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Unlocking Success: Why Strategic Sourcing Is Important for Your Company

Precoro

As part of the larger procurement process, sourcing involves finding and evaluating suppliers for goods or services that need to be purchased. Strategic sourcing involves the meticulous evaluation of suppliers and the overall procurement process to extract maximum value from both. Create a purchasing process.

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How the Semiconductor Shortage Could Have Been Averted

QAD

How can we learn our lessons this time and permanently prevent such large-scale supply chain disruptions going forward? Here are three areas to consider: Ensure your organization’s essential supply chain processes are defined, documented and implemented. Preventing Future Auto Supply Chain Disruptions.

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Five Foolproof Ways to Shorten the Cash Conversion Cycle

Precoro

By learning how to calculate it and change it to their advantage, companies can accelerate cash inflow and free up money that would otherwise be tied up in inventory. The cash conversion cycle is represented as a period of time that indicates how long it takes a business to turn its investments in inventory into money from customers.

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Human-machine tradeoffs in supply chain decisions (and the LA Port)

NC State SCRC

The current set of supply chain disruptions is bringing increased focus on the need for digital transformation of our supply chains. However, not every supply chain and procurement decision fits neatly into this category. This is a “positive vote for the machine”.

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3PLs and the Trials of COVID-19

BlueYonder

As far as space is concerned, only 3PLs with large networks can afford to redeploy inventory to other locations that is then compounded with potentially higher transport costs. In addition to establishing company-wide policies, 3PLs must adhere to applicable state and local guidelines for each of their locations.

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8 key benefits of effective supply chain management

6 River Systems

Today’s global supply chains are increasingly complex, making a data-driven approach to supply chain management a must. Data-driven SCM provides visibility from end to end for monitoring the flow of information, services and goods from procurement to manufacturing and delivery to the end consumer.

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How To Overcome The Current Supply Chain Disruptions As A Manufacturer

Precoro

Keep reading to find out more about: What supply chain disruptions are Causes of supply chain disruptions Examples of supply chain disruptions Impact of supply chain disruption How to overcome disruptions in the supply chain What are disruptions in global supply chains?