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Five Core Tenets of Achieving Supply Chain Excellence in Manufacturing

If you were associated with manufacturing and distribution operations a few decades ago, you may have heard of Dr. Eli Goldratt, the theory of constraints and his book titled "The Goal."

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The Re-shoring Debate: Sentiment or Hard Numbers?

As manufacturers consider shifting production from China back to the West, the U.S. could become an economically viable alternative faster than you think.

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Is U.S. Importing Potential Security Risk by Outsourcing So Much to Foreign Suppliers?

The U.S. relies on a single Chinese company for buta-netriol (BT), the chemical needed to produce the solid rocket fuel used to propel Hellfire air-to-ground missiles. Hellfire missiles are launched from attack helicopters and unmanned drones. The last U.S. producer of BT, Cytec Industries, discontinued production in 2004.

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Chief Procurement Officer Exchange

Creating Stronger Supplier Partnerships & Engaging the Wider Organization to Identify & Capture Savings Reflected on the Bottom Line

Benefits Abound in Lean-Based Relationships with Suppliers

Many manufacturers that have applied lean concepts to their operations find that although they do achieve significant savings, their production costs remain high. This is, in most cases, attributable to material costs, which, depending on industry can range from 60 to 80 percent of total production costs. The challenge for these manufacturers is to discover how to extend lean concepts and practices beyond the walls of their own factories.

Supply Chain Transformation at Seagate

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Nipendo Debuts Tool for End-to-End Invoice Reconciliation

Nipendo, a vendor of cloud-based services for managing buyer and seller relations, has introduced a tool for achieving "end-to-end" invoice reconciliation.

Driving Innovation and Value Through Supplier Collaboration

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Basware Augments End-to-End E-Procurement Platform

Basware, a vendor of electronic-invoicing and procurement applications, has developed Basware Purchase.

Top Chief Procurement Officers Enable 22-Percent Higher Profit Margins, Study Finds

At the Smarter Commerce Global Summit, IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced a study that says companies with high-performing procurement organizations are driving better bottom line results, according to an IBM study. These organizations report profit margins of 7.12 percent as compared to just 5.83 percent for companies with low-performing procurement organizations. Also, companies with top-performing procurement organizations report profit margins 15 percent higher than the average company - and 22 percent higher margins than companies with low-performing procurement organizations.

Tracing the Food Supply Chain From Farm to Fork

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How Kimberly-Clark Uses Freight Market Intelligence

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