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444: Women In Supply Chain, Gina Anderson

Let's Talk Supply Chain

In todays episode of Women in Supply Chain, Im joined by Gina Anderson software solutionist, high value business leader, supply chain and logistics expert, and C-Suite advisor. From truck drivers to CEOs, what these winners are doing matters to the future of all supply chains. This shows progress.

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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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Do ERP-centric environments help or hurt ProcureTech solution implementation Success?

Procurement Insights

SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics) and procuretech solutions (e.g., Historical flopslike Queensland Healths 2010 SAP payroll debacleshow ERP failures poisoning procurement downstream (vendor payments broke). As of March 3, 2025, the interplay between ERPs (e.g.,

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Sustainable Supply Chain Consulting — The Ultimate Guide

Procurement Tactics

Sustainable Supply Chain Consulting — The Ultimate Guide. Sustainable supply chain consulting firms are hired by many big businesses to help them with their goals. In this article, we will discuss what sustainable supply chain consulting firms are. What is Sustainability in Supply Chain?

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What would Gideon say about his namesake’s late AI converage?

Procurement Insights

Hansen was publicly referencing and implementing AI concepts in the late 1990s , notably through advanced self-learning algorithms in procurement and supply chain applications. Gartner , by contrast, did not feature artificial intelligence as a major topic until 20162017. By May 2017, it had risen to No. now cautiously reinforces.

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What does a 2015 article have to do with Hershey’s 2025 acquisition of LesserEvil for $750

Procurement Insights

There is more to e-procurement than software (Part 2) see the link in the Web Resources Section. Under the heading Candy and supply base synchronization, I wrote the following: How important is effective internal collaboration? If it did, then 85% of all e-procurement/supply chain initiatives would not fail.

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

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This is where Purchase Price Variance (PPV) plays a crucial role and as per Emiliani, (2010), helps strategy makers evaluate spending and create well-structured cost-saving strategies. To plan accurately one has to rely on real-time data analysis, through software solutions or excel based templates. References Garnder, S.

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