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Silk vs. Steel: Rebuilding Supply Chains After COVID-19

All Things Supply Chain

Supply chain disruption was a popular topic long before the world was seized by the coronavirus pandemic.

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Your 5-Step Procurement Spend Analysis Template

ProcurePort

Conducting a spend analysis of your company spend is a crucial step in reducing cost in your organization. Determining how much total money spent in the last year, identifying vendors and managing their relationships, and listing out the various categories of products and services purchased are daunting tasks to any procurement team. Attempting to categorize […].

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Post-Pandemic Impermanence and 6 Actions to Take Now!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. 10 Vital Supply Chain Lessons from the Coronavirus Pandemic! Post-pandemic article and permission to publish here provided by Joe Carson, CEO of Spend Strategies, LLC. Several months into the COVID-19 pandemic the talk of a settled “new normal” gives us hope for stability and a return to what was before.

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Forrester Collaborate to Win – Unlocking Supplier Innovation & Value

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GEP Spend Category Outlook Report 2025

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 Weekly Wrap-Up: 05/22/20 ? 05/28/20

All Things Supply Chain

FAA exemption allows cargo to travel in passenger seats After Airlines for America, a trade association representing the airline industry, filed paperwork asking for an exemption to the rules regarding…

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Paving the Way for U.S. Supply-Chain Independence

Supply Chain Brain

The challenge of the COVID-19 pandemic lies in the unprecedented scope of its impact, both in terms of human lives and what it reveals about the United States’ dependence on foreign goods.

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When: 06/17/2020 Innovation Summit Speaker: Doug Keeley

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Resilient Healthcare Supply Chains for the Real World

The Network Effect

The post Resilient Healthcare Supply Chains for the Real World appeared first on The Network Effect.

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Three Phases of Supply-Chain Resilience

Supply Chain Brain

The COVID-19 crisis has exposed a lack of resilience in organizations and societies — and, more specifically, in global supply chains.

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How Air Cargo has kept Supply Chain moving during the Pandemic!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Coronavirus Exposes Global Supply Chain Fragility! Air cargo article and permission to publish here provided by Ed at eleven-tenths.com. The unfolding covid-19 pandemic has impacted global supply chains in myriad ways. Among the most dramatic of these has been a seismic shift in the way that we ship goods by air.

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5 Ways You Can Win Faster with Gen AI in Sales

Incorporating generative AI (gen AI) into your sales process can speed up your wins through improved efficiency, personalized customer interactions, and better informed decision- making. Gen AI is a game changer for busy salespeople and can reduce time-consuming tasks, such as customer research, note-taking, and writing emails, and provide insightful data analysis and recommendations.

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Wipro

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Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT, BSE: 507685, NSE: WIPRO) is a leading global information technology, consulting and business process services company. We harness the power of cognitive computing, hyper-automation, robotics, cloud, analytics and emerging technologies to help our clients adapt to the digital world and make them successful. The post Wipro appeared first on Ivalua.

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Coronavirus Supply Chain Response: Near-Term Actions to Take Today

Jaggaer

COVID-19 has brought the global economy to its knees. In April, the IMF declared it the “ worst economic downturn since the great depression ,” and even in areas that are starting to open back up, projections remain bleak. In the United States, White House advisors recently announced that unemployment rates could remain in double digits into November, painting a dark picture for the American economy.

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What the COVID-19 Outbreak Means for the Future of Business

Supply Chain Brain

The political decision on when to reopen each state won’t act as a virtual on-switch for the economy, and back-up plans for alternative suppliers will only go so far.

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Marketing & Promotional Spend – Sarah Scudder from Real Sourcing Network

The Procuretech Podcast

Marketing spend is one of those areas which often goes untouched. While many larger companies don't have a policy of having procurement manage this spend, smaller companies and especially startups don't have in-house procurement teams but nonetheless, they still have a considerable marketing budget as they grow and scale as a business. Enter Sarah Scudder, my guest on this podcast.

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From Reactive to Resilient: Charting Your Supply Chain Maturity

In this webinar, supply chain industry experts share insights and best practices for enhancing supply chain efficiency, resilience and adaptability. Watch the webinar to learn strategies to develop supply chain maturity and save on costs. Delve into the stages of supply chain maturity, from foundational management to advanced optimization and innovation.

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Here's How Retailers Will Recover Their Supply Chains

Supply Chain Brain

Recovery from the COVID-19 crisis won’t be uniform, but it should be data-centric.

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COVID-19 and the Death of the Post-World War II Economy

Supply Chain Brain

While traditional higher education will remain a valuable asset, we are witnessing the death of our post-World War II, post-Industrial Revolution economy, where workers earned a steady paycheck for 40 years with a corporate entity, then retired comfortably at 65 with few or no hiccups.

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What Should Pandemic Insurance Look Like?

Supply Chain Brain

The U.S. government is once again being called upon to backstop private insurance programs.

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Preserving Cash and Maintaining Liquidity in the ?New Normal?

Jaggaer

As a 25-year veteran in procurement and a value consultant here at JAGGAER, Bruce Logan is well versed in strategies for reducing spend and maintaining liquidity. That’s why he recently hosted a webinar called Money in Hand: How to Adapt Promptly and Conserve Your Cash. We want to share some of the questions that he received during the webinar to give you practical knowledge for managing cash during this ongoing crisis.

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The 2nd Generation of Innovation Management: A Survival Guide

Speaker: Chris Townsend, VP of Product Marketing, Wellspring

Over the past decade, companies have embraced innovation with enthusiasm—Chief Innovation Officers have been hired, and in-house incubators, accelerators, and co-creation labs have been launched. CEOs have spoken with passion about “making everyone an innovator” and the need “to disrupt our own business.” But after years of experimentation, senior leaders are asking: Is this still just an experiment, or are we in it for the long haul?