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The Criticality of Procurement Training in 2023

NLPA (Next Level Purchasing Association)

Supply Chain Agility and Visibility. Limited visibility can increase the total cost to serve and the total cost of ownership, reduce supply chain performance and increase the loss of value in your supply chain. Decisions around Supplier Selection.

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Supply Chain Predictions!

Supply Chain Game Changer

These are the innovative technologies that I predict companies must use to undergo this transformation within their supply chains: Cloud-based technology deployments lower cost of ownership due to not having a large capital expenditure on hardware and upgrades.

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ERP vs. Best-in-Class — What is Best for Managing the Healthcare Supply Chain

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They may not consider potential issues of integrations, supplier onboarding, supply chain data management, change management and system optimization, all of which add to complexity and costs. Total Cost of Ownership, ERP appears to be cheaper, but is it?

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Seasoned Leadership in Actionâ„¢! An Interview with Skip Boothby!

Supply Chain Game Changer

After a career as CEO, COO, President and Division Head of leading supply chain, manufacturing support, and after-market service organizations, he helps companies assess what they have, determine what they need, and decide what to do. IBM and Dell were the big dogs in town and we became suppliers to them both.