressing the Need for a New Stakeholder Influence Model

NC State SCRC

Some of the typical complaints I hear from procurement colleagues are the same ones I heard 20 years ago, and it seems as if nothing has changed. “Procurement doesn’t get any respect! In this workshop, participants will learn how to develop an influence model that starts with establishing a business case for change.

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AI in procurement: Applications, Challenges, and Mitigation Strategies

Precoro

Traditionally, procurement has been a process weighed down by manual tasks, fragmented systems, and endless paperwork. Today, procurement is undergoing a transformation. While procurement teams have long worked to add strategic value, Artificial Intelligence (AI) amplifies their impact.

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5 rules for communicating impact for the new decade – our workshop at the Edie Conference

Provenance

As a part of the panel for “Consumer engagement: Turning negatives into positives and influencing choices” at the Edie Sustainability Leaders Forum in London this week, we led a hands-on workshop around the next challenge for brand leaders. Talk to procurement. looks at the 5 rules for communicating impact for the new decade. .