Let's Talk Supply Chain

MARCH 30, 2023

Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) was introduced in the 1960’s to allow businesses to communicate key business transactions such as purchase orders, advanced shipping notices, and invoices electronically instead of via paper providing fewer errors and more efficiencies. Click here!

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

JUNE 22, 2023

One of the major drivers of Women in Supply Chain is Let’s Talk Supply Chain’s commitment to supporting bridging the gender gap in the industry. And it isn’t just the right thing to do, it’s a smart investment for a business landscape hallmarked by uncertainty and yes, the more-than-occasional chaos.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 9, 2021

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Supply Chain as a Service (SCaaS)! Starting and growing a business is already a daunting task without even considering the Supply Chain construct needed to make the business run. Expertise and capital availability does not usually prioritize Supply Chain.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

When I began my career there was no such thing as “Supply Chain Management” Supply Chain was not a title to be found anywhere on any organization chart. So what exactly is the definition of “Supply Chain Management”? The Evolution of Supply Chain!

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EazyStock

APRIL 18, 2023

Supply chain managers and inventory management professionals face a constant barrage of supply chain crises, with one always waiting around the corner. With every crisis comes the potential for supply chain disruption that can cause chaos for stock-holding businesses. Demand falls.

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World of Procurement blog

APRIL 23, 2024

Understanding Procurement Technology Procurement technology refers to the software and systems that automate and streamline procurement processes for businesses, covering everything from sourcing materials and services to managing contracts and analyzing spending. Software like Concord and Agiloft comes to mind.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 11, 2019

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. What is Supply Chain Management (SCM)? When I started my career the term “Supply Chain” had just been coined. Now as I look back on my career virtually everything I did falls under the banner of Supply Chain management.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

JUNE 29, 2023

Integrated planning incorporates supply chain planning, demand planning, and demand forecasts so the company can quickly assess the impact on inventory levels, supply chain logistics, production plans, and customer service capacity. Strategic planning Integrated Business Planning starts with strategic planning.

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Procurement Heads

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Due to their extensive knowledge and ability to ‘parachute’ into organisations at short notice, interim hires are an attractive offering for many businesses in need of immediate support. Has demand for interim supply chain professionals increased as a result of Brexit, the pandemic and geopolitical situations? Absolutely.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 2, 2021

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Creating a Culture Focused on Money Management. Financial management article and permission to publish here provided by Marlene Coleman. Businesses have come a long way from just selling products and services to refining various processes and audience targeting. Cash Is King!

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

MARCH 23, 2023

With a decade hallmarked by disruption, consumers are more aware of supply chain and how industry shortages, talent gaps, and climate events impact their daily lives and local communities. One dialogue that is still catching fire is how closing the gender gap in supply chain can help the industry build its ranks and agility.

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Skill Dynamics

AUGUST 15, 2022

Strategic supplier relationship management (SRM) is a key factor for driving competitive advantage for multi-national organizations. We’ve highlighted the most important elements to help improve supplier relationship management: Foster the right behaviors. A supplier relationship management program.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

AUGUST 8, 2023

Leveraging our deep expertise in managing large SAP environments , we are working tightly together on numerous modernization projects like the one led for international oil and gas company OMV Aktiengesellschaft to drive digital transformation. Partner of the Year Winner for GSI Growth Champion.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

JANUARY 16, 2024

Successful companies fuse product development practices with overarching business strategies to ensure sustainable innovations that will resonate efficiently and sustainably with customers—both in existing markets and among new target audiences. This will become the sample as materials and vendors are sourced for mass production.

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World of Procurement blog

APRIL 23, 2024

In the ever-evolving landscape of business, the role of warehousing within the supply chain has grown to be more pivotal than ever. The primary function of these warehouses is to safely store goods until they are needed, thereby playing a crucial role in inventory management and product lifecycle management.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2023

A procurement strategy allows an organization to navigate an increasingly complex global supply chain, adapt swiftly to market fluctuations, and achieve cost optimization, operational efficiency and growth. When implemented with clear objectives, the procurement strategy will provide a roadmap for procurement managers to follow.

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ivalua

MARCH 31, 2020

31 March, Redwood City, CA – Ivalua, a leading provider of global spend management cloud solutions , has announced the latest findings of a worldwide study of supply chain, procurement and finance business leaders on Effective Procurement Performance Measurement.

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Planergy

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

How strategic sourcing, cost management, and cost avoidance strategies can be applied to indirect spend. Whether you have a small business or a large corporation, the basic steps and best practices for managing budgets are the same. Why is Business Budgeting Important?

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Pipefy

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Strategic procurement, or procurement strategic planning, is a data-driven process that helps businesses align procurement and business goals. The result is greater supply chain predictability, more accurate decision-making, and better business agility. What is strategic procurement?

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

IBM and AWS has worked together to bring all of IBM data management portfolio namely Db2, Netezza and IBM watsonx.data to work on AWS in cloud native fashion with convenience of SaaS for our customers. watsonx.data is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) offering that revolutionizes data management.

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Planergy

AUGUST 16, 2022

How better management in AP can give you better flexibility for cash flow management. Supplier Development: What It Is, And How To Manage It. Best Practices & Tips Supplier Performance Supplier Relationship Management. Quality Quality management is a crucial part of business strategy. Written by.

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

JULY 6, 2022

Klaus Imping is an expert in digital business process transformation with more than 3 decades of experience in industry and consulting and focus on supply chain.

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Supply Chain Opz

JUNE 1, 2014

Professionals in supply chain management use various methods to identify best practices to improve the operations. Analysis of case study is certainly one of the most popular methods for people from business management background. Supply Chain of fashion industry involves a time based competition.

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Pipefy

OCTOBER 25, 2023

From reducing waste and containing costs to mitigating risks such as procurement fraud and inflated expenses, procurement’s insights and expertise can help businesses navigate some of their most pressing challenges. The same percentage reported considered error reduction as a main driver behind their adoption of process automation software.

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ivalua

AUGUST 29, 2019

Procurement teams are becoming a more intrinsic part of business strategy, able to help organisations manage and predict supply chain risk, unlock innovation, create sustainable cost savings, and help grow revenue.

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SCMDOJO

JULY 28, 2022

Traditionally, supplier information was collected and stored on paper, but today’s procurement software greatly facilitates this process. Supplier registration involves gathering critical information from external suppliers of goods and services and entering this information into a relationship management system.

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Supply Chain Action Blog

AUGUST 26, 2018

There is a lot of buzz about the “autonomous” supply chain these days. But, before we turn out the lights and lock the door to a fully automated, self-aware, supply chain “Ava Ex Machina” , let’s take a moment and put this idea into some perspective. The Driverless Car Analogy. From CBC News [link].

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HICX

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Digital transformation provides businesses with new opportunities, streamlined processes and operations, and the ability to make better-informed decisions based on more accurate data. Supplier Management is an area within businesses that frequently shows significant potential for transformation through new and emerging digital technologies.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

JUNE 29, 2023

This is why asset reliability is such a critical component of business strategy. Examples of physical assets include machinery, factories, office supplies, production plants, assembly lines, vehicle fleets, buildings and civil infrastructures. Before we dive into it, let’s take a look at some relevant terms.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

It offers businesses the capability to capture and process real-time information from diverse sources, such as databases, software applications and cloud services. This occurs through the lack of advanced event processing and event endpoint management capabilities.

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Supply Chain Action Blog

AUGUST 26, 2018

There is a lot of buzz about the “autonomous” supply chain these days. I’ve heard the driverless vehicle used as an analogy for the autonomous supply chain. The work of managing the value network has always been to make the best plan, monitor issues, and respond effectively and efficiently.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

JANUARY 15, 2024

For instance, organizations that are struggling to build their own IT services can assess whether some internal legacy tech should be replaced with technologies from software-as-a-service (SaaS) providers. Digital transformation is an important component of a modern organization’s business operations.

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Zycus Cognitive Procurement

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Luke Elliott discussed the dramatic shift in Procurement landscape and how Digital Procurement can help leaders stay resilient in the face of current challenges with respect to price inflation being at a 40-year high and disruptive supply chains leading to stock issues. 96% of the leaders believe that this a long-term trend.

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SCMDOJO

MARCH 25, 2022

In the current era, it is clear that new modes of production are concomitant with new modes of distribution, which advances the field of logistics, the science of physical distribution or even supply chain management. Reminder of Key Definitions – Logistics & Supply Chain Management. Rider (1970)).

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Jaggaer

APRIL 22, 2019

With that, global businesses are committing to key sustainability objectives such as reducing greenhouse gas emissions , eliminating slave labor , avoiding plastics , conserving water used in production , tapping into renewable energy sources and more. A quick look at the regulatory landscape. Clear steps to sustainable procurement.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Depending on the organization’s goals, the AI strategy might outline the steps to effectively use AI to extract deeper insights from data, enhance efficiency, build a better supply chain or ecosystem and/or improve talent and customer experiences. Establish a data governance framework to manage data effectively.

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Supply Chain Brain

APRIL 18, 2018

Not so, according to one Canadian company, which has automated many management and administrative processes to such an extent that it does not have a human resources department. It is one of a growing number of companies automating management. It is one of a growing number of companies automating management.

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