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The New Procurement Reality: Thriving Amid Policy Shifts, Logistics Gaps & Demand Swings

Jaggaer

Supply chain management typically does not fit very well with procurement, which is a challenge at the best of times, and can be a disaster in difficult times. But with wild fluctuations in prices, currency conversion rates, lead times and so on, IT systems have had difficulty coping in recent years.

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Offset Tariffs by Cutting Supply Chain & Procurement Costs

QAD

Depending on the nature of your business, your trading partners or your location, this could include procurement strategies, demand planning, logistics, and global trade management among others. Mastering Direct Spend Management Procurement teams generally do not report to the chief supply chain officer.

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The Messy Reality of Cross-Border E-commerce (Thoughts on UPS Acquiring i-parcel)

Talking Logistics

While omnichannel retailing is in the spotlight these days, lurking in the shadows is another big challenge and opportunity many retailers (and manufacturers looking to sell direct to consumers) have been struggling with for years: cross-border e-commerce. Source: Pitney Bowes (click to enlarge). Source: Amazon.com (click to enlarge).

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Lost in Translation-Incorporating Consumer Demand into your Supply Chain

The Network Effect

A few years ago, a news report came out of China stating that they were going to put an end to pegging the renminbi (China’s domestic currency) against the U.S. This was a long awaited announcement that completely shocked the global currency markets sparking massive trades out of the U.S. dollar into Asian currencies.

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What Is the Future of and Trends in E-Commerce Logistics?

GlobalTranz

New Technologies and Supply Chain Practices Will Enable Competition in E-Commerce Innovations within the logistics and manufacturing industries, ranging from 3D printing to active RFID tracking , will help shippers stay competitive in the e-commerce-driven world. This would include the use of digital payment methods and currencies.

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The Age of Agility: Building Resilience in the Supply Chain

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Border controls, China’s zero-covid policy and global shipping costs and energy prices is putting increasing pressure on supply chains throughout the Asia Pacific region. Manufacturing Network Diversification. Multi-Sourcing. The Age of Agility: Building Resilience in the Supply Chain. Inventory and Capacity Buffers.

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Will Arrogance Stunt your Growth?

Supply Chain Shaman

Note that the ratios are better than absolute numbers because it helps in the comparison of large and small companies and performance across currencies.) Amazon can now deliver almost every category of item to your home with no shipping cost for Amazon Prime customers. However, I could not find it. Instead, it is real-time data.