Procurement Supply Chain Risk Management Transportation 
Logistics Viewpoints
OCTOBER 10, 2022
In February, Klaus Niebur, the director of global supply chain risk management at Autoliv, and Jan Thiessen, the managing director at targetP!, spoke on best practices on supply chain risk management at ARC Advisory Group’s Digital Transformation in Industry conference.
GlobalTranz
NOVEMBER 19, 2018
That’s when it all gets extremely complicated, but one thing remains crystal clear: supply chain risk management is profoundly important for businesses to grow and expand. For example, Deloitte reported that 85 percent of global supply chains experienced at least one disruption caused by fraud or abuse in 2016.
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Logistics Viewpoints
OCTOBER 17, 2024
Supply Chain Knowledge and Risk Mitigation: Suppliers have a direct impact on direct spend with raw material and transportation costs as two big drivers of operating margins. This means involving procurement in the highest levels of strategic planning and decision-making.
ivalua
MAY 29, 2025
Procurement and supply chain management are often used interchangeably—but in practice, the lines between them can blur in ways that create real friction. Misaligned priorities, siloed systems, and unclear ownership can directly impact key performance indicators like cost savings percentage and procurement cycle time.
Logistics Viewpoints
OCTOBER 15, 2024
Direct Procurement : Milk is collected directly from farmers at the village level. Milk Processing : After collection, milk is transported to regional processing plants, where it is pasteurized and packaged. This empowers them to have a stake in the business and share profits. through net-enabled kiosks in the villages.
Logistics Viewpoints
APRIL 10, 2025
Recent years have brought a series of disruptions that exposed vulnerabilities in how supply chains are designed. Political instability has disrupted transportation corridors. Sudden tariff increases can quickly make a cost-optimized procurement strategy untenable, leaving companies scrambling to adjust.
Logistics Viewpoints
OCTOBER 3, 2022
Thirdly, all the COVID supply disruptions brought home the need for better supply chain risk management. Risk management had been a hard sale. Companies typically embrace improved supply chain risk management after a disaster – after the horse had already fled the burning barn.
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