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From Preparation to Execution: How Lytica’s Neo Turns Every Negotiator Into an Expert

Ask any VP of Procurement what keeps them up at night and two answers come up more than any other. The first is capacity: too much spend to cover, too few people to cover it. The second is consistency: the gap in negotiation skill between your most experienced commodity manager and the analyst who joined six months […]

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The Silent Moments of Negotiation — And How Real-Time Intelligence Closes Them

There is a pattern in failed procurement negotiations that almost no one talks about. It is not the tense standoffs. It is not the supplier who walks out. It is not even the parts where both sides are clearly miles apart. It is the silent moments. The moment in a meeting when the supplier says

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The Architecture of Resilience

Supply Base Design and Information Leverage as the Antidote to Global Volatility Introduction: The Fragility of Modern Success For decades, global supply chains were optimized for a single metric: cost. In a world of relative geopolitical stability and predictable logistics, ‘Just-in-Time’ became the gold standard. However, this hyper-efficiency created a hidden fragility. Today, the

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The New Component Divide: Winners and Losers in an AI-Driven Supply Chain

If you looked only at the headline number from February’s electronic components market report, you might think things are calm. The overall price index came in at 2%, identical to January, suggesting a stable, “business as usual” environment. But that 2% is doing a lot of averaging, and procurement teams that rely on it are

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Optimizing Allocation Strategy for Electronic Component Procurement

An effective allocation strategy for electronic component procurement is critical in today’s fast-paced and constantly evolving market. Outdated procurement methods often lead to a range of issues, such as inflated component prices, compromised quality, and intricate inventory handling. On the flip side of the coin, an efficient strategy helps organizations build a more resilient supply

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The Procurement Pendulum & What To Do About It

Managing your supply chain has never been more important – or more difficult. Pendulum swings throughout the supply chain as a result of new changes in consumer demand can wreak havoc on production and business operations for manufacturers, wholesalers, and retailers alike. Even worse? This pendulum swinging creates product inventory unaligned with actual consumer demand,

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The 4 Pillars of Procurement Success in 2023 and Beyond: Webinar Recap

Let’s face it – procurement isn’t easy. Today’s procurement organizations are faced with the daunting task of becoming both smarter and more agile while also remaining cost-conscious. Needless to say, procurement must think outside the box to create winning strategies for 2023. But what does this look like? We recently hosted a webinar with our

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How to Build a Sustainable Electronic Component Supply Chain

It’s not always clear how to build a sustainable electronic component supply chain. In fact, according to EY, only a handful of supply chain executives have the necessary tools to execute sustainability goals. With good reason. Doing so inevitably involves balancing multiple aspects of procuring the needed parts for an end product – including cost,

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7 Steps to Building a Resilient Electronic Component Supply Chain

A resilient electronic component supply chain can endure, if not avoid, disruption and setbacks. As a result, companies worldwide are looking to invest in supply chain technologies to achieve more operational performance, increased productivity, flexibility, and risk reduction. Shortages and inflation have resulted from heightened demand, trade restrictions, factory closures, and rising freight costs. In

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Creating a resilient electronic component supply chain in the face of a recession

Electronic Component supply chains serve as product highways creating a clear path from concept to delivery. A great supply chain is frictionless, fast, and efficient. Many factors contribute to the quality of a supply chain, some of which are beyond our control. The past two years have been extremely difficult for supply chains. Even those

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