Arkestro

DECEMBER 12, 2023

A McKinsey survey found that 79% of shoppers are “trading down” this season, meaning they’re swapping purchases for cheaper alternatives or avoiding spending completely. When broken down by generation, Gen Z is the most likely to tighten their budget, while Gen Xers and Boomers are more likely to splurge.

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

Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

And What is Purchasing? From the starting point of the traditional buy-sell, transaction-based purchasing, the practice has moved through stages of change that redefines most aspect of the business. The fundamental objective of any organisation is lowering the cost of goods manufactured. Today reducing cost is no longer enough.

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Planergy

DECEMBER 29, 2022

That means working with agile partners, which most standard procurement strategies don’t account for. Marketing leaders must always be on the cutting edge, deeply understanding platforms, tools, new technologies, and options like influencer marketing. Use PLANERGY to manage purchasing and accounts payable.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 24, 2021

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. 10 Vital Supply Chain Lessons from the Coronavirus Pandemic! Companies rely on supply chain management to reduce costs and increase their production cycle. Subscribe Here! Email Address. The global chip shortage is here to stay?

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Empowering CPO

JUNE 14, 2023

These models are often accompanied by practices such as annual rate contracts, bulk buying, and just-in-time purchasing. The focus here is primarily on cost reduction, with procurement seen as a cost center rather than a value-add function. The necessity of incorporating sustainability into procurement practices.

Innovation 52

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Claritum

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

Looking at the fundamental differences between the organisations in context of those things that could influence supplier selection. The NfP also has a greater focus on adding social value to a supply chain. The financial factors we will include in this section relate to the different organisations approach to budgets and spend.

Supply Chain Efficiency 36

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Jaggaer

OCTOBER 8, 2019

With budgets not growing at an adequate pace, or even shrinking, procurement cannot deliver the value that digital transformation promises. They should also extend this digitalization to supply chain management (supplier portal, webEDI, etc.) This is precisely the approach that JAGGAER has adopted with the launch of JAGGAER ONE.

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SCMDOJO

MARCH 19, 2024

Discover Ways to Boost Supply Chain Visibility through Digital Marketing Supply chain visibility is essential for providing a superior customer experience and sustaining customer loyalty over time. Customers face significant frustrations that erode brand trust and sales without supply chain visibility.

Supply Chain Visibility 77

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Empowering CPO

JUNE 26, 2023

These actions lead to improved negotiation power, reduced costs, and enhanced overall procurement efficiency. Stronger supplier relationships lead to better pricing, improved service levels, and a more reliable supply chain. Risk Mitigation: Real-time spend visibility also plays a critical role in risk mitigation.

Real-time Visibility 40

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Pipefy

JANUARY 30, 2024

That’s where procurement, sourcing, and purchasing technology comes in. Because procurement teams provide critical insights to inform business strategy , identifying opportunities to cut costs is one of the most important ways they do this. P2P software can automate workflows and activities such as: Purchase request intake and review.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 52

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Positive Purchasing

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

I am sure you are comfortable being flexible and agile when buying something different, or sourcing from an alternative more sustainable supplier. In my book Category Management in Purchasing , I lay out the 5i® Category Management process in detail. Even with a c-suite sponsor, a mandate and a budget.

Sustainability 111

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Planergy

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Vertical Integration: By taking control of different stages of the production or distribution process, businesses can gain supply chain control, reduce costs, increase efficiency, and differentiate their products and services. What is Horizontal Integration?

Supply Chain Efficiency 52

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The Good Spending

JUNE 15, 2022

It presents industrial buying not as a single event but as an organizational decision-making process where multiple individuals decide on a purchase. New Tasks The first-time buyer seeks a wide variety of information to explore alternative purchasing solutions to their organizational task. globalization, disrupting value chains, etc.)

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HICX

AUGUST 31, 2023

It is a pivotal component of supply chains for organizations of all sizes due to the increasingly complex dynamics of today’s global market that interconnects organizations, suppliers and consumers. One area of supply chain management and strategy that has become increasingly important is Supplier Information Management (SIM).

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Pipefy

DECEMBER 18, 2023

The primary drivers of this strategic move heavily lean on increasing efficiency, improving productivity, reducing errors, and generating greater cost savings. Between this limited capacity and a need for agility, outsourced work primarily falls to strategic activities, transactional activities, and tech or support systems.

Procurement 52

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