Spend Matters

APRIL 10, 2025

big data) in real time, spotting correlations and trends that would otherwise go unnoticed. Optical character recognition (OCR) digitizes invoices and contracts, eliminating time-consuming manual data entry. With AI, procurement teams can process and analyze vast amounts of data (i.e.,

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Supply Chain Brain

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

a provider of real-time supply chain visibility, introduced new technologies that expand true intermodal visibility, including rail visibility, into all European countries with over 99% network coverage, extended visibility for barge and enhanced cold-chain visibility. project44 Inc.,

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SCMDOJO

MAY 7, 2024

Enhancing supply chain resilience as well as supply chain visibility is crucial in today’s interconnected world. The powerful concept of Supply Chain Visibility lies at the core of resilience. Supply Chain Visibility refers to tracking and monitoring the movement of goods, services, and information throughout the supply chain.

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Spend Matters

APRIL 15, 2025

With raw materials, equipment and maintenance making up the bulk of their expenditures, procurement professionals in manufacturing are turning to AI to gain deeper insights and stronger control over their supplier networks. Supply network modeling, now integrating large language models (LLMs), allows for precise tracking and material tracing.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 26, 2021

Supply Chain Visibility Has Never Been More Important! Supply Chain visibility article and permission to publish here provided by Adam Miglio. Even the most robust ERP systems seem to lack the visibility that organizations are desperate to acquire, and in real-time. Shipment to customer. “C” Subscribe Here!

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SCMDOJO

MARCH 19, 2024

Discover Ways to Boost Supply Chain Visibility through Digital Marketing Supply chain visibility is essential for providing a superior customer experience and sustaining customer loyalty over time. Customers face significant frustrations that erode brand trust and sales without supply chain visibility.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Supply Chain Visibility – An Overcomplicated Challenge! A recent Deloitte survey estimated only 15% of CPO’s have visibility beyond their tier one suppliers. I found this striking that there is so little multi-tier Supply Chain visibility. Visibility comes at a cost – one we’ve spoken about before: trust.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

OCTOBER 5, 2022

The Control Tower – Is Yours Real or Smoke and Mirrors? In my last article, I spoke about the hesitancy standing in the way of multi-tier visibility. But once you have that visibility the journey has only just begun. Then and Now: The notion of visibility and “control”. Subscribe Here! Email Address.

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Planergy

MAY 8, 2025

How to gain visibility and control of your indirect spend. These portals improve real-time visibility into purchase orders, payment timelines, and dispute resolution, directly enhancing vendor satisfaction. [5] How to report and analyze indirect spend to identify savings opportunities.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 27, 2024

In a time of extreme unpredictability, companies need to centralize inventory control. It’s imperative to drive agile decision-making by consolidating data across the network, employing advanced analytics, and enabling real-time visibility.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

MARCH 21, 2023

Supply chain visibility has been the missing link since the shockwaves of 2020 rippled throughout the world and consumers felt the impacts of broad-based supply chain issues. But what does supply chain visibility mean? And since one of the major drivers of resiliency is visibility, you can see where this problem takes root.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 9, 2021

The Anaplan for Supply Chain solution, offered on the Anaplan cloud-native platform, takes a holistic approach to supply chain management by enabling real-time visibility across the network.

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 11, 2025

These pressures permeate supply chains, where vulnerabilities in one segment can rapidly cascade throughout the entire network. Understanding Supply Chain Risks Economic downturns act as stress tests for supply chains, exposing vulnerabilities that may have gone unnoticed during stable times.

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Jaggaer

DECEMBER 5, 2024

A recent report by Maersk and Reuters Events highlights that 68% of companies are making supply chain visibility and monitoring solutions a top priority. The Visibility Challenge: Why Seeing Clearly Matters A major insight from the report is the visibility gap, particularly with tier 2 and tier 3 suppliers.

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

MARCH 24, 2025

representing data as nodes and relationships, companies can easily track the flow of products, identify bottlenecks, and optimize their inventory levels in real-time. One key advantage of using graph databases in inventory management is their ability to enhance the resilience of supply chains.

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Jaggaer

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Collaboration across Tier 1, Tier 2, Tier 3, and beyond requires visibility and communication regarding capacity, cost, risk, order quantities, inventory levels, quality , timelines, logistics, and more. Collaboration brings visibility and agility for gaining market share.

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Supply Chain Brain

OCTOBER 27, 2020

GlobalTranz Enterprises, LLC, a third-party logistics solutions provider recently announced the launch of the next generation of the GlobalTranz Mobile app, which will support the company’s independent agents and network of truckload carriers through access to freight opportunities, real-time visibility and 24/7 support.

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ivalua

OCTOBER 1, 2020

A recent study by Forrester found that the single greatest factor in increasing a supplier’s willingness to collaborate with and share innovations with a customer was timeliness of and visibility into payments. Organizations cannot improve invoice match rates when there is no visibility into the root causes of match failures.

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

MARCH 24, 2025

Some effective strategies that can definitely ‍help in managing disruptions include: Resilient Network Design: Implementing a resilient network design can help in minimizing disruptions ‍by diversifying suppliers and transport routes. Only time will tell how the melody of this shifting paradigm will ultimately harmonize.

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Una

AUGUST 17, 2022

This is where strategic sourcing professionals spend most of their time, communicating directly with their top suppliers through an SRM program , and using cutting-edge procurement software to analyze spend and track risk. Even with the help of procurement tech, it takes time and resources to bring an unruly tail spend under control.

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

MAY 2, 2025

This transformation marks more than a temporary adjustmentit’s a paradigm shift in supply chain thinking, where agility, sustainability, and real-time visibility are becoming top priorities. Join us as we explore how U.S.

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ivalua

MAY 19, 2022

Our unrivaled licensing and banking networks are setting new standards of security, transparency, and speed for B2B cross-border payments,” said Sinead Fitzmaurice, CEO of TransferMate Global Payments – a subsidiary of the Clune Tech Group. All this is transparent across the payment journey, to the buyer and supplier.

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ivalua

JUNE 4, 2020

A review of the key elements in supplier management for manufacturers and how Source-to-Pay procurement technology can support the journey towards supply chain resilience and agility in times of crisis. Managing a complex network of direct material suppliers. Transparency, or ability to scale data, across an organization.

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Procurement Insights

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Fragmented Supplier Networks & Lack of Standardization Why It’s a Challenge: Packaging companies work with diverse suppliers , including raw material providers (paper, plastics, metals), logistics partners, and contract manufacturers. Lack of visibility into supplier commitments , increasing procurement risks.

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Jaggaer

OCTOBER 24, 2024

The result is a vehicle that meets market demands for sustainability and performance while reducing time to market and production costs. In a global business environment, supplier collaboration is better understood as a dynamic network involving partnerships within an extended ecosystem.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Edge computing is a new technology that allows data to be processed at the edge of a network rather than in its center. This will minimize delays caused by transferring data between locations via secure channels or over wireless networks, which may not operate at optimal speeds due to congestion issues. Distributed Data Is Efficient.

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Jaggaer

OCTOBER 24, 2024

In times of pressure and crisis , highly responsive and trustworthy suppliers make agility possible. Following widely-known standards keeps your vendor options open so you’re not locked into sourcing from a small pool of specialty suppliers that can negatively impact time to market. Performance and stability can waver.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

JUNE 30, 2023

3 steps to building healthcare supply chain resiliency Step 1: Improve visibility and proactivity Hospital systems work with multiple fragmented teams, technologies and processes to manage daily operations, leading to a pervasive lack of data visibility. Doing so streamlines purchasing power and optimizes inventory management.

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Finale Inventory

JANUARY 27, 2025

By capturing product information instantly and accurately, barcode scanners create a reliable foundation for tracking merchandise from receipt through shipment, making them indispensable in today's fast-paced commerce environment. Time Efficiency and Operational Speed The impact of barcode scanning on processing speed is remarkable.

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

With a real-time connected network of 12 million drivers, OneRail matches the right vehicle for the right delivery so brands lower expenses and increase capacity to rapidly scale their businesses. Without that visibility, how are you able to mitigate risk, plan, make sure that you’re delivering to your customer promises?”

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Finale Inventory

JANUARY 27, 2025

As warehouses grow more complex and customer expectations rise, rfid inventory management emerges as a transformative solution that addresses critical operational challenges. Modern businesses require real-time visibility into their stock levels, locations, and movements.

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Procurement Insights

APRIL 9, 2025

Enhanced Adaptability to Dynamic Environments Challenge : Traditional equation-based models fail to respond to real-time disruptions (e.g., Example : Agents from a manufacturer and Tier 1/2 suppliers jointly resolve component shortages by redistributing inventory in real time. ConvergentIS, Focal Point).

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Jaggaer

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Optimizing source-to-paythrough digital transformation streamlines every stage of your procurement strategy, improving visibility, efficiency, and collaboration. These begin with enhanced visibility. Digital S2P platforms provide real-time insights into supplier performance, contract compliance, and spending patterns.

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ivalua

MAY 30, 2022

Digital supply chains use one integrated network for all relevant supply chain partners, including procurement, suppliers, service providers, and even customers. The financial benefits include greater profitability, reduced costs, accelerated time-to-market, and faster time-to-delivery. .

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

AUGUST 28, 2022

Cargo Chief enables 3PLs and freight brokers to expand their carrier network, gain visibility into real-time pricing, and streamline their processes. And Hubtek is a tech-enabled talent and automation solutions provider for transportation companies across North America.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

APRIL 29, 2021

Supply Chain Investment Challenges – Real and Imagined! Intelligent Supply Chain technologies article and permission to publish here provided by Dan Weinberger , UN Supply Chain Expert and CEO of Morpheus Network. Manufacturers with a global supply chain network took the brunt of suspended operations during the pandemic.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JANUARY 13, 2022

Additionally, Google Maps offers an option for quick reroutes by factoring in accidents and traffic snarl-ups in real-time, making it one of the most efficient tools in route planning. While this trend has been around for some time now, its uptake in 2022 and beyond is likely to rise with the rollout of the 5G network.

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