Procurement Insights

APRIL 18, 2025

In 2004, I wrote a paper called Acres of Diamonds, in which I first introduced the concept of two commodity characteristics: Dynamic Flux and Historic Flatline. QUESTION 1: How do indirect MRO parts pricing trends compare to direct materials over time? Sensors & Switches, Industrial Valves, Electric Motors, Bearings, etc.)

Price 75

Price Demand Supply chain Real-time Visibility 75

SCMDOJO

APRIL 11, 2025

Understanding Supply Chain Risks Economic downturns act as stress tests for supply chains, exposing vulnerabilities that may have gone unnoticed during stable times. Maintaining robust cash reserves is paramount for navigating these turbulent times. An excellent example of optimizing inventory is Zara.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 60

Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Efficiency Supply Chain Optimization supply chain budgeting 60

SCMDOJO

MARCH 25, 2022

Although logistics represents a whole system of space/time interdependencies, we believe that the discussion of its history and its chronological evolution still requires extensive studies to explore its origin and its advance in time, from a new point of view. and J-P Rodrigue (2004)). The idea of ??working

Supply Chain Efficiency 138

Supply Chain Efficiency Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Optimization Logistics 138

SCMDOJO

AUGUST 16, 2023

The company has implemented sophisticated barcode scanning and point-of-sale systems to collect real-time data from its stores. By employing these technologies, Walmart gains valuable insights into customer buying behavior, sales trends, and inventory levels.

Supply Chain Efficiency 98

Supply Chain Efficiency Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Optimization Supply chain 98

Procurement Insights

APRIL 1, 2025

Impact: Ensures 95-100% usage by adapting to real-time requirements, avoiding static S2P features that lag (e.g., Power BI) and APIs maintain visibility, rivaling S2Ps 20-30% transparency gains. Beroe for intelligence, Keelvar for auctions) as priorities shift. unused tariff tools post-2024).

e2e 52

e2e Real-time Visibility Sourcing Strategic sourcing 52

Procurement Insights

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

The reference to “ Visibility” with a single source of truth ” – How often do we hear that phrase used in 2023 suggests that we still haven’t achieved it yet. If Cisco has achieved a single source of truth visibility, maybe we should look at how they did it and emulate them?

supply chain software solutions 72

supply chain software solutions Supply Chain Efficiency Supply chain Real-time Visibility 72

Procurement Insights

MAY 27, 2024

” By the time Greg Brady and Ranjit Notani began their journey, I had already sold my company and was moving on to my next challenge. Businesses must take an outside-in network view and together serve the end consumer.” ” 30

Real-time Visibility 81

Real-time Visibility supply chain software solutions Supply Chain Efficiency e2e 81