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Avoiding Dead-end Streets As We Build the Future of Supply Chain Planning

Supply Chain Shaman

Seasoned supply chain professionals used the mental model from the recession of 2007 as a guidepost.) So, if you are attempting to implement a control tower project, please don’t waste your money or resources. Procurement/Buyers Workbench. Here are some articles to read. Lights-out Planning. Bi-Directional Orchestration.

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When It Comes to Planning, Please Vote with Ike!

Supply Chain Shaman

On average, industries carry 38 more days of inventory than in 2007. As a result, the river of demand becomes dirty and turbulent as demand flows through the organization to procurement. Each plan operates on its own island, and procurement and contract manufacturing are isolated. Days of Inventory Shifts.

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The expanding scope of procurement analytics: Some initial thoughts

NC State SCRC

Procurement analytics, which supports decision making in procurement management, typically handles problems and decisions that are related to cost reduction, supplier management, cost modeling, procurement-led innovation, market strategies, supply chain risk, and stakeholder value improvement (Handfield, Jeong, and Choi 2019).

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How Are Counterfeit Drugs Procured?

MIT Supply Chain

A new approach focuses on the way these products are procured. The research explores a new approach to combating drug counterfeiters: devising mitigation strategies based on the way dispensers procure medicines. Also, significant resources go into consumer awareness programs to train medical staff and patients to spot fake medicines.

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What € 30M funding really means to us: Accelerating sustainable procurement

EcoVadis

But it is important to note that the most significant aspects of this event are not just about money, but about the new resources, partnerships, technologies, initiatives, team members, and collaboration that it will bring to accelerate EcoVadis’ growth. 9 years of organic growth to get here. Bravo, and thank you! The market has spoken.

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Origin of Logistics & Supply Chain Revealed! - SupplyChainOpz

Supply Chain Opz

Larson et al 2007 indicated that, based on a literature review, there are 4 types of interaction as below, Reproduced from Larson et al 2007. (1) I would like to take this opportunity to express my appreciation to Google Books and Google News who spent its resources to digitize valuable books/news archives. 5) New Definition.

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5 supply chain initiatives to combat ESG risks

Taulia

Build an ESG-compliant supplier base To address ESG risks, companies need to put ESG at the forefront of how they do business – and that starts with the procurement process. Businesses that hold too much inventory needlessly use resources to source, produce, store, and transport items that might not even be sold.