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Vendor vs. Supplier: how to Distinguish and Manage

Precoro

And is expected to double by 2026. Acting as the last link selling products or services directly to the end customers – companies or individuals – the vendor receives a fee from the customer for sourcing the product tailored to his needs. Introduce metrics for evaluating whether KPIs are met and standards achieved.

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The Intelligent IBP Manifesto – key principles for a new planning paradigm

Supply Chain Trend

Many which I’ve highlighted over the years in blogs and articles. Then, as a response to the ‘touchless planning’ hype, I published an article in 2019 about what is really required for ‘autonomous planning’. This is what my colleague Hein Regeer and I proposed in our 2021 Foresight article (See figure 5).

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100+ Supply Chain Crisis Statistics: Raw Materials, Covid-19, Labor Shortages, and More

ToolsGroup

Statistics covered in the article include: How the Supply Chain Crisis is Impacting Businesses and Consumers. 28% of global retailers have tried to find alternative sourcing options due to supply chain issues (RetailNext, 2020). Source: Consultancy.UK. Image source: Fortune. Image source: Financial Times.

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Megatrends (Possibly) Shaping Supply Chain Trends: Technology

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Feature Article by IDC Insights Asia Pacific. This evaluation also needs to consider sourcing the technology, implementation and support services necessary to enable the desired outcomes. This article highlights five technology developments shaping the future supply chain. Hyper-connectivity. .

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This Week in Logistics News (December 2 – 8)

Logistics Viewpoints

I saw an article recently about a cargo flight headed to Belgium from New York that had to turn around mid-flight. beverage industry paid $2.175 billion in Section 232 tariffs on 10.295 million metric tons of aluminum since their implementation. The process releases nearly twice as much CO2 per metric ton (1.1