We’ve all heard that you can’t improve what you don’t measure. In the supply chain function, negotiation is a critical skill for procurement professionals. Yet, while many companies evaluate ...
Analyst Insight: After three years of pandemic-driven disruptions, supply chain executives are developing new strategies for contending with high inflation, economic slowdown, talent shortages, excess ...
According to Brett Fultz, director of global analytics, global procurement and supply chain at Coca-Cola, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning tools have become indispensable in order to ...
Procurement teams are trying to apply yesterday’s toolkit to solve tomorrow’s problems. Pressing internal challenges include system complexities, supply network vulnerabilities, and evolving customer ...
If you’re a procurement leader, developing improved business strategies should involve advancing technology, increasing digital intelligence, and improving collaboration across in-house teams. Given ...
LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SpendEdge, a leading provider of procurement market intelligence solutions, has announced the completion of their purchasing and supply chain management study for a ...
For long-term success in today’s oft volatile supply chain environment, strong relationships with suppliers are more important than ever. Procurement decisions, then, should be made with this question ...
In 2020, supply chain disruptions surged by 67%, with 83% of these issues stemming from human factors across various stages of the process—from suppliers and traders to banks and manufacturers. This ...
During COVID-19 pandemic, implant procedures slowed as elective surgeries were put on hold. Now, demand is ramping back up. With the resumption of demand, many hospitals, health systems and ambulatory ...
Supply chain disruptions caused — or exacerbated — by the pandemic continue to affect businesses in a range of industries. For example, 36% of small businesses responding to a U.S. Census Small ...
Remember a kinder, gentler time when most people had no idea what a supply chain was or why it might matter to them. But after the emergence of Covid four years ago, daily life was disrupted in ...
The aerospace supply chain is a complex system of multiple global suppliers that produce components across the entire aircraft ecosystem - frame, engine, integrated systems, etc. This system requires ...