Let's Talk Supply Chain

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

 Last week on episode three of our WiseTech Global mini-series, we tackled one of supply chains most difficult, yet most important, topics – risk. One of the many lessons that the pandemic taught us was the importance of ensuring that robust risk management is incorporated into our supply chain strategies.

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ivalua

JUNE 16, 2021

The pandemic was a wake-up call for businesses worldwide, who struggled to overcome operational disruption — everything from the transition to remote working, to supply chain chaos. MENA countries import a lot of food; disrupted supply chains and price increases mean potential food shortages. Enter eProcurement.

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World of Procurement blog

MAY 8, 2024

Value-add : Procurement aims to add value by optimizing processes, consolidating spend, and building supplier relationships. How can procurement help achieve those aims through better supplier relationships and spending optimization? Supplier Management Supplier management is a critical component of the procurement process.

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Empowering CPO

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

As businesses seek agility, cost optimization, and data-driven decision-making, AI-powered solutions are becoming indispensable for procurement professionals. It ensures that procurement partners collaborate with reliable vendors, reducing supply chain disruptions. Data governance ensures reliable insights.

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World of Procurement blog

MAY 8, 2024

What is Supply Chain Management (SCM) Supply Chain Management (SCM) is the management of the flow of goods, services, information and finances as they move from raw materials to final product, from manufacturer to consumer. Optimized supply chains lead to improved profit margins.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

APRIL 25, 2024

BPR examples are not one-time projects, but rather examples of a continuous journey of innovation and change focused on optimizing end-to-end processes and eliminating redundancies. It typically focuses on achieving dramatic, transformative changes to existing processes.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

How many people make a New Year’s resolution to “Lean” yourself out only to abandon it shortly thereafter? What do you do when your Lean program at work suffers the same fate? In this case one of the areas I wanted to understand was whether or not there was a Lean program in operation. And it needed a reboot.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

Check out 10 Signs You Should Reboot Your Lean Program! Implementing a Lean program on the Manufacturing floor, in a Warehouse operation, or in a Distribution Centre is challenging enough. And your Lean program has at its core the objective of making these operations as efficient as possible. Email Address. Environment.

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Supply Chain Opz

JANUARY 17, 2017

Supply Chain Management is complex and truly mastered by few. For those of us who have made our careers in supply chain, one of the great challenges, and the attraction of the discipline, is the variety of differing opinions about what constitutes ‘excellence in supply chain’ and how it can be best achieved.

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World of Procurement blog

APRIL 23, 2024

In this era of the "fourth industrial revolution," it is crucial for organizations to re-evaluate and upgrade their procurement frameworks and supply chain technologies. Delve into the current procurement processes, identify areas of inefficiency, and chart out a pathway for optimization and tech-driven enhancement.

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World of Procurement blog

APRIL 23, 2024

In this era of the "fourth industrial revolution," it is crucial for organizations to re-evaluate and upgrade their procurement frameworks and supply chain technologies. Delve into the current procurement processes, identify areas of inefficiency, and chart out a pathway for optimization and tech-driven enhancement.

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Solvoyo

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Supply Chain is a core business function tasked to manage multiple business operations such as production, inventory, order fulfillment, and transportation simultaneously. In fact, the supply chain people are expected to be super-heroes. How can they manage all this simultaneously?

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Pipefy

JANUARY 11, 2023

Following recent unprecedented events and disruptions, one thing has become clear: procurement optimization is no longer just about cost-effectiveness or efficiency. . This shift has become necessary as procurement departments are tasked by management with new strategic duties. What is a procurement transformation roadmap?

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Supply Chain Brain

JULY 9, 2018

At Schneider Electric , the global purveyor of energy management and industrial automation systems, the cloud presented an opportunity to undertake a wholesale digital transformation of its supply chain. The company is taking equal care in phasing in the “orchestration” of its supply chain in the cloud.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 15, 2021

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Featuring Our 12 Best Change Management Articles! In Business, in Supply Chain, or in any other professional pursuit, most everyone is faced with VUCA, that is, Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity. Subscribe Here! Email Address. Addressing VUCA.

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SCMDOJO

MARCH 25, 2022

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. Rider (1970)).

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Una

OCTOBER 9, 2023

How to Implement a Strategic Sourcing Process A play-by-play manual showing how to implement a strategic sourcing process that aligns with your organization’s goals, optimizes spend, and creates long-term value. By proactively addressing risks, organizations can safeguard their supply chains and drive efficiencies.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

While rebuild results in maximum benefit, there is a need for high degree of investment, whereas rehost is about moving applications and data as such to cloud without any optimization and this requires less investments while value is low. We will explore key areas of acceleration with an example in this article.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Efforts to lean on your in-house resources could prove futile. Originally written for Supply Chain Game Changer and published on November 9, 2022. appeared first on Supply Chain Game Changer™. Subscribe Here! Email Address.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JANUARY 10, 2019

Article provided to Supply Chain Game Changer by Katalin Brennan at Eyvo E-Procurement. In a 2017 study of team personality , researchers pointed out the importance of having a good mix of personalities to achieve optimal team performance. procurement #purchasing #leadership #transformation #change. Subscribe Here!

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FourKites

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Amidst this complicated landscape, the companies that come out ahead will be those agile enough to adjust to changing dynamics both quickly and efficiently. This decline indicates better planning and optimization, just as we saw around the spike in shipments on Amazon Prime Day. Retail and Essentials Are Rallying.

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Pipefy

MARCH 6, 2023

Following recent events like the pandemic, the shift to non-office work models, and supply chain pressures, the demand for business process transformation has accelerated. Many leaders today realize that a radical change is needed to keep up with changing business environments and requirements.

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ivalua

DECEMBER 8, 2020

They configured their eSourcing technology to run high volume forward auctions to optimize the price received on used handsets. Technology has become easier to use and leaders place more focus on change management. New revenue opportunities, more sustainable and agile supply chains, accelerated innovation.

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SCMDOJO

MARCH 7, 2023

But in case you haven’t come across it yet, let us briefly touch on what it is and its concept regarding supply chain management and what Transactional Process Improvement Kaizen really is. It’s a mechanism used to eliminate waste in lean manufacturing principles. The specified stages are highlighted below: 1.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 11, 2018

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. I consider Paul to be an elite Supply Chain leader.

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Empowering CPO

JUNE 14, 2023

Market volatility, globalization, and changing customer expectations have made procurement more complex than ever before. Organizations are now expected to not only manage cost but also to ensure supply chain resilience, mitigate risks, and contribute to strategic objectives. Case Studies of Innovative Procurement A.

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Jaggaer

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Optimizing cost, in the order of a 20-25% reduction on the current situation, is therefore a must in order to survive. Spend management and procurement will play a key role in enabling banks to achieve their efficiency targets while managing supply chain risks,” he added.

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Empowering CPO

JUNE 22, 2023

Spend analysis, a cornerstone of procurement and supply chain management, is the process of collecting, cleansing, classifying, and analyzing expenditure data with the goal of reducing procurement costs, improving efficiency, and monitoring compliance. But how do we fuel the engine of strategic sourcing?

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Supply Chain Game Changer

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. For many people who work in Supply Chain Management, or for those on the outside, it functions on the foundation of processes, formulae, and metrics. This is very much the core of Supply Chain education and certification as well. Subscribe Here! Email Address.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

APRIL 21, 2023

As many as 4 out of 10 finance leaders surveyed are already piloting, implementing or optimizing AI in key areas, including financial planning and analysis, order to cash, general accounting and reporting, and purchase to pay. A culture and atmosphere that embraces change can be helpful in driving innovation.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

JULY 26, 2023

The aim is to optimize resource allocation by ensuring funds are allocated to activities that align with strategic objectives and generate the highest value. It allows for better adaptation to changing circumstances, emerging priorities, and new opportunities. ZBB, on the other hand, is not bound by past spending patterns.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

DECEMBER 9, 2018

Any change management initiative that you undertake likely has a lot of moving parts. When you are leading a change management project there is a time and place for details and there is a time and place for a simpler, higher level representation. . Change #Lean #SupplyChain #SCM #Business #Leadership.

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Empowering CPO

JUNE 27, 2023

Within this domain, spend analysis plays a pivotal role in enabling informed decision-making and optimizing procurement processes. Process Optimization: Redesigning procurement processes to eliminate inefficiencies, minimize manual interventions, and enhance collaboration among stakeholders.

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Solvoyo

MARCH 5, 2021

For businesses of all sizes, the digital transformation of supply chain planning became the most important initiative. . Considering this surge in digital transformation and the changing needs of 2021, here are some insights and tips for embarking on Supply Chain Digital Transformation projects.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

Check out 10 Signs You Should Reboot Your Lean Program! I decided that I would introduce Lean process improvement techniques to this company. I came from a Manufacturing, Operations and Supply Chain background so I spent a career surrounded by the application of Lean methodologies. Subscribe Here! Email Address.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 22, 2018

Check out The Digital Supply Chain! Supply Chain 4.0 SCM #SupplyChain #Leadership #Change #Transformation #Process #Lean. appeared first on Supply Chain Game Changer™. The post Struggling with Process Ownership? Perhaps it’s a Failure to Communicate!

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 6, 2019

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Initiatives are being put in place to make these statements a reality, but are these organizations agile enough to shift strategies, process and operations — for real? Procurement is a business function that has undergone a lot of change in the last few years. Subscribe Here!

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