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Procurement 101: Your Essential Guide to Strategic Sourcing

World of Procurement blog

Procurement differs from purchasing in a few key ways: Strategic focus : Procurement has a strategic, long-term focus on analyzing spend, reducing costs, managing supplier relationships, and mitigating risk. Purchasing is more transactional and tactical. Purchasing focuses specifically on the buying transaction.

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The Supply Chain Workload Iceberg!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Customer Order Commitment. Warehouse Order Fulfillment. When customer or channel orders are received and delivery dates committed it is often incumbent on the Warehouse, Distribution Centre, or perhaps another channel, to fulfill those orders.

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What’s the Difference Between Fulfillment and Replenishment?

Supply Chain Game Changer

Fulfillment. Aside from the demand planning, customer order management, and supplier order management activities associated with Fulfillment most people traditionally think of Fulfillment in the context of the Warehouse or Distribution Centre. But what does that mean in terms of the Supply Chain?

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Walmart Supply Chain: Building a Successful Integrated Supply Chain for Sustainable Competitive Advantage

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Read More: ERP Master Data: A Guide to Improve Quality & Governance ] Role of Data Analysis through Barcode Scanning and Point-of-Sale Systems Data analysis is at the core of Walmart’s supply chain prowess. The company has implemented sophisticated barcode scanning and point-of-sale systems to collect real-time data from its stores.

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Finale Inventory vs. SkuVault: A Comprehensive IMS Comparison Tailored for SMBs

Finale Inventory

For ecommerce sellers, two inventory management software front-runners are Finale Inventory and SkuVault, as both offer a range of tools to optimize inventory control, order fulfillment, and warehouse management processes across sales channels. SkuVault touts itself as a WMS that helps sellers to “Sell Faster. Pick Faster. Ship Faster.”