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Supply Chain Performance Declined In the Last Decade. The Question is Why?

Supply Chain Shaman

Yes, companies held more inventory (measured in days of inventory) in 2019 than at the start of the 2007 recession. Belief in efficient procurement. Investment in indirect procurement hi-jacked investment in building value networks. Over the decade, procurement became more of an island. Mistake #5.

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Sustainable procurement: Everything You Need to Know

Precoro

March 21 was the second annual iteration of World Sustainable Procurement Day , an online event organized by the Sustainable Procurement Pledge team, SPP Chapters, SPP Champions, and partners to raise awareness about the importance of ethical procurement and to share the best sustainability practices with organizations worldwide.

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Overcoming The Barriers to Use Channel Data

Supply Chain Shaman

” (The use of the term “basics” is usually code for the implementation of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) to improve order-to-cash and procure-to-pay.). The shifts in growth from 2019-2021 are dramatic. The focus of the conference is on Supply Chain 2030. Imagine Supply Chain 2030. Background.

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How Blockchain Can Improve Manufacturing In 2019

IQMS

by 2030 according to Gartner. Increasing visibility across every area of manufacturing starting with suppliers, strategic sourcing, procurement, and supplier quality to shop floor operations including machine-level monitoring and service, blockchain can enable entirely new manufacturing business models.

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sust[AI]nability

Enterra Insights

billion over the next five years as part of its long-term goal to cut in half its emissions by 2030 and reach net-zero emissions by 2050.”[5] billion to reduce its climate impact” and Diageo “committed to reach net-zero carbon emissions in its owned operations and reduce emissions from its supply chain by 50% by 2030.”

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Supply Chain Matters News Capsule Follow-Up

Supply Chain Matters

Rivian will reportedly continue to provide EV delivery vans to Amazon through 2030 as part of the company’s 2019 supply agreement to provide 100,000 Amazon branded EV vans by 2030. Reportedly, the EV van producer is now allowed to secure parcel van supply deals to other interested parcel delivery fleet operators.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 16 – 22)

Logistics Viewpoints

This past Monday marked the first normal Boston Marathon since 2019, as the 2020 marathon was canceled due to the Covid pandemic, and the 2021 marathon was shifted to October with a smaller field. This is a full five years ahead of the original target of 2030. And what a race it was. GW to 10.4