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Ethics in Procurement – Simple, but Not Always Easy

Logistics Bureau

If you have not yet tackled the question of ethics in procurement, now is a great time to start. It does not matter whether you are a procurement professional, internal customer, external customer, senior executive, or supplier. Procurement is what sets entire supply chains and their organisations in motion.

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4 unstoppable forces that WILL change your end-to-end supply chain

Kinaxis

Gartner Research Director Tom Enright gave an enlightening presentation on Future Supply Chains for the Digital Era and Beyond , and shared some unstoppable forces in motion right now that will change the very notion of supply chain. Global purchasing power. Social transparency is already driving purchasing decisions by your customers.

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A Supply Chain Christmas Carol

Freightos

Join the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come as they visit the Xmas supply chain. Production Freight Receiving Purchasing Retail Logistics Production: Santa’s little helpers. The production for Christmas Present is one of perpetual flux and readiness, from R&D, sourcing and assembly to distribution.

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The Supply Chain Impact of Europe’s Refugee Crisis

Kinaxis

According to a recent UNHCR report , nearly 60 million people were forcibly displaced in 2014 from countries such as Iraq, Eritrea, and Afghanistan. The goal is to reduce the lead time and costs required to service refugee camps. More than 12 million people are in need of humanitarian aid as a result of the civil war raging in Syria.

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Can Supply Chain Management Fix Supply Chain Woes?

Enterra Insights

They write, “Mainstream news reports are full of claims that supply chains are broken, citing widespread product shortages, overflowing ports and spiking freight costs. Only for turkeys.” But perhaps there is another way to understand what is happening: supply chains are hyper-efficient and are adapting.”[3].

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How Europe is Coping with Supply Chain Disruption

Jaggaer

Adapting to the present and future challenges of COVID-19. Define your procurement response strategy. Many countries have closed shops for non-essential and discretionary purchases, and even where they are open, consumers may be cautious about venturing to the high street, preferring to shop online.

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Supply Chain Movement Q4: Cross-border

Supply Chain Movement

As two rapidly expanding economies, Russia and Turkey are large enough to warrant local production activities. Armed with mobile technology, today’s consumers want to be able to make purchases immediately, no matter where they are. The Balkans are also an emerging manufacturing region for Europe. 39 | Tools & Technology.