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Five Insights for Procurement Teams Navigating Peak Season

Barkers Procurement

With Christmas and January sales approaching, procurement teams are well into peak season. On the one hand, supply chain weaknesses are open to risk, and even the smallest challenges are magnified. For many FMCG procurement teams, these risks are linked to inaccurate forecasting.

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Weathering Future Disruptions: 8 Steps to Building Supply Chain Resilience

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Below, we list 8 steps that manufacturers can take to build a more resilient supply chain in a post-covid world. Work to achieve 100% supply chain visibility. Why is visibility so important? By taking these steps, manufacturers will be better prepared to weather any future disruptions.

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Data-Driven Procurement: Transparency is Essential, Not Optional

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In today’s dynamic, complex market, where procurement’s objectives continue to grow, data is the fuel for success. In the latest Procurement Leaders Report and Survey , we ask top-performing CPO’s how they’re prioritizing data-enabled supply chain visibility–and the changes that need to be made.

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Navigating the Future of Supply Chains: Insights & Procurement

Jaggaer

Opportunities for Procurement Technology As we look toward 2025, European businesses are reshaping their supply chains to navigate an increasingly complex global landscape. A recent report by Maersk and Reuters Events highlights that 68% of companies are making supply chain visibility and monitoring solutions a top priority.

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Agentic AI in Supply Chains: The Future of Decision Making

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Symphony AI Symphony AI provides AI-driven enterprise supply chain management, offering real-time insights and risk management solutions. Provides end-to-end supply chain visibility and real-time insights. Pi Pi focuses on AI-powered supplier collaboration and contract negotiation, improving procurement efficiency.

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The Opportunity — and Challenges — for Digital Transformation in MENA

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For the short-term, a shift to local production alleviated reliance on Asian suppliers and helped mitigate risk, but a longer-term solution will require identifying opportunities to optimize costs, find alternative suppliers and enhance supply chain visibility. Enter eProcurement.

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Strategic Procurement: 4 Tactics for Economic Recovery in 2021

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In August 2020 Gartner published this report “4 Tactics Procurement Can Use to Sustain Influence as Economic Conditions Improve” This blog summarizes the key points of the report which you can read in full, here. Procurement Teams Step-up. When Covid-19 hit, supply chains across the globe nearly came to a halt.