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Supply Chain as a Service (SCaaS): A Golden Opportunity for the Supply Chain Industry

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Supply Chain as a Service (SCaaS) is a new approach to managing the complex process of getting products from manufacturers to consumers. It involves outsourcing the entire supply chain function to a third-party provider who manages everything from sourcing raw materials to delivering finished products to customers.

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Leveraging Lean Procurement

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Eliminating waste; for example by reducing lengthy sourcing times. Some of the benefits of leveraging lean procurement include: Reduce time-to-source. Lean sourcing methodologies can compress months-long RFP processes into less than a week by replacing complex RFP processes with one-day design-style workshops. . Get in Touch.

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How Supply Chain Can Make or Break a High Growth Company!

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In fact, we recently brought on a new Cannabis client who’s scaling up a strategic sourcing operation in all of their Procurement, so that all their spend is captured and accounted for as they grow, rather than after. Today’s top Supply Chain Management professionals can bring all these considerations to bear.

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The Supply Chain Workload Iceberg!

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That is these tasks are the 90% of the iceberg that most can not see. 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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Direct vs Indirect Spend Analysis: What’s the Difference and Why It Matters

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It’s a strategic pillar that underpins effective procurement and sourcing, providing an insightful lens through which organizations can view their spending patterns. Spend analysis plays a vital role in procurement and strategic sourcing. The strategies for managing these two types of spend also differ.

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A Deep Dive into Category Spend Analysis: Maximizing Value in Procurement

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Let’s explore some of the key advantages: Cost Optimization: By thoroughly analyzing spending patterns, organizations can identify areas of overspending, potential cost-saving opportunities, and negotiate better deals with suppliers. This information is particularly useful when managing global or multi-site procurement operations.

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Experts Discuss How to Streamline Global Supply Chain

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Whether you''re a manufacturing company in China, a sourcing agent in London or a world''s leading company in Silicon Valley, we''re all in a global supply chain networks. We believe many practices in global supply chain management can be applied in every industry.