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Help Supply Chain Planners Be More Successful In These Uncertain Times

Supply Chain Shaman

Before boarding the plane, I watched a traveler pull a diet Coke from the bin and thought about the struggle to source sweetener with the rise of COV-19. As I poured the dog food into the bowl for my pups, I wondered if I was going to have to switch kibble due to the looming issues of sourcing taurine—a health additive in many pet foods.

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5 Reasons to Attend 2023 Ivalua NOW Nashville!

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Ivalua Spend Management Insights [ivory-search] 5 Reasons to Attend 2023 Ivalua NOW Nashville! We are thrilled to invite procurement leaders, innovators, customers, and colleagues to Ivalua NOW Nashville. Below, we list the 5 Reasons to Attend Ivalua NOW Nashville 1. March 22, 2023 | | Ivalua NOW by Eloise Barnum Y’all Ready?

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Ferguson’s Commitment to Supply Chain Excellence Drives Customer Satisfaction

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The company sources goods from 36,000 suppliers out of 30 nations. Michael Jacobs “Well, the last time we spoke, we had just begun our journey with our market distribution center (MDC) strategy. We also opened one in Toronto and we have one opening up in the next several months in Nashville. Tell me what you have been up to!”

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5 Reasons to Attend 2023 Ivalua NOW Paris!

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2023 Procurement Awards Ceremony Experience the future of procurement at Ivalua’s 2023 Awards Ceremony , where we recognize and honor innovators who have revolutionized their supply chain strategies! Join us as we celebrate organizations that achieved extraordinary results by taking sourcing to new levels.

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Supply Chain Resilience. Really?

Supply Chain Shaman

Today, I speak at the North American Manufacturing Association, Manufacturing Leadership Conference, in Nashville on the use of data to improve supply chain resilience. The current understanding and usage of network design and inventory optimization technologies by government agencies is low.

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RLA Inaugural Startup Pitch Contest

Cathy Roberson

Carolina Sisters – Since 2018, Carolina Sisters has been sourcing from retailers and selling pallets of wholesale products to the general public. Pollen Returns - Pollen provides data-driven insights that can help retailers to identify trends and optimize their return strategy.

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COP21 – Freight and Climate Change

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This Black Friday Shawn Simms was first in line at Best Buy in Nashville, TN to bag a Thanksgiving bargain – a Toshiba HDTV for $149.99. A quick check showed that shipping the TV from Taiwan to Nashville (ocean & trucking) led to about 6.7 Click the button on the right to see our sources. kg of carbon emissions.

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