Procurement Leaders

DECEMBER 15, 2024

With all thats going on in the world, maintaining supplier collaboration initiatives can seem overwhelming at times especially when the returns can be opaque and difficult to quantify. Most readers will agree that formal supplier collaboration programmes are worth doing; they can unlock huge amounts of value and tap into significant innovation to support growth agendas, sustainability programmes and resilience efforts.

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Supply Chain Brain

DECEMBER 15, 2024

Jason Alexander, industrial policy senior analyst with RSM US, discusses how businesses will navigate the coming year in the face of higher tariffs on durable goods.

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Procurement Insights

DECEMBER 15, 2024

BERTRAND MALTEVERN – Jon , about #2 and make vs. buy. Good points and I tend to be on the buy side. However, here are considerations for make that are important (from a large and very reputable organization): * If (competitive advantage = yes) then make * Make can also mean speed and agility because buy means the need to go thru IT (this is, again, from a large, reputable, mature, procurement org.) * Make is the best way to experiment, learn, and build capability it is, for me, the most re

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Supply Chain Brain

DECEMBER 15, 2024

Warehouse orchestration is a cutting-edge approach to managing the operational flow of modern warehouse environments.

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2025 will feel familiar, in some regards. The procurement and supply chain category management landscape will remain turbulent, with geopolitical tensions, worries over fresh tariffs, rising costs, and supply chain disruptions posing significant challenges. But you should also expect some lightning-fast changes in 2025 as artificial intelligence continues to upend the way enterprises and procurement, supply chain, and category management professionals operate.

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Supply Chain Brain

DECEMBER 15, 2024

Can China use Canada and Mexico as a way to get around the U.S. ban on imports of Chinese goods from Xinjiang Province?

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Supply Chain Brain

DECEMBER 15, 2024

The Canadian Union of Postal Workers denounced the government's order as "trampling on workers rights.

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