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No Time Like the Present

Supply Chain Shaman

The larger the organization, the more tension with conflicting functional metrics making decisions more difficult. Functional metrics need to be abandoned to focus on balanced scorecard outputs. A focus on functional metrics throws the supply chain out of balance. For me, there is no time like the present. Your thoughts?

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Procurement on the Thames: Ivalua’s London Summer Symposium

ivalua

Automating strategic sourcing not only simplifies the process but also offers significant savings, increased efficiencies, and better governance. The final session of the day, ‘Driving Sustainable Procurement’ was presented by Stephen Carter. The answer is simple – automation.

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Infor’s Strategy for Differentiation

Logistics Viewpoints

The software architecture allows the value to be measured and those metrics are visible to the customer and the Infor success team. A customer that scores 100 will use all of the industry standard practices, has the right governance in place, and is ready to embrace change. Infor customers were present and spoke at this summit.

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Trends, Technology and Sustainability in Focus at LogiSYM MENA 2021

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Supported by partners Heriot-Watt University, Pedersen & Partners and RV Consultancy, the full-day agenda featured a stellar line-up of speakers presenting and discussing key issues facing logistics and supply chain management practitioners. Global Assets in a Constantly Shifting Supply Chain. & & Changing Landscape”.

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CSR Initiatives in the Global Supply Chain

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

From just being environmentally friendly, it has become a holistic framework that encompasses the environment, social and corporate governance. The overarching rule that all actions taken are meant to meet the needs of the present society without compromising future generations’ ability to meet their own needs, is a key driver.

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Insights from Kinexions Tokyo 2016

Kinaxis

The day kicked off with some very interesting and engaging presentations by Deloitte , Roland DG , Mitsubishi , and a Kinaxis keynote delivered by me. Here are some common themes based on the presentations and the conversations I had with the event attendees: Organizations are looking to digital supply chains as a differentiator.

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The Nature Positive Supply Chain!

Supply Chain Game Changer

It cannot be understated how important these topics are to our present and to our future. A lack of business and government focus on managing impacts to nature will result in further, and irreversible, degradation to nature and to our biodiversity, and by extension to the global economy. That’s incredible.