Procurement Academy

MARCH 2, 2023

With 65 learners based in countries including Sweden, Bulgaria, France, Switzerland, Germany, the US, Taiwan and China, they have some challenges to overcome. After implementing several new procurement processes, Group Director Purchasing, Nicolas Robardet, identified a number of competencies which required development within the team.

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Jaggaer

APRIL 21, 2020

JAGGAER’s Amenallah Reghimi and Mic h ael Roesch recently partnered with Philip Ideson , founder and managing directo r at Art of Procurement , to bring procurement professionals a presentation on response tactics for the current global crisis. Because they’re commoditized items t here are relatively small changes in cost.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 3, 2022

Morgan Global Manufacturing PMI® report, a composite index produced by J.P. On the slightly positive side, the July report indicated that rates of input cost and output charge inflation have both eased to 17-month lows. reported for June. The report authors noted the first drop in manufacturing output since June 2020.

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QAD

MAY 23, 2023

Ninety percent of companies have an ESG strategy in place and chances are good yours does, too – or will very soon. The International Labor Organization reports that 27.6 In a recent BearingPoint survey, a whopping 85% of companies attribute their move to sustainable procurement practices to government regulations.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 22, 2018

Check out What is Virtual Procurement and Why Should You Care? Where is procurement, outsourcing, sourcing, supply chain, and purchasing going? Secondarily, we will include information from other procurement professionals and procurement firms about their experiences, what they forecast, and what they are seeing.

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Freightos

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Maersk has unabashedly championed vertical integration for years, advocating an “end-to-end” strategy. More on Maersk’s transition to an end-to-end provider can be found in this 2020 report. And, not to be left behind, it’s also pursued a horizontal integration strategy, acquiring a growing fleet of airplanes.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights and added insights on reported September and Q3 2023 global and regional production and supply chain PMI indices. Global Wide Manufacturing Activity Levels Global manufacturing activity as reported by the J.P. The reported September PMI reported value 49.1 reflecting a 0.4

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights perspectives and added insights on reported August 2023 global and regional production and supply chain PMI indices. Global Wide Manufacturing Activity Levels Global manufacturing activity as reported by the J.P. The August reported value rose to a three month high of 49.0 reflecting a 0.8

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 3, 2023

According to a recent report, the company canceled, closed, or delayed 99 fulfillment facilities, impacting nearly 32.3 A central part of Amazon’s ultrafast delivery strategy is its network of warehouses that the company calls same-day sites. million square feet of active or planned ground-level space in 30 states.

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IQMS

JANUARY 21, 2021

Bottom Line : In 2021 and beyond, customers are voting with their dollars for the manufacturers who excel at sustainable manufacturing and make a positive contribution to the environment, dominating B2B supply chains and B2C purchasing decisions. of all North American manufacturers have a sustainability policy in place, and 8.3%

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 5, 2024

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights of reported February 2024 global and regional production and supply chain PMI indices. Report commentary further indicated that while global consumer goods production levels features solid monthly growth, both the intermediate and investment goods sectors were marginal in growth.

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Unleashed

APRIL 4, 2024

In this issue, we look at: The latest in global supply chain news Manufacturing tips from a safety gear founder 3 simple ways to cut inventory carrying costs Job opportunities from Rolls-Royce, Apple, and more In supply chain headlines New EU due diligence law altered to persuade Italy, Germany. Who’s hiring?

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 15, 2023

The global automaker has previously indicated a strategy to establish regionally based EV supply networks to support the major markets of Europe , China , and North America. Inflation Reduction Act , which fosters consumer incentives to purchase EV vehicles if 50 percent of major battery components are produced in North America.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 8, 2024

Supply Chain Matters provides a further installment in our global supply chain assessment in the highlights on reported December 2023, Q3-2023, and full year global and regional production and supply chain PMI indices. With the December 2023 report, global PMI levels have remained below the 50.0 The reported December value of 47.9

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Kinaxis

JUNE 19, 2017

Order fulfillment channels are becoming more complex as the possible combinations for purchase and returns explode. You have to start thinking of your supply chain as providing a service, and you must develop a digital strategy, not just an ecommerce one, to deliver it. Global purchasing power. Realistically, it already isn’t.

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Logility

JULY 8, 2022

17 February: The FDA says it’s investigating four reports of illness including one death. 20 April: Yahoo reports that Abbott considers the recall a “short-term hindrance” and maintains its full-year profit estimate. retailers implement purchase limits on infant formula. 10 May: Major U.S. 10 May: Major U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 5, 2023

Supply Chain Matters provides our monthly highlights commentary reflecting on May 2023 reported global and regional PMI indices. Global Manufacturing Activity Levels Global manufacturing activity as reported by the J.P. The reported value of 49.6 was unchanged as that of April as well as March. in April to 58.7

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 8, 2022

EV producer Tesla reported a setback in quarter over quarter vehicle production and delivery performance. The EV auto maker reported quarterly deliveries amounted to 254,695 cars in Q2. That delivery number compared with the 310,048 reported deliveries in the first quarter of this year.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 3, 2022

The report authors noted that this index, when calculated without the impact of China would have posted a 53.2 The report specifically indicated: “ Average purchase prices rose to one of the greatest extents during the past 11 years, leading to the joint-steepest increase in output charges since the series began in October 2009.”. .

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 23, 2022

For this to happen, though, retailers need to adopt the right omnichannel customer experience strategies and invest in infrastructure that will enable them to future-proof the way they interact with their customers.”[2] ”[2] In other words, physical retailers can’t return to business as usual. ”[3]. ”[8]. .”

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 23, 2022

For this to happen, though, retailers need to adopt the right omnichannel customer experience strategies and invest in infrastructure that will enable them to future-proof the way they interact with their customers.”[2] ”[2] In other words, physical retailers can’t return to business as usual. ”[3]. ”[8]. .”

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 3, 2023

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights and perspectives on reported July 2023 global and regional production and supply chain PMI indices. Global Wide Manufacturing Activity Levels Global manufacturing activity as reported by the J.P. The July reported value of 48.7 The July reported value of 48.7 declined 0.7

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HICX Solutions

OCTOBER 28, 2021

For example, in Germany, the new Supply Chain Act will mean that companies with 3,000 employees or more will be accountable for any exploitation of workers in their supply chains. Meanwhile, according to a recent Deloitte study , 45% of Gen Z consumers stopped purchasing certain brands because of ethical or sustainability concerns.

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EcoVadis

JULY 11, 2016

This workshop brought together Global Compact LEAD companies and other members convened to define and bring urgency to sustainable procurement, and to discuss how they can motivate and mobilize their companies to address this next frontier in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) progress.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 6, 2023

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights and perspectives on reported June 2023 and Q2-2023 quarterly global and regional PMI indices. The data further points to added warning signs that strongly suggest added contraction in the quarter to come. Global Manufacturing Activity Levels Global manufacturing activity as reported by the J.P.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

In our summary and perspectives focused on July 2022 reporting , we opined that July data reinforced a trending toward declining global supply chain production momentum. Morgan Global Manufacturing PMI® report, a composite index produced by J.P. The two recognized PMI reports for U.S. Global Wide Production Activity.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 30, 2017

For this reason, KPIs are essential for any business improvement strategy. Purchasing and supplier management. A KPI is a metric… but not just any metric. A KPI is a metric focused on a KEY element of business, departmental, or team performance. Inventory management. Production/manufacturing. Warehousing.

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 21, 2016

Rebounding freight volumes and the proximity of the electronic logging device (ELD) mandate are set to change the industry in 2017, reports Sean Kilcarr of FleetOwner. Since 2014, the shipping industry has suffered numerous setbacks. But, the most significant impacts of 2017 will be felt in these four areas. .

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Supply Chain Movement

JANUARY 6, 2016

eWorld Purchasing & Supply. Global ManuChem Strategies 2016. The Global Procurement & Supply Chain for Oil & Gas Industry. Logistics & SCM, PLM, Manufacturing, and Procurement 2016. Supply Chain Analytics. eWorld Procurement & Supply. Event Strategies. Eyefortransport. RLCON 2016.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 2, 2023

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights of February 2023 reported global and regional PMI indices which appear to indicate some stabilization within global supply chain networks. Global Manufacturing Activity Levels Global manufacturing activity as reported by the J.P. The reported 50 value for February was up 0.9

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 4, 2023

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights of March and Q1- 2023 reported global and regional PMI indices which reinforce a state of stabilization within global supply chain networks. Global Manufacturing Activity Levels Global manufacturing activity as reported by the J.P. That stated, the reported 49.6 but represented 0.6

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Unleashed

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Often, we end up asking the partner in Germany or Spain or somewhere, ‘Can you air freight this? It’s a constant headache for our purchasing manager. ” Tackling bottlenecks: Hacks, strategies, and advice To fix your manufacturing supply chain, you need the right systems, strategies, and resources in place.

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Freightos

JULY 26, 2018

According to their 2017 annual report, over a quarter of Amazon’s third-party sales (which represent half of Amazon’s sales) are cross-border. Amazon’s trucking fleet is expanding rapidly; it launched in 2005 with the purchase of thousands of trailers used to shift goods between fulfillment centers.

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Resilinc

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

Peter Guinto capped his 12-year Air Force career in procurement by serving on the federal COVID supply chain task force and becoming head of contracting for the Medium-altitude UAS Division—the unit responsible for keeping the United States’ edge in warfighting drones. As originally reported by Defense News , $14 billion worth of U.S.

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 18, 2021

Journalists from Politico report efforts by some European Union (EU) countries are making business executives much more concerned about what’s going on in their global supply chains. ” If your company is too small to implement a boots-on-the-ground strategy, Bokas indicates there are still resources available to use.

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SupplyOn

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Diehl Aviation redefines Purchasing and Supply Chain Dr. Franz Josef Kirschfink, Managing Director of Hamburg Aviation, welcomed the participants of the SCE Forum. Johannes Bloch, Senior Vice President Strategic Procurement at Diehl Aviation, presented Diehl’s future purchasing strategy.

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QAD

APRIL 6, 2021

According to McKinsey , many execs report that their companies moved 20 to 25 times faster than what they thought possible to build supply chain redundancies, improve data security and expand the use of advanced technologies in operations. E-commerce is Booming. All of the growth in retail in 2020 came from e-commerce.

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