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The procurement Summit 2016. Building on the huge success of eWorld Procurement & Supply – which has been running bi-annually in London since 2001 – the new Procurement Summit will bring together 150 purchasing and finance professionals from across the commercial, public and third sectors. Procurement Automation.
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of GDP The Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) and partners Kearney and Penske Logistics are out last week with the 2025 State of Logistics Report, looking primarily at 2024 data. Again this year, Penske Logistics funded the report development. Somewhere along the way, CSCMP took over the sponsorship.
Click here to send us your comments The Cass report showed May shipment volumes in the US were down 3.4%seasonally Click here to send us your comments The Cass report showed May shipment volumes in the US were down 3.4%seasonally Supply Chain Digest Says. In May, the Linehaul Index fell 0.5% month-over-month. in May from 0.9%
Editor's Note: You are right, Internet of Things (IoT) was at the top of the Garter new technology hype curve not long ago. Financial performance metrics are valuable as they capture the economic consequences of business decisions. Isn't this contradicting in itself?
Editor's Note: You are right, Internet of Things (IoT) was at the top of the Garter new technology hype curve not long ago. Financial performance metrics are valuable as they capture the economic consequences of business decisions. Isn't this contradicting in itself?
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