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Another Asian Trip and Added Apple Sourcing Options

Supply Chain Matters

From a supply chain sourcing perspective, a consistent theme in media reporting has been exploration or hints for added Apple supply chain sourcing. Production currently sourced include products such as iPad , AirPod and the Apple Watch. These latest overtures for new sourcing activities can be interpreted in many dimensions.

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Strategic Procurement: 4 Tactics for Economic Recovery in 2021

ivalua

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. A Blueprint for Demonstrating the value of Strategic Procurement.

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Ocean Freight Procurement and Going with the Stream

Freightos

Not that long ago, they were the only way people listened to music, peaking at 23 million units sold in Q1 2009. The annual fixed-price contract is the current go-to for ocean freight procurement. Source: SGX, Freightos Baltic Index. But Does Fixed Ocean Price Procurement Need Fixing? We never looked back.

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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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Let the Qs Begin

Supply Chain Shaman

While the performance rankings were based on comparisons of inventory turns, operating margin and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) for the periods of 2006-2013 and 2009-2013, the concept is that to be a supply chain leader you must outperform and drive improvement. Can you help us with what you see in the data?”

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Supply Chain Management:Importance of Proactive Master Data.

Infosys Supply Chain Management

Sourcing & Procurement. Cloud & Big Data. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. These 3 master data elements contributed to almost 50-60% of planning issues. Business Process Outsourcing. Customer Service. Finance & Accounting. Human Resources.

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SCRC Partner Profile: A Textbook Transformation at Biogen-Idec

Supply Chain View from the Field

Although strategic sourcing capabilities are well established in industries ranging from automotive to electronics, they are still in the formative stages in the biotechnology sector. In addition, much of the power in decision-making lies in the hands of clinical trials scientists, who often have power over procurement decisions.