TYA Suite

MAY 23, 2025

Additionally, it fosters innovation by encouraging the sharing of new ideas, materials, and processes, helping businesses stay competitive and meet evolving customer demands.

supply chain software solutions

Planergy

MAY 8, 2025

3] Predictive analytics helps teams anticipate shifts in raw material pricing, labor availability, or regulatory changes. These insights enable better contract terms, more agile supply planning, and improved ROI on procurement investments.[1] 1] Spend visibility platforms identify previously overlooked savings opportunities.

Strategy

TYA Suite

JUNE 22, 2025

This improves supply chain resilience and fosters stronger, more reliable supplier relationships. This approach has helped IBM maintain continuity and reduce supply chain vulnerabilities. Procurement managers may make strategic, well-informed decisions by replacing conjecture with data-driven insights.

Procurement

Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 10, 2025

Subscribe Enhancing Supply Chain Resilience with Smart Automation Technologies! This prevents overstocking, minimizes spoiled or out-of-date materials, and allows you to maximize raw materials. Imagine saving money, increasing productivity, and minimizing waste, all simultaneously.

Supply Chain Efficiency

Finale Inventory

JULY 18, 2025

Supply chain issues refer to disruptions that impede the flow of goods, services, and information between suppliers and customers. Current challenges include port congestion, labor shortages, transportation bottlenecks, manufacturing capacity constraints, and raw material shortages.

supply chain software solutions

Procurement Insights

APRIL 18, 2025

. “The scarcity of spare parts, including new, repaired, and used serviceable materials (USM)” is affecting these critical systems. Specialized Electronic Connectors and Cables High-performance connectors used in aircraft systems face similar raw material pressures and manufacturing constraints as computer cabling.

Price

SCMDOJO

MAY 23, 2025

They also reduce cost by minimizing waste, downtime, and overproductionturning resilience into a competitive advantage. Not sure where your supply chain stands? SCMDOJOs Supply Chain Resilience Self-Assessment Tool enables businesses to evaluate their current resilience posture and identify key vulnerabilities.

Leadership

Jaggaer

APRIL 9, 2025

The Manufacturing Supply Chain Journey through AI and Automation Manufacturing Supply Chains Explained The manufacturing supply chain comprises all the processes a business uses to turn raw materials and components into final products that are ready to be sold to customers, whether these are consumers or other businesses.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain

SCMDOJO

MAY 27, 2025

Or imagine manufacturers pooling resources after a buyout so they can negotiate better prices on raw materials. For supply chain leaders , this isnt theory; its happening across the industry every quarter. Private equity funds often link unrelated players under one umbrella, making collaboration less of an uphill battle.

supply chain software solutions

Procurement Insights

JUNE 1, 2025

Novartis (Pharmaceuticals) Industry: Global pharmaceutical company, reliant on R&D, global supply chains. SARS, healthcare gaps) could have prompted stockpiling raw materials (e.g., Benefits: Reduced 2030% tariff-related cost increases; strengthened supply chain resilience with Ivalua for compliance.

supply chain budgeting

Procurement Insights

MAY 7, 2025

and Euro- pean supply chains in both the short term Editor and lead writer Procurement Insights Blog WHAT 1930 CAN TEACH US ABOUT TARIFFS AND SUPPLY CHAINS IN 2025 a cura di Jon Hansen FOCUS FOCUS (within 1-2 years of implementation) and longer term (3-10 years), Ill analyze trade disruptions, supply chain resilience, and adaptation dynamics.

Supply chain

Planergy

MARCH 12, 2025

Supply Chain Dependence With nearshoring, youll still have some exposure to disruptions in supply chains and trade policies. You may continue to rely on imports for components, raw materials, or technology. Nearshoring facilities regional supply chain continuity without compromising too much on cost.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain

SCMDOJO

MAY 30, 2025

In the hyper-connected global economy of the present day, supply chains traverse continents, cultures, and myriad communication barriers. Audio translation will be a critical component of this environment.

supply chain software solutions

Jaggaer

JUNE 25, 2025

tariffs on specific raw materials or components). In this environment, generative design tools allow engineers to rapidly iterate and simulate alternative designs optimized for new constraints (including material availability, tolerances, and cost ceilings). Trade policy shifts create volatile cost structures (e.g.

Supply Chain Efficiency

ivalua

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Manufacturers have unique insight into the state of global inflation – they’re often hit earlier and harder than other industries by increasing overhead costs, from raw materials prices to wages. Consequently, staying on top of these financial trends gives manufacturers a critical edge in predicting their bottom line.

Real-time Visibility

SCMDOJO

JUNE 14, 2024

Inventory Management: Learn best practices for optimizing inventory levels to minimize costs, improve efficiency, and ensure product availability with this supply chain training track. Supply Chain Resilience: Learn how to design and manage a supply chain that can withstand disruptions and adapt to changing circumstances.

Supply Chain Optimization

Strategic Sourceror

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Many of those supply chains remain in rough shape in a variety of respects, from raw materials being hard to come by to staffing shortages. As a recent survey from the National Federation of Independent Business found, close to 50% of small-business owners have more open jobs than they do workers.

Collaboration

Procurement Templates

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Life cycle assessments (LCAs) evaluate the environmental effects of a product from raw material extraction to disposal. Here are some evaluation criteria to consider: Environmental Impact : Carbon Footprint : Evaluate suppliers’ efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in their operations, transportation, and supply chain.

Sustainability

Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Supply chain management is the backbone of manufacturing. It helps companies ensure they have enough raw materials and components to keep their production lines running, and it allows them to plan ahead for growth in demand. Manufacturing.

Risk management

Supply Chain Game Changer

MAY 5, 2021

For the majority of Supply Chain’s history, this evolution has been driven by a knack for finding efficiency. Companies have leveraged digital tools, and evolving skills, to collect vast data about product or raw materials sourcing, transportation, logistics, and manufacturing. But what do you think?

Supply Chain Efficiency

Una

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Understanding Offshoring, Onshoring, Nearshoring, and Rightshoring in Procurement Explore the nuances between offshoring and other approaches to procurement and how each one can impact the bottom line, supply chain resilience and overall strategic objectives.

Procurement

Jaggaer

JUNE 28, 2024

We need to bring cost, resilience and sustainability into harmony and in doing so we need to look again at strategic leadership in the function. From resilience to agility As Iain was quick to point out, there is no shortage of people offering advice on supply chain resilience.

Leadership

Una

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Furthermore, the rising costs of energy, raw materials, and regulatory compliance have also contributed to the erosion of China’s cost competitiveness. While this is good news from a humanitarian viewpoint, it has raised labor costs, reducing the cost advantage that initially attracted U.S. companies to China.

Export

Arkestro

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Overall, procurement has seen more requirements around tracking raw materials and origin throughout the supply chain. Another example is the requirement supporting localized sourcing content from the USMCA (United States-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement).

Procurement

IBM Supply Chain Blog

JUNE 30, 2023

safety equipment, parts for trucks, and raw materials for infrastructure), weather events, customer demand levels, and logistics can help prevent disruption in operations, too. However, maintenance inventory optimization is only part of the solution. Visibility into other key inventory (e.g.,

e2e

Zycus Cognitive Procurement

JANUARY 24, 2023

Shortages in raw materials, energy, shipping, and labor required that CPOs performed at the top of their game to ensure business continuity. Technology: CPOs should look for an integrated platform to manage all the spending and processes, such as third-party risk, sourcing, supply chain, invoicing, contracting, and payments.

Procurement strategies

EazyStock

JANUARY 17, 2022

Consequently, companies are becoming more focused on anticipating, reacting to, and planning for the unexpected through their supply chain strategies. In 2022, key supply chain management trends all lean towards building supply chain resilience. Bringing Robotics and Automation into the Warehouse.

Supply chain management

Finale Inventory

AUGUST 28, 2024

As we examine the complexities of the supply chain landscape in 2024, it becomes evident that a multitude of interconnected factors have contributed to the challenges faced by businesses across various industries.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain

Empowering CPO

MAY 8, 2023

Types of Procurement Risks Supply Risks – Supply risks involve factors that can disrupt the availability, quality, or timely delivery of goods and services. Some examples include supplier capacity constraints, raw material shortages, transportation disruptions, and natural disasters.

Risk management

World of Procurement blog

MAY 8, 2024

What is Supply Chain Management (SCM) Supply Chain Management (SCM) is the management of the flow of goods, services, information and finances as they move from raw materials to final product, from manufacturer to consumer. Careful supplier selection and supplier relationship management are key.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain

EazyStock

APRIL 18, 2023

Understand the resilience of your supply chain Supply chain resilience means managing day-to-day risk and having systems and processes to adapt to disruption in the supply chain. One way to do this is with ABC/XYZ analysis.

Supply Chain Optimization

Procurement Software

APRIL 2, 2024

For example, there are software platforms out there targeting marketing, transportation, SaaS, raw materials and professional services procurement. Third Party Risk Management Software Resilinc Resilinc offers a comprehensive solution for enhancing supply chain resiliency.

supply chain budgeting

Planergy

JANUARY 26, 2023

Always have another supplier for any mission-critical raw materials in case there are issues of any kind with your primary suppliers. To avoid shortages, conduct supply chain risk assessments regularly. While that doesn’t sound like much, nearly $14 billion in cargo couldn’t dock.

supply chain software solutions

World of Procurement blog

MAY 8, 2024

Types of Procurement There are several types of procurement that organizations utilize: Direct Procurement Direct procurement involves purchasing raw materials and components that go directly into a company's end products. Dual sourcing and supply chain digitization can help.

Strategic sourcing

Empowering CPO

JUNE 9, 2023

This can range from raw materials for production, to office supplies, to strategic partnerships. By measuring key aspects of the procurement process, these metrics provide insights that can drive significant improvements in cost-efficiency, operational performance, and supply chain resilience.

Procurement

IBM Supply Chain Blog

JUNE 30, 2023

The industrial sector is facing a perfect storm when it comes to their supply chains: an outdated reliance on manual processes, raw materials demand that will likely outpace supply, as well as potential resource constraints. Ditch manual processes in favor of digitizing and automating supply chain processes.

Supply chain resilience

Spend Matters

JUNE 5, 2025

Raw material prices can swing wildly. Supply chain resilience is no longer a fantasy: For years, resilience has been procurements favorite buzzword, often more aspirational than operational. Tariffs can spike overnight. Agentic AI responds in minutes, not weeks, defending margin before its lost.

Procurement