Supply Chain Archives

Maximizing Your ROI Through Process Automation

Posted by JAGGAER Staff in Procurement Resources / Savings Management / Supply Chain on March 1, 2018

A digital procurement platform that automates common purchasing activities reduces process costs and lead times. It also frees up budget and staff to pursue new opportunities, from new sourcing partnerships to new markets and products. Every business should have a procurement function that continuously delivers value (is sustainable), provides value to all departments and stakeholders […]

Strategic Sourcing – Elevating the Role of Procurement to Trusted Adviser

Posted by JAGGAER Staff in Distribution / Supply Chain on February 26, 2018

Today’s global trade environment has never been more complex, making transportation and distribution sourcing more challenging than ever before. With transportation rates sky-rocketing, capacities shrinking, and the increasing complexities of carrier contracts, now is a great time to look at your sourcing strategy to ensure that you are doing all you can to contain costs, […]

Multi-Stage Optimization: Your Supply Chain, Evolved

Posted by Brandon Amico in eProcurement / Sourcing / Supply Chain on November 30, 2017

Imagine this: You own a popular restaurant on the East Coast—let’s say it’s a Tex-Mex/Thai/New England seafood fusion restaurant—and business is going so well that you want to open a second location…in California. Now, in order for it to be as successful as the flagship location, the new restaurant will need to have the same […]

Reduce Holiday Supply Chain Headaches with Spend Analytics

Posted by JAGGAER Staff in Distribution / Spend Analysis / Supply Chain on November 22, 2017

‘Tis the season when supply chains are under pressure to meet customer demands and to keep internal business procedures running smoothly.

United Arab Emirates has Announced the Implementation of Value Added Tax for January 2018

Posted by Vanitha Ivyer in Supply Chain on November 2, 2017

President His Highness Shaika Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan of the United Arab Emirates decreed that a Value Added Tax (the official title of the decree is Federal Decree-Law No.(8) of 2017) of 5% will be applied to the import and supply of goods and services to the UAE starting January 1st, 2018. A Value […]

3 Ways to Outdo Yourself in Spend Management

Posted by JAGGAER Staff in Sourcing / Supplier Management / Supply Chain on September 1, 2016

Spend management professionals have become victims of their own early successes. Driving down costs in double digit increments over multiple years through the application of technology and best practices has resulted in an expectation from the CFO and others that the party will continue. In addition, each new spend management solution uncovers new internal process […]

Finding the Missing Link: Avoiding Supply Chain Risk with Complete Visibility

Posted by JAGGAER Staff in Supply Chain on June 3, 2014

I’ll get right to the point: lack of data, or more specifically, lack of accurate data can spell disaster for an organization. Most organizations today know in some way, shape or form that they need to understand their data, but what isn’t always as clear is how to best get there. The typical organization has […]

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