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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. And the Commodity Management team clearly reported into the Supply Chain organization. The Commodity Managers were typically career Supply Chain and Procurement people.

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

Solvoyo

Our clients are currently busy looking at scenarios such as alternate sourcing of material, alternate inventory deployment strategies, shifting of production immediately and in the mid-term, timing of product introduction initiatives…just to name a few. What can we do for you?

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

Solvoyo

Our clients are currently busy looking at scenarios such as alternate sourcing of material, alternate inventory deployment strategies, shifting of production immediately and in the mid-term, timing of product introduction initiatives…just to name a few. What can we do for you?

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IKEA’s IWAY Lessons For Procurement!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Looking back on the training process, our research, strategy, implementation and evaluation methods closely mirrored supplier relationship management and procurement management. 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.

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IKEA’s IWAY Has Lessons For Every Procurement Team!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Looking back on the training process, our research, strategy, implementation and evaluation methods closely mirrored supplier relationship management and procurement management. 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.