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What Does a Procurement Manager Do? Job Description and Requirements

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As a procurement Manager, you’ll play a crucial role in overseeing the purchasing and procurement process for a company or organization, making sure they get the best bang for their buck. Additionally, procurement managers must stay up-to-date on industry trends and best practices in order to make informed purchasing decisions.

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Catastrophic Impacts of COVID19 in Bangladesh Apparel Supply Chain

NC State SCRC

An article written by my former PhD student, Rejaul Hasan, and I just came out this week in Contracting Excellence , the journal published by IACCM, which documents the catastrophe that is unfolding in Bangladesh, one of the world’s major exporters of garments for the apparel sector. The factory owner was shocked. “How

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Procurement and the Need for Speed

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The days of taking days or weeks for the purchasing team to process a requisition or purchase order are long-gone in most organisations, thank goodness. Author: Peter Smith , Managing Director at Procurement Excellence Ltd. Until recently also Managing Editor, Spend Matters UK/Europe. ©Peter Smith 2019.

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The Ultimate Guide to Contract Logistics: What You Need to Know

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The Netherlands: The Logistics Hub of Northern Europe The Netherlands stands as a logistics hub for the whole of Europe due to several factors. It boasts excellent infrastructure, including well-connected harbors, well-educated people, and multilingual capabilities, making it an international logistics hotspot.

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Supply Chain Analytics: Benefits, Challenges & Architecture

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The components of BI include data warehouses, data marts, query and reporting tools, decision support systems, forecasting technology, document warehouses and management systems, knowledge management software, mapping tools and visualization technology.

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Customs Duty De Minimis Thresholds: A Guide for SMEs

Unleashed

This can create excellent selling or promotional opportunities for eCommerce and multichannel sellers, who can advertise deals up to that threshold to allow consumers to take advantage of de minimis benefits. As this document shows, the figures vary hugely and it is important to be across the detail and keep up with recent changes to policy.

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Experts Discuss How to Streamline Global Supply Chain

Supply Chain Opz

Paul Dittmann , Executive Director of the Global Supply Chain Institute at the University of Tennessee Improving operational efficiency in the global supply chain is a complex undertaking, and requires a documented, multi-year strategy instead of knee jerk reactions, and programs of the month.