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3 Supply Chain Risk Management Lessons to Use During Coronavirus Crisis

All Things Supply Chain

Supply chains around the world are struggling as they face major shifts to production, the movement of goods, modes of transport, and the people who keep everything running.

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Mitigating Supply Chain Risk and Building a Resilient Enterprise

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How Digital Solutions Are Creating More Resilient Supply Chains

Supply Chain Brain

The solutions that have worked in the past — increasing inventory, adding capacity at different locations and diversifying suppliers — are just scratching the surface when it comes to having a truly resilient supply chain.

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Is Single Sourcing, or Sole Sourcing, Dead?

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. 10 Vital Supply Chain Lessons from the Coronavirus Pandemic! The Coronavirus Pandemic has quickly and severely disrupted Supply Chains of every kind around the world. Lockdowns have resulted in the temporary closure of Manufacturing and Distribution facilities and discontinuation of Logistics and transportation modes.

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7 Leadership Themes for Procurement & Supply Chain Leaders in 2024

Procurement and supply chain leaders are presented with their fair share of challenges, with a host of tools and strategies to resolve them. That said, what’s the best path forward to leverage this year’s trends? In this recap of a recent GEP-WBR webinar, 7 Leadership Themes for Procurement & Supply Chain Leaders in 2024, GEP’s Pramod Sethumadhavan explores seven vital leadership trends that will help guide procurement and supply chain decision-makers.

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Covid-19: How to manage an automotive supply chain during a crisis?

All Things Supply Chain

In recent weeks, the companies in automotive logistics I work with have experienced drastic changes in their daily work.

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What are the Supply Chain Management Lessons to Learn from the Covid-19 Crisis

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As I write this blog, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to ravage populations and economies around the world. There are glimmers of hope, such as slowing infection rates in Italy and Spain, and the opening of factories in China, but a true end to the crisis remains out of sight. The total costs, in terms of human lives, disrupted supply chains, ruined businesses and GDP impact, are still just projections in the array of charts presented daily by statisticians and data modelers.

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What are the Top Warehouse KPIs to Succeed?

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. 8 Ways to Improve Your Warehouse Fulfillment Efficiency! Article and permission to publish here provided by Dave Joseph at veridian.info. Key performance indicators (KPIs) provide an invaluable way to judge the efficacy of operations, determine opportunities for improvement, improve customer experiences , and better manage supply chain functions, including warehouse management.

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What on Earth is “Autonomous Procurement,” Anyway?

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With hot new buzzwords coming and going year after year, it’s hard to blame any procurement professionals who are becoming disillusioned. One of the latest, “autonomous procurement,” has been the focus of writings by industry experts both enthusiastic and less optimistic. But many purchasing team members, including leadership, still lack clarity on what exactly the term means.

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Mitigating Supply Chain Risk and Building a Resilient Enterprise

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How the Automotive Logistics Industry Is Confronting COVID-19

Supply Chain Brain

Auto companies are rethinking their 2020 supply-chain strategies to cash in on new market opportunities, maintain competitive advantages, and cut costs to weather the coronavirus pandemic.

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The Key to Sustainable Energy Optimization: A Data-Driven Approach for Manufacturing

Speaker: Kevin Kai Wong, President of Emergent Energy Solutions

In today's industrial landscape, the pursuit of sustainable energy optimization and decarbonization has become paramount. ♻️ Manufacturing corporations across the U.S. are facing the urgent need to align with decarbonization goals while enhancing efficiency and productivity. Unfortunately, the lack of comprehensive energy data poses a significant challenge for manufacturing managers striving to meet their targets. 📊 Join us for a practical webinar hosted by Kevin Kai Wong of Emergent Ene

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How to Lower Your Ocean Freight Costs!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Do You Have Hidden Freight Costs? Ocean freight article and permission to publish here provided by Katherine Barrios at xeneta.com. Freight forwarders and shippers/BCO s are on a constant quest to have a better understanding of their ocean freight costs and ultimately have larger margins.

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Automation Hero April 2020: Shamil Patel from Allparts

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Shamil Patel , Director at Allparts , has driven the change from using “paper and pen” to now using an automated tool for inventory optimization. This has resulted in more satisfied customers and healthier stock. That’s why he’s EazyStocks’s Automation Hero for April ! . Name: Shamil Patel. Title: Director. Company: Allparts. Congratulations on winning the award, Shamil!

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Category deep dives: COVID-19 – Running supplier negotiations

Spotlight on Procurement

Simon Lipscomb, Sales and Marketing Director at Efficio speaks to Greg Horgan and Tibor Sotkovszki about how to run successful supplier negotiations Key discussion points include: How to approach supplier negotiations Key to success in negotiations Long term impact of negotiations

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How COVID-19 Is Changing the E-Commerce Supply Chain

Supply Chain Brain

Here are a few ways that e-commerce companies and their supply-chain partners can mitigate risk.

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Scaling Logistics for Success: A White Claw Story

Speaker: Scott Campbell and Molly Feller

As the demand for your products skyrockets 🚀, you're likely experiencing logistical challenges that are preventing you from scaling your business. The sudden surge in demand can be exciting, but it can also put a strain on your supply chain and logistics operations. In this webinar, join Scott Campbell, Vice President, Logistics & Demand at Mark Anthony Services and Molly Feller, VP Logistics as a Service Operations at e2open, as they explore the challenges that arise when companies expe

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Seasoned Leadership in Action™ – An Interview with Derek Panchyshyn!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Derek Panchyshyn. At Supply Chain Game Changer we believe in sharing experiences and expertise from people in every industry and from across the globe. As such we have introduced our “ Seasoned Leadership in Action ™” Interview series at Supply Chain Game Changer. This interview is with Derek Panchyshyn.

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Supply Chain Digitisation - Sarah Barnes-Humphrey from Let's Talk Supply Chain

The Procuretech Podcast

Sarah from Let's Talk Supply Chain and Shipz joined me for a great chat about how digital trends are shaping the wider supply chain industry, and how procurement fits neatly into that. We both agree that increased collaboration and the developing trend of both functions reporting into the same line can only be a good thing when it comes to better alignment of business objectives and delivering value to organisations.

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What the Pandemic Teaches Us about Business and Resilience

SPLC (Sustainable Purchasing Leadership Council)

Facebook blurb : COVID-19 has heavily disrupted countless companies around the world. While resilience has always been a cardinal virtue for companies, times like these prove just how important it is for a company’s ultimate survival. Read our blog to see how the Sustainable Purchasing Leadership Council promotes resilience and sustainability through collaboration.

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How CPG Shippers Can Offset COVID-19 Risk

Supply Chain Brain

Consumer goods companies must ensure their supply chains remain in the driver’s seat.

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Supply Chain Orchestration: A New Era in Supply Chain Management

When the only certainty is uncertainty, what does that mean for today’s supply chain management approaches? This eBook delves into how supply chain orchestration can help businesses unlock agility, transparency, intelligence, and trust across their end-to-end supply chain.

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Episode 25 – Negotiation Techniques: Storytelling & Acting

Procurement Zen

In this part of the ultimate list of negotiation techniques,we go over one of my most liked negotiation techniques “storytelling and acting”. We cover twelve powerful techniques that involve telling stories and acting to get the most out of your negotiation. Each technique is explained in depth with scenario examples. Some of these techniques can be combined with each other or with techniques we covered in the previous episode to construct a stronger impact.

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Supply Chain Weekly Wrap-Up: 04/24/20 – 04/30/20

All Things Supply Chain

Pressure mounts on the U.S.

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How Government and Defense Contractors Can Reduce Cyber Risk

Supply Chain Brain

A security breach could be detrimental to any manufacturer. For those with defense contracts, the danger is even more severe.

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How to Stop Chasing Your Tail Spend

Supply Chain Brain

One cost of lean procurement is its inability to act on certain tail-spend opportunities.

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Next-Gen Procurement: Transforming Processes with the Power of Generative AI

Generative AI goes beyond just automating tasks and providing real-time answers. Did you know that implementing generative AI reduces sourcing cycle times and allows for faster decision-making across procurement operations? In this whitepaper — Next-Gen Procurement: Transforming Processes With the Power of Generative AI — experts reveal how the strategic application of generative AI within procurement processes is paving the way for groundbreaking improvements.