EcoVadis

DECEMBER 7, 2015

In case you weren’t able to make it to Paris, here’s a summary of the insights and discussion from this excellent panel procurement and sustainability leaders: Jeroen Wegkamp. CPO / Director Procurement & Chair in Railsponsible. Air France. Chief Procurement Officer. Instead they are innovating.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 30, 2018

I’ll just repeat what I said back in January: The bottom line is that product returns is yet another example of how “the way we’ve always done it” is just not going to cut it any more. However, Maersk’s leading competitors, German Hapag-Lloyd and France’s CMA CGM, aren’t jumping on the Maersk-IBM bandwagon.

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DynaSys

MARCH 19, 2019

In any area, across domains of activity, from farming to aerospace, cosmetics to mechanics, innovation should be part of the companies’ DNA. Of course the globalization of the Supply Chain world plays a big part in the changes if only to maintain a focus on innovation and a competitive advantage.

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Freightos

JULY 26, 2018

In his 2017 annual shareholder letter , Bezos lauded “divinely discontent” customers as innovation drivers. These examples are from retail, but I sense that the same customer empowerment phenomenon is happening broadly across everything we do at Amazon and most other industries as well. You cannot rest on your laurels in this world.

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ToolsGroup

JANUARY 21, 2020

Products are stored at an 84,000 sqm space in France which manages the distribution of tires across the whole of France and some neighboring countries. As a result, we need to have more than 20,000 SKUs in stock,” explains Pierre-Jean Coltat, procurement and planning manager at Allopneus.

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EcoVadis

APRIL 17, 2016

Human rights-related risks have re-emerged to grab the spotlight as a top issue for procurement and supply chain professionals in 2016. Executive Order 13627, with more laws in the works such as ‘devoir de vigilance’ in France, and efforts to push them to the EU level. Click here to sign up for this complimentary webinar.

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HICX Solutions

JULY 5, 2021

As Stephane describes, the overall aim was “to transform and digitize the way in which we manage Procurement within Mondelez.”. Reflecting on partnership, Stephane adds, “Partnering with suppliers to increase innovation; to increase collaboration; and to make sure we work much more closely with them are all very important.

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EcoVadis

MAY 9, 2018

Directing this spending toward more sustainable goods and services can have a huge impact on sustainability performance across the world, helping drive innovation and transition toward a green economy. National Procurement Standards. The commitment to sustainable procurement extends to ensuring suppliers follow sustainable practices.

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 22, 2018

This is the fusible plastic or packs of small metal beads, for example. The operation is more streamlined and life for procurement team becomes easier. A product lifecycle management (PLM) system will have technical drawings, manufacturing plans, and information on possible innovation. 3D printing is an additive process.

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Arena Solutions

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

The Jetsons” invited its viewers to envision the incredible possibilities that the current wave of technological innovation could one day materialize—from robotic maids, flying cars, smartwatches, and video calls, to flat-screen TVs—all commonplace by today’s standards.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 25, 2016

Centralisation then, is all about taking procurement and logistics out of the hands of medical professionals and placing it under its own governance structure. Rather than outsource the operation, Intermountain chose to keep control of all procurement and supply activities.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 20, 2017

I was wrong, for example, about obstructive sleep apnea becoming the new debate in trucking; the debate ended before it really started after the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and Federal Railroad Administration withdrew their proposed rule to have rail workers and commercial motor vehicle drivers tested for obstructive sleep apnea.

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