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Retailers' supply chains are in better shape for the holidays

Strategic Sourceror

A Blog for Procurement, Supply Chain and Purchasing Professionals, sponsored by Corcentric , a leading Procurement Service Provider, specializing in Strategic Sourcing, Procurement Resources and Procurement Advisory. Brought to you by the StrategicSourceror.

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What is Meant by Intelligent Sourcing?

ProcurePort

The coronavirus pandemic has revealed major weaknesses in the retail supply chains of numerous organizations. The worldwide supply chain disruption and shock exposed vulnerabilities that made many CPOs question the resilience of their supply chains.

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What’s the Difference Between Commodity Management and Category Management?

Supply Chain Game Changer

In my Manufacturing experience the Procurement function was essentially split between Commodity Management (or Strategic Sourcing) and Tactical Buying. They would be responsible for Supplier selection, negotiations, terms and conditions, sourcing decisions, competitiveness, and performance management. Commodity Management.

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Seasoned Leadership in Action™ – An Interview with Danny Wang, VP at Canada Goose!

Supply Chain Game Changer

This interview is with Danny Wang, Vice President of Sourcing and Procurement at Canada Goose. We worked in the Commodity Management organization, responsible for Strategic Sourcing and Procurement. I first met Danny when we were both at Celestica.

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Coronavirus & The CPG World: What to do now and how to prepare for the future?

Solvoyo

Solvoyo has been an advocate and a capable vendor for building a comprehensive digital twin of CPG and Retail supply chains , both to baseline operations now and to assess what-if scenarios for the future.

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Coronavirus & The CPG World: What to do now and how to prepare for the future?

Solvoyo

Solvoyo has been an advocate and a capable vendor for building a comprehensive digital twin of CPG and Retail supply chains , both to baseline operations now and to assess what-if scenarios for the future.

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IKEA’s IWAY Lessons For Procurement!

Supply Chain Game Changer

In fact, it made me think of a specific chapter I read from Magnus Carlsson’s Strategic Sourcing and Category Management: Lessons Learned at IKEA. In 1995 IKEA faced an organizational shift in purchasing and sourcing methodology. Now bear with me here….