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The Power of the Network: ERP vs. Spend Management

Logistics Viewpoints

Alex Zhong, Director Product Marketing at GEP. GEP and the North Carolina State University (NCSU) Supply Chain Resource Cooperative surveyed supply chain, procurement and IT professionals across a range of industries to gain insight into their priorities and strategies regarding supply chain resilience and optimization.

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A Radical New Way to Think About Supply Chain Management

Logistics Viewpoints

SCCN suppliers like Emerge, GEP, and Coupa provide good network visibility to procurement; solutions from FourKites and project44 provide visibility to shipments; and solutions from Interos or Eversteam Analytics provide visibility to new risks in almost real time. For example, many companies are struggling to get transportation capacity.

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6 Ways Big Data is enhancing the global supply chain

The Logistics Academy

For example, the organization that wants to leverage Big Data for track and trace of its products can do so by combining the purchase order (PO) details, shipment information and the carrier’s tracking information. Take pricing, for example. jaggaer.com. kinaxis.com. Perfect Commerce. perfect.com. e2open.com.