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Uber front seat to the rescue (luggage overflow). ISM conference, I’m coming for you.

The impact of 3-day material delay:

1. Realizing the material is unavailable, production switches to another product, taking 1 hour. A subsequent switch back takes another hour once materials are available.

2. Switching gears costs a total switch time of 2 hours. The cost of…

40% of POs in manufacturing are changed after being raised in their ERP.

This climbs up to 60% in times of disruption.

Expecting procurement teams to stay on top of these order changes manually - when handling 100s of suppliers with 1000s of line items - is impossible.

Today is THE day.

Topic: risk management in supply chains -- tools and techniques for identifying, assessing, and mitigating risks in supply chains, including supplier diversification and contingency planning.

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Manufacturing procurement teams need:

→ Good working relationships with internal teams to understand impact to business and make faster decisions.

→ Open communication with strategic suppliers to catch changes early so your team isn’t lying idle.

→ Better tools and…

This. Is. Happening.

AI will make marketing obsolete.

AI will soon be smart enough to do 85% of the work that marketers do.

I call BS.

The issue:

#1 AI doesn’t have a face.
#2 AI doesn’t have friends.
#3 AI doesn’t have context.
#4 AI doesn’t have an opinion.

Prove me wrong.

My ISM conference shoes (yes, they're 4 inches). I've got 7 days to break these beauties in.

I started this group May 2021.

Up to 231 members now.

Has become my procurement fam.

Next week's topic: risk management in supply chains.

We'll be discussing the tools and techniques for identifying, assessing, and mitigating risks in supply chains, including supplier…

The #1 supplier metric manufacturing purchasing teams should track isn't cost, quality, or delivery.

These are important but you also want to measure RESPONSIVENESS.

You can always discuss cost.

Quality and deliver - yes, you obviously want them to be high.

But what you…

Voice of Supply Chain - April 2024 twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…

Automation of Post PO management can help with:

→ Real-time tracking
→ Configurable alerts
→ Creating a single source of truth

Not only does this give manufacturers end-to-end visibility, but it frees up hours of a procurement managers' time.

It creates efficient…

Meet Susan Patrick Harris, SVP of Procurement for Wellpath.

She's coming on my Voice of Supply Chain Show Wednesday to share her life story & how she's been able to move up to the ranks to become an SVP.

Some insider intel on Susan:

- Won a contest to sit in the audience at…

What's the best way for manufacturers to handle the current disruptive environment?

They need to detect early, communicate to customers proactively and monitor the situation continuously.

To do this, you need end-to-end visibility of your supply chain.

For every delayed order, manufacturers bleed dollars through inefficiency and recovery.

Here's what I've seen:

→ 80% of consumers switch brands because of delays
→ 42% of 1 year's operating profit is lost every decade due to supply chain disruption
→ 38% of executives report…

Susan & I spent time together in Atlanta at the FORGE Procurement Foundry conference last fall.

She's freakin' cool.

Funny. Witty. Kind. Wicked smart too.

She's busted her booty to advance her career by building top performing teams who have a lot of fun together.

I've asked…

Including a pic of Bradley should be mandatory in all manufacturing supply chain plans.

No Bradley, no plan approval.

The #1 supplier metric manufacturing supply chain teams should track isn't cost, quality, or delivery.

These are important but you also want to measure RESPONSIVENESS.

You can always discuss cost.

Quality and delivery - yes, you obviously want them to be high.

But what…