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From Spend to Supply — Coupa’s direct spend management progress

Spend Matters

Categories: Conferences , Spend Management Tags: PRO The question of how to manage direct materials can yield polarized answers and requires deeper evaluation than simply evaluating a few narrow use cases. These capabilities further extend Coupa’s existing advanced supply chain capabilities (Supply Chain Planning and Design solution).

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Supply Chain Forecasting — Everything You Should Know

Procurement Tactics

Although it always relates to demand and sales projections, forecasting can also be used to determine product pricing, lead times, labor needs, and more. The integration of AI into forecasting improves accuracy, saves more money, and helps businesses react to exceptions in real-time.

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How to Choose the Right Last-Mile Delivery Technology for Your Business

Let's Talk Supply Chain

Will my deliveries reach my customers on time? How do I manage my fleet? Creating something from the ground up also needs time. Purchasing last-mile technology nearly always guarantees faster deployment times and reduced capital expenditure. It’s a challenge that shippers and carriers worldwide are battling every day.

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Procurement 101: Your Essential Guide to Strategic Sourcing

World of Procurement blog

It involves identifying needs, sourcing potential vendors, obtaining quotes and proposals, negotiating contracts, selecting suppliers, managing relationships, and meeting obligations. Mitigates risk by selecting reliable suppliers, managing supplier relationships, and ensuring continuity of supply.

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What is the Digital Supply Chain?

Supply Chain Game Changer

Purchase orders would be written out by hand and mailed or faxed to suppliers with buyers calling suppliers on the phone to tell them about their needs as well as the inevitable changes in demand. Visibility to where goods were was largely limited to updates that came over the phone. Conclusion.

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Supply Chain Visibility – An Overcomplicated Challenge!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Supply Chain Visibility Has Never Been More Important! Supply Chain visibility article and permission to publish here provided by Adam Miglio. Every single organization I have been a part of has been dependent on Excel spreadsheets for order tracking and expediting – and in some cases – even demand planning.

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Supply Chain Collaboration – The New Way to Drive Value!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Because the pace of business has increased exponentially, and businesses must be able to respond to new market demands with agility and innovation. In this climate, buyers are relying on suppliers more than ever before. Supplier collaboration has always been a function of maintaining a delicate balance between demand and supply.