The Thomas Blog

JULY 12, 2022

Whether you are just starting with email marketing or you're already sending marketing emails every week, you know that emails are one of the best channels to sell — and smart marketers are always looking for new ways they can build relationships and grow revenue. Most Common Email Marketing Types. Welcome Emails.

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The Thomas Blog

AUGUST 2, 2022

If you're looking to expand your business into other markets, make sure your products meet industry requirements and you take the time to earn (and renew!) Growing textile companies see benefits from building content with topics related to woven vs. non-woven products and their materials' processes. appropriate certification.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 6, 2021

Tips to Improve Your Marketing Campaign! Market research techniques article and permission to publish here provided by Dan Martin. The answer to reaching your customers is marketing. Marketing comes in many forms such as billboards, commercials, and even dangerous publicity stunts. Knowing Your Target Market.

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Barkers Procurement

MAY 31, 2022

Coupa Inspire was a truly global event that brought together forward-thinking leaders, customers and fellow partners, an event which truly lived up to its moniker of being United By The Power of Spend! Accessing the market in an efficient and effective way has never been more important.

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Empowering CPO

JUNE 16, 2023

One of the essential tools to gaining this understanding is a process known as spend analysis. Brief Overview of Spend Analysis Spend analysis is a process that involves collecting, cleansing, classifying, and analyzing expenditure data with the purpose of decreasing procurement costs, improving efficiency, and monitoring compliance.

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Skill Dynamics

AUGUST 11, 2022

The amount you spend on any particular supplier is not the only factor needed to identify strategic suppliers. Procurement teams must also evaluate whether or not they anticipate a long-term relationship with the supplier to help the organization compete successfully in the market. Identifying your strategic suppliers.

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Empowering CPO

JUNE 26, 2023

As a leading procurement services company specializing in spend analysis, EmpoweringCPO understands the vital role that insightful data plays in driving informed decision-making and optimizing procurement processes. That’s why we are dedicated to providing our clients with the most up-to-date insights and expertise in spend analysis.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

“Spot Market Freight Indices Continue Surge to Three-Year Highs”. Truckload Carriers Pitch Rate Hikes Driven by ELDs, Driver Pay, Hot Market”. “The This trend shows few signs of abating due to the additional pressures and costs incurred by the ELD mandate which has been forcing many small carriers out of the market.

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

AUGUST 18, 2023

Our blog series explores how these trailblazers contribute to their organizations and communities in a meaningful way. I still prioritize spending time on the business side of the house and sit with our operations teams to better understand what is happening in the business. There is still much work to be done on this topic, though.

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Shapiro Negotiations Institute

MAY 19, 2023

In this blog post, we’ll explore essential topics for sales training and strategies that will help sales reps succeed. Use several prospecting strategies: To contact potential clients, apply different prospecting strategies including cold calling, email marketing, or social media outreach.

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Shapiro Negotiations Institute

MAY 19, 2023

In this blog post, we’ll explore essential topics for sales training and strategies that will help sales reps succeed. Use several prospecting strategies: To contact potential clients, apply different prospecting strategies including cold calling, email marketing, or social media outreach.

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Empowering CPO

JULY 5, 2023

As we delve into this cutting-edge topic, we’ll uncover how technological innovation is not just revolutionizing procurement processes, but also redefining what managed procurement services can offer businesses in a highly digital era.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

OCTOBER 8, 2020

This is a lot to absorb in this short article, but it should be considered seriously by those intending to be operationally competitive in the logistics market moving forward. We have blogged about this topic in several articles because we see it as a significant technology in the future of supply chain management.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Experts recommend spending at least twenty-four hours on the screen reading various reviews and reports about cryptocurrencies before shelling out your hard-earned money. Get yourself updated with the newest regulations, technologies, and other relevant topics. Investing in cryptocurrency is like investing in a stock market.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 3, 2022

Privacy and information sharing is a hot topic of late, and crypto has been able to put worries to bed by letting users decide how much of their information is shared. There is no need to go through a bank, no need to wait for one party to approve and another to process, payments are quick, and the money is received equally as fast.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

OCTOBER 13, 2015

Plus, you’ll be better situated to ride out a downturn with better control over transportation spending. Driver Shortage Projected to Grow More Acute – Transport Topics. This directly impacts supply chain planning for US producers of commodities.

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

JUNE 27, 2022

Markets that were considered untouchable two years ago have been rocked by consumer demand that arose just as supply-side networks were thrown into flux due to Covid-19. Markets are beginning to stabilize as consumer demand decreases due to shrinking disposable income, alongside shipping costs decreasing in tandem with ports reopening.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 16, 2020

They suggested that, by 2023, digital transformation efforts would account for more than half of all information and communications technology (ICT) spending. A company may use a data analysis tool to conclude that employees spend substantial portions of their workdays transporting goods between different parts of a warehouse.

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EazyStock

JUNE 24, 2020

In this four part blog series we discuss how inventory management teams can use inventory optimization to help deal with the impact of the Coronavirus in the medium and long term, focusing on demand forecasting, supplier management and inventory planning. We start with a brief overview of all three topics. The process is endless.

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Empowering CPO

MAY 15, 2023

In this blog post, we will take a deep dive into understanding both these crucial aspects of procurement. The less a company spends to procure the goods and services necessary for its operations, the more money it retains. This could lead to competitive advantages and open up new market opportunities for the business.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 23, 2021

Overreliance on manual processes exposes the business to risks such as human error, miscommunication, and incomplete visibility over a business’ spending hence missed opportunities for cost savings. There is good procurement software in the market that caters to competitive bidings initiatives, but they are all expensive.

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The Procuretech Podcast

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

With a long-standing blog and a podcast that goes all the way back to 2009, it's Jon Hansen of Procurement Insights – the original procurement podcaster. Jon sold that company in 2000, and that's when he began to shift towards blogging. When someone in the media world said “why don't you start a blog?”, This was around 2007.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

AUGUST 9, 2017

Better visibility into rates, routes, equipment availability and such has helped those shippers using TMS to exert much greater control over spend. First, the bad news. Transport Topics reports, “American Trucking Association predicts that freight volumes across all modes will grow by 2.8% this year and then 3.4%

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Supply Chain Collaborator

JULY 7, 2016

US business logistics spending was up by 2.6% in 2015, while at the same time five key issues favorable to shippers are manifesting in the transportation market today. Monahan points to the dramatic 15% drop in spot market rates in Q3-Q4 of 2015 as one point of evidence of the falling transportation costs for shippers.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Blog post created by Adam Robinson and originally published on [link]. Also, same-day delivery will reach a 25-percent market share by 2025. Up to 84 percent of global freight spend on trucking costs, including fuel, labor, technology and asset tracking, amounting to more than $800 in the industry. Subscribe Here!

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Supply Chain Collaborator

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

Transport Topics reports cutting edge shippers are mining information about freight delivery and conditions to improve timeliness and quality of their service. 4) Can you provide an accurate breakdown of freight spend and volume by mode (TL, LTL, air, rail, etc.)? 3) Who are your top 5 best and top 5 worst performing carriers and why?

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MAY 27, 2020

Post-pandemic article and permission to publish here provided by Joe Carson, CEO of Spend Strategies, LLC. The topic is high on the agenda of supply chain professionals as they plot the course forward. Companies that sell to the immense Chinese market will be reluctant to pull all their manufacturing out of the Region.

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Arkestro

MARCH 8, 2024

Resources / Blog / Inspiring Inclusion: The Transformative Role of Women in Procurement Inspiring Inclusion: The Transformative Role of Women in Procurement As we celebrate International Women’s Month 2024 , the spotlight shines on the progress toward equality and the continued journey for inclusive growth within the professional sphere.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Blog post originally published by Adam Robinson on [link]. The shipping capacity crunch is not a new topic, but the end of 2017 is shaping up to reveal an unprecedented crunch, reports Chris Brady of Logistics Viewpoints. As the stock market continues to climb, the likelihood of increased manufacturing in the U.S.

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Claritum

JULY 5, 2018

Claritum Article - Procurement Blog. The Challenge of Tail Spend. An approach to Tail Spend Analytics. 2 The challenge of Tail Spend. When we look at Tail Spend specifically, this knowledge takes on a whole new level of complexity in terms of entities involved, plus the level of transactions involved. Conclusion.

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Claritum

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

Claritum Article - Procurement Blog. Or it can be achieved through outsourcing a significant proportion of the Indirect spend activity to an automated outsourcing company. Securing competitive suppliers for Indirect Spend categories. Payment terms, Inventory and capital spend are also key areas for focus. Introduction.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

We have seen a good inclination towards Bitcoin among the youth and students in the market. The fact is Bitcoin has moved in a big way now; despite going low to 30K USD we now see the virtual currency back with 65K USD in the market. At the same time, we have made them more conscious regarding the money you spend on time.

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Claritum

MAY 11, 2020

Claritum Article - Procurement Blog. By enabling such an ecosystem, you can take control of your spend, and deliver the benefits of buyers, suppliers & experts collaborating intelligently. Your current systems would not provide market information that you can review and decide which suppliers to invite to a procurement event.

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The Thomas Blog

AUGUST 24, 2022

No matter your role — sales, marketing, operations, or leadership — you have a lot to accomplish. More than a million in-market buyers visit Thomasnet.com to source industrial products and services, and find their next supply chain partner. That's what's called a cohesive content marketing strategy.

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SCMDOJO

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Factors such as seasonality, market trends, and changes in consumer behavior can make forecasting challenging. Changes in Demand: Rapid shifts in consumer preferences, market trends, or unexpected events (such as a global pandemic) can lead to changes in demand.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Content Marketing Trends for Supply Chain! Content marketing strategy article and permission to publish here provided by Sarah Dawson. Content marketing isn’t something that you can have a set plan about. In this era of digital marketing, you need to keep your content marketing strategies as dynamic as possible.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JANUARY 15, 2019

As I was looking to augment the content of Supply Chain Game Changer I was aware of the great articles that Argentus published on their blog to advance the profession. We also provide thought leadership through the Argentus blog , (and thanks for contributing there as well, Mike!). Bronwen Hann. How quaint is that?

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