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What are the best Supply Chain Strategies for 2021

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For example, China and the United States are ranked 1 and 2 respectively for the production of rare earth elements, but this is deceiving as China is producing 5 times the amount of the United States. Supplier discovery and diversification should be key tenets of supplier management plans moving forward.

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Seven Supply Chain Processes To Stop Doing In The Pandemic

Supply Chain Shaman

As an United States resident, I was blissfully unaware of this virus and worried about catching my flight to Singapore. The fifth process to stop is the execution of supplier management processes that usually include the elongation of payment terms and the use of third-party service firms. Changing My Mental Model.

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Webinar Recap: Procurement 2022, Big Trends and Predictions

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The annual rate of inflation in the United States hit 6.2% Previously, supplier management (including supplier information, risk and performance) may have been an afterthought, after you’ve automated your sourcing, contracts and procure-to-pay process. Inflation will Continue to rise in 2022.

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Automating Procurement and Supplier Relations to Alleviate ESG Concerns

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For importers to the United States, the Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT) trade compliance program has undergone frequent, recent changes. Are your processes and technology prepared to collect the necessary information from suppliers and effectively share with the appropriate regulatory agencies?

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Rev Group Partners with Consus Global to Drive Supply Chain Efficiencies

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“Partnering with Consus Global and our successful deployment of Ivalua will accelerate our progress in supply chain optimization at REV Group by applying a powerful toolset of data, supplier management, and competitive bidding capabilities to our team,” says Rob Vislosky, Chief Supply Officer of REV Group. “We

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Supplier Diversity: From Checking-the-Box to a C-Suite Strategy

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For the Government, supplier diversity programs are something procurement professionals in the United States (US) have accepted as a key element to their procurement success. Since their inception more than 50 years ago, supplier diversity programs have spread beyond public procurements.

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Trucker protest over COVID vaccines: an update

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If there were any doubts about how thoroughly dependent the United States and Canada are on their trucking fleets and cross-border trade, the truckers’ protests of the past three weeks have made it clear: trucks are the lifeblood of North American commerce. and Canada.

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