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Procurement Analytics Hot Topic at Procurement Leaders West Coast Forum and ISM Carolinas

NC State SCRC

I had the opportunity to attend the Procurement Leaders in San Francisco forum two weeks ago, followed by attending the ISM Carolinas-Virginia meeting in Winston Salem last week. Procurement analytics was discussed at length at both sessions. Procurement should step up and lead these roles when possible.

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Florence Et Al.

Supply Chain Shaman

North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and Georgia sit squarely in the storm’s path. This data is from a recent study, but we fear that the visibility issues are greater than the research shows.) The question was simple, “What will be the impact of Hurricane Florence on the supply chain?” Quite simply no one knows.

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Supply Chain: The True Game of Risk

Supply Chain Shaman

When I was a small child growing up in the mountains of West Virginia in the United States, on snowy days, my family would gather around the kitchen table and play board games. We recently finished a study of 127 respondents and wrote a report. One of my favorites was the board game Risk. In my life time, supply chains changed.

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Supplier Risk Management: 4 Things To Look Out for During On-Site Evaluations

GlobalTranz

” In the process of business procurement and especially in the supply chain, supplier risk management is a skill set that needs focus day in and day out. Ben is a graduate of the University of Virginia. This post is the second in a series of “How to Spot Supplier Risk.”

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Ocean Ports Lead the Way in Logistics Technology Advancements

Material Handling & Logistics

The Port of Virginia serves as a case study in how the nation’s ports are adapting to the needs of the new economy. One of America’s largest ocean ports, the Port of Virginia, operates four port terminals in the Norfolk Harbor region of Virginia ( www.portofvirginia.com ). During fiscal year 2018 alone, 2.8

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“Collaboration” is becoming a bad word…in some circles

NC State SCRC

The cost of collaboration is also estimated to be severe, with researchers from the University of Virginia estimating that knowledge workers spend 70-85% of their time attending meetings, dealing with e-mail, talking on the phone, or dealing with an avalanche of requests for input or advice.