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The Importance of a Strong Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Supply Chain’s Moment of Truth Has Arrived! A solid supply chain and logistics strategy is essential for large companies. Using a logistics-oriented strategy helps companies better understand their suppliers, improve customer service, and optimize shipping.

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Procurement 101: Your Essential Guide to Strategic Sourcing

World of Procurement blog

Purchasing focuses specifically on the buying transaction. Value-add : Procurement aims to add value by optimizing processes, consolidating spend, and building supplier relationships. Purchasing's value-add is more limited. Conduct supply chain audits and due diligence on high-risk categories.

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JOB ORDER – Everything You Should Know

Procurement Tactics

Producing a successful job order is not as easy as it may come, that’s why planning effectively, ahead of time, and of course, with consideration to contingencies, will surely make the job order fulfill its purpose. To continue to optimize procurement processes, implement these lessons in future job orders.

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The top capabilities of E-Procurement solutions

Spend Matters

E-procurement solutions use an electronic interface to automate, guide and approve the purchase and reception of products and services. They mainly make requisitions and purchase orders to suppliers through searches in internal or external catalogs or via configurable electronic forms.

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A Great TMS Improves Order-to-Cash Lifecycle

Supply Chain Collaborator

Order-to-Cash (OTC or O2C) describes the set of business processes to transpire between when a customer order is placed and when payment for the delivered order is ultimately received and recorded in the ledger. Read on to learn how a great TMS helps improve cash flow by shortening the order-to-cash lifecycle.

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Lead Time – The Ultimate Guide!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Consumers’ willingness to wait to receive their orders has dwindled significantly in the past half-decade. In this guide, you’ll find everything you need to know about lead time and how to use it to optimize your order fulfillment. Subscribe Here! Email Address.

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Digital Transformation Journey in Supply Chain Planning

Solvoyo

For businesses of all sizes, the digital transformation of supply chain planning became the most important initiative. . Considering this surge in digital transformation and the changing needs of 2021, here are some insights and tips for embarking on Supply Chain Digital Transformation projects. Creating Intelligence.