Una

JUNE 13, 2023

If you're looking to land your next sourcing role, bring your A-game to the procurement job interview. Research the company, showcase both hard and soft skills, and ask the right questions to prove you're the best person for the job. Download Una’s playbook on how to facilitate sourcing efficiency and profitability.

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Procurement Tactics

APRIL 19, 2023

In this article, We will tell you what are sustainability goals and their importance in your procurement process. Once you are done reading this article, you will know how important it is to set goals in sustainability. Thus, you will be able to keep up with the fluctuations in your supply chain. Why is it Important?

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Procurement Tactics

AUGUST 9, 2022

33 Procurement Interview Questions in 2022. For this article, we will discuss some tips on how to select a vendor. After you finish this article, you will be able to implement some tips in selecting a vendor in your organization. Frequently asked questions. First Name. Download Free PDF. It is also known as a supplier. .

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MAY 27, 2020

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. 10 Vital Supply Chain Lessons from the Coronavirus Pandemic! Post-pandemic article and permission to publish here provided by Joe Carson, CEO of Spend Strategies, LLC. For supply chain professionals, supply chains and our underlying assumptions will certainly need to adapt.

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 20, 2023

In case you want to prep for a procurement interview role, check out our blog ‘ 15 Essential Procurement Interview Questions and Their Answers ‘ About the Author – Dr Muddassir Ahmed Dr MuddassirAhmed is the Founder & CEO of SCMDOJO. We’ve got you covered.

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Procurement Software

MAY 9, 2023

NOTE: We will update this article approx. every 6 months. Art of Procurement recently added a second podcast to its schedule, called Procurement 6. The Sourcing Hero The Sourcing Hero is a collaboration between outsourced group purchasing organisation Una and Art of Procurement.

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Supply Chain Trend

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Many which I’ve highlighted over the years in blogs and articles. We will decide and response faster in our supply chain and make higher quality operational and strategic decisions. I believe that soon enough it will become a must to provide new roles to young graduates for them to be interested in working in supply chain.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

FEBRUARY 16, 2020

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. IKEA article originally published by, and permission to publish here provided by, Sam Jenks at [link] . In fact, it made me think of a specific chapter I read from Magnus Carlsson’s Strategic Sourcing and Category Management: Lessons Learned at IKEA. Subscribe Here! Email Address.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

JULY 19, 2023

Other use cases where generative AI models can help life sciences organizations unleash competitive advantage are: Summarization : call center interactions, documents such as financial reports, analyst articles, emails, news, media trends and more. Supply Chain: Demand forecasting, supply chain optimization, risk assessment and mitigation.

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Empowering CPO

JUNE 27, 2023

But the question remains: how can businesses tap into the potential of spend analysis to drive their growth trajectory? This is a question we at EmpoweringCPO can help answer. This includes all expenditure data from different sources across an organization, such as invoices, purchase orders, and credit card transactions.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

APRIL 18, 2024

It might answer questions about local culture and geography, even personalizing them based on the passenger’s interests. One organization reported saving approximately USD 6 per call served by its LLM-powered customer service system, translating to a 90% cost reduction, a significant justification for increased gen AI investment.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

In fact, it made me think of a specific chapter I read from Magnus Carlsson’s Strategic Sourcing and Category Management: Lessons Learned at IKEA. In 1995 IKEA faced an organizational shift in purchasing and sourcing methodology. Now bear with me here…. They wanted to expand their production, and become more competitive globally.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Our fundamental objective at Supply Chain Game Changer is to share experiences and expertise and lessons learned. Mistakes & set-backs are the great source for development opportunity. John Heffernan, Chief Supply Chain Officer at ModusLink. Subscribe Here!

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