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The introduction of E-Procurement.

ModusLink Corporation

The introduction of E-Procurement: Price and availability are not the only factors to be considered in a purchasing decision, especially now that a strong supply chain has become an unmissable element for every company in today’s business climate (Namulo, 2017). Furthermore, e-procurement enables price negotiation and supplier evaluation.

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Procurement Experiences, Trends and the Future!

Supply Chain Game Changer

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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European Supply Chain & Logistics Summit 2014

Supply Chain Movement

Venue: Palau de Congressos de Catalunya, Hotel Rey Juan Carlos I, Barcelona, Spain. Building next-generation supply chains – Supporting growth through innovative and responsive strategies. Stephen O’Mullan, Executive Director, Global Procurement & EMEA Fulfilment Operations, Dell. Date: 16- 18 June 2014.

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Push for Inditex to Disclose Zara Supplier Transparency

Supply Chain Matters

Background Many students and practitioners of supply chain management are quite familiar with Spain based fashion clothing retailer Zara and its corporate parent Inditex. For multi-industry supply chain and strategic procurement supply management teams, this conflict provides added challenges in the coming months.

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The Impending Ocean Carrier War on Last Mile Fulfillment

Freightos

B2C Europe is operationally present in four key European E-commerce countries (Netherlands, France, United Kingdom, and Spain), and has offices in China. For small or midsize businesses, procuring freight directly from a carrier may be cheaper, depending on the extent to which carriers aim to maximize margins.

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FedEx Partners for Visibility, New CEO Focuses on Quality

Intelligent Audit

The following seven stories will recap business moves, innovative ideas, and industry insight to guide supply chain professionals into the launch of the next quarter. as “DB Schenker announced in January that it purchased two transport companies in Spain as part of a plan to build out its European network.”.

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Sustain 2018: Now Is the Time to Transform Your Business

EcoVadis

It will gather the community of sustainability and procurement professionals who see the urgency and share the vision that “ Now Is the Time” to take action and seize the advantages of a sustainable supply chain. However, procurement teams still report that a lack of internal resources holds them back. Seize a Leadership Position.