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SCRC Innovation and Social Responsibility Supply Index: A Critical Input to “Drucker Management Top 250 List”

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Data for two of the categories used in the ranking – Innovation and Social Responsibility – are based on processes developed by Handfield and Huang. In the innovation category, metrics related to spending management, category management, strategic sourcing and supplier relationship management.

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New report reveals gaps in data and tools for digital transformation

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Recent findings from North Carolina State University indicate that in most companies, Excel is still the go-to analytics tool and each employee spends 2.5 hours daily searching for relevant data. Takeaway #2: Clean, up-to-date data will not come looking for you It’s estimated data analysts typically spend 60%?—?80%

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Dealing with Supply Chain Uncertainty After Covid: Insights from the Experts

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Finally, General Jim Trogdon, the former Secretary of Transportation in North Carolina, provided some interesting insights into transportations. It is unlikely, for instance, that their oil and gas supply chain will ever return to its former self, and that Europe will ever rely on them for these resources again.