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Pacific Drilling Selects Consus & Ivalua to Drive Sourcing Best Practices Globally

ivalua

The company has corporate offices in Houston, Texas, with offices in Brazil, Luxembourg and Nigeria. Pacific Drilling requires a fast, efficient and automated sourcing process to support the company’s Purchasing processes. Ivalua’s best-of-breed sourcing solution will empower us with the technology to drive sourcing best practices.

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Getting Real About Supply Chain Transparency

Enterra Insights

Gordon Granger arrived with federal troops in Galveston, Texas, and issued an order freeing the nation’s last slaves.”[1] That’s already the case in the Netherlands, and there’s pressure on the European Commission to follow suit when it presents a proposal for new sustainable corporate governance laws in June.

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Pacific Drilling Selects Consus & Ivalua to Drive Sourcing Best Practices Globally

ivalua

The company has corporate offices in Houston, Texas, with offices in Brazil, Luxembourg and Nigeria. Pacific Drilling requires a fast, efficient and automated sourcing process to support the company’s Purchasing processes. Ivalua’s best-of-breed sourcing solution will empower us with the technology to drive sourcing best practices.

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Supply Chain Impact of Hurricane Harvey Could Be Worse than Expected

Material Handling & Logistics

to the region of Texas that was affected by Hurricane Harvey, and 300 of them are in the Houston vicinity. This region of Texas is responsible for almost $600 billion in economic activity and is home to ports that trade with many countries around the world. needed to operate is not going to be there for weeks.”.

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What happened to all the Texas freight?

DAT Solutions

In the first half of the year, the spot market in Texas was boiling over, with not nearly enough trucks to cover the growing demand for freight. Pipeline capacity issues in West Texas are part of the explanation. DAT tracks daily load-to-truck ratios in 11 Key Market Areas in Texas, more than any other state. What happened?

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Profitably Delivering eCommerce with Consumer-Centric Priorities

Logistics Viewpoints

As the supply chain becomes increasingly digital and collaborative , new partnerships may be formed by retailers, distributors and manufacturers to collectively source services and capitalize on economies of scale. Terence holds an MBA from the University of Texas, Austin and an Electrical Engineering degree at MIT. and Unnu, Kaan. [2]

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5 Things to Know About U.S.-Mexico Logistics

Talking Logistics

The document is presented to the customs agent at the border as proof that the goods and/or materials originated in the United States, Mexico, or Canada. For instance, a Mexican carrier can drive through Laredo, Texas, pick up freight, and bring it back to Mexico. It can be completed in Spanish or English. Likewise, a U.S.

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