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My Take: E2open Buys Terra Technology

Supply Chain Shaman

In 2007-2014 Terra added inventory management, multi-tier demand sensing, transportation forecasting, and long-term forecasting. The adoption of Terra’s products were brisk until 2011, but during 2012-2014 sales softened, resulting in employee layoffs and downsizing. Traditionally E2open sold to the procurement organization.

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AMER 2021 – Bell

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As Senior Vice-President, Corporate services for BCE, André Beaulieu is responsible for an $8B procurement portfolio, one of the largest in Canada, and the Value Creation team who leads all major restructuring initiatives as well as the integration of all BCE acquisitions. Andre Beaulieu Senior Vice-President, Corporate services for BCE.

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Sustainable Procurement: Want change? The first step is to create urgency

EcoVadis

When new clients come to us they often have many questions about the right steps to take in order to ensure effective implementation of their sustainable procurement program. Procurement professionals are an extraordinarily busy breed and are especially bogged down with supplier data on cost, quality, delivery, price, etc.

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Supply Chain Management:SAP acquired Ariba, what does it mean.

Infosys Supply Chain Management

Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. » SAP acquired Ariba, what does it mean for the on-demand, procurement and SAP world? With IBM acquiring Emptoris and folding it into the Smarter Commerce theme, all eyes in the procurement world was on Ariba.

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2012: California Transparency in Supply Chains Act comes into effect

EcoVadis

In fall 2007, Gap Inc. Chief Procurement Officers, procurement professionals, etc.) However, on a federal level, Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney has introduced a similar bill on August 1st, 2011, the ‘Business Transparency on Trafficking and Slavery Act’.

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Production of Lead-Acid Batteries Indefinitely Suspended in China

EcoVadis

From the statics of ILBF CHINA 2011 (8th International Lead Battery Fair), China’s annual output of lead-acid batteries in 2009 was about 120 million kVA, with a total sale of more than 100 billion yuan. In 2007 a detailed permission requirement on environmental factors was also published.

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The Best Practice Frontier in the 3D Supply Chain Triangle

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On the other hand I can reduce my cost by increasing batch sizes in production or MOQ’s in procurement. It took a hit from 2007 to 2008, most probably because of the financial crisis and it never recovered. They may be happy to deliver more frequently or give some consignment. the red arrow in Figure 4.