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The Big Interview with Ana Maria Velica

Procurement Heads

It was back in 2004 in Romania – I am Romanian – and at the time I was working as a Marketing Assistant at British American Tobacco. Over the years, I got to experience purchasing evolving into procurement, where procurement has become a key strategic partner and can unlock value and profit for organisations.

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Walmart Supply Chain: Building a Successful Integrated Supply Chain for Sustainable Competitive Advantage

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By sharing real-time sales data and demand information, CPFR enables accurate forecasting and demand planning, minimizing information distortion, and promoting synchronized inventory replenishment. Lee (2004) proposed the concept of a new Triple-A supply chain for Walmart and other companies in the 21st century.