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How Does Procurement Create Value? Insights from CPO Speakers at Zycus Horizons Conference

Supply Chain View from the Field

In addition to the procurement executives, I also got to meet Captain Dick Phillips, the captain of note in the film “Captain Phillips” We had a chance to talk about his experience, and he also presented to the group about the incredible experience he went through. Does procurement add to top line revenue.

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Risk Management in Global Ocean Context

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

It appears that operational and procurement risks for beneficial cargo owners or shippers, in the short term, are minimal. The areas that will be deliberated in future articles are ocean shipping market landscape, freight procurement, reliability & visibility and the competitive landscape.

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Supply Chain as a Service (SCaaS): A Golden Opportunity for the Supply Chain Industry

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SCaaS offers a solution by enabling hospitals to engage in strategic procurement, ensuring standardized operations throughout the contract duration. This partnership improves inventory management, particularly for medicines with limited shelf life, utilizing dedicated storage facilities.

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Using Technology to build Sustainable Supply Chains

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

In fact, IDC predicts that manufacturers across Asia who digitally transform and accelerate sustainable innovation to improve supply chain operations, will increase their revenue by 20 percent in 2025. This is achieved by AI and ML which delivers more accurate optimised inventory, minimising overproduction and potential errors.

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ERP Aids Your Sustainability Initiatives

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In 2020, Biogen committed to transitioning to an all-electric vehicle fleet by 2025 and joined the EV100 partnership to help catalyze change. Consider the effects of excess inventory and unnecessary shipments. Saint-Gobain highlighted the avoidance of over 10 million tons of virgin raw materials (sand, gypsum), in their 2020 report.

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The Top 6 Trends in Logistics Impacting Shippers in 2017

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According to PLS Logistics , global companies will install procurement managers in China for entire organizations by 2025. Globalization Will Become More Important in Everyday Decisions. New markets are emerging in the global economy daily. Autonomous Trucks Will Drive Logistics Forward.

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What Is Planning?

Supply Chain Shaman

With the confusion on the SAP migration plan for 2025, more and more companies are in the market looking for solutions. There are natural processes that require tactical horizon for procurement buying and transportation sourcing, and Sales and Operations Planning. The frenzy is high and the increased confusion is greater.