SCMDOJO

DECEMBER 14, 2023

In supply chain management, total lead time is a crucial metric encompassing the period from customer order to delivery, be it in B2B or B2C scenarios. Production Lead Time: Encompassing manufacturing, quality control, assembly, and related processes. Improved efficiency in production processes and resource utilization.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 75

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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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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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Zycus Cognitive Procurement

MAY 31, 2022

Broken supply chains, unavailability of heavy goods vehicle (HGV) drivers and production stoppages had a negative impact. It made several manufacturers realize the need to focus on Risk Mitigation strategies to re-imagine their supply chains. Supply Chain Risk Assessment – Ground Reality.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

The quality of outputs depends heavily on training data, adjusting the model’s parameters and prompt engineering, so responsible data sourcing and bias mitigation are crucial. Data: High-quality, relevant data is the fuel that powers generative AI success. Garbage in, garbage out.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

APRIL 25, 2022

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. How to Reduce Software Development Cycle Time! The easiest way to receive such service is to hire dedicated development team. Rather of paying an in-house team’s salary plus all other expenditures, you save time and money by employing a specialized development team.

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

JANUARY 9, 2023

As a global technology company, they provide networked innovation, quality, and compliance solutions to consumer brands that want to reduce supply chain risk, innovate faster, speed up business processes, and take control of data. Founded in 2008, TraceGains connects people and information so teams can work smarter.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 52

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SCMDOJO

MARCH 19, 2024

Informed Decision-Making: LCI enables informed decisions in product development and material selection, aligning choices with sustainability goals, leading to cost savings and improved brand reputation. Data Availability and Quality: A significant hurdle in LCI is the availability and quality of data.

Inventory 84

Inventory Sustainability Supply Chain Optimization Raw materials 84

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. It also provided insight into building resilience through technology, people, and processes concerning the continuous improvement of the supply chain.

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Empowering CPO

JUNE 14, 2023

Whether you’re a procurement professional looking to stay ahead of the curve, a business leader seeking to drive efficiency, or simply someone interested in business innovation, this post is for you. For one, they often focus too heavily on price at the expense of other factors, such as quality, sustainability, and supplier innovation.

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Una

JANUARY 8, 2024

Value-Creation Maestro Now, imagine investing a bit more in high-quality printers with a longer lifespan. The initial investment pays off not just in the quality of prints but in lower servicing costs and a nod to sustainability. By actively seeking suppliers that bring innovation, quality, and reliability to the table.

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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. It also provided insight into building resilience through technology, people, and processes concerning the continuous improvement of the supply chain.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

How effectively and efficiently an organization can conduct data analytics is determined by its data strategy and data architecture , which allows an organization, its users and its applications to access different types of data regardless of where that data resides. Watsonx comprises of three powerful components: the watsonx.ai

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Supply Chain Opz

SEPTEMBER 1, 2013

7 Laws of Successful Supply Chain Alliances. In order to increase the efficiency of the whole supply chain, modern businesses relies on the stronger and closer relationship with their trading partners. 3) Operational Alliance (constant communication about capacity and demand/supply issues). Basic Concept.

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Una

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

A chocolate maker, for example, may substitute an ingredient with a cheaper alternative while retaining quality. Implementing a Just-in-Time supply chain keeps your warehousing lean and at just the right level to meet demand. A manufacturer may find a more cost effective packaging solution.

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Supply Chain Opz

MARCH 14, 2015

In order to increase the efficiency of the whole supply chain, modern businesses relies on the stronger and closer relationship with their trading partners. In this article, the basic supply chain alliances concept together with the critical success factors will be presented.

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ivalua

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Strong supplier relationships lead to new product development and innovation, as well as reduced costs and increased efficiencies. Product quality improves and the supply chain is more likely to keep humming along, despite disruptions caused by global or political events — which seem to be common these days.

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ivalua

MARCH 16, 2020

As an international technology group with about 10,000 employees, Körber offers products, solutions and services that inspire. The close cooperation between supply chain management and internal stakeholders as well as external partners made a major contribution to this.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 49

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Empowering CPO

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Their procurement and sourcing department is more efficient and effective compared to their competitors. There exercise for sourcing project is not just limited to savings, at the same time year on year they ensure improvement in quality and SLA’s, focus for them is TCO and not just savings.

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Empowering CPO

JUNE 30, 2023

In an era where efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and strategic value are paramount, managed procurement services play a vital role. It involves a complex array of tasks and responsibilities that can significantly impact an organization’s bottom line and operational efficiency.

Management 40

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Ideally, a well-defined business strategy must impact every department and aspect of an organization, providing clear priorities and objectives across teams like marketing, research and development and HR. Typically, these organizations operate on a large scale, often by using a network of franchises to enhance efficiency and speed.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Though the items sold at Starbucks were more expensive than those of the competitors, they were highlighted in marketing campaigns as unique and superior quality goods. This strategy has allowed Dollar General to grow into a smart and efficient operation with a strong target market and relatively low overhead.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 8, 2021

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Here at Supply Chain Game Changer our fundamental mission is to share experiences and expertise for the benefit of all. Supply chain is both deep and broad. I read multiple magazines and supply chain blogs to keep current. Subscribe Here! Email Address.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

JUNE 17, 2015

Sherry Brown accepts a position as Director of Product Development, bringing her extensive experience in both logistics and software development to the award-winning UltraShipTMS development team. She possesses an exemplary record of success in her former roles at such companies as Toys R Us and Ernst & Young.

Logistics 60

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Solvoyo

JULY 9, 2020

The purpose is to build, test, and release software in a much faster and more efficient way. In SaaS companies, the physical separation of the product development and support teams can create potential friction, slow down software development, and hurt customer support. 2) Reliable DevOps Operations.

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SupplyShift

JANUARY 24, 2019

As sustainability and transparency become the new standards for consumers, marketing leadership will have to quickly follow suit. Supply Chain Risks: In a world where citizens and consumers have more access than ever to information about companies, CMOs are working even harder to understand the risks faced by their brands.

Leadership 52

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SPLC (Sustainable Purchasing Leadership Council)

AUGUST 24, 2017

I’ve been with FCA (formerly Chrysler) for over 30 years, much of it in various elements of supply chain management. Another accomplishment is a special study we did to map our supply chain (from finished component to extractives) and use the SSSA for all the identified suppliers.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Our fundamental objective at Supply Chain Game Changer is to share experiences and expertise and lessons learned. Mistakes & set-backs are the great source for development opportunity. John Heffernan, Chief Supply Chain Officer at ModusLink. Subscribe Here!

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Planergy

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Another advantage of big data analytics is that it can help organizations reduce costs and improve efficiency. Businesses can collect structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data from various sources such as cloud computing and storage, mobile apps, Internet of Things (IoT) gadgets, supply chain software, and other sources.

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SupplyShift

JANUARY 24, 2019

As sustainability and transparency become the new standards for consumers, marketing leadership will have to quickly follow suit. Supply Chain Risks: In a world where citizens and consumers have more access than ever to information about companies, CMOs are working even harder to understand the risks faced by their brands.

Leadership 40

Leadership Sustainability Supply Chain Efficiency Price 40

Procurement Templates

JUNE 18, 2023

Strategic sourcing: Adopting strategic sourcing practices enables procurement to analyze the entire supply chain and identify cost drivers. By understanding the components and processes that contribute to the final product’s cost, procurement can explore opportunities to optimize and reduce expenses.

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Procurement Software

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Apadua Monitor is what their website describes as ‘an easy-to-use, collaborative Quality Assurance System that pays full attention to the knowledge and sentiment of each individual stakeholder.’ Spendkey is one of few spend analytics platforms which also offer transparent pricing on their website.

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Procurement Heads

JUNE 20, 2023

I have been a supply chain professional for 37 years, quite precisely! I have been fortunate enough to realise there is far more that is similar to supply chain in all these industries than is different. It is making sure we do everything we can do to support the security within our supply chain.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

APRIL 4, 2024

BPM is intended to help improve the efficiency of existing processes, with the goal of increasing productivity and overall business performance. Document-centric BPM is for efficiently managing documents and content—such as contracts—within processes. BPM is often confused with other seemingly similar initiatives.

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Empowering CPO

MAY 4, 2023

Importance of procurement in modern businesses In today’s fast-paced and competitive business landscape, procurement plays a crucial role in driving efficiency, cost savings, and overall success. Greater transparency: Real-time tracking of procurement activities allows for better monitoring and control of the entire process.

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Zycus Cognitive Procurement

JANUARY 31, 2023

A strong collaboration between the purchaser and suppliers can result in lower costs and better quality products, while driving innovation. Supplier relationship management helps to break down suppliers into categories and develop strategies for managing them in the most efficient way possible.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

But few organizations have made the strategic shift to managing “data as a product.” ” This data management means applying product development practices to data. Doing so can increase the quality of data integrated into data products. watsonx.data adds data product lakehouse abilities and watsonx.ai

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