Procurement Insights

JULY 2, 2025

In the July 2008 Procurement Insights post Procurement considerations when dealing with a merger? (A Unfortunately, an extemporal supply base was a byproduct of the transactions, leaving the acquiring company with a highly suspicious, deeply segmented group of suppliers. FROM CANDY.

Supply Chain Optimization

SCMDOJO

APRIL 11, 2025

Supply chains are particularly vulnerable during recessions. Economic downturns can disrupt the flow of goods, increase operational costs, and reduce profit margins. These disruptions can occur due to decreased consumer demand, supplier instability, or logistical challenges.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain

Procurement Insights

JANUARY 3, 2025

Here’s a breakdown of the shifts over this period: 2011: Procurement as a Tactical Function Primary Focus on Cost Savings : In 2011, CFOs largely viewed procurement as a cost-control function , tasked with negotiating contracts, reducing spend, and maintaining compliance with budgets.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain

Procurement Insights

MAY 3, 2025

Ariba) was niche, and spreadsheets remained standard for supplier data and budgeting. 2007 97% Slight decline as early cloud solutions emerged, but spreadsheets dominated due to familiarity and cost. 2008 97% Financial crisis increased reliance on cost-effective tools like Excel. Google Sheets gained share in SMEs.

Procurement

Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 15, 2025

Equipment spending must reduce costs immediately while ensuring lasting returns. Initially catering to corporate clients, USM shifted focus during the 2008 recession to address residential needs, highlighting the versatility of its modular products. appeared first on Supply Chain Game Changer™. In 2024, U.S.

Supply Chain Efficiency

SCMDOJO

MARCH 28, 2023

Blockchain technology is revolutionizing the way businesses manage their supply chains. By providing a secure and transparent way to track products from their origin to their final destination, blockchain for supply chain can help increase efficiency, reduce costs, and improve trust between suppliers and customers.

Supply Chain Efficiency

SCMDOJO

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

It is arguably true that supplier performance management is considered a business practice for measuring, analyzing, and managing supplier performance to reduce cost, and risk and also drive continuous improvement. Managing and optimizing a supplier’s performance is as essential as it is difficult.

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