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Protecting your supply chain against catastrophic events

Spend Matters

Given that catastrophic events lead to deadly and costly supply chain disruptions, catastrophic risk is at the forefront of operational and supply chain resilience. For Procurement teams, it is becoming more important to understand which suppliers are located in areas prone to experiencing natural hazards.

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The Rise of Women in Supply Chain: Career Choice

SCMDOJO

Deep knowledge of procurement, sourcing, vendor management, and category management in different categories. Vera has delivered programs on “Supply Chain Resilience,” “Risk Management,” “Procurement Digitalization”, “Procurement Transformation”, “Category Strategies”, “SRM,” and other topics.

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How Supplier Risk Management needs to evolve in 2021

Zycus Cognitive Procurement

The challenge will be to make the supply chain resilient, better manage supplier risks without lowering profitability, and competitive advantage. When your supplier relations and supply chain grow globally, the complexity and the variables companies would need to monitor increase multifold. Source : [link] ).

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Supply Chain Resilience and Sustainability – Partners or Adversaries?

Arkestro

One of the most critical lessons learned during the global pandemic and its aftermath has been the importance of supply chain resilience. The good news is that these two goals are not mutually exclusive—in fact, sustainability can be a big part of building a more resilient supply chain. .

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Procurement Metrics: Key Performance Indicators for Success

Empowering CPO

It is the process of sourcing, negotiating, and purchasing the goods and services a business requires to carry out its operations. This can range from raw materials for production, to office supplies, to strategic partnerships. Introduction A. The Importance of Procurement in Business Procurement is the lifeblood of any business.