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The Importance of Supply Chain Visibility for Procurement

NLPA (Next Level Purchasing Association)

Supply chain visibility is essential for successful procurement, as it enables businesses to proactively manage risks and optimize their supply chain. By having a clear view of their entire supply chain, businesses can identify potential issues and take steps to mitigate them.

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7 Strategies to Improve Your Supply Chain!

Supply Chain Game Changer

The Supply Chain Renaissance Has Begun! Strategies to improve your Supply Chain article and permission to publish here provided by Claire Glassman. The supply chain is a significant part of your overall business strategy and inventory management. Improve Your Supplier Relationships.

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Procurement and Sustainability are Your Yin and Yang!

Supply Chain Game Changer

This, they say, includes value delivery through supplier- enabled innovation (SEI); sustainability through environmental, social and governance (ESG) goals; as well as agility through digitalisation — all of which will enable the business to deliver on its growth agenda” (Procurement Leaders 2021). Shoot for the Moon.

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How To Adopt a Customer-Driven Supply Chain Strategy

FourKites

Learn more about how customer services contributes to the ROI of Real-Time Transportation Visibility. Why is the customer-focused supply chain important? This is one of the driving forces behind businesses like Uber, Amazon Prime, Grubhub and Hello Fresh. Omnichannel Strategy. Supply Chain Visibility.

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How to Conduct a ?Health Check? on Your Supply Chain

Supply Chain Brain

Global supply chains are subject to countless varieties of risk, in the form of geopolitical instability, economic uncertainty, ever-changing regulations and a host of other issues related to globalization. Show notes : D&B’s perspective on supplier management. Hosted by Bob Bowman, Managing Editor of SupplyChainBrain.

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Ensuring Workers’ Rights in Global Supply Chains

Supply Chain Brain

Just about every major manufacturer has a supplier code of conduct to ensure that workers are treated humanely. In a typical global supply chain, involving multiple tiers of production, the chances of failure are alarmingly high. Too often, however, those documents fail to prevent unacceptable working conditions.

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Getting Bangladesh’s Apparel Industry on the Map

Supply Chain Brain

In the past, it has been cobbled together from government licensing groups and brands’ supplier rosters. Given the many tiers of suppliers that make up a typical global supply chain, it’s not always easy to confirm the identity of the ultimate brand or retailer for which a given item is being made.