Procurement Insights

MAY 26, 2024

Thai Union exercised an outsized influence on the Company’s shrimp purchasing,” Red Lobster alleged in its bankruptcy filing. These changes culminated in a $20 endless shrimp promotion in 2023 that would come back to haunt Red Lobster.

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Jaggaer

OCTOBER 24, 2024

However, establishing supply continuity, improving the customer experience, and minimizing risk across multiple supplier tiers can pay untold dividends. Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) goals : Your overall ESG footprint is impacted by suppliers.

Collaboration 52

Collaboration Suppliers Supply Chain Efficiency Real-time Visibility 52

Procurement Heads

AUGUST 11, 2022

If we look at how specialised supply chain is, the specialism required to perform jobs like demand planning, supply planning, employee retention and relationships are vital. Who has had the biggest influence on your career? This is an easy reply for me, my parents had the most influence.

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Supply Chain Trend

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

This operating model included order to cash, make to demand, purchase to pay, finance and planning processes. I was planning consultant implementing demand planning, supply planning and production planning across 10 Sara Lee business units.

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

Misalignment of actions due to a poor relationship fit means the supplier has other, more important customers and the supplier''s actions will be influenced more by those customers than you. If you are not the big "influencer" to the supplier, recognize that and find other incentives for the supplier.

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

DECEMBER 9, 2024

As humans, we need to solve problems that are manageable Theres a limit to how much we can do, so we have departments And everybody chose to solve the problem they can actually influence. 21.38] How creating one single plan can help to break down siloes, and align all resources to a common business objective.

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SCMDOJO

JANUARY 17, 2024

Planning roles include: A supply chain planner analyzes performance and improves processes. A demand planner estimates the future demand for given products. (Do Do check out our Demand Planning Ultimate Guide ) A production planner ensures the required manufacturing output meets the demand.

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Supply Chain Trend

JANUARY 22, 2023

Some new language has been creeping in the planning vocabulary in the last year or two: planning & decision making. What used to be planning, or a planning system, is now sometimes referred to as planning & decision making. I now see LinkedIn profiles calling out ‘better planning, better decisions.’

Quality 88

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SCMDOJO

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Whether it’s purchasing, procurement, transport, technology, facilities, or other specialized areas, understanding your passion will influence the subsequent steps in this rewarding career path. As an indispensable function significantly influencing a society’s standard of living, logistics skills are complex but essential.

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SCMDOJO

DECEMBER 17, 2024

SCMDOJO However, compared to CSCMP, SCMDOJO offers on-demand courses focusingon practical, real-world supply chain management applications. About the Author Fatima Salman Fatima Salman is a dynamic content writer and social media influencer with a knack for crafting compelling narratives that engage and inspire.

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Arkestro

JANUARY 4, 2023

They will ensure their teams have meaningful data available in an actionable format to help them supercharge the influence of each team member.”. scenario-driven demand plans. “Procurement leaders will increasingly need to leverage emerging technologies to stay ahead of this trend,” Blum said. should-be cost models.

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Supply Chain Opz

AUGUST 2, 2017

The quest then lies within forecasting, which seeks to provide the best possible estimate of future sales to enable the organization to effectively plan to meet that future requirement. Given that demand can change every day, forecasting becomes the ultimate adventure. Is there a definite trend? Is this a seasonal product?

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Skill Dynamics

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Additionally, if your employees are highly proficient, they can help to create an atmosphere that fosters innovation and can even influence your business’ stock market performance. Simply put, if your employees can excel at the day-to-day tasks that make up their role, they will drive significant value for your organization.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

OCTOBER 12, 2021

I have committed myself, both in my personal life, and through my influence as a supply chain professional to making a positive impact across all environmental management areas to reduce carbon emissions, increase sustainability, and protect natural resources. Demand planning in this environment is practically impossible.

Leadership 105

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SCMDOJO

JANUARY 26, 2024

Leadership involves more than just managing people; it encompasses influencing, resolving conflicts, and effectively handling crises and sharpening these skills positions you as an effective and adaptable leader in supply chain management. Focus on Leadership Skills Leadership is crucial for advancing in your supply chain career.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 6, 2020

The mass adoption of digital emerging technologies influences the operations of companies’ logistics and supply chain management. Digital Supply Chain Hitches. In today’s tech world, DIGITAL is disrupting the way businesses perform across all industries.

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

MAY 4, 2023

Supply chainers looking to up their game, from students to leaders, will find informative, thought-provoking, and trending content from renowned influencers in data, cyber security, supply chain, sustainability, logistics, diversity, and much, much more.

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The Good Spending

AUGUST 16, 2022

Other peers around the company overlap with us in their functions - Technology tends to manage suppliers , Finance owns the demand planning and budgeting, and Sales and Marketing monopolize the end-customer value chain. Perhaps, our profession is no rocket science.

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Finale Inventory

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Demand: The quantity of a product or service that customers are willing to purchase at a given price and time. Forecast: An estimate of future demand based on historical data and other relevant factors. Seasonality: Regular and predictable fluctuations in demand that occur due to factors like weather, holidays, or annual events.

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Finale Inventory

JULY 15, 2024

Consider adopting inventory management systems, demand planning software, and automated reorder systems to streamline processes. Integrating these technologies provides real-time insights into inventory levels, demand patterns, and supply chain performance, facilitating data-driven decisions and effective turnover ratio optimization.

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Finale Inventory

APRIL 18, 2024

Look to last year’s trends and results, match that to the current sales trend and then examine demand planning to adjust your reorder points accordingly. Finale leverages advanced algorithms that analyze historical sales data, factor in seasonality, and account for external influences.

Inventory 52

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Planergy

DECEMBER 8, 2022

For macro-level demand forecasting in the United States, companies can use data from publicly available government agencies and other sources. Demand planning is crucial to all businesses, but the forecasting process and even the forecasting software you use can influence the results. Statistical Method.

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Empowering CPO

JUNE 27, 2023

By breaking down spending patterns and understanding the underlying factors influencing expenditures, category spend analysis provides a comprehensive overview of an organization’s procurement landscape. It helps identify opportunities for inventory management, pricing negotiations, and demand planning.

Procurement 40

Procurement Supply Chain Optimization Supplier consolidation Procurement strategies 40

Empowering CPO

JUNE 26, 2023

By analyzing historical data, organizations can uncover correlations, seasonality, and other factors that influence procurement outcomes. These insights enable organizations to anticipate shifts in demand, predict market fluctuations, and adjust their procurement strategies accordingly.

Real-time Visibility 40

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Procurement Tactics

MARCH 27, 2023

The opinions of each expert are collected individually to avoid the influence of other experts’ opinions, which are different from a panel discussion or focus group. This specific module of SAP offers planning layouts, planning books, and a demand planning library of statistical forecasting and macro techniques.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JANUARY 30, 2020

As I mentioned in my prior blogs, Inventory Turnover Breakthrough , we needed to take a holistic approach and we needed to tackle the high level levers that influence inventory levels. . Supply/Demand Planning. As it turns out there was previously no Supply/Demand Planning process in the company.

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Inventory Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Optimization Replenishment ordering 71

Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

As I mentioned in my prior blogs, Inventory Turnover Breakthrough (Parts 1 and 2) , we needed to take a holistic approach and we needed to tackle the high level levers that influence inventory levels. Supply/Demand Planning. As it turns out there was previously no Supply/Demand Planning process in the company.

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Inventory Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Optimization Replenishment ordering 58

SCMDOJO

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Inventory Management and Optimization Optimization and management of inventory is the ability to ensure product availability through inventory administration activities such as demand planning, stock optimization, and monitoring the age of the product. Experience with demand planning software and supply chain planning.

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