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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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Five things you need to know about the UK’s procurement & supply chain market

Proxima

So I thought it would be helpful and interesting to pull together some thoughts on how the UK’s procurement and supply chain market is changing and the trends we’re seeing based on our work and conversations with companies over the last month. Decisions continue to be made at pace and big changes are happening fast.

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How Are Counterfeit Drugs Procured?

MIT Supply Chain

A new approach focuses on the way these products are procured. Research at the MIT-Zaragoza International Logistics Program , Zaragoza, Spain, is investigating why drug dispensers such as clinics and pharmacies might acquire fake drugs.

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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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What are the Supply Chain Management Lessons to Learn from the Covid-19 Crisis

ivalua

There are glimmers of hope, such as slowing infection rates in Italy and Spain, and the opening of factories in China, but a true end to the crisis remains out of sight. There are, however, already some clear lessons to be learned by Procurement and Supply Chain leaders. Balance Procurement Objectives. Yes, cost still matters.

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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. Stephen O’Mullan, Executive Director, Global Procurement & EMEA Fulfilment Operations, Dell. Events Barcelona logistics SCL Europe Spain Summit supply chain Supply Chain Innovation' European Supply Chain & Logistics Summit 2014.