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Product development Supply chain Supply Chain Optimization 
Let's Talk Supply Chain
FEBRUARY 20, 2025
As the specter of new tariffs on Chinese imports loom large, the toy giant’s strategic use of a diversified supply chain comes to the forefront, showcasing resilience and adaptability in the face of uncertainty.
Jaggaer
MAY 8, 2025
I am a big believer in procurement getting involved as early as possible in new product development based on all the market knowledge available. The worst-case scenario is product engineering developing a new product, selecting a supplier and then telling procurement to get on with negotiation.
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ivalua
MARCH 24, 2021
Without digitization, many manufacturing organizations see one or more of these areas suffer due to a reliance on manual processes, a lack of collaboration with suppliers, and little to no visibility of risk during the product development process. Digitization Benefit #1: Inter-Enterprise Collaboration .
SCMDOJO
JANUARY 9, 2025
By fostering these relationships, businesses can ensure stable supply chains, consistent quality, and even access to supplier innovations. According to a McKinsey report, firms that develop strong supplier partnerships are 35% less likely to experience significant supply disruptions.
ivalua
MARCH 16, 2020
Optimization of the entire source-to-pay process for nearly all Körber locations worldwide. As an international technology group with about 10,000 employees, Körber offers products, solutions and services that inspire. Körber’s purchasing and supply chain management organisation is responsible for all procurement processes.
Supply Chain Opz
JANUARY 7, 2013
Is Apple Supply Chain Really the No. Surprisingly, IT research firm Gartner ranks Apple Supply Chain as the best supply chain in the world for 4 years in a row. But, is Apples Supply Chain really the number 1? 1) Apples Supply Chain Model. Supply Chain Model of Apple Inc.
Jaggaer
OCTOBER 24, 2024
Strong supplier partnerships drive new product development, unlock cost efficiencies, and ensure supply chains are adaptable to changing market conditions. These partnerships are also key to responding swiftly to disruptions, whether due to supply chain constraints or shifting consumer demands.
SCMDOJO
DECEMBER 28, 2023
In the era of the Digital Retail Revolution, adaptive supply chain management is imperative amid the surge in online retail and the social commerce boom. In addition to the ever-changing marketing landscape, the supply chain often fails. You need to integrate your supply chain management systems to meet this demand.
IBM Supply Chain Blog
FEBRUARY 19, 2024
In today’s complex global business environment, effective supply chain management (SCM) is crucial for maintaining a competitive advantage. Here’s how companies are using different strategies to address supply chain management and meet their business goals.
IBM Supply Chain Blog
MARCH 25, 2024
Knowing how to manifest these improvements is not always clear: Enter generative AI and the content supply chain. Get the study: The Revolutionary Content Supply Chain A content supply chain brings together people, processes, and technology to effectively plan, create, produce, launch, measure, and manage content.
Jaggaer
OCTOBER 24, 2024
Supplier Collaboration: Driving Innovation and Competitive Advantage In today’s hyper-connected global economy, where supply chains span continents, and industries are interlinked globally, supplier collaboration serves as the foundation to drive innovation and create a future-ready organization. What is supplier collaboration?
Supply Chain Game Changer
NOVEMBER 13, 2018
When I began my career there was no such thing as “Supply Chain Management” Supply Chain was not a title to be found anywhere on any organization chart. So what exactly is the definition of “Supply Chain Management”? Interestingly there are many views on how to define Supply Chain.
Jaggaer
NOVEMBER 14, 2024
An advanced source-to-pay platform is crucial for unleashing procurement’s potential and optimizing supply chain performance. The greatest value-add often comes from integrating trusted suppliers into the New Product Development (NPD) process.
EazyStock
APRIL 28, 2022
What does supply chain optimization mean? Put simply, supply chain optimization means using technology to get inventory to the right place at the right time – at the lowest cost and highest profit for your business. Supply chain optimization best practice.
EazyStock
APRIL 28, 2022
What does supply chain optimization mean? Put simply, supply chain optimization means using technology to get inventory to the right place at the right time – at the lowest cost and highest profit for your business. Supply chain optimization best practice.
Supply Chain Game Changer
NOVEMBER 10, 2018
Supply chain collaboration is a hot topic today and no wonder: companies that collaborate effectively across the supply chain have enjoyed dramatic reductions in inventories and costs, together with improvements in speed, service levels, and customer satisfaction. Subscribe Here! Email Address. Making The Right Choices.
Jaggaer
OCTOBER 24, 2024
The primary goals of SRM are to foster hand-in-glove supplier relationships, manage risk, and optimize the value chain. Supplier Collaboration for Agility Your world is characterized by dynamic market conditions, shifting customer demands, new technologies, rapidly changing regulations, and frequent supply chain disruptions.
TYA Suite
MAY 23, 2025
Managing a successful supply chain requires more than just ensuring products are delivered on time its about building strong, effective partnerships with your suppliers. Supplier collaboration is essential for optimizing supply chain performance and achieving long-term business success.
The Good Spending
AUGUST 16, 2022
Why is supply chain collaboration essential? Once, I was asked what makes the supply chain important to a company. Shadow procurement, supply chain, and logistics have become standard for many companies. The supply chain is the most collaborative function in the business.
Procurement Tactics
JUNE 7, 2023
Supplier collaboration goes beyond traditional buyer-supplier relationships by promoting cooperation, transparency, and innovation throughout the supply chain. Shared value creation Supplier collaboration fosters shared value creation through enhanced innovation, improved operational efficiency, and supply chain resilience.
Supply Chain Game Changer
DECEMBER 9, 2020
Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. What is Product (or Master) Data Management? The following Product Information Management (PIM) article was written by guest author Alex Borzo, a content contributor at Amber Engine , a software company passionate about eCommerce. Subscribe Here! Email Address. Get Our EBOOK HERE.
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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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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 forecasting contributes to better overall supply chain planning.
Jaggaer
APRIL 9, 2025
This not only includes internal data on product quality, operations, machine performance, logistics etc., but also external data such as supplier networks and performance, extended supply chains, and the environmental impact of their operations. Finally, at the highest level, AI takes charge in closed-loop systems.
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TYA Suite
MAY 13, 2025
Over time, these enhanced collaborations improve supply chain stability and can even lead to co-innovation opportunities. By optimizing the and maintaining a dynamic supplier base, organizations can respond faster to changes without compromising quality or cost efficiency.
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Supply Chain Game Changer
AUGUST 16, 2022
Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. For example, customers increasingly need smaller batch sizes of end products. Customers also expect more in terms of cooperation in product development. In addition, technological developments in other sectors offer new opportunities for metal companies. Email Address.
The Network Effect
FEBRUARY 5, 2016
Her satisfaction depends on the efficiency of the supply network. It is important to recognize that a Consumer Packed Goods (CPG) company’s network determines its supply chain efficiency and customer satisfaction. When designing a supply chain the following steps must be followed: Define the business objectives.
The Network Effect
FEBRUARY 5, 2016
Her satisfaction depends on the efficiency of the supply network. It is important to recognize that a Consumer Packed Goods (CPG) company’s network determines its supply chain efficiency and customer satisfaction. When designing a supply chain the following steps must be followed: Define the business objectives.
SCMDOJO
MARCH 19, 2024
Targeted Strategies: Armed with LCI insights, companies can focus efforts on reducing resource consumption, emissions, and waste generation, thus optimizing sustainability endeavors. Watch Inventory Optimization Tool in Excel – Inventory optimization model on our SCMDOJO YouTube Channel! It assesses environmental impact.
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Supply Chain Game Changer
NOVEMBER 17, 2018
At Supply Chain Game Changer we believe in sharing experiences and expertise from people in every industry and from across the globe. As such we have introduced our “Seasoned Leadership in Action ” Interview series at Supply Chain Game Changer. This was my first foray into the world of supply.
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TYA Suite
MAY 13, 2025
Lower costs mean more available cash to invest in other parts of the business like marketing, product development, or hiring. This improved profitability gives the business more financial stability and flexibility, allowing it to reinvest in areas like product development, market expansion, or improving customer service.
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SCMDOJO
MAY 14, 2025
How to Turn Your Data into a Strategic Asset for Business Transformation Every business generates vast amounts of data daily, from customer interactions and sales transactions to supply chain movements and employee productivity metrics. Product developers access customer feedback that reveals enhancement opportunities.
70 IBM Supply Chain Blog
APRIL 25, 2024
BPR examples are not one-time projects, but rather examples of a continuous journey of innovation and change focused on optimizing end-to-end processes and eliminating redundancies. The purpose of BPR is to streamline workflows , eliminate unnecessary steps and improve resource utilization.
Procurement Insights
MAY 15, 2025
This transformation from a growth-at-all-costs public company to a profitable private enterprise reflects their focus on “optimizing fundamentals” while still investing in product innovation and customer success improvements.
Supply Chain Collaborator
FEBRUARY 9, 2016
With large volume shippers relying increasingly on logistics software to reduce waste and improve cost effectiveness across their supply chains, this new upgrade delivers greater control over the way private fleet drivers are compensated and reimbursed for expenses incurred during the movement of freight.
Finale Inventory
JULY 11, 2024
Third-party logistics providers, commonly known as 3PLs, play a pivotal role in the supply chain industry by offering specialized services to businesses looking to streamline their operations. This allows them to channel their resources into areas such as product development, marketing, and customer engagement.
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Finale Inventory
JULY 11, 2024
Third-party logistics providers, commonly known as 3PLs, play a pivotal role in the supply chain industry by offering specialized services to businesses looking to streamline their operations. This allows them to channel their resources into areas such as product development, marketing, and customer engagement.
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Supply Chain Trend
OCTOBER 29, 2021
If we look back over the history of supply-chain planning, we can properly say we are in the third wave of integrated supply-chain planning software (Van Hove, 2019). To become autonomous, supply chains require the new technology of Wave 3 planning systems, which we think of as systems of intelligence.
Supply Chain Game Changer
APRIL 26, 2020
Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. At Supply Chain Game Changer we believe in sharing experiences and expertise from people in every industry and from across the globe. As such we have introduced our “ Seasoned Leadership in Action ™” Interview series at Supply Chain Game Changer.
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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. Brown has held prior positions with top-tier transportation companies like Transplace and Mode Transportation.
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Finale Inventory
JULY 15, 2024
These include: Tight Supply Chain Integration: Close collaboration and communication between suppliers, manufacturers, and retailers are essential for successful JIT inventory implementation. Ensuring that goods are delivered promptly and in the right quantities is essential to maintaining optimal inventory levels.
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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. It also provided insight into building resilience through technology, people, and processes concerning the continuous improvement of the supply chain.
Supply Chain Collaborator
NOVEMBER 22, 2017
As the nation turns its attention to reasons for gratitude this Thanksgiving season, we here at UltraShipTMS, the Supply Chain Collaborator blog and the logistics industry in general have more than the usual reasons to be thankful. Even in the leaner years, we as Americans always have plenty of abundance to reflect upon.
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Jaggaer
OCTOBER 3, 2024
It starts with spend analysis to provide a detailed cost breakdown, providing the information for competitive tendering via auctions using our Sourcing and Advanced Sourcing Optimizer modules, and aggregating spend where it makes sense for better leverage in negotiations. First, organizations need to get full supply chain visibility.
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