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Imagine it's the year 2020. Procurement has evolved so much over the past decade, you barely recognize it. Its functions have been decentralized – or outsourced! – leaving leadership to focus on very different things. Job descriptions have changed dramatically.... |
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As one area of the supply chain improves, another causes problems. Ensure that when problems occur, you can respond quickly to contain costs and reduce customer impact. |
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Direct procurement activities can represent a huge portion of costs for product manufacturers. They also represent an opportunity for new efficiencies and savings.
Yet many organizations continue to rely on traditional, manually intensive means for... |
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Think you’ve done all you can with procurement? We have been working with leading manufacturers and software companies to identify trends within the aftermarket area; drive strategic responses to those trends through process redesign, implementation and continuous... |
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Let’s face it: B2B payments are complicated, way more than consumer payments. You’re dealing with timing issues – net 30, net 60, what have you. You might have several invoices associated with one payment. You have to spend hours reconciling payments because... |
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The law of unintended consequences has struck retail labor. In an effort to protect workers from the lifestyle disruptions and inconvenience of being scheduled for very short shifts, such as working only for an hour during peak traffic, many states and... |
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IBM conducted interviews with 91 executives in 13 countries from organizations representing the entire truck value chain. |
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Retail Success Still Depends on Core PrinciplesAs we developed A.T. Kearney's 2013 Achieving Excellence in Retail Operations (AERO) study, we were aware of the huge changes that had occurred just since our previous study in 2010. Three years ago, we did not ask... |
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Here's your competitive edgeDiscover:- What should really be driving your inventory targets (Hint: It’s not just about demand.)- A false step that leads to unnecessary buffers- An oversight that may be costing you dearly- And more! |
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Leveraging strategic sourcing partnership to drive competitive position within payments. Banks have a small window of opportunity in which to consolidate their payments position. Many will need to pursue strategic sourcing partnerships to continue to thrive in the payments... |
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