Case Study: An Auto Manufacturer’s Supply Chain Goes From 0 to 60 (in less than a year)
Supply chain management is critical to achieving several business objectives. It is essential to company success and customer satisfaction. Read about how a British supercar manufacturer took control of its supply chain management and became [...]
Sales and Operations Planning – What Is It, and Why Should You Care?
What is S&OP? S&OP stands for Sales and Operations Planning. In simple terms, it is a decision-making process that ensures that the tactical plans in all business functions are aligned and in support of the [...]
Qualified to Handle Your Company’s Logistics? Think Again!
The larger the operation, the more challenges it presents to a company's logistics needs. Determining who should handle logistics depends on both the buyer and seller's relative and absolute sizes. The larger shipper should be [...]
How to Correct Poor Supplier Performance
Correcting poor supplier performance is the other side of rewarding good supplier performance. When it is evident through your rating methodology that a supplier’s performance is inadequate, you need to meet with that supplier to [...]
Strategic Development of Supply Partners
When set up right, a supplier development program will lead to producing a trusted business partner. Procurement Teams are responsible for an increasing number of suppliers. Consequently, this increases the probability of doing business with [...]
Construction Delays Analysis – “Un-understandable Question”
Diverse studies have tried to identify the variety of reasons for delays in projects to propose methods to mitigate them via a delays analysis. Construction projects often suffer from delays due to various reasons, which [...]
How to Correct Poor Supplier Performance
Correcting poor supplier performance is the other side of rewarding good supplier performance. When it is evident through your rating methodology that a supplier’s performance is inadequate, you need to [...]
Strategic Development of Supply Partners
When set up right, a supplier development program will lead to producing a trusted business partner. Procurement Teams are responsible for an increasing number of suppliers. Consequently, this increases the [...]
Construction Delays Analysis – “Un-understandable Question”
Diverse studies have tried to identify the variety of reasons for delays in projects to propose methods to mitigate them via a delays analysis. Construction projects often suffer from delays [...]
Building the Business Case for Enhancing Procurement Operations
Continuously enhancing procurement operations should be a priority in many industries. Procurement and supply operations are critical to an organization’s mission and competitive advantage. It is essential to have the [...]
Supply Market Survey and Analysis
Effective market surveys and analyses are processes that identify whom procurement professionals want to bid on their requirements. This kicks off a process that incorporates multiple considerations. The components of [...]
Supply Management and Performance
One of the essential mechanisms of Supply Management and Performance is a Supplier Rating Program, where you will collect, analyze, and use data to optimize supplier performance. There are five [...]
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