Arkestro

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

in 2023 , even as organizations continue to grapple with talent shortages, budget cuts, supply chain issues, and global inflation. Predictive procurement is a modern approach to supply chain management that leverages data analytics , machine learning, and game theory to forecast and optimize purchasing activities.

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Strategic Sourceror

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Relative to years past, however, deals on food and beverages are few and far between, and an underperforming supply chain is part of the reason why. Many budget-minded shoppers are struggling to find discounts on grocery items. Demand remains elevated Exacerbating limited supply is robust demand.

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World of Procurement blog

APRIL 23, 2024

Procurement analytics is the process of collecting, processing, and analyzing data related to an organization's purchasing activities to improve efficiency, reduce costs, and provide valuable insights into supply chain operations. This can be broken down by suppliers, departments, or individual goods and services.

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World of Procurement blog

APRIL 23, 2024

Procurement analytics is the process of collecting, processing, and analyzing data related to an organization's purchasing activities to improve efficiency, reduce costs, and provide valuable insights into supply chain operations. This can be broken down by suppliers, departments, or individual goods and services.

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Procurement Tactics

JULY 4, 2023

To ensure that you get the best value for your money, it is essential that you get an understanding of the costs involved in producing a product or service. The model is also used to compare the actual cost of production to the estimated cost and to identify areas where costs can be reduced.

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Empowering CPO

JUNE 30, 2023

Introduction In the dynamic world of business, the ability to effectively manage and optimize supply chains has emerged as a critical success factor. The aim is not only to streamline operations but also to extract maximum value from every link in the supply chain. But what exactly does it entail?

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Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 20, 2020

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Clearly, more companies need to go back to basics and ask what is reverse logistics’ role in the top trends of the supply chain? Every supply-chain executive has been faced with the daunting question, “ what is reverse logistics? Subscribe Here! Email Address.

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Arkestro

MARCH 27, 2024

After years of focusing on cost reduction, the majority of procurement leaders say they plan to spend more and increase workloads in 2024, meaning procurement buyers will have more power to influence change and optimize spend across the entire supply chain. But what does a procurement buyer do, exactly?

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Skill Dynamics

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

As we discussed in our previous blog , market pressures are driving change in both procurement and supply chain functions. The influencing groups Many organizations are looking to eLearning to drive impactful skill development at scale across various teams in supply chain and procurement.

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Arkestro

JANUARY 23, 2024

Procurement managers play a key role in this rapid growth, helping organizations optimize costs, negotiate favorable terms with suppliers, and ensure financial efficiency. The best procurement managers are masters of risk mitigation and budget management, while also maintaining high quality standards and a competitive edge.

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Arkestro

JANUARY 18, 2023

Reducing costs in the industry by even a fraction has a huge impact on profitability. But beyond impacting cost, factors like economic uncertainty, supply chain disruption, and changing consumer preferences are transforming procurement in the industry. Preparing for challenges is critical.

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Positive Purchasing

MARCH 18, 2024

Jonathan O’Brien, CEO of Positive Purchasing , author, and global procurement thought leader, outlines his effective approach to assessing the current levels of sustainability within your supply base, then prioritizing where and how to focus your resources to make the greatest positive impact.

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NLPA (Next Level Purchasing Association)

MARCH 16, 2023

Spend Management is a critical function within an organization, and it involves the strategic management of the company’s spending to reduce costs, improve efficiency, and enhance profitability. We should also monitor the actual expenses against the projected spend to ensure that we are staying within our budget.”

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 9, 2022

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Procurement operations are the backbone of every company’s supply chain. Fundamental to procurement is the acquisition of goods and services from a party that’s further up the supply chain. Subscribe Here! Email Address. Project-Based Procurement.

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Procurement Heads

AUGUST 11, 2022

When did your interest in procurement and supply chain begin? How did you engineer your career path to the point you are now at as Head of Supply Chain? After 15 years in procurement, I decided to broaden my expertise so that I embraced the opportunity to step into a supply chain leadership role.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

APRIL 25, 2024

Done correctly, this process also contains critical activities that can significantly reduce costs and satisfy a business’ key metrics for success. Purchase When new customers view their shopping carts and prepare to complete checkout, does the business automatically sign them up for services they do not want?

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Arkestro

JUNE 6, 2023

On the one side, finance is concerned with keeping the company budget in the black. On the other side, procurement is concerned with keeping company operations running smoothly and judicially making the most of budgets. Ultimately, both want the same goal — ensuring business outcomes are positive, timely, and on-budget.

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Una

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Understanding Offshoring, Onshoring, Nearshoring, and Rightshoring in Procurement Explore the nuances between offshoring and other approaches to procurement and how each one can impact the bottom line, supply chain resilience and overall strategic objectives.

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Una

JUNE 1, 2023

As a procurement professional, you’ll need to think critically, adapt to market fluctuations, and navigate complex supply chains , honing your skills and expanding your knowledge base along the way. This constant evolution ensures that your work remains engaging and intellectually stimulating.

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Procurement Software

APRIL 23, 2024

This accolade underscores their significant potential to influence the future of procurement technology. Launched to help organisations achieve total spend transparency, the platform facilitates deep analysis of procurement data, covering the entire purchase-to-pay cycle. Spendata caters to both mid-market and enterprise customers.

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Arkestro

MAY 9, 2023

Yet challenges like the COVID-19 pandemic, global supply chain disruptions, and the economic downturn have all limited and slowed down the next phase in procurement transformation. As an increasing number of companies prioritize cost containment, the pressure is on for procurement.

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

Companies of all sizes have been capturing the value from Global Supply Chain to increase the economies of scale and scope for years. In this article, we will show you tips from worldwide experts that you can use to streamline your global supply chain operations. However, you may wonder what kind of practices really work.

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SCMDOJO

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

The primary goal of inventory control is to reduce the costs associated with holding stock. This is achieved by helping business owners determine the right time to restock their items or purchase materials for production. Inventory control templates must be formulated dictating the desired budget.

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Strategic Sourceror

JULY 12, 2022

From beef and pork products to eggs and chicken breasts, food prices have skyrocketed across the board due to a variety of factors, the combination of which has created a perfect storm for buyers' budgets. The positive outcome was influenced, in part, by more capacity. I think we have a good shot at it," Ziebell explained.

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Una

JUNE 1, 2023

As a procurement professional, you’ll need to think critically, adapt to market fluctuations, and navigate complex supply chains , honing your skills and expanding your knowledge base along the way. This constant evolution ensures that your work remains engaging and intellectually stimulating.

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The Procuretech Podcast

OCTOBER 12, 2022

We're continuing our mini series where we ask influencers and industry experts for their thoughts on everything that's happening in the digital procurement world. From CPO to Advising Startups - Joanna Martinez from Supply Chain Advisors. She spent the first third of her career in supply chain roles for Johnson and Johnson.

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Una

OCTOBER 26, 2023

From being seen as a compliance-related cost-center, ESG is now understood as a source of potential value generation. Reducing plastic packaging, for example, will not only help meet environmental targets, but will reduce costs and improve brand perception among environmentally-conscious consumers.

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Spend Matters

DECEMBER 28, 2023

An Amazon survey found 53% of procurement teams expect their budgets to increase in the coming year, with a whopping 98% planning to invest in automation, AI, and analytics and insights tools. Inflation, a complex and constrained supply chain, and threats of recession all impacted how procurement processes played out externally.

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Supply Chain Trend

AUGUST 13, 2020

Preview In his 2019 Foresight article, Niels van Hove examined eight technological hurdles that must be overcome to enable autonomous or ‘lights out’ supply-chain planning. He reasoned that to support such planning we need to implement a third wave of integrated supply-chain planning software.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 12, 2021

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. The bulk of digital currencies need payment for purchases. When it comes to bitcoins, there is no requirement to compensate for purchases. You have full influence over the amount of money you invest. appeared first on Supply Chain Game Changer™. Subscribe Here!

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Supply Chain Trend

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

To get some answers for S&OP practitioners, Supply Chain Trend interviewed a group of S&OP leaders. Supply Chain Trend will publish a weekly Q&A with these S&OP leaders. He is the author of the blog Supply Chain Trend and the self excellence guide Building Mental Toughness.

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Arkestro

DECEMBER 12, 2023

A McKinsey survey found that 79% of shoppers are “trading down” this season, meaning they’re swapping purchases for cheaper alternatives or avoiding spending completely. When broken down by generation, Gen Z is the most likely to tighten their budget, while Gen Xers and Boomers are more likely to splurge.

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Planergy

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Marketing leaders must always be on the cutting edge, deeply understanding platforms, tools, new technologies, and options like influencer marketing. By finding the right partnerships and putting together a comprehensive plan, businesses can ensure they’re getting the most out of their marketing budget. Book a Live Demo.

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Positive Purchasing

JULY 26, 2023

Jonathan O’Brien , CEO of Positive Purchasing , author, and global procurement thought leader, outlines an effective approach to creating a road map for embedding a sustainable procurement initiative in your business. Following further deliberation, a budget is usually agreed. The 5P tool is most effective in this scenario.

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SCMDOJO

JULY 3, 2023

Read More: Top 10 Supply Chain Management Courses to Boost Your Career ] Accreditation and Industry Recognition Check to see if the training programme is acknowledged by the procurement sector or accredited by the relevant professional organizations. What is procurement and purchasing Lesson 2. Types of procurement.

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Positive Purchasing

JANUARY 11, 2024

Value might mean reducing cost, but that is only part of the story. And That Goes for the Supply Chain Too These days, any large organisation seeking to work with the public sector has to have a verifiable Social Value proposition. Use it to drive change through a whole supply chain – positive purchasing!

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Supply Chain Game Changer

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Product Packaging Ideas to Reduce Costs! How you “wrap up” your products will determine whether the product will attract the attention of the right shoppers, and it also influences the customers’ desire to buy the product. Subscribe Here! Email Address.

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