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

DECEMBER 9, 2020

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Inventory 98

Inventory supply chain software solutions Management Supply Chain Optimization 98

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

Una

JANUARY 8, 2024

Value-Creation Maestro You invest a bit more in fuel-efficient, low-maintenance vehicles with a longer lifespan. The value here isn't just held in the initial cost but in the total cost of ownership, environmental impact, and overall efficiency. Process & Operational Efficiency Efficiency is the name of the game.

supply chain budgeting 52

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

ivalua

MARCH 16, 2020

As an international technology group with about 10,000 employees, Körber offers products, solutions and services that inspire. The close cooperation between supply chain management and internal stakeholders as well as external partners made a major contribution to this.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 49

Agile and Lean Supply Chain Procurement Supply Chain Efficiency Chief Procurement Officer 49

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. All crucial components when knowing exactly where you are, and where you want to be.

Procurement 52

Procurement supply chain software solutions Contract Agile and Lean Supply Chain 52

IBM Supply Chain Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2023

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. Typically, the chain leases its stores and keeps them small and bare bones, saving money on real estate and extensive labor costs.

Business strategy 78

Business strategy Strategy Leadership Ethics 78

Solvoyo

JULY 9, 2020

Solvoyo’s Development & DevOps teams were able to switch to remote working in a matter of hours while ensuring critical systems and projects kept running. Thanks to putting agile and resilient plans in place well ahead of the crisis, we were ready pretty quickly. Solvoyo has built strong DevOps since its foundation.

supply chain software solutions 52

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

Empowering CPO

JUNE 14, 2023

Whether you’re a procurement professional looking to stay ahead of the curve, a business leader seeking to drive efficiency, or simply someone interested in business innovation, this post is for you. These technologies enable better supplier evaluation, improved contract management, predictive analytics, and enhanced transparency.

Innovation 52

Innovation Procurement Supply Chain Efficiency Sustainability 52

IBM Supply Chain Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Healthcare, insurance and education are more hesitant due to the legal and compliance efforts to which they must adhere—and the lack of insight, transparency and regulation in generative AI. Code generation : Software developers and programmers use generative AI to write code.

Data 125

Data Ethics Quality Project management 125

IBM Supply Chain Blog

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Modular design: subdividing sophisticated systems into simple modules in order to more efficiently organize complex processes. Offering an integrate portfolio for managing requirements, workflow and testing, as well as systems design modeling.

Sustainability 40

Sustainability Strategy Innovation Product development 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

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

IBM Supply Chain Blog

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Create an agile company with the capacity to adapt quickly to market changes. Ideally, a well-defined business strategy must impact every department and aspect of an organization, providing clear priorities and objectives across teams like marketing, research and development and HR.

Business strategy 76

Business strategy Strategy Leadership Price 76

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. Empowering your hybrid cloud strategy A pivotal aspect of modern IT environments blends the cost-efficiency, scalability, privacy and dependability advantages of both private and public clouds.

Data 74

Data Demand Innovation Strategy 74

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

Supply Chain Trend

OCTOBER 29, 2021

New Wave 3 Technology can empower a more efficient and responsive planning process. 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). TRADITIONAL IBP AND PLANNING TECHNOLOGY. Lacking insights.

Supply Chain Optimization 78

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

Empowering CPO

MAY 4, 2023

Importance of procurement in modern businesses In today’s fast-paced and competitive business landscape, procurement plays a crucial role in driving efficiency, cost savings, and overall success. Greater transparency: Real-time tracking of procurement activities allows for better monitoring and control of the entire process.

Procurement 52

Procurement Procurement strategies Cost of ownership Supply Chain Efficiency 52

IBM Supply Chain Blog

JUNE 29, 2023

A digital thread is a digital representation of a product’s lifecycle , from design to manufacturing to maintenance and beyond, providing a seamless flow of data that connects all aspects of the lifecycle. However, the impact of each technology will vary depending on manufacturer needs.

Data 58

Data Collaboration Product development Sustainability 58

Zycus Cognitive Procurement

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Organizations are looking to CPOs to take on broader and deeper strategic initiatives to create a future proof supply chain. Learn more: AI and ML for Cognitive Procurement in the Value Chain. What Covid-19 did to firms globally is no secret. The need for Digital Transformation has increased by 20% as compared to 2019.

Procurement 40

Procurement Eprocurement Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Efficiency 40

IBM Supply Chain Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2023

OLAP systems are designed to efficiently process and analyze large multidimensional datasets, while AI techniques extract insights and make predictions from OLAP data. Challenges of adopting cloud-based OLAP solutions Cloud adoption for OLAP databases has become common due to scalability, elasticity and cost-efficiency advantages.

Data 64

Data Strategic planning Value analysis Cost optimization 64

IBM Supply Chain Blog

JUNE 29, 2023

To maintain their competitiveness and overcome today’s challenges, manufacturers have had to make agility and adaptability top priorities. Furthermore, AI can help manufacturers implement predictive maintenance systems and processes, streamline supply chain management, and identify and address workplace safety hazards proactively.

Supply Chain Optimization 59

Supply Chain Optimization Agile and Lean Supply Chain Sustainability Supply Chain Efficiency 59

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. This allows one single message to be sent more efficiently than covering the material one supplier at a time.

Supplier relationship management 44

Supplier relationship management Suppliers Management Agile and Lean Supply Chain 44