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Pushing the Supply Chain Reset Button

Supply Chain Shaman

I am the most worried about the chemical sector. The cash-to-cash impact for debt-laden chemical companies with 2% growth and 4% margins offers little room for error. The cash-to-cash impact for debt-laden chemical companies with 2% growth and 4% margins offers little room for error. I welcome yours.

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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.). End-to-End Definition Implementation of enterprise data architectures to improve order-to-cash and procure-to-pay. Imagine Supply Chain 2030. Background.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 8-12, 2018)

Talking Logistics

Trucking costs to halve by 2030, study predicts (LLoyd’s Loading List). Simply put, as shippers take a more holistic approach to transportation network design, procurement, planning, and execution, all modes are on the table for consideration. Deliverr raises $7M to help e-commerce businesses compete with Amazon Prime (TechCrunch).

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My Response to SAP. Bigger, But Not The Answer We Need

Supply Chain Shaman

SAP Ariba started as an indirect procurement network and lagged the market in developing multi-tier process definition.) For example, Elemica is focused on the chemical and rubber markets but does not manage upstream (consumer products/food & beverage) or downstream flows (oil/gas). Authoritative Identifiers and Use of Standards.

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

ToolsGroup

Due to petrochemical producers cutting production following Covid-19, and a variety of storms and hurricanes, base chemicals are in short supply, leading to slower production at paint makers including Sherwin-Williams and PPG. Unfilled jobs and a manufacturing skills gap are expected to cost the United States as much as $1 trillion by 2030.

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Will the Circular Economy Ever Go Mainstream?

Enterra Insights

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation , a leading proponent of the circular economy, defines it this way: “The circular economy refers to an industrial economy that is restorative by intention; aims to rely on renewable energy; minimizes, tracks, and hopefully eliminates the use of toxic chemicals; and eradicates waste through careful design.”