Quality & Metrics

Adhere to Supply-Chain Business Rules to Enhance Collaboration

The supplier-buyer relationship is dynamic and in a constant state of change. We have seen first-hand how successful suppliers position themselves to capitalize on the partnership.

August 28, 2018

Steve Scala

The supplier-buyer relationship is dynamic and in a constant state of change. We have seen first-hand how successful suppliers position themselves to capitalize on the partnership.

How to Hack Purchasing With a B2B Portal

A B2B purchasing portal makes the procurement process faster and easier.

August 27, 2018

Vadzim Belski

A B2B purchasing portal makes the procurement process faster and easier.

Supply Chain Delivers Healthcare Value in the Real World

As any supply chain professional knows, sourcing is a critical element of effective procurement.

August 27, 2018

Karen Conway, SCB Contributor

As any supply chain professional knows, sourcing is a critical element of effective procurement.

Cyber-Risk Costs Resist Overall Trend

A measurement of businesses’ total cost of risk (TCOR), primarily used by the insurance industry, declined for the fourth year in a row in 2017, according to The Risk Management Society (RIMS).

August 24, 2018

CFO

A measurement of businesses’ total cost of risk (TCOR), primarily used by the insurance industry, declined for the fourth year in a row in 2017, according to The Risk Management Society (RIMS).

Discover Perfect Order Management With Amber Road

August 23, 2018

Amber Road

Challenge: This footwear company is a leading manufacturer that prides itself in producing a wide range of shoes, from athletic to fashion, in hopes of crafting the perfect style for each customer. Because of the company’s emphasis on creativity, its manufacturing environment is highly complex — consisting of more than 3,000 patterns, 11,000 types of materials and various outdated IT systems. Attempting to manage design and order generation, the company implemented Amber Road’s SAP ERP and PTC FlexPLM systems, which only rendered partial functionalities since the system was not yet fully integrated.

As Businesses Turn to Services, GDPR Compliance Becomes Critical to Success

As product-oriented companies make the transition to more service offerings, the amount of customer data they hold will increase, and so will the ways they engage with that data.

August 23, 2018

Andrew Lichey

As product-oriented companies make the transition to more service offerings, the amount of customer data they hold will increase, and so will the ways they engage with that data.

Five Ways to Measure ROI of Your Supply Chain Technology Platform

Given the complexity of doing business today, supply chain managers have their work cut out for them.

August 22, 2018

Jon Slangerup, SCB Contributor

Given the complexity of doing business today, supply chain managers have their work cut out for them.

I.T. Resilience Keeps Supply Chain Traffic Moving

Why companies need to achieve a higher level of I.T. resilience in the supply chains, beyond business continuity and disaster recovery solutions.

August 22, 2018

Gijsbert Jassen van Doorn

Why companies need to achieve a higher level of I.T. resilience in the supply chains, beyond business continuity and disaster recovery solutions.

A Gold Star for Working-Capital Improvement? Not So Fast.

On the surface, the nation’s biggest manufacturers would appear to be doing a great job improving the performance of working capital. But the achievement becomes less impressive when you learn how they’ve managed to do it.

August 20, 2018

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

On the surface, the nation’s biggest manufacturers would appear to be doing a great job improving the performance of working capital. But the achievement becomes less impressive when you learn how they’ve managed to do it.