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Optimizing the Supply Chain for Improved Productivity During the Busiest Time of Year

All Things Supply Chain

The holiday season is here, and businesses are working to provide the best customer experience through optimizing their supply chains. Here’s how you can meet demand and maximize profit during…

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15 Tips for Optimizing Your Supply Chain Today

All Things Supply Chain

From raw profitability and growth to the ability to delight customers with quick turnarounds, supply chain optimization is the missing ingredient for many organizations in a wide range of industries.…

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Harness The Power of Data To Optimize Your Supply Chains

All Things Supply Chain

since 2020, the highest growth rate of any supply chain market. The global logistics automation market has been growing at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 12.4% By 2026,…

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How to Optimize Supply Chain Monitoring

All Things Supply Chain

The extent to which the supply chain succeeds or fails impacts all other aspects of a business. Disruptions in logistics cause disruptions in inventory management, which affects sales and customer…

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GEP Procurement & Supply Chain Tech Trends Report

And for procurement and supply chain leaders looking to harness the power of technology to navigate complex challenges and an uncertain business environment, keeping up with the latest trends can be its own obstacle. So, what’s on the technological horizon for procurement and supply chain for the year ahead?

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Supply Chain Network Design — Everything About Supply Chain

Procurement Tactics

Bonus PDF: 51 ChatGPT Prompts to 10X Your Productivity in Procurement Download 51 Prompts →  Or receive our famous weekly newsletter Supply Chain Network Design — Everything About Supply Chain Supply chain network design helps businesses to mitigate disruptions by configuring the supply chain.

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Optimizing Supplier Onboarding: Enhancing Procurement and Supply Chain Efficiency

NLPA (Next Level Purchasing Association)

Supplier onboarding is a critical process in procurement and supply chain management, directly influencing efficiency and performance. This guide explores key steps, challenges, and best practices to optimize onboarding within procurement and purchasing contexts.

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The Current and Future Use of Gen-AI in Supply Chains

From demand forecasting to inventory optimization, risk mitigation to sustainability — AI is set to transform everything. It’s a must-read for forward-thinking procurement and supply chain leaders looking to harness the power of AI to achieve transformative results. AI isn’t the future. It’s here, now.

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How a Global CPG Leader Optimized $500M of Direct Materials Spend and Exceeded Savings Goal

A Fortune 500 CPG company partnered with GEP to improve end-to-end category management, optimize direct spend categories, and increase strategic focus on tail spend. This is essential reading for all procurement and supply chain leaders. The result was a year-over-year savings of more than 3%.

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Your Triple-Threat Solution for Resilient Planning and Execution

Speaker: Len Pannett - Supply Chain and Operations Transformation Expert | Board Advisor - UK Ministry of Defence | Mentor | Author | Keynote Speaker

With the dark clouds of inflation and uncertainty looming overhead while the pressures of ESG and geopolitical tensions increase, today’s supply chain professionals are facing challenges we have never seen before. Supply chain professionals often face the dilemma of balancing cost, resilience, and sustainability.

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Hot Off the Grill: Optimizing Summer Supply Chains for Seasonal Staples

Speaker: Glenn Koepke and Steve Rotter

This webinar – coming to you from Glenn’s own backyard – discusses the importance of supply chain visibility for seasonal shipping, new product promotions, and holiday ramping in the F&B and retail industries while providing sizzling secrets to creating the juiciest meats for your barbecue.

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Elevate Your Supply Chain Resilience With Scenario Planning

Speaker: Robert Olszak- Vice President, Global Supply Chain Optimization, RGP

As a supply chain director, you want to ensure that your supply chain network can withstand any disruptions and be optimized for peak performance. The global logistics market is growing, and companies need to prepare for the next generation of supply chain management.

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Return to Success: Streamlining Returns in the Supply Chain for Enhanced Efficiency

Speaker: Cathy Morrow Roberson, Research Manager for the Reverse Logistics Association

In today's competitive business landscape, providing a seamless return experience and maintaining an efficient supply chain are critical to customer satisfaction and loyalty. Businesses need to leverage advanced tracking systems and data analytics to identify bottlenecks and improve supply chain visibility.

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How To Align Product Management And Supply Chain Operations For Successful Product Launches

Speaker: Shalini Dinesh

Research shows that as many as 70% of product launches fail due to inadequate coordination among stakeholders, including supply chain, product management, legal, marketing, and change control teams (Gartner, 2022). This underscores the critical importance of cohesive efforts to achieve timely and compliant product launches.

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TMS+: Go Beyond Transport to Optimize Cost, Service, & Resiliency

In the aftermath of the pandemic, supply chain inadequacies have been revealed in a new and stark light. Most found themselves ill-prepared for the magnitude of disruption in supply and demand, followed soon after by political unrest, labor and material shortages, and sharp inflation.