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How procurement can create advantage in a post-volatility world

Proxima

Of course, predicting markets is hard, but with central banks increasing interest rates in an attempt to get inflation under control, we can be sure that whilst some price volatility has dropped, strong and stable it is not! So, what does this all mean for procurement? Let’s start with the short-term.

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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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Happy Labor Day! Insights on Building Supply Chain Talent

Supply Chain Shaman

Before I started doing this research, I believed procurement and manufacturing were aligned. While this is the case in 50% of the organizations, there are many organizations with large alignment gaps between finance/operations and procurement/manufacturing. Analytics Techniques for Supply Chain 2030. I was wrong.

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Climate Change: Yet Another Source of Global Supply Chain Risk and Disruption

BlueYonder

alone, by 2030 the costs of climate-change related workplace disruptions are expected to exceed $2 billion. For more complex climate-related challenges, stakeholders can gather in virtual situation rooms and run probabilistic scenarios to determine the best course of action. In the U.S.

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From 2022 and beyond: Procurement’s Future

Proxima

Many things are currently making procurement prominent, but not all of them will have a longer-term impact. Procurement does not operate in a business vacuum. “It’s tough to make predictions, especially about the future.” ? Yogi Berra. You are mortal. The lazy route of predicting takes trends visible today and extrapolates.

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The Future of Supply Chain Management

Kinaxis

That was the perfect lead-in for a great Supply Chain Insights webinar I attended recently – Journey to Supply Chain 2030. Admittedly, 2030 is a few years out. Through job rotations, millennials can get valuable exposure to every part of the supply chain, from procurement and sales to logistics and operations.

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Seasoned Leadership in Action™ – An Interview with Fiona Lowbridge, VP at ALOM!

Supply Chain Game Changer

How has Business and Supply Chain changed over the course of your career? Don’t be afraid to speak up if something doesn’t feel right or you don’t understand an issue or proposed course of action. Staying ahead of challenges from a COVID perspective – as seen from both an operational and procurement standpoint.