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Will the procurement workforce expand or contract in 2024?

Procurement Insights

Emerging “intuitive” AI will enable that transformation, and procurement professionals will have to evolve and expand their capabilities to meet this new demand.

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Corporate Social Responsibility — Everything You Should Know

Procurement Tactics

Starbucks launched its first report on sustainability in 2002 that aims to become as well-known for its CSR initiatives as much as their products. Sustainability in businesses is the coordination and management of environmental, social, and economic demands and concerns ensuring ethical, responsible, and ongoing success.

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456: Reach Supply Chain Excellence, with ITS Logistics

Let's Talk Supply Chain

Having started his career in 2002 by “dialing for dollars” at a small brokerage, Josh possesses a comprehensive understanding of the logistics industry from grassroots to senior leadership. They need efficiency, visibility, and control. 09.37] The ideal client for ITS Logistics. Q4 was a dogfight.

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Measuring Transportation Vehicle Utilization: The KPIs

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The Demand for Road Freight Transport. Decarbonising Road Freight: The Challenges. McKinnon, A., & Campbell, J. McKinnon, A., & Ge, Y. Food Transport KPI Survey 2004. Samuelson, S., & Tilanus, B. Freight Transport in the Netherlands. Samuelson, S., & Tilanus, B. Road Freight Transport: Current Trends and Future Challenges.

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Enhancing Logistical Efficiency: Strategies for Improvement

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Abandoning Monthly Payment Cycles: Moving to a rolling credit system can smooth out demand fluctuations and thus enhance logistics efficiency. Unattended Delivery: Unattended delivery solutions offer a promising avenue for enhancing delivery efficiency. References: Bullock, S. The 100-mile diet: Buying food from your neighborhood.

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The agile supply chain is back in trend. But this time it’s for real!

Supply Chain Trend

In 2012 I wrote a short blog about demand driven & agile supply chains , which seems to be all the hype back then. Lee’s matrix from his 2002 article “Aligning Supply Chain Strategies with Product Uncertainties”, provides a good starting point for a segmentation conversation.

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The Hard Economics of Justifying a Digital Supply Chain Transformation!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Big companies tend to select an enterprise system for its core finance modules and the need – no, requirement – for a single version of the truth in accounting, as well as a chain of internal controls driven by the 2002 Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Better match orders to demand. million, with an EBIAT impact of $1.3 million or 15.9%.