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The Oldest Procurement Blogs in the Procurement Industry

Procurement Insights

Sourcing Innovation Launch Date: June 2006 Overview: Authored by Michael Lamoureux, a Computer Science PhD, Sourcing Innovation focuses on procurement technology, strategic sourcing, and supply chain management. It targets professionals seeking data-driven insights and innovative practices. SM Commodities Index with IHS Markit).

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The One Point Analysts Are Missing? Technology Is IRRELEVANT!

Procurement Insights

Reference : JD Edwards Baan : Overview : The Baan Corporation offered ERP solutions with procurement components, focusing on manufacturing and project-based industries. Significance : Baan’s software emphasized integration across the supply chain, including procurement processes.

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Procurement Decentralization 20 Years Later

Procurement Insights

Below is Part 6 of the 7-Part Dangerous Supply Chain Myths series , where I provide an extensive breakdown of the ISM, CAPS, and AT Kearney report originally released in May 2007. Are you in the software business or the procurement business? In this situation the software errantly becomes the focal point.

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ERP Agent Swarms In The Age Of Intake And Orchestration And The Agent-Based Metaprise Model

Procurement Insights

” – Procurement Insights (2024) ERP Agent Swarms refer to the use of multiple autonomous, intelligent software agents working collaboratively within an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system. Adaptability: Agents respond quickly to changing conditions, such as supply chain disruptions or sudden changes in demand.

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History and Evolution of Supply Chain and Logistics

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In the current era, it is clear that new modes of production are concomitant with new modes of distribution, which advances the field of logistics, the science of physical distribution or even supply chain management. Reminder of Key Definitions – Logistics & Supply Chain Management. and J-P Rodrigue (2004)).

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Melissa Drew on Fast Talk, AI, and Closing the Gender Gap in Supply Chain

Let's Talk Supply Chain

With a decade hallmarked so far by constant disruption, consumers are more aware of supply chain and how industry shortages , the gender gap in supply chain, and climate events impact their daily lives and local communities. A term that once only resonated with industry insiders is everywhere.

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Is Cisco Really Driving 21st Century Supply Chain Innovation? (Revisiting the 2007 Cisco Post in 2023)

Procurement Insights

Recognizing “the challenging piece” is linked” to understanding “the kind of interaction you want to resolve with customers and supply chain partners.” Earlier this year, World Trade Magazine’s Neil Shister wrote an article titled “The 21 st Century Supply Chain: Cisco Builds a Supply Chain.”