FourKites

DECEMBER 23, 2020

One additional area of focus is risk management, which, if left unchecked, can cause unexpected expenses to skyrocket within the other three budget areas. When creating a strategy for improving the productivity of your supply chain, you should analyze your costs within the following four areas: Staff time.

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Supply Chain Brain

OCTOBER 6, 2020

In this book, you learn the basics of supply chain risk management (SCRM), and how companies are using SCRM systems to create more resilient supply networks. The author also outlines how using a technology-based SCRM system provides visibility into your supply base.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Successful strategic sourcing often results in process optimization, cost management, customer satisfaction, risk management , increased sustainability and other benefits. Sourcing teams are automating processes like data analysis as well as supplier relationship management and transaction management.

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World of Procurement blog

APRIL 23, 2024

From automated systems to data analytics, technology is reshaping procurement, making it more strategic, efficient, and adaptable to changing market demands. This technology significantly reduces manual work, minimizes errors, and speeds up transaction times. Spend analysis enables informed decision-making and strategic sourcing.

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World of Procurement blog

APRIL 23, 2024

From automated systems to data analytics, technology is reshaping procurement, making it more strategic, efficient, and adaptable to changing market demands. This technology significantly reduces manual work, minimizes errors, and speeds up transaction times. Spend analysis enables informed decision-making and strategic sourcing.

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 29, 2024

In this comprehensive guide, we’ll explore the key components of supply chain management, best practices, and how they can be tailored to specific industries. We’ll also delve into the importance of technology and data analytics in optimizing supply chain operations.

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Una

AUGUST 17, 2022

This is where strategic sourcing professionals spend most of their time, communicating directly with their top suppliers through an SRM program , and using cutting-edge procurement software to analyze spend and track risk. Even with the help of procurement tech, it takes time and resources to bring an unruly tail spend under control.

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Spend Matters

MARCH 25, 2024

We recently spoke with Stuart Brock , founder and President of startup iKinetiq Innovation Solutions which helps procurement functions design the right strategy to optimize processes, gain deeper insights, and enable data-driven risk management with a focus on using AI technologies responsibly.

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Procurement Software

APRIL 23, 2024

However, spend analytics – or data analytics software in general – is generally seen to be the preserve of enterprise organisations. If you’re a consultancy, an investor, or a solution provider and need to do deeper analysis of the market, we also offer subscriptions to our back end database , with all data points searchable.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

They need strong SCM practices to help work out the logistics of transporting goods across long distances and through multiple countries without creating longer lead times or delays. Advanced software tools can automate some parts of forecasting, providing real-time updates and alerts when inventory levels are too high or low.

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SCMDOJO

MAY 2, 2024

A dynamic and responsive infrastructure, robust risk management practices, and strong relationships with suppliers and partners characterize them. Visibility and Traceability: Having real-time visibility and traceability across the supply chain enables organizations to identify disruptions promptly and make informed decisions.

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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. Data integration and analytics IBP relies on the integration of data from different sources and systems.

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NLPA (Next Level Purchasing Association)

APRIL 24, 2024

A report by the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry states that digitizing procurement processes can reduce processing times by up to 60%. Simplified Auditing : Auditing procurement activities can be tedious and time-consuming. Data breaches can expose sensitive financial information and disrupt operations.

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Spend Matters

JUNE 20, 2023

This content does not express the views or opinions of Spend Matters In our previous installment on Spend Matters, we discussed the rapid evolution of Supply Chain Risk Management happening within procurement organizations. And so it should.

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SCMDOJO

DECEMBER 28, 2023

You need to integrate your supply chain management systems to meet this demand. This integration ensures the visibility of inventory, efficient order processing, and synchronized fulfilment across all channels. Having clear visibility into inventory is critical for omnichannel fulfilment.

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Una

APRIL 23, 2024

Machine learning, a subset of AI, has emerged as a game-changer in the world of supply chain management. It’s like having a trusty sidekick that can analyze mountains of data, spot patterns, and make predictions or recommendations without needing explicit instructions. Why Do We Need Supply Chain Visibility?

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ivalua

JUNE 4, 2020

A review of the key elements in supplier management for manufacturers and how Source-to-Pay procurement technology can support the journey towards supply chain resilience and agility in times of crisis. There are many supply chain management lessons to learn from the Covid-19 crisis.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

They also factor in how a strong partnership could reduce supply chain risk and advance sustainability. Such analysis and decision-making are often optimized with the help of various technologies, including artificial intelligence tools and data analytics platforms. 3 Building a viable and sustainable ecosystem of partners is complex.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

JULY 7, 2023

Threats to your data are virtually everywhere these days, and too often, data compromises seem almost inevitable. But with a proactive approach to data security, organizations can fight back against the seemingly endless waves of threats. Data breaches can be disastrous for organizations.

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Arkestro

APRIL 25, 2023

The workforce shortage reached half a million this year , and many sectors continue to grapple with increased lead times, and volatile material costs. At the same time, the number of young, able-bodied construction workers has decreased by 8% over the past decade, further exacerbating the industry’s labor shortage.

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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. Businesses are now harnessing the power of data to drive their procurement strategies and achieve better outcomes.

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Planergy

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

How to gain visibility and control of your indirect spend. How strategic sourcing, cost management, and cost avoidance strategies can be applied to indirect spend. Using financial tools can help save time and resources while improving accuracy in the budgeting process.

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Spend Matters

DECEMBER 21, 2023

The era of intelligent procurement We expect 2024 to be the year of intelligent procurement, driven by AI, automation and data analytics. For example, in spend analysis, GenAI offers superior data normalization, savings opportunity detection, forecasting and natural language querying that makes deriving insights effortless.

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SCMDOJO

OCTOBER 14, 2023

Initially, these were managed manually, but the intrusion of digital technologies revolutionized it. Now, real-time connections provide more accurate data and information, which helps create collaboration in the digital world. It has made visible changes in the SCM systems.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

OCTOBER 16, 2023

AI governance refers to the practice of directing, managing and monitoring an organization’s AI activities. It includes processes that trace and document the origin of data, models and associated metadata and pipelines for audits. Foundation models can use language, vision and more to affect the real world.

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Empowering CPO

JUNE 27, 2023

Spend analysis involves the systematic examination of purchasing data to gain insights into spending patterns, supplier performance, and potential areas of improvement. Traditional approaches to spend analysis relied heavily on manual processes and limited data visibility.

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

MARCH 26, 2023

Today I’m joined by Blume Global , a market-leading, sustainability-focused software brand that is removing a huge $1 trillion of waste from the global supply chain, and making logistics processes more agile, dependable, and sustainable with innovative execution and visibility solutions. 27.19] The ideal client for Blume Global.

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Spend Matters

MARCH 11, 2024

For our readers who couldn’t/didn’t attend, here are our own reflections based on the time we had ( if we missed you, apologies, but do reach out to us here to get your procurement tech solution in front of our analysts ). David presented on the top P2P risks that all businesses should be looking out for.

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ivalua

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Customers are able to consolidate real-time information spanning supplier performance evaluations, transactional data, spend data, contractual information and external risk information from major third-party data providers.

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HICX

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

This has led to organizations investing capital in and spending time on optimizing supply chains to cut lead times, improve supplier performance and increase business profitability. It can learn from previous decisions by analyzing and correlating data and making recommendations as and when similar situations occur.

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Empowering CPO

MAY 5, 2023

It is responsible for managing the entire process of acquiring goods and services, from identifying suppliers to ensuring timely deliveries. In essence, procurement serves as the backbone of an organization’s supply chain, contributing to cost savings, risk management, and supplier relationship management.

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Arkestro

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Supply Chain Visibility. Supply chain visibility is another critical issue. Visibility provides regulatory and consumer assurance in the face of issues like counterfeiting. To combat these issues, health and pharma need supply chain visibility—all the way down the supply chain. Managing Supplier Relationships.

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Spend Matters

JUNE 19, 2023

They also improve access to contract information and drive more effective and timely purchasing decisions through the re-use of information to create contract terms and notifications of when to take critical actions. Click to enlarge Contract Lifecycle Management plays a crucial role in organizational risk management.

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ivalua

APRIL 27, 2023

CTA April 28, 2023 | | Supply Chain by Vishal Patel Cost, Risk, and Sustainability. The question is, how do you balance all three while maintaining continuous operations and generating revenue at the same time? We’re seeing a lot of interest in ESG, specifically on the topic of measuring and managing carbon emissions,” he said.

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ivalua

APRIL 27, 2023

Ivalua Spend Management Insights [ivory-search] A Balancing Act: Drive Sustainability while Managing Cost and Risk April 27, 2023 | | Supply Chain by Vishal Patel Cost, Risk, and Sustainability. The question is, how do you balance all three while maintaining continuous operations and generating revenue at the same time?

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

For example, the regulated disclosures could be anything from estimates around Scope 3 emissions, to investor-grade data. In many of these cases, the outcome could be no assurance to limited assurance and then reasonable assurance over time. It is about accountability and driving comparability for real impact.

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HICX

MAY 12, 2023

For example, the master data is now in place and they have managed to eliminate over 1,000 spreadsheets and reports over the past three years.  In his words, “If we don’t have visibility of it, we don’t know where to go at it.” Analytics, on the other hand, done correctly, can provide this visibility.

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