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- AirportSmart Provides Procuri's Sourcing Solutions to its Customers; Airport Marketplace Facilitates Advantages of Strategic Sourcing Solutions to its Supply Chain with Procuri
- ATLANTA -- Procuri Inc., a leading provider of On-Demand strategic sourcing solutions, today announced that AirportSmart, the consortium initially established by Aeroports de Paris, BAA plc and Copenhagen Airport A/S, selected Procuri to empower airport operators and their suppliers with the advantages of strategic sourcing solutions.
- Research articles 2005-03-28
- Who's got strategic sourcing on the brain?(Buylines: strategic sourcing news for supply chain & purchasing professionals )(TXLI Corp., Sony Corp.)(Brief Article)
- Consumer electronics giant Sony is more than halfway through a three-year restructuring plan in which it aims to reduce fixed costs by $3.18 billion by rationalizing production, streamlining procurement and cutting jobs. Texas-based ... Consumer electronics giant Sony...
- Research articles 2005-03-03
- Who's got strategic sourcing on the brain?(Buylines: strategies sourcing news for supply chain & purchasing professionals)(Allied Motion Technologies)(DuPont)(Brief Article)
- DuPont has set a goal to reduce fixed costs by $700 million in 2005, with $375 million of that coming by reducing external spending in areas such as contract services, supplies procurement, telecommunications and information technology expenses. Du DuPont has set a goal to...
- Research articles 2004-06-03
- Who's got strategic sourcing on the brain?(Buylines: strategic sourcing news for supply chain & purchasing professionals)(Merck and Company Inc.)(Brief Article)
- Pharmaceutical giant Merck Co. unveiled plans for a major cost reduction effort aimed at cutting its costs by about $2 billion by 2008. In a recent news report, Richard Clark, president of Merck Manufacturing Division, said Merck plans to save $1.2 Pharmaceutical giant Merck...
- Research articles 2005-02-03
- Rockwell Collins takes off: strategic sourcing becomes a way of life after the aviation electronics business spins off from Rockwell International. (Strategic Sourcing).
- Strategic sourcing is nothing new to Rockwell Collins. Before being spun off from Rockwell International in July 2001, the aviation electronics manufacturer was using a supply chain steering team SCST to direct sourcing and other activities Strategic sourcing...
- Research articles 2003-02-20
- Outlook 2004: where buyers see inflation happening--and not happening next year.(Buylines: strategic sourcing news for supply chain & purchasing professionals)(Brief Article)
- Strong inflation: copper and brass, plastic resins. Medium inflation: aluminum, steel, transportation services (truck, air, and small package), molded plastics. Weak inflation: Rail services, fabricated metals, organic chemicals, electro Strong inflation: copper and...
- Research articles 2003-11-06
- Ariba to acquire Softface.(Buylines: strategic sourcing news for supply chain & purchasing professionals)(Brief Article)
- Enterprise spend management software provider Ariba continued its 2004 spending spree with the news that it plans to acquire Softface, a provider of spend performance management solutions. The deal, which is expected to close in April, will expand Enterprise spend management software provider...
- Research articles 2004-05-06
- Low Cost Country Strategic Sourcing
- Many CPOs are reviewing the opportunity and challenge of globalization and the effect it will have on their extended enterprise. This article asserts that the supply chain organization must put focus on the global economy in order to understand the new risks and opportunities associated with it. A focused effort...
- White papers 2005-05-01
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- Sourcing Revisited: Five Steps to More Effective Purchasing
- In order to take advantage of the cost savings that e-sourcing solutions offer, large organizations will have to transform their procurement functions' core competency from sourcing management to information management. In doing so they will carve out a new cross-functional role that weaves together the strategic procurement function, a deep...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Global Enabled Supply And Demand Chain Series: Sourcing-II
- Cost control has companies re-evaluating their commitment to sourcing apps, especially as best-in-class firms are driving high returns from the technology. The procurement and sourcing space became a tragic play of small suppliers struggling to survive while users hunkered down to digest the applications acquired in the B2B buying binge....
- White papers 2003-11-01
- Strategic Sourcing and e-Procurement - Which One, or Both?
- It is doubtful that any subject in the history of procurement or supply chain management has created more excitement and enthusiasm than "e-procurement". It promises to revolutionize the way we do business, and produce significant savings. The subject of strategic sourcing creates almost as much excitement, and possibly even more...
- White papers 2002-03-14
- Top 10 Skills For Today's Supply Chain Professional
- Several factors can cause leadership to realign the required skill sets in a supply management group. Of most significance are the more progressive processes being used by supply chain organizations, including strategic sourcing and total cost modeling. Additionally, more complex global markets and greater expectations from C-level executives and customers...
- White papers 2005-12-20
- i2 Executives to Discuss Current Issues Facing the Supply Chain Industry at CSCMP 2007 Annual Conference October 21-24 in Philadelphia
- DALLAS -- i2 Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ITWO) today announced its participation in the CSCMP 2007 Annual Conference, the nation's premier conference for supply chain management professionals, scheduled for Oct. 21-24 in Philadelphia. As part of this year's conference, several i2 executives will lead educational sessions to provide insight on critical supply...
- Research articles 2007-10-08
- Effective Sourcing & Procurement for the Service Supply Chain
- Notwithstanding the many well-publicized strategic sourcing and e-procurement initiatives, few service and maintenance operations have yet hit on a complete solution to their spending issues. While not without some benefits, the gains from previous efforts did not extend to all purchase categories and some were not sustained over time. Technology...
- White papers 2005-05-01
- Global Enabled Supply Chain Series: Strategic E-Sourcing
- The ability to evaluate suppliers based on multiple non-price decision factors is indeed one of the hallmarks of strategic e-sourcing. However, there are a host of other benefits that these tools facilitate, depending on the definition of strategic e-sourcing to which a technology enabler adheres. In today's market, it appears...
- White papers 2001-10-01
- Sourcing From Developing Asian Markets - A Supply Chain Management Perspective
- In today?s global marketplace, sourcing internationally is the norm. Traditional macro-analysis of the political-economic and socio-technical environments of foreign supply markets must be supplemented by a microanalysis of the company?s supply chain management system, linking supplier relationship, lean purchasing, organization and strategic purchasing. Sourcing from developing Asian markets in particular...
- White papers 2000-12-06
- Strategic Sourcing: Applications to Turn Direct Materials Procurement into a Competitive Advantage
- Strategic sourcing applications provide critical decision-support functionality to purchasing departments and decision makers within the supply chain. Strategic sourcing applications aid companies in choosing suppliers, allocating volumes among suppliers, managing supply risk and optimizing the supplier base performance. These solutions replace inflexible spreadsheet solutions and expensive, time consuming consultants with...
- White papers 2001-01-30
- Global Sourcing: Another Critical Purchasing Skill
- Many companies are facing maturing home markets while seeing an apparently limitless growth potential in merging markets. Though global sourcing employs the same set of activities as domestic sourcing, there is also greater complexity. Based on experience, most companies need to enhance the skills of their purchasing organizations to pursue...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Dynamic Commerce & Your Supply Chain: Gaining a Strategic Competitive Advantage
- Internet technology has resulted in powerful and economical tools for supply chain professionals to use to improve supply chain performance. Dynamic Commerce Solutions are electronic methods for enhancing the traditional sourcing functions. Dynamic Commerce is revolutionizing the possibilities in supply chain management and enables utility supply chain leaders to transform...
- White papers 2004-01-29
- Procuri Sourcing Expert Recognized as 'Pro to Know' by Supply and Demand Chain Executive; John Madrid Honored as a Thought-Leader for Deep Domain Knowledge and Innovative Thinking
- ATLANTA -- Procuri Inc., a leading provider of On-Demand strategic sourcing solutions, today announced that John Madrid, executive vice president of Sourcing Knowledge and Services was honored as a 2005 Provider Pro to Know by Supply and Demand Chain Executive magazine, the go-to source for complete knowledge and information on...
- Research articles 2005-03-08
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