Procurement Insights

MARCH 1, 2024

In other words, your organization gains control of it’s spend environment by relinquishing centralized functional control in favor of operational efficiencies originating on the front lines. This is the cornerstone of agent-based modeling. Delivery performance and product quality also improved dramatically.)”

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Procurement Supply Chain Efficiency Buyers Quality 78

Procurement Insights

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Information technology plays a significant role in supporting relationships between the customer and the supplier using electronic data interchange to share data between both sides, this technology provides fast, accurate information and business efficiency to the firm ( Mulligan and Gordon , 2002).

Suppliers 61

Suppliers Buyers Risk management Supply Chain Optimization 61

Supply Chain Game Changer

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Imagining the Supply Chain of the Future! At Supply Chain Game Changer we believe in sharing experiences and expertise from people in every industry and from across the globe. As such we have introduced our “Seasoned Leadership in Action™” Interview series at Supply Chain Game Changer.

Leadership 50

Leadership Supply Chain Efficiency supply chain software solutions Supply chain 50

Supply Chain Collaborator

MARCH 17, 2015

The short version is that 2014 came darn close (with 86 trucking and logistics companies acquired) to beating the record of 90 acquisitions set in 2007. To a lesser degree, there have been financial acquisitions too wherein investment companies seek to capitalize on the high demand and low supply of drivers.

Logistics 68

Logistics Buyers Supply Chain Efficiency Influencing 68

The Procuretech Podcast

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

This was around 2007. How do you complement the performance or the requirements of the service technician with the objectives of hitting an SLA but doing it on a cost efficient basis where you were not paying a lot to get these products? . Through the automation process,within 18 months, they went from 21 buyers down to three.

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Procurement supply chain software solutions Price Buyers 40

Procurement Insights

AUGUST 30, 2023

As you read this post originally published in May 2007 about “enabling technology and the emergence of the metaprise,” can the three-stage implementation framework be as successful today as it was back then? The Dangerous Supply Chain Myths series was based on my review of the ISM, CAPS and A.T.

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Real-time Visibility Procurement supply chain software solutions Buyers 52

Procurement Insights

OCTOBER 26, 2023

I am talking about a fully interactive, intuitive chatbot through which 90 percent of everyday procurement work can be effectively and efficiently managed. Maverick spend was not the result of obstinate buyers refusing to use the “new system.” This disconnect meant that other measures had to be taken. Back To Square One?

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Change management Management Contract Buyers 58