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The Impact of Coronavirus on Last-Mile Delivery

All Things Supply Chain

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a chaotic spike in the demand for deliveries of goods. Businesses have started to focus on re-evaluating their business models and getting closer to customers.

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Seven Supply-Chain Trends to Watch in 2021

Supply Chain Brain

And how they can rejuvenate the battered supply-chain industry.

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Financial Services Datasheet

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Inventory Management Beyond the Mystery (Ebook)

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Unchaining Change Leadership! (Ebook). Get Our EBOOK HERE. Inventory is everywhere you look. Everyone and every company has inventory of some kind or another. In your cupboards and closets, attics and basements at home you have an inventory of goods. At your place of work, whether that be in an office, on a manufacturing floor, or a warehouse, you are surrounded by inventory.

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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 11/06/2020 – 11/12/2020

All Things Supply Chain

Amazon Air opens first European hub in Germany Amazon Air, the in-house cargo airline of the online retailer, has opened its first regional air hub in Europe, shifting shipments away…

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Watch: How Will We Distribute the COVID-19 Vaccine?

Supply Chain Brain

Suresh Acharya, Professor of Practice at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business, lays out the challenges of creating an end-to-end supply chain that can produce and distribute millions of doses of a vaccine for COVID-19.

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Strategies to Survive the Peak Season Fulfillment Surge!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Featuring Our 10 Best Warehouse Order Fulfillment Articles! Get Our EBOOK HERE. Peak season article and permission to publish here provided by Dave Joseph at veridian.info. Peak season fulfillment is a topic that strikes both fear and hope into the minds of supply chain leaders. It can boost profitability and provide a jolt of efficiency.

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Supply Chain – Ask an Expert with Knut Alicke

All Things Supply Chain

After attending Reuters Event’s virtual Supply Chain Europe, I had the amazing opportunity to have a chat with my latest interview partner Knut Alicke.

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China’s Crackdown on Hong Kong: Good for Business?

Supply Chain Brain

What’s the price of business stability in Hong Kong? Does it include the suppression of human rights?

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Why e Procurement Systems are the Secret Weapon for Public Sector

ivalua

Innovating to Uncover New Sources of Revenue in the Public Sector. As the country nears one full year of coping with Covid-19, we can all agree that the effects on the US economy have been profound. While some industries/verticals have fared better than others , it is fair to say that ALL have been affected in some way. The Public Sector is no exception.

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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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Q&A with Shirell James on How Technology Can Tackle Some of Today’s Supply Chain Challenges

The Network Effect

The post Q&A with Shirell James on How Technology Can Tackle Some of Today’s Supply Chain Challenges appeared first on The Network Effect.

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Will Consumer Goods Be Stronger from the Pandemic?

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Get Our EBOOK HERE. Consumer goods article and permission to publish here provided by Wouter Nederkoorn. We all know and regularly purchase Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG, often also referred to as Consumer Packaged Goods, or CPG). As the name suggests, these are the products that we buy most frequently, such as tinned food, canned drinks, toothpaste, shampoo, soap, biscuits, toilet paper and instant coffee.

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Why Data and Context Are Essential for Supply-Chain Visibility

Supply Chain Brain

There are two main approaches when it comes to full supply-chain visibility — "hard-" and "soft-attribute" tracking — and today's organizations need both.

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Uncovering New Sources of Revenue in the Public Sector

ivalua

Innovating to Uncover New Sources of Revenue in the Public Sector. As the country nears one full year of coping with Covid-19, we can all agree that the effects on the US economy have been profound. While some industries/verticals have fared better than others , it is fair to say that ALL have been affected in some way. The Public Sector is no exception.

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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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JAGGAER Wins IDC SaaS Procurement Customer Satisfaction Award

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The post JAGGAER Wins IDC SaaS Procurement Customer Satisfaction Award appeared first on Jaggaer.

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Drive for Speed, Quality, and Lower Cost – AGILE & LEAN Explained

Situation Management Systems

1.0 INTRODUCTION The purpose of this paper is to provide a short explanation of the most widely adopted approaches to product development and process optimization, while touching on how they relate to each other. The scope of this document includes WATERFALL, AGILE, LEAN, SIX SIGMA, and GE-WORKOUT. As a start, it is important to understand that both Waterfall and Agile strive to improve a product, while Six Sigma and LEAN strive to improve the process that delivers the product.

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Deep-Freeze Challenge Makes Pfizer’s Shot a Vaccine for the Rich

Supply Chain Brain

Countries will need to build from scratch the deep-freeze production, storage and transportation networks needed for the vaccine to survive.

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Ivalua Awarded Best P2P Solutions Specialist Provider at World Procurement Awards 2020

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2nd consecutive year award given to Ivalua P2P Solutions, continuing widespread recognition of Ivalua Procurement technology by industry leaders and analysts. November 10, 2020, Redwood City, CA – Ivalua, a leading provider of global Spend Management cloud solutions, today announced that it has been awarded as the Best P2P solutions Specialist Provider by an independent panel of industry veterans at the 2020 World Procurement Awards.

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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?

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Why & How Much Should Be Spent On Procurement Intelligence & Analytics Services?

Empowering CPO

To answer these questions it is important to summarize and define Procurement Market Intelligence & Analytics Services, it is also important to summarize typical role of a category manager and KPI’s of an ideal Procurement Organization. What is procurement intelligence & analytics? Procurement Intelligence & Analytics is the process of capturing and collecting relevant information from primary and secondary sources through research, this summarized information along with data availab

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JAGGAER, Lyons Magnus, UPenn and Rutgers University Named Finalists in Ardent Partners’ CPO Honors 2020 Awards

Jaggaer

The post JAGGAER, Lyons Magnus, UPenn and Rutgers University Named Finalists in Ardent Partners’ CPO Honors 2020 Awards appeared first on Jaggaer.

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Lilly CEO Sees Supply Squeeze for New Antibody Drug as COVID-19 Cases Surge

Supply Chain Brain

With a global surge in cases, high demand for the newly FDA-authorized treatment is virtually guaranteed.

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Ivalua Awarded Best P2P Specialist Provider at World Procurement Awards 2020

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2nd consecutive year award given to Ivalua, continuing widespread recognition of Ivalua technology by industry leaders and analysts. November 10, 2020, Redwood City, CA – Ivalua, a leading provider of global Spend Management cloud solutions, today announced that it has been awarded as the Best P2P Specialist Provider by an independent panel of industry veterans at the 2020 World Procurement Awards.

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GEP Outlook Report 2025

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

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How to Make It to the Billion Dollar Roundtable

GoProcure blog

Establishing a supplier diversity program can be a great way to enhance procurement, encourage innovation, support your company's mission and more. But just spending a few dollars with diverse suppliers here and there might not cut it. If you want to reach the pinnacle of supplier diversity programs, consider aiming to make it to the Billion Dollar Roundtable.

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ACCIONA Manages Risk of 43,000 Suppliers Thanks to the Digitalization of its Procurement Process

Jaggaer

The post ACCIONA Manages Risk of 43,000 Suppliers Thanks to the Digitalization of its Procurement Process appeared first on Jaggaer.

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Watch: Supporting Small Businesses Will Save the Economy

Supply Chain Brain

Andi Gray, president of Strategy Leaders, describes the plight of small businesses in the pandemic and economic downturn, and emphasizes their importance in a 21 st Century economy.

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Gartner Report: How Procurement Leaders Can Prepare for Economic Recovery

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The post Gartner Report: How Procurement Leaders Can Prepare for Economic Recovery appeared first on Ivalua.

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10 Ways to Leverage Buyer Signals and Drive Revenue

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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Why some Negotiations Fail

World of Procurement blog

Written by Sergii Dovgalenko. Author of “Technology Procurement Handbook: A Practical Guide to Digital Buying.” You can buy the book here. Usually, we are vocal about our success stories, but just like every surgeon carries within himself a small cemetery – every buyer got a backlog of failed negotiations, messed up contracts, and supplier relationships having gone south.

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Acciona Manages Nearly 10,000 RFQs with Procurement Technology

Jaggaer

The post Acciona Manages Nearly 10,000 RFQs with Procurement Technology appeared first on Jaggaer.

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Watch: The Current Trend of Corporate Insolvencies

Supply Chain Brain

Theo Smid, economist with trade credit insurer Atradius, discusses the results of the firm’s recent forecast of corporate insolvencies for 2020.

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Paris 2021 – EN – Speakers

ivalua

Agenda. Speakers to be announced. The post Paris 2021 – EN – Speakers appeared first on Ivalua.

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Load Optimization: A Sustainable Way To Reduce Transportation Costs

Discover strategies to optimize load building and achieve significant transportation cost savings. Plus, learn how load optimization can help reduce CO 2 emissions and align with climate regulations and consumer expectations. Finally, discover best practices for sustainable load optimization.