Forecasts about jobs and technologies in supply chains

Roger OakdenGlobal Logistics, Logistics Management, Logistics Planning, Procurement, Supply Chains & Supply Networks

What is it - is it real?

Forecasts about future jobs. Articles and videos about ‘new’ technologies and the future of work can be alarming at first impression – like “80 percent of operations planning jobs will be automated in 10 years”! Over the past 40 years, there have been forecasts, which have not eventuated, of change’ in industries and the workplace. Memorable instances were ‘computer integrated … Read More

Implement Category Management into your Supply Network

Roger OakdenGlobal Logistics, Procurement, Supply Chains & Supply Networks

Many supply chains make a network

Category Management and Value Chains. The objective of Category Management is to identify and leverage the capabilities of supply markets, to obtain a lower total cost of ownership (TCO). Category Management should therefore play an important role in the success of Procurement and ultimately, each of your Supply Chains. The previous blog Category Management underpins your Supply Network generated a comment on LinkedIn from … Read More

Category Management underpins your Supply Network

Roger OakdenGlobal Logistics, Procurement, Supply Chains & Supply Networks

Procurement future

Category Management within Procurement. Despite an increasing use of the term ‘strategic sourcing’, the actual situation is that most sourcing exercises are not strategic, but a lot of items and services are bought. Of the total income from sales, between 60 and 75 percent will be spent on items and services in manufacturing businesses and in services businesses between 25 … Read More

Improving supply chains without technology investment

Roger OakdenGlobal Logistics, Logistics Management, Procurement, Supply Chains & Supply Networks

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The business case for investment. The question “what is the need?”, has been front of mind while recently reading articles and reports concerning new technologies and their possible effects on business in general and supply chains in particular. All the articles seemed to assume that justifying the expenditure on new technologies is not a problem. However, buying technologies (new or … Read More

Steps to being a strategic Procurement organisation

Roger OakdenGlobal Logistics, Procurement, Supply Chains & Supply Networks

Sourcing, Purchasing and Acquisition

Procurement in supply chains. Procurement is still evolving from basic buying – getting the lowest price for items, to being an integral part of an organisation’s supply chains structure. This structure includes the core operational functions of: Procurement, Operations Planning and Logistics; however, they can have many titles, depending on the organisation and location. Within your supply network, the objective … Read More