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AUGUST 14, 2019

Much has been made in 2019 about the gap between the findings of procurement self-assessments and where each organization stands when they are evaluated against their peers using objective measures. Just as procurement’s impact on the organization is quantitatively captured using metrics such as savings and spend under management, the maturity and digital readiness of the function can be objectively tracked and benchmarked (check out Forresters Digital Procurement Maturity Assessment ).

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All Things Supply Chain

AUGUST 12, 2019

In 2011, the UN Human Rights Council developed the first international corporate guidelines for respecting human rights.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

AUGUST 14, 2019

A recent NASSTRAC report revealed five common-sense suggestions for shippers navigating today’s disruptive operating environment. Unsurprisingly, these suggestions aligned perfectly with the technology solutions already in production from top TMS software solutions. Read on for the details on NASSTRAC’s five recommendations and how top TMS delivers success for those shippers who’ve embraced it. .

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supply chain software solutions Real-time Visibility Agile and Lean Supply Chain Dwell Time 95

Supply Chain Brain

AUGUST 13, 2019

Artificial intelligence has the potential to radically change just about everything for the better. But there are a number of obstacles to its successful adoption in the supply chain.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 15, 2019

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Strategic Supplier Relationship Management – Do’s and Don’ts. Article written for Supply Chain Game Changer by, and permission to publish here provided by, Tyler Brown. Does your business rely on at least one supplier? Or do you need multiple suppliers in order to perform your daily operations?

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Claritum

AUGUST 15, 2019

Claritum Article - Procurement Blog. Contents. 1. Introduction. 2. The benefits of purchasing promotional products. 3. Problems with current sourcing methodologies. 4. Sourcing the right way for Promotional goods and services. 5. Claritum. 1 Introduction. Promotional products, ranging from a key ring, a diary, custom coins to a pen and mug, are items used to promote a product, service or company program. including advertising specialties, premiums, incentives, business gifts, awards, prizes, com

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Supply Chain Brain

AUGUST 12, 2019

Iceland continues to act as a proving ground for the use of drones in package-delivery services.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 14, 2019

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Industry 4.0 – Smart Manufacturing of the Future! (Infographic). Article originally published by, and permission to publish here provided by, Adam Robinson at cerasis.com. This post concludes our two part series on the “Changing Face of Manufacturing.” In this series, we first wrote about how manufacturers are now looking at total landed costs when deciding where they will place manufacturing facilities.

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Supply Chain Brain

AUGUST 15, 2019

Importers bear the burden of complying with all U.S. laws and regulations when their goods enter the country. Failure to exercise reasonable care in this effort can result in long delays in the release of merchandise, and the imposition of stiff penalties.

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Supply Chain Brain

AUGUST 14, 2019

For private colleges and universities, spend-management offerings can prove to be a valuable asset in the struggle to manage tight budgets.

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As early as next year, procurement and supply chain operations will begin to adopt AI agents, often called “agentic AI,” to work alongside employees to make and execute decisions with precision across procurement and even the most complex global supply chains. Unlike LLM-based generative AI tools such as ChatGPT, these AI agents do not require prompts from humans.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 13, 2019

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. A Formula For Achieving Game Changing Results! Inventory is often the single largest asset in most companies across any industry. It consumes a lot of cash, impacts return on investment and profitability, enables or impedes growth and customer satisfaction, and requires a tremendous amount of resource to manage it.

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Claritum

AUGUST 15, 2019

Claritum Article - Procurement Blog. Bath, UK (Aug 15, 2019) – Claritum, a provider of cloud based spend management solutions, today announced that Hungarian has been added to the many languages supported on Claritum. “Language support is very important for the users on the Claritum platform.” said Prof. Richard Hillum, Executive Chairman at Claritum.

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