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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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What is Purchase Price Variance (PPV) and How to Calculate it?

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A favorable variance indicates that the company is spending less than planned, whereas a positive outcome means the company is spending more than the planned budget. Every business aims to increase its profit margin, and one effective way to achieve this is by cutting costs. per unit, reducing the actual cost to $90,000.

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Bezos? Jeff Bezos? What does he have to do with anything related to procurement and supply chain?

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Hansen’s early concepts—especially his 1998 frameworks involving agent-based modeling , the Metaprise , time-zone polling , and advanced self-learning algorithms —share fundamental DNA with the adaptive, decentralized, and data-rich supply chain models later refined and scaled by Jeff Bezos at Amazon. MODEL 2 Jon W.

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20 Years Of Procurement And Spreadsheets: An Accelerated Decline?

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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. 2010 96% Spreadsheets remained dominant; CIPS blog notes their use in procurement despite growing e-procurement interest.

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Supply Chain Collaboration – The New Way to Drive Value!

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Supply chain collaboration is a hot topic today and no wonder: companies that collaborate effectively across the supply chain have enjoyed dramatic reductions in inventories and costs, together with improvements in speed, service levels, and customer satisfaction. Subscribe Here! Email Address.

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The Future of xP&A and Supply Chain Planning – Part 1

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In two articles, based on the webinar “XP&A in action: Enhancing FP&A Agility with Supply Chain Planning” , I will discuss the future of xP&A and supply chain planning. Although there might be a renewed interest, a formalised integration between supply chain planning and finance is not a new idea.

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6 Tips to Maintain Quality in Aerospace Manufacturing!

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Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. In the US alone, over a thousand planes crashed in 2010. In fact, a large part of the quality assurance budget of aerospace parts manufacturers should be for administering a QMS. appeared first on Supply Chain Game Changer™. Subscribe Here! Email Address.

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