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Marion Kohlmeier: ‘Expansion in our global footprint has been a big step’

Supply Chain Movement

In this edition: Marion Kohlmeier, Head of supply chain planning and project purchasing at Weidmann Plastics Technology. A new car needs a stunning new look and at the same time the components need to be durable, functional and lightweight. The third team is project purchasing. By Helen Armstong (Supply Chain Movement).

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Podcast: Rob Handfield on Suppliers, Data, Tech, and Talent

Requis

He is a consultant to Fortune 500 companies and US federal agencies, and a speaker with focus on the fields of strategic sourcing, supply market intelligence, and supplier development. In the 1990s, purchasing managers were focusing on how to beat up their suppliers in order to buy cheaper. Highlights from the conversation.

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When Variability Is Our Only Constant

Supply Chain Shaman

As I spent the time reflecting over the last three weeks, the number of articles streaming into my feed on supply chain implications was high, but most of them were wrong. ” Corporations serve international markets, and the source of rare minerals (so critical for the evolution of the green supply chain) is primarily Asia.

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What Does it Take to be a Successful Entrepreneur? The Incredible Journey of a Last Mile Pioneer

Logistics Viewpoints

I took these breaks just to get my 10 minutes out of the office as often as I could. But just as people are always dying, they are always getting born. And they said, ‘Excellent very glad to do it. Did we appreciate that at the time? I interviewed Simon Hartley, the cofounder of Wumdrop. A guy called Roy Brawley.

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50 expert tips on logistics planning and strategy

6 River Systems

Create an adaptive unified buying process. “If you look at the typical buying process, it is bifurcated based on geography. If I am going to buy goods from this geography, then I use this process. Many times, not fully understanding how their own activity connects to other teams can breed a flippant attitude.

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23 logistics professionals share the #1 way to reduce logistics costs

6 River Systems

A shift to manufacturing critical goods like pharmaceuticals in the United States would lead to higher production costs, for instance. Berry explains that imported goods may be subject to more active monitoring and testing or treatments designed to kill pathogens, increasing both processing time and costs.

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Top 10 Successful Entrepreneurs in India that are Changing the eCommerce

Vinculum

With time and hard work, they became successful in the business and were listed as one of the best entrepreneurs in India. E-commerce is growing in a gigantic way to flourish the market with brand products and attract customers to it in a specific way. But the success of eCommerce depends on its leaders and their decision-making skills.

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