Let's Talk Supply Chain

MARCH 30, 2023

Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) was introduced in the 1960’s to allow businesses to communicate key business transactions such as purchase orders, advanced shipping notices, and invoices electronically instead of via paper providing fewer errors and more efficiencies.

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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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EazyStock

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Ultimately, our automatically generated purchase orders will save you time and money. Once you set your stock availability targets, you can let EazyStock maintain them by adjusting reorder parameters and generating optimized purchase orders to keep you ahead of your competitors. What are the key benefits?

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EazyStock

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Ultimately, our automatically generated purchase orders will save you time and money. Once you set your stock availability targets, you can let EazyStock maintain them by adjusting reorder parameters and generating optimized purchasing orders to keep you ahead of your competitors. What are the key benefits?

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Supply Chain Game Changer

OCTOBER 1, 2019

This demand would be translated to bills of material and component requirements through manual or semi-automated means. Purchase orders would be written out by hand and mailed or faxed to suppliers with buyers calling suppliers on the phone to tell them about their needs as well as the inevitable changes in demand.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

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. In essence these simple definitions capture the essence of these terms. Fulfillment.

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Arkestro

JANUARY 4, 2023

multiple small-value purchases, often distributed across several non-strategic suppliers and tons of distinct purchase orders or transactions). scenario-driven demand plans. The most common reference to “tail spend” is the so-called “long tail” (e.g., should-be cost models. process orchestration models.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 26, 2021

Every single organization I have been a part of has been dependent on Excel spreadsheets for order tracking and expediting – and in some cases – even demand planning. Buyers and expeditors alike tend to place Purchase Orders with suppliers and then check the box as if the task is complete.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

The global Inventory management business processes that we focussed on made phenomenal improvements: Supply/Demand Planning. The gap in our ERP planning between demand and supply was reduced by 85%, resulting in a significant reduction in over ordering. Customers and everyone involved would appreciate this.

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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 Game Changer

MARCH 23, 2021

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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Finale Inventory

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

By syncing inventory with financial data, businesses can manage cash flow more effectively, simplify reconciliation processes, and make informed purchasing decisions. Purchase Order Generation: SkuVault’s Auto-Generation: SkuVault offers an automated purchase order generation feature based on preset replenishment levels.

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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. This key timing (the time between placing an order and receiving inventory) is crucial. Automated Replenishment: Say goodbye to manual order placement.

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World of Procurement blog

MAY 8, 2024

Processes like purchase order creation, invoicing, and expense reporting can be automated to save time and reduce errors. Advanced technologies like artificial intelligence and machine learning are also being leveraged to optimize decision-making in areas like demand forecasting, market intelligence, and supplier identification.

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Solvoyo

JULY 21, 2020

Imagine the ability to drill down and have an AI-based engine digging into your historical transactions on the platform and pointing to a specific reason among many: materials arriving late, manufacturing not following this week’s plan, purchase orders placed late, another priority order got your allocation, etc.

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Finale Inventory

AUGUST 9, 2024

In addition, Finale Inventory provides automated replenishment and purchase order management, making it easier to maintain optimal inventory levels. Finale Inventory also offers sales forecasting and demand planning capabilities, helping businesses anticipate customer needs and plan accordingly.

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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.

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The Procuretech Podcast

OCTOBER 3, 2022

If I have to use a separate platform to do RFQ procurement and standard spend analytics, then use my ERP to create my purchase orders and track my shipments, then somebody else has got to give me visibility. If I'm a supply chain manager, I want to do everything on one platform. . We are seeing some changes here.

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Finale Inventory

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

When one item is backordered, you can simply create a new purchase order and let the customer know when they can expect the item to arrive. Combined with sales velocity tracking to aid in demand planning, Finale Inventory is a complete solution for operations management.

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