Let's Talk Supply Chain

JUNE 15, 2023

Buy vs Build Before companies dive into implementing last-mile delivery technology for their business, they must carefully consider whether building their own or purchasing existing technology makes the most sense. Purchasing last-mile technology nearly always guarantees faster deployment times and reduced capital expenditure.

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SCMDOJO

JULY 13, 2022

In addition, you also get innovative hiring solutions, including job postings, branding solutions, and career site solutions, to simplify hiring suitable candidates across various roles, functions, and experience levels. Jobsinlogistics is the world’s largest logistics job recruitment and career site. Supply Chain Management Jobs.

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Arkestro

JANUARY 4, 2023

But if there’s one advantage, it’s that crisis creates change and the potential for innovation. multiple small-value purchases, often distributed across several non-strategic suppliers and tons of distinct purchase orders or transactions). scenario-driven demand plans. should-be cost models.

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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. They can also contribute to the innovation and efficiency of supply chain processes.

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Supply Chain Trend

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

The S&OP Pulse Check 2015 suggests S&OP practitioners are left behind in confusion: 62% of respondents think there is not enough innovation in S&OP systems. 64% think there is not enough coordinated innovation in S&OP processes. We have to hear more crazy ideas and see innovation to improve S&OP.

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Supply Chain Trend

AUGUST 13, 2020

Robotic process automation (RPA) has also entered the back-office, supporting administrative functions like purchase order acceptance and invoice matching. The supply planning processes is already being driven automatically by the demand plan and inputs set for levels of safety stocks, lead time, and batch order sizes.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 31, 2019

Procurement – the effective purchasing of raw materials, back-office goods and professional services – as well as Logistics – the orchestration of the movement of those goods – might not seem to be as important as sales, marketing, R&D or finance at first blush. The best in the business can get you all three.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 10, 2018

Because the pace of business has increased exponentially, and businesses must be able to respond to new market demands with agility and innovation. Collaborating to improve forecasting and demand planning is likely to be frustrating if one partner’s existing planning processes, systems, or performance are inadequate.

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SCMDOJO

AUGUST 16, 2023

By sharing real-time sales data and demand information, CPFR enables accurate forecasting and demand planning, minimizing information distortion, and promoting synchronized inventory replenishment. Walmart’s emphasis on direct procurement is further bolstered by the use of technology and information systems.

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Empowering CPO

JUNE 26, 2023

By understanding these trends and their implications, you can position your organization at the forefront of procurement innovation and capitalize on the ever-evolving opportunities that lie ahead. Strong supplier relationships can lead to benefits such as improved pricing, preferential treatment, and access to innovative solutions.

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The Good Spending

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023

A few years ago, companies purchased printers, consumables, and technical support as separate products and services to support printing. Even IT hardware is now being purchased not as a physical object. High complexity of demand management As we know, the procurement process starts with demand planning and analysis.

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

This will make the supplier sluggish to respond to changes and slow moving on innovation. Supply Chain Planning (demand planning etc) is important as it determines how much cash is tied up in inventory, how much stock becomes obsolescent and how DIFOT is affected by stock availability. What can you do?

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SCMDOJO

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Expertise: Process improvement, support for procurement capabilities, purchasing management, Procurement Management Consulting, Procurement Strategy, and Procurement Conference Speaker James Meads is an independent consultant and advisor that focuses on working with mid-market companies and startups in the procurement technology space.

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Supply Chain Trend

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Authors Niels van Hove and Hein Regeer explain that while planning and forecasting technologies have benefitted from significant innovations since then, today’s IBP seems unhinged from the day-to-day operations of the business. IBP Segmentation by Planning Horizon, Automation. at the SKU/location level).

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Empowering CPO

JUNE 27, 2023

With our extensive expertise and innovative approach, we empower organizations to harness the true potential of spend analysis and unlock hidden opportunities for savings, efficiency, and growth. It helps identify opportunities for inventory management, pricing negotiations, and demand planning.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 22, 2018

While there were many other stakeholders that we would need to quickly reach out to we knew that tasking the Supply Chain team, the team that managed all supply/demand planning, all parameter management, and all purchase order placement/alteration, was of immediate importance. © Copyright Mortson Enterprises Inc, 2017.

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