Talking Bout a Revolution
We’re back from our travels and following up on all the awesome conversations and big ideas we’ve been discussing at the 34th IAF World Fashion Convention in Maastricht and the PI Apparel Milan shows. We’ve all been talking about digitalization and sustainability for...
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Whilst we might not be full-time rockstars (karaoke efforts notwithstanding), the Pivot88 team have been on tour, hitting Maastricht and Milan last week for the 34th IAF World Fashion Convention and the PI Apparel shows. We had great fun launching our #trustinaction...
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Standing on the edge of the precipice, do you jump? Unless you’re a particularly extreme thrill-seeker, most of us would take a pause to consider the options – and the safety harness – before making a skydive or bungee jump. Beyond the exhilaration of the plunge,...
read moreThe main purchasing standard is quality
Currently 9 out of 10 consumers indicate that their purchasing decisions are based on the quality of the product, compared to 3 or 4 out of 10 a decade ago as shown by ongoing surveys of customer buying patterns in major international markets as stated in the article...
read morePrime Source Forum Hong Kong, once again, a successful adventure
Whether you are a friend or a partner of Pivot88, we invite you to watch this video until the end to find out what Quicksilver has to say about our promising partnership. [video width="1280" height="720"...
read moreProcurement…cost reduction is not enough… now the game changer is adding value for the customer
For many years, many strategic sourcing and procurement professionals have been using the cost reduction playbook as a guide for all of their sourcing and procurement activities. While cost reduction will always be a big part of procurement, the current trends are...
read moreReacting to quality control is not the solution for quality control…. Visibility is needed to address problems
Organizations find themselves struggling to protect the bottom line from the negative impact of poor quality control throughout the entire value chain. The costs of poor quality (COPQ) can take a big chunk of revenue and it is a fact that companies are not really, in...
read moreQuality says more about your company and brand than any fancy slogan or marketing campaign
QUALITY IS EVERYTHING AND SPEAKS VOLUMES Several components that successful companies do every day to produce a Quality product are actually simple: Practice goes into the supply chain. Quality in the supply chain is and intentional perfect-aiming practice as stated...
read moreHappy holidays digital Shopping 2016!
Quality is not what happens when what you do matches your intentions. It is what happens when what you do matches your customers’ expectations. — John Guaspari THIS HOLIDAY SEASON LISTEN TO THE VOICE OF THE CUSTOMER…. I WANT IT NOW According to PwC, this holiday...
read moreThe driven organization drives revenues through business intelligence
BIG DATA AND ANALYTICS IMPROVE QUALITY CONTROL & REDUCE COSTS Over the past few years, companies have been using digital technologies and have been accumulating a large amount of data. Up until recently many companies did not really know how to use the data and gather...
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