Sustainability continues its upward trend as an operating and social conscience metric for companies of all kinds. Customers in all markets consider it strongly when deciding on the source of […]
Business activity in the industrial sector is characterized by a relatively volatile marketplace, one impacted by global economic forces and longer-term trends. This environment along with the scale and costs […]
Manufacturers ask their Distributors to handle kitting for them as part of their outsourcing of non-core tasks. Kitting entails collecting a bunch of related parts into a single kit that […]
You’ve finally keyed in the last piece of information into your costing spreadsheet – after days of back and forth with suppliers – and submitted your quote to the client. […]
In today’s global marketplace, leveraging low-cost suppliers in countries around the world has made the business of sourcing products and services increasingly more complex and challenging. Accessing and communicating with […]
The business world is ever-changing, with an increasing number of challenges for organizations to deal with daily, such as labor shortages and supply chain bottlenecks. To stay competitive, businesses need […]
Distributors are in a jam. We all want to assess sources of supply from all around the globe. But how do we compare an off-shore with an on-shore supplier? Or […]
“Supplier Management” is a widely used and well-known term in the supply chain world, but in practice it can mean different things to different people. Different Industries have identified the […]
Cost engineering manages project costs through tasks such as cost control, estimation, cost prediction, risk analysis, and investment appraisal. It is vital in terms of calculating return on investment when […]
Compliance management software enables business managers to continually oversee and assess their systems, ensuring they comply with security regulations and corporate policies. Ongoing compliance management is vital, as it protects […]
