All Things Supply Chain

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

It’s become evident that things won’t go back to the way they were before the pandemic.

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ProcurePort

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Contract management is one of the key duties procurement and sourcing teams must attend to. An orderly contract management process can grow business and increase revenue. To get the best value from each supplier contract, it is imperative to know and understand exactly what is contract management. Contract Management Defined What is contract management anyway?

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Supply Chain Brain

DECEMBER 2, 2020

The supply-chain landscape is likely to remain turbulent for some time. Here are five ways digitalization will help.

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ivalua

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Who Should Attend? If you #LoveProcurement, you should be there! Procurement & Supply Chain Leaders. Learn best practices and gain inspirations on how you can build a competitive advantage. Finance Professionals. Ensure control and regulatory compliance and better manage your cash. Sponsors. Demonstrate your implementation and consulting capabilities to prospects.

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Advertiser: GEP

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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All Things Supply Chain

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Lufthansa Cargo and DB Schenker to operate first CO2-neutral freighter flights Lufthansa Cargo and DB Schenker have come together to carry out the very first CO2-neutral freighter flights powered by…

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ProcurePort

DECEMBER 1, 2020

In life, there are certain aspects and elements that become more emphasized as we mature into our societal roles. For instance, income becomes a need the more independence we seek. As the transactional utility under which our economy operates, sustaining an income is a necessity for most of the world. However, when it comes to […]. The post Developing a Useful Tail End Spend Management Plan appeared first on ProcurePort Blog.

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ivalua

DECEMBER 4, 2020

As COVID-19 demonstrated, effective procurement is critical to organizational success. Procurement & Supply Chain leaders of winning organizations have earned a slot on the boardroom agenda. Now is the time to show why you should remain there, by unleashing the full potential of your spend and suppliers. Ivalua NOW Europe 2021 is the premier event for Procurement & Supply Chain leaders looking to restore growth through innovation, achieve CSR and other strategic objectives, and empower

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All Things Supply Chain

DECEMBER 2, 2020

In 2020 and beyond, demand for corporate social responsibility is at an all-time high.

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ProcurePort

DECEMBER 4, 2020

How much does your enterprise spend on procurement each quarter or each year? Are these figures readily accessible? Have they been studied, and insights gleaned from them? You see, every organization is looking for the best way to minimize spend while keeping operational efficiency optimum. This cannot be done if you don’t know how much […]. The post How to Develop Your Procurement Spend Analytics appeared first on ProcurePort Blog.

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Supply Chain Brain

DECEMBER 3, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic was supposed to put the final nail in the coffin of globalization and prompt a retreat into a new era of protectionism. Instead, some are now calling the crisis the Great Accelerator.

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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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ivalua

DECEMBER 4, 2020

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The Network Effect

DECEMBER 4, 2020

The post The Challenges of the Vaccine Cold Chain appeared first on The Network Effect.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Thank a Trucker! Roles of truck drivers article, and permission to publish here, provided by Shane Parman. At a fundamental level, truck drivers are the backbone of the supply chain. Without them, life as we know it would come to a screeching halt. Let us consider five of the crucial roles of truck drivers in the supply chain: Moving Freight.

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Supply Chain Brain

NOVEMBER 28, 2020

Brian Alster, head of third-party risk and compliance solutions with Dun & Bradstreet, outlines the steps that procurement organizations should be taking to guard against a growing number of potentially devastating cyber attacks.

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ivalua

DECEMBER 4, 2020

The post Ivalua NOW 2021 Virtual Edition – Procurement Rising – Europe, Middle East, Africa appeared first on Ivalua.

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Empowering CPO

DECEMBER 4, 2020

With the increase in adoption of online purchase, courier & small parcel industry has witnessed sudden increase in business. Along with this increase there has been change in size and weight of parcels. Most of the E commerce companies tend to pack very light weight items usually in very big size boxes, this has led to negative impact on the profitability of courier and small parcel service providers.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. What Vendor Centric and Customer Centric Would Look Like on a Date! Get Our EBook here. Customer-Centric Supply Chain article and permission to publish here provided by Bryce Boothby. In these unusual circumstances, it has never been more fitting to consider the value of customer loyalty.

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Supply Chain Brain

DECEMBER 1, 2020

With multiple variants of a vaccine for COVID-19 on the brink of approval and manufacturing, concerns are arising about the ability of supply chains to distribute hundreds of millions of doses quickly and safely to healthcare providers throughout the country.

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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?

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ivalua

DECEMBER 3, 2020

The post Procure to Pay (P2P) Demo appeared first on Ivalua.

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Empowering CPO

DECEMBER 3, 2020

A cartel is formed when businesses agree to act together for an anti-competitive purpose instead of competing against each other. The cartel forming companies divide the markets and customers between themselves and agree on prices. The consequences are increased prices and deteriorating quality of products and services. Several economic studies and legal decisions of antitrust authorities have found that the median price increase achieved by cartels in the last 200 years is around 25%.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. GET our EBOOK HERE. As the Covid-19 Coronavirus has wreaked havoc with everyone’s lives all over the world there is great hope for a vaccine to allow us to get back to normal. While all of the social distancing measures are fine to help mitigate the spread of the virus only a vaccine holds the promise of really preventing it’s further spread.

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Supply Chain Brain

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Will Amazon’s supply chain break down during peak season?

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Advertiser: GEP

For years, you and your team have fought an uphill battle. Supply disruptions. Cost pressures. ESG compliance. You name it, and you’ve had to navigate it. In 2025, many challenges will persist, but procurement and supply chain teams have a powerful tool with rapidly advancing capabilities to tackle them — artificial intelligence (AI). The GEP Outlook 2025 report examines the disruptive transformation AI is driving in procurement and supply chains, alongside other key trends and the macroeconomic

Supply chain

ivalua

DECEMBER 3, 2020

The post CIPS Middle East Supply Management Awards 2021 appeared first on Ivalua.

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Empowering CPO

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Spot Buying is for immediate, Ad-Hoc & one-off purchases. It’s estimated that around 40% of company’s indirect spend is from spot buy. As a result, in most of the companies this spend is often under managed as it demands more efforts and the rewards are low. Most of the time spot buying is done by the end user and not the procurement team. These users are not trained as buyers and due to limited purchasing skills they end up buying products/services at higher cost without understanding the s

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Supply Chain Game Changer

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. The Minimum Load for Trucking! Get Our EBOOK HERE. Benefit from trucking article and permission to publish here provided by Saeed Darwish. Are you looking to work with a trucking company to transport your products? If so, you want to make sure that you get the most out of transport services.

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Supply Chain Brain

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

China is losing its luster as a place for cheap, reliable manufacturing of high-technology goods. But what other country can match it in both price and scale? The answer might be India.

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Advertiser: ZoomInfo

In today’s ultra-competitive markets, it’s no longer enough to wait for buyers to show obvious signs of interest. Instead, sales teams must be proactive, identifying and acting on nuanced buyer behaviors — often before prospects are fully ready to make a purchase. In this eBook from ZoomInfo & Sell Better, learn 10 actionable ways to use these buyer signals to transform your sales strategy and close deals faster.

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ivalua

NOVEMBER 28, 2020

The post The evolution of digital procurement in 2020 and beyond – PwC and Ivalua Webinar appeared first on Ivalua.

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GoProcure blog

DECEMBER 1, 2020

With more companies leveraging remote workforces, both during and likely after the pandemic, it’s important to analyze how spending shifts may correspond with less in-office work. In particular, companies should evaluate how remote work affects telecom spend.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. How to Benefit from Trucking Companies! GET our EBOOK HERE. Transport company services article and permission to publish here provided by Saeed Darwish. Are you looking to hire a transport company? A transport company does far more than taking your shipment from point A to point B.

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Supply Chain Brain

DECEMBER 1, 2020

A look at the challenges and prospects for distributing millions of doses of the COVID-19 vaccine in the coming months.

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