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

ivalua

Niul Burton wrote a great article in Industry Week titled “Procurement 2025: 10 Challenges that Will Transform Global Sourcing”. For those of you who are executives in Supply Chain, Procurement or New Product Introduction/Development, this is a must read. Burton predicts that China and Brazil will become hubs for global sourcing.

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Pacific Drilling Selects Consus & Ivalua to Drive Sourcing Best Practices Globally

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The company has corporate offices in Houston, Texas, with offices in Brazil, Luxembourg and Nigeria. Supply chain efficiency and effective strategic sourcing in support of our operations and clients are critical to achieving our objective,” said Mike Curtis, Vice President and Chief Procurement Officer at Pacific Drilling.

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The State of Sustainable Procurement: What to Expect in 2019

EcoVadis

What does this momentum tell us about the state of sustainability this year – and what does the current landscape specifically mean for procurement teams? Consider in Brazil, for example, where President-Elect Jair Bolsonaro is expected to vastly deregulate Amazon forest resource management to persuade global companies to do business there.

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Transportation in the Americas: A Cross-Country Comparison

MIT Supply Chain

Identifying key strengths in procurement and management in high-impact countries will support a fast improvement that may boost economic growth in the region. For instance, Brazil and Colombia both come in at 2.4 Latin American countries have particular challenges related to truck transport.

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The Future of Food Security

Enterra Insights

Finance school food and public procurement programs. The WWF developed these levers by studying food systems in four different countries: Brazil, Colombia, Kenya, and UAE. Finance Levers. Redirect subsidies to improve production. Provide financial incentives and taxes to improve consumption.

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Winner of the last quarter: Unilever’s Marc Engel

Supply Chain Movement

In his 20-year career with Unilever, Engel has worked in Singapore, the Netherlands, UK, Brazil, Switzerland and Kenya. He has extensive experience in supply-chain operations, covering procurement, logistics, finance and strategy development.

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Sustainable Supply Chains: A Country Comparison

SCM Research

The report also shows that Brazil, Canada and India must do more to encourage supplier to report emission reduction initiatives. The report reveals that suppliers in France, the UK, Spain and Germany are identified as the most sustainable ones, whereas suppliers in China, Italy and the U.S. turn out to be particularly vulnerable.