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Global Study Reveals 52% of Vital Digital Supply Chain Transformation Efforts Hamstrung by Skills and Labor Crunch

ToolsGroup

Leaders surveyed in third annual ToolsGroup and CSCMP report are “extremely concerned” about external supply chain threats but lack people to make transformation succeed. From January to March 2022, CSCMP and ToolsGroup surveyed more than 300 supply chain professionals around the world.

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People Skills Still Matter in the Digital Age

Enterra Insights

On the other hand, employers lament the fact that even highly-educated people seem to be lacking people skills (sometime referred to as soft skills). 1] They cite a Pew Research Center survey that tried to determine the importance of so-called “soft skills” for succeeding in life. The Importance of Soft Skills.

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Measuring the effectiveness of your corporate training

Procurement Academy

Corporate training represents a substantial investment for organizations, both in terms of time and money. So, how can training providers prove the effectiveness of their training? An alternative objective to this involves your team undertaking a skills gap assessment.

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Top Ten CPO Priorities for 2022

ivalua

TOP TEN CPO PRIORITIES for 2022: Webinar Recap. After a rollercoaster 2021, how do we pivot and plan for a successful Procurement strategy in 2022? . REDUCE SUPPLY RISK TO ENSURE SUPPLY CONTINUITY . Preparing for these future inflationary changes requires strong negotiation capabilities and long-term resilience. .

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Coupa Leverages Community Intelligence to Power AI

Logistics Viewpoints

Leagh Turner, CEO of Coupa In December 2022, Thomas Bravo acquired the public company Coupa and took it private. Coupa’s BSM platform is based on a public cloud that connects 3500 buyers to ~10 million suppliers. Coupa also has a supply chain collaboration solution that runs on the platform.

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Industry Outlook 2023: Digital Transformation in Supply Chain, Sustainability and Workforce Present Uncertainty and Opportunity

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

With a looming economic headwind on the horizon, the industries of the world can navigate through these challenges by riding three major trends: supply chain disruption, sustainability, and workforce turnover. To thrive and survive, it’s more than shortening time-to-market but also time-to-value.

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Build skills and retain employees in supply chain and procurement

Procurement Academy

Stress was a state of mind for supply chain and procurement professionals during the pandemic. An astounding 98% of the 200 senior supply chain and procurement professionals who took part in our recent study identified significant issues facing their function. Train to retain. A whole lot more stress, apparently.