Supplier Scorecard Calculator
A supplier scorecard turns several judgements about a vendor into one comparable number. You decide how much each criterion matters, score…
Procurement and Logistics: How They Connect
Procurement and logistics are two linked functions: procurement chooses suppliers and agrees what to buy, at what price and on what terms,…
MRO Supply Chain: Spares and Maintenance Items
The MRO supply chain covers the maintenance, repair and operations items a facility needs to keep running but that do not become part of the…
E-SCM: Electronic Supply Chain Management
E-supply chain management, often shortened to e-SCM, is the use of internet-based platforms and electronic data exchange to plan, execute and…
Supply Chain Project Management: Steps
Supply chain project management is the discipline of planning and delivering a defined change to supply chain operations, such as implementing…
Supply Chain Dashboard: What to Include
A supply chain dashboard is a single view of the measures a team needs to run and improve its supply chain, usually pulled from planning,…
Transparent Supply Chain: Traceability in Practice
A transparent supply chain is one where a company can see, document and, where appropriate, share where its products and materials come from…
Material Sourcing: Strategy and Supplier Selection
Material sourcing is the process of finding, qualifying and contracting suppliers for the raw materials, components and packaging a business…
4PL Logistics: What a Fourth-Party Provider Does
4PL logistics means using a fourth-party logistics provider: a single partner that designs, manages and coordinates a company’s whole…
RFID in Supply Chain Management Explained
RFID (radio-frequency identification) in the supply chain is a way to identify and track goods using tags that send a unique code by radio…