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What’s the difference between purchasing and procurement?

Unleashed

Procurement and purchasing are often used interchangeably to describe the role of procurement. What is procurement? Procurement is the process of purchasing a service or a good, usually on a large scale and for commercial purposes. What are the steps in the procurement process? Choose the best supplier.

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Blockchain for Brexit

Supply Chain Movement

To illustrate his point, he used the example of a purchaser at an Italian company that mainly sources semi-finished products from France. A recent survey by the Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply found that 43% of British businesses are unable to prepare for Brexit because of a lack of clarity about future trade agreements.

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Forced Labour and Exploitation in Supply Chains

Savant Events

Australia, France, Switzerland, the USA (and individual states) and Mexico also have legislation in force, while the Netherlands, South Korea and New Zealand are among the countries with legislation either proposed or passed but yet to come into force.

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Podcast: Rob O’Byrne on Digital Transformation, Sustainability, and Diversification in Sourcing

Requis

Sourcing has probably been the biggest thing over the last decade or two, coupled with that reduction in local manufacturing of course. Sourcing is now predominantly overseas: China is one of the big sourcing countries of course, along with India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, Vietnam and Thailand.

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Ivalua Continues Global Expansion with New Office in Sydney, Australia

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Eric Wimphen Joins Ivalua as Head of Australia and New Zealand. With this new office, Ivalua now has 15 office locations, giving the company a physical presence on all major continents. The new office is led by Eric Wimphen, who recently joined Ivalua as Head of Australia and New Zealand.

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The Sustainable Supply Chain – What is it and how to execute it

Unleashed

Make sure you include teams like procurement which play a significant role in choosing suppliers. As new developments emerge in sustainability, it will be important to keep staff up to date and to train new employees. AsureQuality – A food production sustainability certification in New Zealand owned by the federal government.

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Ivalua Continues Global Expansion with New Office in Sydney, Australia

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Eric Wimphen Joins Ivalua as Head of Australia and New Zealand. With this new office, Ivalua now has 15 office locations, giving the company a physical presence on all major continents. The new office is led by Eric Wimphen, who recently joined Ivalua as Head of Australia and New Zealand.

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