Arkestro

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Then the pandemic happened, challenging procurement in new ways. While 2020 was a transformative year for procurement in the food industry, the following years have brought their own challenges. These disruptions have exposed the fragility of global supply chains. It’s not the contents but the cans themselves.

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Positive Purchasing

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Jonathan O’Brien looks at what the coming food crisis means for all of us and how procurement functions must get creative to navigate their way through the challenging times that lie ahead. Anybody in procurement that sources these commodities directly or depends on them should be looking at future planning scenarios right now.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 2, 2021

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. The Fireworks Supply Chain! Over the past 15 months, we’ve been writing on the Argentus blog about the immense impacts that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on global supply chains – particularly, as you might expect of a recruitment firm, from the perspective of talent and skills.

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SCMDOJO

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Effective supply chain management is essential for success in the dynamism and connectivity of modern companies. To accomplish this, you require the skills of supply chain experts who can manage the complexity and difficulties of today’s global supply chains. They come from a variety of backgrounds.

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

MAY 16, 2024

Supply Chain is no stranger to change, challenges, and yes, general chaos, but this year has been its own kind of animal charged by a strained global economy, shifting tensions across continents, and a major presidential election that could have resounding impacts across business and commerce this coming fall.

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Jaggaer

APRIL 14, 2020

Can the complex global supply network survive the COVID-19 pandemic? Define your procurement response strategy. This is perhaps an extreme example, but it highlights how COVID-19 is causing severe disruptions to supply chains. Coronavirus will lead to permanent changes in global supply chains.”.

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Empowering CPO

JULY 17, 2023

Introduction In today’s hyper-connected, fast-paced global economy, the procurement landscape is more complex and critical than ever before. In this environment, procurement is not just about purchasing anymore; it’s a strategic function that can significantly impact a company’s bottom line, reputation, and future growth.

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Empowering CPO

JULY 17, 2023

Introduction In today’s hyper-connected, fast-paced global economy, the procurement landscape is more complex and critical than ever before. In this environment, procurement is not just about purchasing anymore; it’s a strategic function that can significantly impact a company’s bottom line, reputation, and future growth.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JANUARY 29, 2020

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Each party is incented to avoid delays in the supply chain and avoid unnecessary delays, penalties or fines. The energy supply chain is based on relationships and working with reputable parties to provide for feedstocks or deliver finished products. Subscribe Here!

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Spend Matters

JANUARY 13, 2025

This article provides deep intelligence into how procurement tech vendors are solving different parts of the tariff problem. Export/import controls, subsidies and litigations are other weapons in a protectionists arsenal. Therefore, the key is readiness and agility to respond to these measures.

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Procurement Insights

DECEMBER 17, 2024

These events should challenge us to better understand and prepare for the inevitable impact on our collective supply chains both today and in the future. The big question is will they finally enable us to implement the three most important supply chain practices? Sourcing shifts, supply chain delays.

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Jaggaer

JANUARY 23, 2025

A year ago, we published a checklist naming eight procurement challenges manufacturing companies would face in 2024. We began the piece by writing, Procurement is more dynamic than ever. What will that mean for procurement in the manufacturing sector? Germany exports to the United States stood at US$171.65 A lot of time.

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Una

JANUARY 29, 2024

What would it mean for supply chains? The uncertainty and potential for increased trade barriers would also deter investment and trade between Texas and the rest of the US, further complicating supply chains and hindering economic growth. Scary, isn’t it? Let’s talk worst-case scenario.

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