SCMDOJO

JULY 24, 2023

Contract Logistics is a critical aspect of the supply chain that often remains behind the scenes but plays a significant role in ensuring the efficient movement and management of goods. Key Players In the world of contract logistics, several key players collaborate to ensure the smooth functioning of the supply chain.

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SCMDOJO

MAY 13, 2022

By mid-April, the shipping traffic jam, part of a broader gridlock in supply chains around the world amid disruptions from the coronavirus pandemic, started thinning while record cargo volumes were reported in the U.S. Supply Chain KPI Dashboard.

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World of Procurement blog

MAY 8, 2024

Value-add : Procurement aims to add value by optimizing processes, consolidating spend, and building supplier relationships. The procurement team manages the order, monitors quality, ensures on-time delivery, processes invoices, and handles any issues that arise during fulfillment. Purchasing's value-add is more limited.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. The Supply Chain Detective – Our First 10 Cases! This was another case for The Supply Chain Detective ! It was time to start an investigation! Every facility had customized those processes over time to suit whatever their specific needs were.

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Solvoyo

MARCH 5, 2021

Remember those times when we used to stroll down the block and find local stores such as the mom-and-pop diners and get the chance to relish the coziness and sense of family environment there. For businesses of all sizes, the digital transformation of supply chain planning became the most important initiative. .

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Empowering CPO

JUNE 27, 2023

Within this domain, spend analysis plays a pivotal role in enabling informed decision-making and optimizing procurement processes. Traditional approaches to spend analysis relied heavily on manual processes and limited data visibility. This enables better analysis, identification of trends, and informed decision-making.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Supply Chain as a Service (SCaaS)! . Why have so few companies adopted a TMS (Transportation Management System) solution? There are tremendous benefits but there are obstacles, real or perceived, that get in the way. Subscribe Here! Email Address.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

While rebuild results in maximum benefit, there is a need for high degree of investment, whereas rehost is about moving applications and data as such to cloud without any optimization and this requires less investments while value is low. Lack of alignment of IT capabilities to business capabilities impacts time to market and business-IT.

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Empowering CPO

JULY 5, 2023

Our offerings, from spend analysis and sourcing support to contract and supplier management, are designed to optimize procurement operations, improve efficiency, and drive cost savings. The objective is to help businesses focus on their core competencies by transferring these complex, time-consuming tasks to experienced professionals.

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Una

APRIL 11, 2023

They also typically provide analytics and reporting tools that allow managers to monitor performance and make data-driven decisions in real time. ERP systems are customizable application suites that allow businesses to integrate and manage their most important divisions, departments, processes, and functions from one platform.

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Pipefy

JANUARY 11, 2023

Following recent unprecedented events and disruptions, one thing has become clear: procurement optimization is no longer just about cost-effectiveness or efficiency. . This shift has become necessary as procurement departments are tasked by management with new strategic duties. Time-consuming invoice reconciliation (28%).

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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. Many leaders today realize that a radical change is needed to keep up with changing business environments and requirements.

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Procurement Leaders

JUNE 1, 2022

Excluded from planning meetings and strategic decisions, and with a team lacking the knowledge and relationships to drive real change, procurement was extremely decentralised, in control of just 30% of global spending and focused mostly on tactical, transactional activities. Change management.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

There are tremendous benefits but there are obstacles, real or perceived, that get in the way. Many years ago I started a Supply Chain Services business as a new service within the company. The fundamental premise was that we had great Supply Chain expertise, tools, systems and processes which we could easily offer to customers.

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Empowering CPO

JUNE 25, 2023

Whether you’re a procurement professional looking to improve your processes, a business leader seeking to optimize your spending, or simply someone interested in understanding the intersection of procurement and technology, this blog post has something for you. Globalization has made supply chains more complex and harder to manage.

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Empowering CPO

JUNE 14, 2023

It is a strategic process that involves identifying business needs, sourcing suppliers, negotiating contracts, managing supplier relationships, and ensuring the timely delivery of high-quality products or services. These models are often accompanied by practices such as annual rate contracts, bulk buying, and just-in-time purchasing.

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Empowering CPO

MAY 4, 2023

By effectively managing the purchasing process, companies can better control their expenditures and optimize their supply chain, ensuring the availability of the right products and services at the right time. Some of the key benefits include: 1. Develop a Comprehensive Procurement Strategy A.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JANUARY 30, 2020

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. World Class Inventory Turnover Breakthrough Elements! “We are a Supply Chain Services Company,” I was told. “If we are truly a Supply Chain Services Company, then why is our Inventory Turnover only at 7?”, Supply/Demand Planning.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

JULY 27, 2023

More recently, these systems have integrated advanced technologies like Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) to enable predictive analytics and real-time monitoring. Inventory management : Managing an inventory of spare parts and materials is a significant challenge for oil and gas companies.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Last year, as life sciences organizations were consumed by the recovery from COVID-19, their focus had to shift rapidly to mitigating supply chain constraints, labor and skill shortages, and by the end of the year, inflationary pressures—all of which were exacerbated by the Russia-Ukraine war.

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Empowering CPO

JUNE 22, 2023

Spend analysis, a cornerstone of procurement and supply chain management, is the process of collecting, cleansing, classifying, and analyzing expenditure data with the goal of reducing procurement costs, improving efficiency, and monitoring compliance. But how do we fuel the engine of strategic sourcing?

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

“We are a Supply Chain Services Company,” I was told. “If we are truly a Supply Chain Services Company, then why is our Inventory Turnover only at 7?”, I needed to meet with the company leaders in the Supply Chain function quickly. Supply/Demand Planning. (Infographic).

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Check out The Change Leadership Process … And Guide! Have you ever tried to make large improvements for some aspect of your business only to find that after a period of time you feel like you are pushing on a balloon? Stuff happens! And stuff will continue to happen. You need to Attack On All Fronts!

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

Time Will Tell What Is Really Going On! Over time however weaknesses in the Lean program became apparent. At the Global level I learned that the Lean Council meeting had not even happened for some time. Visibility to the metrics should thus be an additional catalyst for more improvement as well as shared learning.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

APRIL 4, 2024

Conversely, it has a larger scope than task management, which deals with individual tasks, and project management, which handles one-time initiatives. Business process management examples BPM can help improve overall business operations by optimizing various business processes.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

The success of the Lean deployment varied over time. Yet it was generally viewed as something to be deployed in Operations or Supply Chain. Especially if the leaders of the Back Office functions that need to be changed are not on board. This will be readily visible to the employees. Perceived Inapplicability.

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ivalua

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

ERP vs. Best-in-Class for Healthcare Supply Chain Management? Are ERP systems better than best-in-class supply chain solutions for managing healthcare supply chains? That’s the question we set out to answer in our recent panel discussion with Procurement and Supply Chain experts.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

One technique that can help you and your Company is to solicit and acquire visible and active Executive Sponsorship ! In my experience a clear hand shake with my Sponsor and Boss on providing air cover has gone a long way in giving me the room and time I need to drive change. A High Powered Enabler For Changing The Game!

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Separately, since ERP will track past orders and real-time inventory the customer is much more likely to receive the correct items on time. Customize reporting Real-time data reporting is one of the highlights of an ERP solution and why it’s a serious advantage over other business management systems.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

JUNE 21, 2023

These SLAs can span: Application availability Data retention Recovery speed Network uptime and availability Tracking warranties Data center managers can struggle in a complex environment to track which warranties have expired or what each warranty covers. This can result in gaps in performance visibility and inefficient workload distribution.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

JUNE 30, 2023

To do that, technicians, facility managers, maintenance teams, reliability engineers and project managers need accurate, real-time information at their fingertips. Other features like vendor and inventory management, reporting, analysis (e.g., What is EAM and what does it do?

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