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From 2022 and beyond: Procurement’s Future

Proxima

Many things are currently making procurement prominent, but not all of them will have a longer-term impact. Procurement does not operate in a business vacuum. “It’s tough to make predictions, especially about the future.” ? Yogi Berra. You are mortal. The lazy route of predicting takes trends visible today and extrapolates.

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How to Set Corporate Goals for Supply Chain ESG

SupplyShift

For example, in 2019, 90% of companies listed on the S&P 500® index issued an annual sustainability report, compared to just under 20% in 2011. Measure KPIs by a point in time —we will increase the number of ESG-compliant suppliers by 40% by 2030. Often, these sustainability goals center on a company’s internal operations.

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How to Set Corporate Goals for Supply Chain ESG

SupplyShift

For example, in 2019, 90% of companies listed on the S&P 500® index issued an annual sustainability report, compared to just under 20% in 2011. Measure KPIs by a point in time —we will increase the number of ESG-compliant suppliers by 40% by 2030. Often, these sustainability goals center on a company’s internal operations.

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SAP to Expand Cloud Presence with Acquisition of Ariba

Supply Chain Network

The acquisition will also significantly boost SAP’s cloud applications portfolio with the addition of Ariba’s leading cloud-based procurement solutions. percent annual growth in 2011. Industry experts estimate the cloud-based enterprise network and procurement segment at a current size of $5 billion in revenue.

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Clouds are Gathering for an Open Platform for Supply Chain

ToolsGroup

Not all disruptions are as cataclysmic as Japan’s 2011 tsunami or COVID-19, but smaller logistic and control disruptions/disconnections are happening continuously in most supply chains. 2030 vision: End-to-End supply chains that serve customers. What will multi-enterprise supply chains of 2030 look like? Who can provide them?

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Enter RCEP: The World’s Largest Free Trade Agreement

Logistics Viewpoints

First conceived at the 19 th ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Summit in Bali, Indonesia, way back in 2011, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) finally came into fruition on November 15 at this year’s 37 th ASEAN Summit. billion people.

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A vision for a transparent global Rare Earth Element system using blockchain technology

Provenance

In 2011, these concerns, specifically complaints from the United States, Japan and the European Union (EU), prompted the World Trade Organisation to rule against China’s export restrictions. That is, until 2010 when China publicly announced new quotas reducing REE exports by approximately 40%. The role of blockchain.