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Supply Chain Weekly Wrap-Up 11/11/2022-11/18/2022

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Ukraine says Grain Deal will be Extended Following a United Nations brokered deal, to allow exports of Ukrainian grain from the Black Sea, is set to be extended by a…

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CPO Spotlight: Ketal Patel

Procurement Heads

For Procurement Heads ‘ latest CPO Spotlight, he spoke with Rupert Gaster about the various categories he has managed during his extensive career and how he and his team have shown procurement’s worth to the business during one of its busiest ever periods. Unlike some people, my career in procurement started by pure luck. I wanted to move to London having studied in Birmingham and lived there for a few years, a friend worked at United Biscuits and had an opening in the procurement function

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Raqmiyat Partners with Ivalua to Digitalize the Procurement Function of Organizations in the UAE & KSA

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UAE-based System Integrator and Digital Enabler will be a partner for Ivalua’s eProcurement solution in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia. Dubai, UAE, 15 November 2022. Raqmiyat , a leading system integrator and digital enabler, is pleased to announce the partnership with Ivalua , a global leader in spend management. This partnership is to enable the eProcurement digitalization of an increasing number of organizations in the Middle East, whose digitalization efforts continue to be largel

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Sustainable Manufacturing — Everything You Should Know

Procurement Tactics

33 Procurement Interview Questions in 2022. Download Free Whitepaper ?. ?. Or receive our famous weekly newsletter. Sustainable Manufacturing — Everything You Should Know. Sustainable manufacturing is gaining popularity as a growing number of manufacturers are realizing its substantial financial and environmental benefits. However, what is sustainable manufacturing?

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State of AI in Sales & Marketing 2025

AI adoption is reshaping sales and marketing. But is it delivering real results? We surveyed 1,000+ GTM professionals to find out. The data is clear: AI users report 47% higher productivity and an average of 12 hours saved per week. But leaders say mainstream AI tools still fall short on accuracy and business impact. Download the full report today to see how AI is being used — and where go-to-market professionals think there are gaps and opportunities.

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What is a procurement manager? Role, responsibilities, challenges and resources

RPF360

What does it mean to be a procurement manager? This valuable role is growing in strategic importance for many businesses. Explore the procurement manager role, responsibilities and challenges. Then, learn even more with engaging professional networks and helpful career development resources. The post What is a procurement manager? Role, responsibilities, challenges and resources appeared first on RFP360.

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Futureheads: Sebastian Ambaye

Procurement Heads

Sebastian is Procurement and Supply Chain Manager at leading management consultancy Baringa and for Procurement Heads ‘ first Futureheads profile he spoke with James Dobbin , Director and Head of Practice for our Financial & Professional Services offering, about how his procurement journey began. You were recently recognised in the CIPS Excellence in Procurement Awards for 2022, what was it like to be named as a Young Talent for these prestigious awards?

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Retail Supply Chain — Everything You Should Know

Procurement Tactics

33 Procurement Interview Questions in 2022. Download Free Whitepaper ?. ?. Or receive our famous weekly newsletter. Retail Supply Chain — Everything You Should Know. Retail supply chains around the world are under intense pressure due to global disruptions. However, what is the retail supply chain? This article will discuss what a retail supply chain is.

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RFP360 named a Value and Customer Leader – Spend Matters Fall 2022

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Spend Matters has recognized RFP360 as a strategic sourcing value leader in their Spring 2022 SolutionMap evaluation. The RFP management system features RFP automation, RFP process workflows and more making it a powerful request for proposal tool. Read more about the evaluation and results in this press release. The post RFP360 named a Value and Customer Leader – Spend Matters Fall 2022 appeared first on RFP360.

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How to have A Successful Impact In A New Procurement Role

Procurement Heads

You will have to adapt to new systems, and processes and chances are you will have a culture shock. Having a flexible attitude and being able to demonstrate a desire to be a part of the business’s success will be beneficial to make that positive start. Everyone has a 90-day plan and often you will find it goes out the window. All your well-made plans will be changed as you imbed yourself into the company projects and requirements so it is good to keep the following in mind – Comprehe

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Ivalua Receives ISO 27001 Certification for its Management System Supporting the Commercial Cloud

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Redwood, CA, 15 November, 2022. Ivalua, a global leader in spend management , today announced that it has received the ISO 27001 certification for its Information Security Management System (ISMS) supporting the commercial cloud service. ISO 27001 is one of the most widely recognized and internationally accepted information security standards. It identifies requirements for a comprehensive ISMS, and defines how organizations should manage and handle information in a secure manner, including appr

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Staying Ahead of UFLPA Enforcement: Best Practices for Retail Supply Chains

Speaker: Ethan Woolley, Director at Kharon

This webinar will explore how companies can proactively address compliance risks–rather than reactively responding to–UFLPA enforcement actions. Ethan Woolley will provide insights into the latest CBP enforcement trends, entity list updates, and industries under increased scrutiny, with a look at potential shifts under the Trump administration. Ethan will also explore how predictive data and strategic due diligence can help organizations stay ahead of regulatory challenges and strengthen complia

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Procurement Amazon — Everything You Should Know

Procurement Tactics

33 Procurement Interview Questions in 2022. Download Free Whitepaper ?. ?. Or receive our famous weekly newsletter. Procurement Amazon — Everything You Should Know. Amazon is one of the most known brands in the world and the fourth tech company to reach the $1 trillion market capital value. As one of the largest companies in the world, you may wonder how it does its procurement.

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What are the 7 Stages of Procurement

Procurement Templates

What are the 7 stages of procurement? These are the 7 important steps in the procurement process: Step 0: Defining the need Step 1: Request to purchase Step 2: Pre- sourcing Step 3: Procurement process. Step 4: Evaluation and contract. Step 5: Contract management. Step 6: Invoice approvals and disputes. Step 7: Record Keeping, review requirements – one off or recurring.

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CPO Spotlight: Ketal Patel

Procurement Heads

For Procurement Heads ‘ latest CPO Spotlight, he spoke with Rupert Gaster about the various categories he has managed during his extensive career and how he and his team have shown procurement’s worth to the business during one of its busiest ever periods. Unlike some people, my career in procurement started by pure luck. I wanted to move to London having studied in Birmingham and lived there for a few years, a friend worked at United Biscuits and had an opening in the procurement function

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Five Supply Chain Values Made Possible by Digitization

Supply Chain Brain

As businesses pursue digital transformation, five supply chain values are being made possible by digitization.

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The 2025 Annual ProcureCon CPO Report

Procurement leaders are at a pivotal moment. With CPOs playing an increasingly strategic role, it’s time to leverage innovation and technology to drive resilience and efficiency. Download The 2025 Annual ProcureCon CPO Report to uncover key insights to thrive in a dynamic procurement landscape. What’s Inside: How CPOs are driving strategic decision-making and technology adoption The top priorities and challenges for procurement in 2025 Why AI, sustainability, and data analytics are essential for

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RFI VS RFP — Everything You Should Know

Procurement Tactics

33 Procurement Interview Questions in 2022. Download Free Whitepaper ?. ?. Or receive our famous weekly newsletter. RFI VS RFP — Everything You Should Know. Both the request for information (RFI) and the request for proposal (RFP) are often confused with one another. However, they have their own use, especially in business. . This article will discuss what RFI and RFP are.

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Pareto Rule & Procurement

Procurement Templates

The Pareto principle states that for many outcomes, roughly 80% of consequences come from 20% of causes. Other names for this principle are the 80/20 rule, the law of the vital few, or the principle of factor sparsity. Quite simply the Pareto rule is to concentrate 80% of your spend time and effort in 20% of your suppliers, or if you are able to be even more efficient aim for 90% of your spend in the top 10 suppliers.

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How to have A Successful Impact In A New Procurement Role

Procurement Heads

You will have to adapt to new systems, and processes and chances are you will have a culture shock. Having a flexible attitude and being able to demonstrate a desire to be a part of the business’s success will be beneficial to make that positive start. Everyone has a 90-day plan and often you will find it goes out the window. All your well-made plans will be changed as you imbed yourself into the company projects and requirements so it is good to keep the following in mind – Comprehe

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5 Ways to Boost Productivity!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. How Increased Engagement Can Boost Employee Productivity! Are you looking to boost productivity? Boosting productivity is something that every business owner will want to achieve, as this can take a business to new heights, but it is easier said than done. Productivity levels will always rise and fall, so it is important to know how to prevent dips in productivity and how to bring levels high again when there is a dip.

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Future-Proofing Enterprise Commerce: Why Extensibility Wins with Shopify

Speaker: Benjamin Woll, Tiffany Spizzo, and Jaime Santos Alcón

Enterprise commerce is evolving fast, and brands relying on rigid, one-size-fits-all solutions risk losing agility. But modernization doesn’t have to mean disruption. In this webinar, we’ll explore how an extensible, modular approach empowers brands to integrate new capabilities, enhance performance, and scale efficiently—all while leveraging Shopify’s strengths.

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Sustainable Packaging — Everything A Professional Should Know

Procurement Tactics

33 Procurement Interview Questions in 2022. Download Free Whitepaper ?. ?. Or receive our famous weekly newsletter. Sustainable Packaging — Everything A Professional Should Know. Sustainable packaging is being adopted by many companies as many customers prioritize sustainability when making purchasing decisions nowadays. However, what is the point of having sustainable packaging?

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How Supply Chain Partners Can Eliminate Driver App Fatigue

Supply Chain Brain

Professional truck drivers are experiencing app fatigue, the growing exhaustion of too many mobile applications available at their fingertips. .

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Futureheads: Sebastian Ambaye

Procurement Heads

Sebastian is Procurement and Supply Chain Manager at leading management consultancy Baringa and for Procurement Heads ‘ first Futureheads profile he spoke with James Dobbin , Director and Head of Practice for our Financial & Professional Services offering, about how his procurement journey began. You were recently recognised in the CIPS Excellence in Procurement Awards for 2022, what was it like to be named as a Young Talent for these prestigious awards?

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Amid strike fears, cargo diversion a key fixture in 2022’s supply chain playbook

Supply Chain Dive

The shadow of negotiations clouds U.S. railroads and West Coast ports. Shippers have leaned on less-risky alternatives, despite some drawbacks.

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The GTM Intelligence Era: ZoomInfo 2025 Customer Impact Report

ZoomInfo customers aren’t just selling — they’re winning. Revenue teams using our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform grew pipeline by 32%, increased deal sizes by 40%, and booked 55% more meetings. Download this report to see what 11,000+ customers say about our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform and how it impacts their bottom line. The data speaks for itself!

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NFT Social Media Management for Twitter!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. The Non-Fungible Token (NFT) Overview! If you are like most investors in today’s marketplace, you want to try to get as much value as possible out of every investment, whether it’s an NFT or something else that you are investing in. There are lots of different social media management strategies and services out there.

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The Battery Supply Chain Is Finally Coming to America

Supply Chain Brain

Redwood Materials Inc., the battery recycling company, has reached a deal to supply Panasonic with billions of dollars in critical battery components that will be produced in the U.S. for the first time. .

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Supply chain challenges prompting restaurants to reduce their hours

Strategic Sourceror

The intimate nature of the restaurant business — both for diners as well as for staff — made it the industry that was (arguably) the hardest hit during the COVID crisis. The mitigation measures dining establishments were forced to impose, like social distancing and use of face masks, created massive supply chain and operational challenges for all involved — many of which continue to this day.

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MSC Air Cargo prepares to take off ahead of schedule

Supply Chain Dive

The carrier will begin weekly services connecting Mexico City, Indianapolis, Frankfurt and Hong Kong using an Atlas Air-operated 777-200F.

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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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CXO Panel at COP27 with Unilever, Siemens, Vodafone, Danone, and Sheri Hinish on Sustainable Agriculture + Technology

Supply Chain Queen

Climate policy is good economic policy and a strong foundation for durable, resilient, inclusive economic growth. Sharing this PoV on innovation in private sector in food and agriculture LIVE from COP27. Thank you for sharing esteemed panelists herein and looking forward to continued and collective progress Hanneke Faber, President, Unilever Global Nutrition Henri Bruxelles, Chief.

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The New Supply Chain Mindset: From Just-in-Time to Just-In Case

Supply Chain Brain

The new generation of consumers is changing demand patterns, making them more unpredictable than ever before.Succeeding under these conditions begins with three simple changes.

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Episode 91: Centralizing the Process for Buying Technology with David Campbell

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Episode 91: Centralizing the Process for Buying Technology with David Campbell. By Kelly Barner | November 16, 2022. Procurement teams may talk about technology spend as an isolated category, but it actually encompasses a very broad range of products and platforms. When procurement is thinking big picture about technology – and cloud software in particular – the value generated can go way beyond just savings, including the mitigation of external risk.

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The next frontier in e-commerce packaging: reusable bags and boxes

Supply Chain Dive

Online ordering spiked during the pandemic — and so did the waste it creates. As Cyber Monday approaches, startups are developing an alternative.

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Brace for Impact. Unpredictable Tariff Disruptions Are Here––Your Playbook

Tariffs will have a major impact on your supply chain, margins, and operations. Drawing on our work with global companies across manufacturing, automotive, pharmaceuticals, semiconductors, software, technology, financial services, and a range of service industries, we outline the key strategic and tactical actions companies are taking to navigate this period of heightened uncertainty.