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Weathering Future Disruptions: 8 Steps to Building Supply Chain Resilience

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Ivalua Blog [ivory-search] Weathering Future Disruptions: 8 Steps to Building Supply Chain Resilience February 8, 2023 | | Manufacturing by Doug Keeley In the face of an unprecedented global crisis, Procurement stepped up to become a crucial driving force for business continuity. Work to achieve 100% supply chain visibility.

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How to Manage Supplier Risk and Performance in an Uncertain Global Economy

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A better way of looking at those relationships is as partnerships—albeit ones that require management and alignment of objectives first and foremost, but ultimately mutually beneficial relationships. The job of procurement is to ensure performance is as promised, risk is low and business objectives are being met through collaboration.

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Leaders in procurement champion Supplier Experience Management

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Prominent members of the procurement community discuss why we should care about the supplier’s experience, at last week’s World Procurement Congress. As the name suggests, SXM is about managing the experience that suppliers have in working with buying organizations. What is a supplier-first mindset?

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Pandemic Prepared! 8 Steps to Building Supply Chain Resilience

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Sajid Kunnummal, Vice President and CPO at Navistar, was interviewed by Philip Ideson from Art of Procurement to discuss the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on Procurement. When the crisis hit, Procurement as a function was suddenly in the hot seat, and it became the driving force for business continuity.

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8 Steps to Building Supply Chain Resilience for Manufacturers in a Post-Covid World

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Sajid Kunnummal, Vice President and CPO at Navistar, was interviewed in late 2020 by Philip Ideson from Art of Procurement. When the crisis hit, Procurement as a function was suddenly in the hot seat, and it became the driving force for business continuity. Why is visibility so important?

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What is Supply Chain Management? Importance & Benefits

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E-commerce brands must oversee design, manufacturing, sourcing, warehouse inventory, shipping and delivery. Supply chain management is typically broken into three large buckets of intricate processes and roles: Concept: the full cycle, from sourcing and procurement to fulfillment.

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Push for Inditex to Disclose Zara Supplier Transparency

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Many supply chain management case study curriculums include the notions of how this retail chain pioneered what is today termed “ fast fashion.” Zara ’s supply chain is consistently recognized as being the innovator in the practice of supply chain agility in retail and E-commerce driven supply chain network response management.