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This Week in Logistics News (October 1 – 7)

Logistics Viewpoints

Earlier this week, I read a sobering report from the national Retail Federation (NRF) regarding shrink. The recently released National Retail Security Survey shows that total shrink in 2021 reported by retailers is now almost a $100 billion problem. Most reported in-store, e-commerce, and omni-channel fraud are all on the rise.

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Germany Raises the Stakes on Corporate Social Responsibility with Supply Chain Due Diligence

Logility

The new act joins relatively recent laws from Switzerland , Norway , the Netherlands , and the European Union to eliminate child and forced labor, improve working conditions, and institute environmentally responsible practices across the global supply chain. Companies that fail to meet these accountability requirements ?

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Do You Know Your Suppliers? Counting the Cost of Ignorance

QAD

Norway, Switzerland, the Netherlands, France, and the UK have all passed similar due diligence, human rights, and anti-slavery legislation. Consumers are increasingly expressing interest in ethical sourcing and environmental impacts related to the products they purchase. A similar study in the U.S.

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July 2022 Global Manufacturing Indices Indicating Declining Momentum

Supply Chain Matters

Morgan Global Manufacturing PMI® report, a composite index produced by J.P. On the slightly positive side, the July report indicated that rates of input cost and output charge inflation have both eased to 17-month lows. The top three regions exhibiting PMI growth were that of India, Australia and the Netherlands.

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10th Pan-European Conference in the P2P Series

Supply Chain Movement

Venue: Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Global P2P departments are still on the journey towards true touchless end-to-end purchase-to-pay function. Get experience on Lean and Six Sigma in indirect procurement. P2P Process Owners Strategy Workshop. Date 16-18 November 2016. Organiser: marcus evans Conferences.

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Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Tech- March 5 2022 Edition

Supply Chain Matters

Intelligent procurement technology provider JAGGAER announced the finalization of a partnership with TealBook , a tech provider that leverages artificial intelligence and machine learning to gather, predict and refine supplier data and to provide companies with additional product sourcing options.

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This Week in Logistics News (June 23-27, 2014)

Talking Logistics

Several reports have been published in recent years underscoring the growing importance of supply chain risk management. billion a day, disrupt 169,000 jobs, and cost the average household $170 in purchasing power. It seems like The Netherlands is aiming to reach that future first. And with that, have a happy weekend!