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In the Middle East, the Need for Risk Management Guides the Transformation Journey to Procurement 4.0

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Risk management, cost reduction and digital transformation — these are the three top priorities for procurement organisations in the Middle East today, according to a global survey conducted by Ivalua’s global partner PwC. According to Dr. El-Jawahari, procurement’s priorities have shifted in the Middle East since the pandemic’s onset.

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The VF Corporation Invested in Supply Chain Agility Before COVID Made “Agility” the New Buzzword

Logistics Viewpoints

The company’s 12 brands are organized into three categories: Outdoor, Active and Work/Work-Inspired. Those goods flowed through three regional hubs – in Singapore, Panama City, Panama and Stabio, Switzerland – to 49 distribution centers, 24 of which VF operates. Achieving Agility with Regional Supply Chains.

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World Bank Revises 2023 Global Growth But Downgrades 2024

Supply Chain Matters

In the not so optimistic category, the bank revised its 2024 global growth forecast to 2.4 That is not to say that some regions will not experience a short-term state of recession later this year. percent, down from the January estimate of 2.7 Emerging market and developing economies, excluding China are now expected to grow 2.9

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Arkad S.p.A. Selects Ivalua & PwC To Drive Its Procurement Transformation Journey

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Headquartered in Milan, Italy, with regional hubs in the Middle East and North Africa, the company is built on a 50-year heritage and on a track record of 300 EPC projects successfully completed in more than 30 countries worldwide. The Arkad S.p.A Ivalua is a leading provider of cloud based Spend Management solutions.

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Do Tariffs Really Impact China’s Global Supply Chain?

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During this time, China has increased its share of exports to the ASEAN (Association of South-East Asian Nations) block in 69 of 97 product categories. Once you commit, attempts to pivot away will be expensive and could lead to dramatic economic shock – a lesson regions will soon understand if they wish to maintain their autonomy.

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Managing Supply Chain Disruptions in the Middle East

Locus

Africa-based executives had by far the highest rate of reporting logistics shocks (48%), not a surprising result given the poor state of infrastructure across much of the continent. Executives based in the Middle East mostly cited a demand shock. Major supply chain risks in the Middle East. Oil price fluctuations.

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E-commerce Fulfillment: Everything you need to know

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The eMarketer led surge has resulted in a rapid growth of e-commerce in the Middle East, which witnessed double-digit growth in 2020. E-commerce has witnessed a 25% increase from 2019 to 2020, which resulted in a significant rise in this sector in these regions. billion in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.