World of Procurement blog

MAY 8, 2024

Procurement refers to the business processes involved in acquiring goods, services, and work from external suppliers. It involves identifying needs, sourcing potential vendors, obtaining quotes and proposals, negotiating contracts, selecting suppliers, managing relationships, and meeting obligations.

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SCMDOJO

MAY 2, 2024

Importance of Supply Chain Resilience Resilient supply chains are better equipped to absorb shocks, respond swiftly to disruptions, and recover more efficiently. A dynamic and responsive infrastructure, robust risk management practices, and strong relationships with suppliers and partners characterize them.

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Spend Matters

JUNE 19, 2023

They mainly make requisitions and purchase orders to suppliers through searches in internal or external catalogs or via configurable electronic forms. budget compliance and inventory availability), enable effective spend, preferred supplier and category management.

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SCMDOJO

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Time is really important in business. Knowing how crucial time is for keeping customers happy and influencing what they buy, it’s clear that handling lead time (which means the time it takes to get things ready) is not just needed for business, but it also gives an edge in today’s competitive and complex economy.

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SCMDOJO

JUNE 14, 2023

For example, it can be used for inventory management, order fulfillment, and product tracking tasks. As a result, businesses can optimize their logistics processes using Orchestration and save time and resources. This increased visibility leads to more efficient supply chain and inventory management.

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SCMDOJO

MAY 2, 2024

Importance of Supply Chain Resilience Resilient supply chains are better equipped to absorb shocks, respond swiftly to disruptions, and recover more efficiently. A dynamic and responsive infrastructure, robust risk management practices, and strong relationships with suppliers and partners characterize them.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 23, 2021

But too often the expected deliverables from Supply Chain professionals are established without a real understanding of the totality and breadth of actual tasks that must be performed underneath those high level expectations. With an iceberg it is said that only 10% of it is visible as the rest is under the water.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

They seemed rather administrative at the time and took away valued time to work on more pressing matters. Proactive, Real Time Visibility. You should have end to end real time visibility to your entire Supply Chain. Inventory Positioning. Today’s Reality. Communication Strategy.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

The importance of digital procurement is increasing rapidly. It helps bring predictability to Strategic Sourcing, automates Transactional Procurement (or P2P cycle), and enables proactive Supplier Risk Management. Management can review orders in real-time and spend time on exceptions raised by the system.

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Supply Chain Trend

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Intelligent IBP effectively combines human and machine strengths with good decision practices to consistently make timely, high-quality, horizon agnostic business decisions. I think it is time to update the IBP belief sytem to be more reflective of current times, technology & ways of working, and create a modern IBP vision.

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World of Procurement blog

MAY 8, 2024

Information must flow constantly to enable planning and management of inventory, production scheduling, order fulfillment, and more. Importance and Benefits of Effective Supply Chain Management An optimized supply chain is critical for business success and profitability. Customers receive orders on-time without backlogs.

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SCMDOJO

JANUARY 18, 2024

In any business, order management is highly significant. It involves a number of activities, from order taking up to its fulfillment. Manually handling all this is expensive and more time-consuming. In simple words, order management involves a series of tasks from placement of an order to completion of an order.

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SCMDOJO

MARCH 25, 2022

Although logistics represents a whole system of space/time interdependencies, we believe that the discussion of its history and its chronological evolution still requires extensive studies to explore its origin and its advance in time, from a new point of view. But, first, an important disclaimer: this perspective is just that.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

AUGUST 9, 2021

With many merchants facing challenged supply chains and weakened operations as a direct result of COVID-19, this season may not be the happiest time of year for retailers – despite the holiday’s historic reputation to deliver just that. The season of giving is quickly approaching retailers and consumers alike. With 78% of U.S.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Just-in-time (JIT) became an artform and masters of the practice achieved new levels of precision. The time has come to change the maniacal focus on efficiency for one that balances both efficiency and resilience. Why is supply chain resiliency important? Supply chains are the backbone for the global economy.

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Solvoyo

MARCH 5, 2021

Remember those times when we used to stroll down the block and find local stores such as the mom-and-pop diners and get the chance to relish the coziness and sense of family environment there. For businesses of all sizes, the digital transformation of supply chain planning became the most important initiative. .

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Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Still the sourcing and supplier management of other materials was delegated to our facilities. It was time to start an investigation! Every facility had customized those processes over time to suit whatever their specific needs were. This showed the team that this was important to me and to the organization. Conclusion.

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