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How 2011 Prepared Us for Today

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A Procurement Officer Survey conducted in 2012 by the IBM Institute for Business Value found that 53% of respondents believed their organization was “effective” or “very effective” at leveraging Supplier Relationship Management and Supplier Risk Management technologies. Most Procurement organizations are not yet advanced.

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GrandVision: “We are changing completely as we become demand driven”

Supply Chain Movement

Rhiannon Davies, joined in 2012 to implement the new supply chain, bring about global compliance and leverage potential efficiencies to drive the strongest conditions and service to customers. “In Grandvision has grand plans. GrandVision has around 6,100 stores in 44 countries which are visited by over 150 million customers annually.

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Global Manufacturing Activity Levels Stabilize in February

Supply Chain Matters

Countries experiencing sequential monthly lows were noted as France, Austria and Germany , the latter recording a 46.3 China’s official PMI index compiled by country’s Statistics Bureau and weighted toward state-owned manufacturers recorded its highest reading since April 2012 at a reading of 52.6 United States Two indices of U.S.