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Q&A with Sidney Johnson: Veteran Supply Chain Practitioner and Resilinc Advisory Board Member

Resilinc

Sidney has over three decades of global direct and indirect procurement and supplier management experience. It reminds me of 5 or 6 years ago when we went through something similar with the DRC (Democratic Republic of Congo). You realize a 10-cent part could shut down an entire car maker.

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Unethical Supply Chains Cost More Than Dollars and Cents

QAD

And, with the move to electric vehicles, OEMs and automotive suppliers are seeing heightened concerns on the topic of sustainable sourcing as electric batteries require cobalt.

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Three Steps for Conflict Mineral Compliance

Supply Chain Network

The first deadline regarding last year’s SEC Conflict Minerals Rule is fast-approaching on January 31 – and companies are scrambling to report what conflict minerals – gold, tin, tantalum and tungsten sourced from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and surrounding countries – have entered their supply chains since the start of 2013.

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How the Inflation Reduction Act’s EV Tax Credit Will Reshape Supply Chains

QAD

Chile, Argentina, Indonesia, Australia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo are also major markets for critical mineral extraction. QAD Supplier Management is another great solution for end-to-end supply chain visibility and supplier communication.

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KPI Key Performance Indicators in Supply Chain & Logistics

Logistics Bureau

Inventory management. Purchasing and supplier management. Later in this article we’ll look at some examples of functional and cross functional KPIs. Broadly speaking though, the following areas are those where KPIs will be necessary: Order capture. Production/manufacturing. Warehousing. Transportation.

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