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Lean Six Sigma for SMEs: A Path to Continuous Improvement

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Over the years, various methodologies have emerged to address this need, including lean manufacturing, Six Sigma, and the integration of both known as Lean Six Sigma (LSS). In this blog, we’ll delve into the integrated Lean Six Sigma approach, exploring its benefits, deployment models, moreover the implications for SMEs.

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For What It’s Worth: Tackling the supply chain digital transformation shortage, optimizing your negotiations amidst all of the chaos, and COVID four years later”

Procurement Insights

MUSING #1 In the age of information, it’s surprising that supply chain digital transformation isn’t as readily available as one would expect. – [link] MUSING #2 How agile is your sourcing program? Have you ever wondered why? Part 1 of 3) – [link] Are you chasing solutions or solving problems?

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Top Tips for Successful Sourcing From Overseas Suppliers in 2024

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Top Tips for Successful Sourcing From Overseas Suppliers in 2024 Get valuable insights into communication and cultural awareness and explore tips for successfully sourcing from overseas suppliers this year. In this environment, US sourcing professionals must sharpen their communication and cultural awareness skills to succeed.

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316: Plug In and Go Faster, with TraceGains

Let's Talk Supply Chain

Founded in 2008, TraceGains connects people and information so teams can work smarter. As a global technology company, they provide networked innovation, quality, and compliance solutions to consumer brands that want to reduce supply chain risk, innovate faster, speed up business processes, and take control of data.

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Can Blockchain Unblock Supply Chain?

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. What Supply Chain Management problem does this solve? The biggest problem in the transitional supply chain is lack of open and trustworthy information availability across the supply chain caused by multiple issues – trust, technology and legacy practices being the top ones.

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7 Best Supply Chain Books of All Time

Supply Chain Opz

In this article, we rank books based on their influence, popularity, recency and practicality and then we come up with the list of the best supply chain books. Finding Best Supply Chain Books We've found that most recommendations for on the web are based on just personal opinion. The links below are #paid links. .

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When is it Time to Invest in Procurement Technology?

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The financial meltdown of 2008 provided a further impulse. Whichever way you look at it, most SME (small to medium enterprises) and large companies alike have found managing supply chains and their spend very difficult compared to how it was just a few months ago. Resiliency and Agility is the Name of the Game.