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Supplier Management and Sourcing in the Fashion Industry – Under the Spotlight

Jaggaer

More than virtually any other sector, sourcing and supplier management in the fashion industry have been exposed to intense scrutiny in recent years, while the functions have become of increasingly strategic importance to business success. Supply chains are multi-tiered and therefore difficult to manage.

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Blockchain and Supply Chain are Becoming Inextricably Tied

Enterra Insights

Increasingly, however, articles about blockchain technology focus on how it can help improve supply chain operations. Today’s supply chains are mindbogglingly complex and blockchain has the potential to address some of that complexity. Addressing supply chain complexity. ”[1]. ”[3].

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8th annual Sustainable Supply Chain Summit

Supply Chain Movement

8 th annual Sustainable Supply Chain Summit. Date: 7-8 Oktober 2013, Venue: Regents park Marriott Hotel, London. Drive CR, transparency and cost efficiency down your value chain. Key Topics 2013. Trends 8th annual Sustainable Supply Chain Summit events London' Organisation: Ethical Corporation.

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How supply chain managers are looking at sustainability

ModusLink Corporation

While the reprieve from winter was probably appreciated, the key driver for our attendance is that the organization brings together a large number of innovative, successful, front-line supply chain practitioners who openly discuss problems and solutions. As we can see from the data, this benefits both brand and the bottom line.

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Strategic Procurement: 4 Tactics for Economic Recovery in 2021

ivalua

When Covid-19 hit, supply chains across the globe nearly came to a halt. Procurement’s value became evident, as did the importance of the supplier relationships they had built. As a result of the disruption, cost management and supply chain visibility were suddenly top of mind for executive leadership teams. .

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8 Reasons Why Your Business’ Success Depends Upon Your Supply Chain

Logistics Bureau

The success of your business links inextricably to the performance of your supply chain. you have to make your supply chain successful too. Supply Chain and Business Success By the Numbers. Conversely, just 8% of businesses with less capable supply chains report above-average growth.

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Why Companies Need a Supplier Relationship Management Strategy

GlobalTranz

This advisory board is to serve as the first step towards a more comprehensive supplier policy and the building block for Raytheon’s new SRM strategy. Connect your supply chain. Supply chain concepts are generally understood in a linear pattern of consecutive planning in the form of plan-source-make-distribute-return/dispose.