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Procurement needs to follow in the steps of marketing

Supply Chain View from the Field

We need to back away from the standard 2 X 2 matrix approach, and recognize the importance and magnitude of the risk that needs to be documented in the supply chain. Procurement is the only platform in the company that has an end to end horizontal view of the supply chain.

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Future of Procurement Study Available

Supply Chain View from the Field

Modern enterprises are faced with a massive new set of challenges, including the forces of globalization, increased risk, complex supply chains, and the spread of government regulation on decision-making, not to mention the tremendous strain of man’s presence on the earth’s natural resources.

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MBA Supply Management Class Prepares Exciting New Set of Projects for Fall 2016

NC State SCRC

As in past years, we have been collecting these projects from our partner companies, and they reflect the on-going set of strategic challenges faced by these organizations as they work on building their supply chain capabilities. SCRC Supply Chain Maturity Model.

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Behind the Numbers of the SCRC Supply Management Index

NC State SCRC

The SCRC’s Supply Management Maturity Index was highlighted in a recent Wall Street Journal article , that identified the companies best prepared to weather the storm ahead in terms of supply chain disruptions. As one manager noted, “Supply market intelligence may be the only competitive advantage of the future!”.

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Supply Chain Predictions for 2018: Real-Time, Innovation, Cognitive, Blockchain, Industry-Academic Partnerships, and Taking a Stand!

NC State SCRC

I had an opportunity to work on a number of exciting projects this past year, and in the process, spent a lot of time talking about digital supply chains with a lot of really informed people. This will become especially important in healthcare supply chains , where data governance is abysmal for the most part.