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The Future of Procurement Is Upon Us. Are You Ready?

ivalua

Embracing sustainability as a goal and metric that you scorecard suppliers on is a good place to start to get ready for this trend that will become a staple in how successful companies do business. Burton predicts that China and Brazil will become hubs for global sourcing. Globalization. Integration.

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The difference between supply chain and logistics explained

Unleashed

The life of coffee begins with growers in the likes of Brazil or Vietnam. A lean business looking to build efficiencies would do well to try and improve this metric. A metric to determine how many days it would take to run out of supply if you did not replenish your stock. E.g. 35 DOI + 31 DOR = 66. Inventory days of supply.

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Insights from Elemica reveal 2014 Frankfurt

Talking Logistics

The German team overcame disappointments in 2006 and 2010 to win the World Cup this year, while favorites Spain (the defending champion) and Brazil (the host country) were humbled by the competition. The answer: Both teams illustrate that past performance is no guarantee of future results.

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6 Supply Chain Trends That Could Truly Shake You Up (2018 Update)

Logistics Bureau

Now differentials in workers’ pay are disappearing as countries like Brazil, Russia, India, and China (the BRIC countries) grow richer and develop into consumer giants. Unlike financial trading where performance is measured as a price, a magic one-number supply chain metric does not exist.