SupplyShift

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

On November 2nd – 3rd, SupplyShift held its third annual Summit, joining business leaders from across the world to share their knowledge, lessons learned, and best practices on tackling today’s biggest supply chain sustainability issues. Check out our roundup of supply chain sustainability collaborations and industry groups. .

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TYA Suite

MAY 13, 2025

Is your procurement process draining your budget? This is why procurement cost reduction is not just an option; its a necessity. By reducing procurement costs, businesses can increase profit margins without raising prices or cutting corners. Cost control helps avoid overbuying, unnecessary stock, or duplicate purchases.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2023

These core business strategies are: Broad cost leadership strategy Broad differentiation strategy Focused differentiation strategy Focused cost leadership strategy But there are dozens of variations on these core concepts, and an organization may choose to enact certain types of strategies at different points.

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Supply Chain Trend

DECEMBER 4, 2016

To get some answers for S&OP practitioners, Niels van Hove from Supply Chain Trend interviewed a group of S&OP leaders. Supply Chain Trend will publish a weekly Q&A with these S&OP leaders. 64% think there is not enough coordinated innovation in S&OP processes. Where to go from here for S&OP?

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

APRIL 25, 2024

Successful implementation of BPR requires strong leadership, effective change management and a commitment to continuous improvement. Technologies such as supply chain management software (SCM), enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems, and advanced analytics tools can be used to automate and optimize processes.

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Zycus Cognitive Procurement

JANUARY 20, 2023

At its core, procurement strategies are all about managing the change aimed at driving continuous improvement in the supply chain. Procurement Leadership Agenda and Narratives (PLAN) 2023 aimed to help organizations realize a continuously improving procurement function by exploring the latest trends and challenges in the sector.

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Supply Chain Trend

MARCH 31, 2017

Examples of an aspirational planning goal or BHAG can be: ‘our 6-month EBIT outlook will be within 2% error margin’, ‘we will decimate our budget cycle time’. ‘80% 80% of our new product developments will be successful’. Firstly, the annual operations plan or budget needs to be integrated in a planning cycle.

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Claritum

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

In Deloitte’s Global CPO Survey 2016 the top 4 priorities for CPO’s were found to be cost reduction, new product development, increasing cash flow and organic expansion. Cost Reduction. New Product Development. Budget constraints. Shared leadership and metrics, but emerging integration.

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World of Procurement blog

MAY 23, 2024

The goal of supplier consolidation is to streamline procurement processes, reduce costs by leveraging economies of scale, strengthen relationships with top-performing suppliers, and drive performance improvements through better coordination. Working closely with fewer suppliers also enhances supply chain transparency and resilience.

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Zycus Cognitive Procurement

JANUARY 20, 2023

At its core, procurement transformation is all about managing the change aimed at driving continuous improvement in the supply chain. Procurement Leadership Agenda and Narratives (PLAN) 2023 aimed to help organizations realize a continuously improving procurement function by exploring the latest trends and challenges in the sector.

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Zycus Cognitive Procurement

JANUARY 31, 2023

At its core are three distinct components — supplier segmentation, strategy development and execution – enabling companies to identify risks/opportunities while optimally engaging with their vendors. As per a McKinsey report, leaders in supplier development and innovation tend to beat industry trends by 2x in growth and other metrics.

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Procurement Software

MAY 23, 2023

Very few CEOs come from Procurement or Supply Chain. In a world of hyper connectivity created by rampant globalisation, Apple had shown itself to be a master of procurement, working with suppliers around the world to create the highest quality and most innovative products, all for the best price.

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