SCMDOJO

DECEMBER 14, 2023

In supply chain management, total lead time is a crucial metric encompassing the period from customer order to delivery, be it in B2B or B2C scenarios. Production Lead Time: Encompassing manufacturing, quality control, assembly, and related processes. Improved forecasting contributes to better overall supply chain planning.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 98

Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Efficiency Supply Chain Optimization Real-time Visibility 98

Procurement Leaders

JUNE 13, 2022

With the company rapidly becoming a leader in smoke-free products, including heated tobacco devices and e-cigarettes, it successfully built a supply base in the highly competitive electronic devices market. This at times made it difficult to deliver the speed, agility and efficiency expected by the wider organisation.

Collaboration 130

Collaboration Strategy Product development Supply Chain Efficiency 130

Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 7, 2021

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Supply Chain Investment Challenges – Real and Imagined! Minimum Viable Product article and permission to publish here provided by Julia Beyers. Things like alignment between your product and the rest of your Startup vision are very important and not to be taken easily.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 112

Agile and Lean Supply Chain Product development Supply chain Import 112

TYA Suite

MAY 13, 2025

Over time, these enhanced collaborations improve supply chain stability and can even lead to co-innovation opportunities. Agility in response to market changes In todays fast-paced market, businesses must be agile and responsive to changing conditions, whether it's fluctuating raw material prices or sudden shifts in consumer demand.

Procurement 40

Procurement Supply Chain Efficiency supply chain budgeting Raw materials 40

EazyStock

APRIL 28, 2022

What does supply chain optimization mean? Put simply, supply chain optimization means using technology to get inventory to the right place at the right time – at the lowest cost and highest profit for your business. Supply chain optimization best practice. Build buffers into the supply chain.

Supply Chain Optimization 52

Supply Chain Optimization Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Efficiency Supply chain 52

EazyStock

APRIL 28, 2022

What does supply chain optimization mean? Put simply, supply chain optimization means using technology to get inventory to the right place at the right time – at the lowest cost and highest profit for your business. Supply chain optimization best practice. Build buffers into the supply chain.

Supply Chain Optimization 52

Supply Chain Optimization Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Efficiency Supply chain 52

The Good Spending

AUGUST 16, 2022

Why is supply chain collaboration essential? Once, I was asked what makes the supply chain important to a company. Shadow procurement, supply chain, and logistics have become standard for many companies. The supply chain is the most collaborative function in the business.

Supply Chain Efficiency 52

Supply Chain Efficiency Collaboration Supply Chain Optimization supply chain budgeting 52

Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 10, 2018

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. Making The Right Choices.

Collaboration 66

Collaboration Supply Chain Optimization Agile and Lean Supply Chain supply chain budgeting 66

Una

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Implementing a Just-in-Time supply chain keeps your warehousing lean and at just the right level to meet demand. Procurement should also collaborate with suppliers to identify cost savings opportunities, explore new product development, and identify ways to improve efficiencies.

Procurement strategies 98

Procurement strategies Strategy Procurement Agile and Lean Supply Chain 98

Let's Talk Supply Chain

JANUARY 9, 2023

As a global technology company, they provide networked innovation, quality, and compliance solutions to consumer brands that want to reduce supply chain risk, innovate faster, speed up business processes, and take control of data. IN THIS EPISODE WE DISCUSS: [06.31] Gary’s background and how, and why, it led him to founding TraceGains.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 52

Agile and Lean Supply Chain Food and Beverage Supply Chain supply chain software solutions Supply Chain Efficiency 52

Finale Inventory

JULY 15, 2024

Defining Just in Time (JIT) Inventory Just in Time (JIT) inventory, also known as lean inventory or zero inventory, is a management approach that emphasizes minimizing inventory levels by receiving goods only when they are needed for production or sale. Quality Control: JIT inventory places a strong emphasis on zero defects.

Inventory 52

Inventory Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Efficiency Real-time Visibility 52

Supply Chain Trend

OCTOBER 29, 2021

If we look back over the history of supply-chain planning, we can properly say we are in the third wave of integrated supply-chain planning software (Van Hove, 2019). New Product Review, a Demand Review, a Supply Review, and a Management Business Review. TRADITIONAL IBP AND PLANNING TECHNOLOGY.

Supply Chain Optimization 78

Supply Chain Optimization supply chain budgeting Agile and Lean Supply Chain supply chain software solutions 78

Finale Inventory

JULY 24, 2024

Good inventory management ensures that products are available to meet customer demand while keeping excess stock and storage costs to a minimum. It bridges supply and demand, balancing the need to have enough products in stock to fulfill orders promptly with minimizing carrying costs and avoiding stockouts.

Inventory 52

Inventory Supply Chain Efficiency Management Order Fulfillment 52

IBM Supply Chain Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

The process demands high-level skills and resources, but the results are more likely to be compliant, custom-tailored and business-specific. Key considerations: Tech stack: Ensure your existing technology infrastructure can handle the demands of AI models and data processing.

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Data Ethics Quality Project management 118

Finale Inventory

JULY 15, 2024

Unlike brick-and-mortar stores, ecommerce businesses face intense competition and rapidly changing consumer demands. By aligning inventory levels with customer demand, ecommerce businesses can avoid issues associated with overstocking or slow-moving products.

Inventory 52

Inventory Supply Chain Optimization supply chain software solutions Supply Chain Efficiency 52

The Good Spending

JUNE 15, 2022

Instead of looking at the act of buying as a spontaneous event, researchers viewed it as a series of patterns explained by the nature of actors, demands, and relationships. T hese routine activities leverage integrated automated systems, enabling supply chain visibility.

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supply chain budgeting Buyers Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Optimization 52

IBM Supply Chain Blog

APRIL 25, 2024

BPR examples: Use cases Streamlining supply chain management Using BPR for supply chain optimization involves a meticulous reassessment and redesign of every step, including logistics, inventory management and procurement.

Supply Chain Efficiency 57

Supply Chain Efficiency Supply Chain Optimization supply chain budgeting supply chain software solutions 57

IBM Supply Chain Blog

JUNE 29, 2023

Manufacturing has undergone a major digital transformation in the last few years, with technological advancements, evolving consumer demands and the COVID-19 pandemic serving as major catalysts for change. Here, we’ll discuss the major manufacturing trends that will change the industry in the coming year.

Supply Chain Optimization 54

Supply Chain Optimization Agile and Lean Supply Chain Sustainability Supply Chain Efficiency 54

IBM Supply Chain Blog

JANUARY 9, 2024

A revolution across revenue operations, customer engagement, employee satisfaction and the seamless flow of product development and delivery. Scaling AI for better business outcomes and impact AI has transitioned from peripheral to core business driver, demanding optimized infrastructure for high-performance AI workloads.

Data 66

Data Demand Innovation Strategy 66

Jaggaer

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Ensuring supply continuity moves down a place and combating inflationary pressures is at number three. However, it’s fair to say that procurement is really in the pressure cooker right now, with all kinds of new and conflicting demands such as ESG, diversity, compliance and risk management. Which are our strategic suppliers?

Supply Chain Optimization 52

Supply Chain Optimization Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Efficiency Contract 52

IBM Supply Chain Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2023

As the company grew, it was able to take advantage of its ubiquity to demand lower prices from suppliers and sell goods for even less over time. Starbucks also paid careful attention to its supply chain, ensuring is products were ethically sourced and offering specialty drinks that in some geographic locations could be difficult to find.

Business strategy 69

Business strategy Strategy Leadership supply chain budgeting 69

Barkers Procurement

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

The right digital procurement technology can centralise spend data, identify trends and compliance to metrics, pinpoint opportunities, and simplify supply chain decisions as a result. The demands of stakeholders are obliging businesses to devise new ESG policies that teams must follow.

Procurement 52

Procurement supply chain software solutions Contract supply chain budgeting 52

Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Supplier relationship management is a process for developing and managing collaborative relationships with suppliers at all levels to achieve the required business objectives and overall supply chain strategy. Tactical communications include daily interactions and updates on supply.

Supplier relationship management 44

Supplier relationship management Suppliers Management Agile and Lean Supply Chain 44

IBM Supply Chain Blog

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

If you want to make sustainable products today, dabbling at the edges no longer suffices. For example, 80% of a product’s lifetime emissions is determined by product design. Achieving sustainability demands a transformation of thought. You must start at the design phase.

Sustainability 40

Sustainability Strategy Product development Innovation 40

IBM Supply Chain Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Scalability and elasticity : OLAP engines will be highly scalable and elastic, automatically scaling up or down to handle fluctuating data volumes and user demands, optimizing resource utilization and cost efficiency. Next-generation cloud OLAP database engines are expected to bring significant advancements.

Data 57

Data Strategic planning Value analysis Price 57

IBM Supply Chain Blog

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Create an agile company with the capacity to adapt quickly to market changes. Businesses deploying a focus strategy aim to capture a specific market rather than exponentially expand their customer base through low pricing or novel product development. Facilitate long-term planning as the organization grows.

Business strategy 67

Business strategy Strategy Leadership Price 67

Una

JANUARY 8, 2024

Businesses that constantly shake things up – whether in product development, processes, or business models – stay ahead of the curve. Procurement can promote employee value all the way down the value chain by ensuring suppliers comply with fair labor practices, ethical standards, and employee well-being.

supply chain budgeting 52

supply chain budgeting Supply Chain Efficiency Agile and Lean Supply Chain Purchasing 52

World of Procurement blog

MAY 23, 2024

To mitigate supply chain risks and improve business continuity by reducing dependence on many small suppliers. Working closely with fewer suppliers also enhances supply chain transparency and resilience. Having capacity contingencies is ideal to mitigate supply chain risks.

Supplier consolidation 52

Supplier consolidation Suppliers Supply Chain Efficiency supply chain budgeting 52

Procurement Software

MARCH 5, 2024

FRDM FRDM is a software company specialising in supply chain risk management. Their software is designed for multinational corporations managing complex supply chains. It helps large enterprises like Virgin, Coca-Cola, Boeing, and IBM map, monitor, and mitigate ESG risks across their global supply chains.

Real-time Visibility 52

Real-time Visibility supply chain software solutions Procurement Supply Chain Efficiency 52

Empowering CPO

JUNE 14, 2023

Organizations are now expected to not only manage cost but also to ensure supply chain resilience, mitigate risks, and contribute to strategic objectives. These demands necessitate a shift from traditional, transactional procurement to more innovative, strategic models that are responsive to the changing business environment.

Innovation 52

Innovation Procurement Supply Chain Efficiency Sustainability 52

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. This includes initiatives aimed at improving product development, customer experiences, and operational efficiency.

e2e 52

e2e Supply Chain Efficiency Real-time Visibility Change management 52

Empowering CPO

MAY 4, 2023

By effectively managing the purchasing process, companies can better control their expenditures and optimize their supply chain, ensuring the availability of the right products and services at the right time. Some of the key benefits include: 1. Implement Centralized Procurement A.

Procurement 52

Procurement Procurement strategies Cost of ownership Supply Chain Efficiency 52

Let's Talk Supply Chain

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

  Today I’m joined by Blue Yonder , the number one supply chain platform delivering more growth, less waste, and amazing customer experiences Blue Yonder is the world leader in digital supply chain and omni-channel commerce fulfillment. and an MBA from Indiana University.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 52

Agile and Lean Supply Chain supply chain budgeting Supply Chain Efficiency supply chain software solutions 52

SCMDOJO

DECEMBER 5, 2024

The Four Stages of the Product Life Cycle Introduction: Inventory products are usually on-demand products that make their demand once launched. Growth: Once the product starts gaining popularity and gets recognized with good words, the demand increases and is adjusted according to the inventory levels.

Management 94

Management Supply Chain Optimization Inventory Supply Chain Visibility 94