Supply Chain Opz

MARCH 31, 2015

What are the essential purchasing books you should read? In this article, we will uncover the best purchasing books to help you get the edge over competition. Background Historically, purchasing people are considered a kind of clerical workers who are expected to perform basic tasks such as document issuance and price negotiation.

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NLPA (Next Level Purchasing Association)

JULY 20, 2023

To new members of a Procurement & Purchasing team, it’s important to understand the role of managing spend and its impact on organizational success. At its core, managing spend refers to the process of strategically controlling and optimizing the financial resources allocated for procurement and purchasing activities.

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SCMDOJO

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

It is arguably true that supplier performance management is considered a business practice for measuring, analyzing, and managing supplier performance to reduce cost, and risk and also drive continuous improvement. Managing and optimizing a supplier’s performance is as essential as it is difficult. How is it possible?

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Spend Matters

MAY 8, 2023

Categories: Conferences , Spend Management Tags: PRO The question of how to manage direct materials can yield polarized answers and requires deeper evaluation than simply evaluating a few narrow use cases. prior to P2P execution) and/or downstream activities, new or existing products, procurement and/or supply chain functions, etc.

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ivalua

MARCH 17, 2021

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) estimates federal grants to states and local governments in FY2019 totaled nearly three quarters of a trillion dollars. In order to address broad, influential priorities like emergency management or public safety, administrations must find ways to deliver necessary funding. Reason No. Reason No.

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Procurement Tactics

AUGUST 25, 2022

Sebastian Chua started his procurement journey with Hewlett Packard/Agilent Technologies as their country manager for Singapore, India, Thailand, and the Philippines before he took on the job as the regional procurement manager. . He is known as “the secret weapon of fortune 500 chief purchasing officers”. . Sebastian Chua.

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NLPA (Next Level Purchasing Association)

APRIL 8, 2024

Understanding this distinction is essential for anyone entering the procurement, purchasing, or supply chain field. Consequently, it’s about optimizing the entire supply chain for efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and, ultimately, a competitive advantage. and currently owned by Adobe.

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Spend Matters

JULY 25, 2022

Categories: Solution Providers , Spend Management , Supply Management , Technology Tags: Coupa Inspire , EU , supply We are witnessing a pivotal change in the market for some of the big source-to-pay (S2P) suite players (like Coupa, SAP and their peers) as they move toward a broader platform and ecosystem approach.

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Arkestro

JANUARY 23, 2024

Resources / Blog / What does a Procurement Manager do? Job Description, Skills, and Qualifications What does a Procurement Manager do? Procurement managers play a key role in this rapid growth, helping organizations optimize costs, negotiate favorable terms with suppliers, and ensure financial efficiency. from 2023 to 2030.

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World of Procurement blog

APRIL 24, 2024

In the dynamic and ever-evolving world of procurement and supply chain management, staying at the forefront of professional development is not just advantageous – it’s imperative. This credential is a testament to one's expertise in finance, supplier relationship management, and organizational global strategy.

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Jaggaer

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

In the simplest of terms, P2P solutions deliver improved processes as it relates to purchasing. It is the essential link between all purchasing functions and accounts payable within an organization and includes essential functions such as supply management, requisitions, purchase orders, receiving, and invoicing.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 10, 2021

Integrated Supply Chain Management article and permission to publish here provided by Tyrone Fisher. Most businesses are aware how important a supply chain is to operations. However, many businesses miss just how important high quality supply chain management is. What is integrated supply chain management?

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NLPA (Next Level Purchasing Association)

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

A successful procurement transformation involves a strategic overhaul of processes, technologies, and approaches to achieve greater efficiency, cost savings, risk management, and value creation. Procurement teams equipped with risk management tools can ensure business continuity and minimize potential negative impacts.

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Jaggaer

JULY 5, 2023

JAGGAER is awarded by ADACI, the Italian Association of Purchasing and Supply Management for our efforts with advancing Marelli's digitization project.

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Supply Chain Brain

MAY 2, 2023

The Institute for Supply Management said its purchasing managers’ index rose from a three-year low of 46.3% in March 2023 to 47.1% in April 2023.

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NLPA (Next Level Purchasing Association)

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Don’t miss updates on Procurement & Supply Chain, Subscribe here! If you want up-to-date views on the latest happenings in purchasing and supply management or want to share your own thoughts, this is the place! The post Just Starting Out appeared first on Next Level Purchasing Association (NLPA).

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NLPA (Next Level Purchasing Association)

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

The modern business landscape is constantly evolving, and this dynamism is especially evident in the areas of purchasing and supply chain management. In today’s connected world, supply chains have become more complex, with global reach, sustainability concerns, and rapidly changing market dynamics. .

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Una

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Juliette is a reporter at Supply Management magazine, the hard copy publication from CIPS. In the April-June 2022 edition, she wrote an article titled, What happens when politics snares supply? Do you have questions about group purchasing? Episode 84: Tackling the Trends of Quiet Quitting and Firing with Kris Lance.

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SPLC (Sustainable Purchasing Leadership Council)

MAY 18, 2018

2018 LEADERSHIP AWARDS FOR SUSTAINABLE PURCHASING. Seven Organizations Recognized by Sustainable Purchasing Leadership Council. Each winner employs a wide range of sustainable purchasing strategies and documented the resulting environmental, social, and/or economic benefits in a case study. More about this case study.

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Positive Purchasing

OCTOBER 20, 2023

It’s events season here at Positive Purchasing and we’ve had a busy September travelling around Europe, attending leading procurement events. appeared first on Positive - Procurement transformation, expert training for improved purchasing and procurement. The team have been in Spain, Sweden and Italy! Read more below!

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Procurement Software

MAY 16, 2023

Mid-market businesses, on the other hand, could invest in this software and easily see a quick return if they have the right change management and procurement talent in place. Onventis Onventis provides a Procure-to-Pay module for buyers that streamlines the procurement process from purchasing to payment.

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SCMDOJO

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

In the dynamic landscape of supply chain management, precise terminology is paramount. Acquisition: Acquisition refers to the process of obtaining goods or services through a formal transaction, often involving the purchase of an entire product or service from an external party.

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NLPA (Next Level Purchasing Association)

APRIL 5, 2023

To succeed in this field, procurement professionals must possess a variety of competencies, ranging from negotiation and supplier management to risk assessment and financial analysis. Strategically measure purchasing performance Strategic measurement of purchasing performance is critical for any procurement department to succeed.

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ivalua

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

What’s your Greatest Supply Management Challenge Today? In May 2022, Ivalua commissioned Forrester to survey over 400 procurement leaders across the globe to ask how they plan to minimize the frequency and impact of supply disruptions. 2022 Forrester Study, Ensuring Supply Continuity During Turbulent Times: A Visual Spotlight.

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NLPA (Next Level Purchasing Association)

JULY 11, 2022

Supply chain management is critical to achieving several business objectives. Read about how a British supercar manufacturer took control of its supply chain management and became more efficient and profitable. This bottleneck caused issues up and down the supply chain. Interested in Supply Management?

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Procurement Tactics

JULY 17, 2022

Purchase/Purchasing. They all refer to the process or act of getting, buying, acquiring, or purchasing something. . Some words can easily replace the word procurement such as the word purchase. In any organization, the procurement department is responsible for all the purchasing of suppliers or services.

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NLPA (Next Level Purchasing Association)

AUGUST 23, 2022

Annual strategy reviews are critical to strategic, tactical, and operational management. It helps enhance profitability by reducing extra expenses and by, minimizing delays and speeding up the supply chain. Supply Chain Strategy Data. Interested in Supply Management? Supply Management Contract Writing.

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Una

APRIL 18, 2023

Mark is an experienced procurement leader with a broad area of focus including sourcing, supply management, contracts management, supplier relationship management, risk management, and inventory management. .” In this episode of The Sourcing Hero podcast, Host Kelly Barner welcomes Mark Trowbridge.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2023

A procurement strategy allows an organization to navigate an increasingly complex global supply chain, adapt swiftly to market fluctuations, and achieve cost optimization, operational efficiency and growth. When implemented with clear objectives, the procurement strategy will provide a roadmap for procurement managers to follow.

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Procurement Software

MARCH 5, 2024

Raindrop Raindrop is one of a number of US procurement startups offering enterprise-level spend management platforms. These modules can be purchased separately or as one complete suite. Raindrop has also been recognised as a cloud-enabled procurement focused Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) application.

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Una

JULY 3, 2023

The hard-won skills that you’ve developed over the course of your procurement or supply management career will always be relevant, no matter how high you climb. Supplier relationship management The job of building and nurturing strong relationships with suppliers never stops, even at the most senior levels of the procurement team.

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Procurement Heads

JANUARY 4, 2023

I joined KPMG in their supply chain practice and spend the next 16 years on consulting assignments in a smaller firm. In 2020, I moved back into corporate life as Head Of Supplier Relationship Management with Coventry Building Society. Some of the challenges that we face in the economy are partly driven by supply chain disruption.

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NLPA (Next Level Purchasing Association)

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Disruption Management has become a major discipline in today’s Supply Management doctrine. The abatement of supply risks is at the heart of such doctrines and strategies. NLPA designed the Supply Risk Ecosystem Framework to conceptualize supply landscapes regarding supply risks.

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Una

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Procurement and supply chain management would be a lot easier if the function existed in a bubble, but it would also be a lot less exciting. A self-described “optimist with a raincoat,” risk management is a topic close to Kris’s heart. The Challenging State of Procurement and Supply Chain. Leveraging Lean Procurement.

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Una

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Back your claims up with real life examples of how you succeeded negotiating contracts, analyzing data, and managed relationships. Read More Procurement-Specific Leadership Skills The hard-won skills you’ve developed over the course of your procurement or supply management career will always be relevant, no matter how high you climb.

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Una

JULY 25, 2023

Doing so reveals the topics that our community of procurement and supply managers are most interested in, from the latest trends to perennial topics that will never go out of date. Do you really need to complete every step for every purchase? Does every purchase require an audit?

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Skill Dynamics

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

The solution BNP Paribas’ Procurement function chose Skill Dynamics as their preferred partner for multiple reasons including: User experience of our Learning Management System (LMS). Once their plan is complete, they will receive a world class certificate from the IFPSM (The International Federation of Purchasing and Supply Management).

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