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Blockchain for Supply Chain: A Comprehensive Guide for Businesses

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Blockchain technology is revolutionizing the way businesses manage their supply chains. By providing a secure and transparent way to track products from their origin to their final destination, blockchain for supply chain can help increase efficiency, reduce costs, and improve trust between suppliers and customers.

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How Banks Can Improve Transparency in Procurement for Better Compliance

Jaggaer

Since the financial crash of 2008, procurement has taken on an increasingly important role in the sector for another reason: strategic suppliers all present various kinds of risk to the bank. Absolutely key to this transparency is having all of the information available in one place, all the way from procure to pay. About the Author.

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How Did the Digital Supply Chain Evolve?

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Digital Supply Chain Overview! Digital Supply Chain evolve article and permission to publish here provided by Megan R. People often position the digital supply chain as essential for helping today’s businesses succeed. Email Address.

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The History of Coupa: Moving Procurement Practice Beyond Adjunct Complexity – Part 1 (Original Post Date: September 8th, 2008)

Procurement Insights

There is a growing realization that process, not technology, is the main force behind successfully achieving efficiency and spend rationalizaton. The question I had posed in Part 6 of my 7-Part Dangerous Supply Chain Myths Series was, “are you – being the end-user, in the software business?”

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Top Tips for Successful Sourcing From Overseas Suppliers in 2024

Una

Meanwhile, trade wars and rising tensions have led to what the Financial Times has described as a “great reshuffling” of global supply chains, with US FDI (foreign direct investment) in China falling from a peak of $20.9bn in 2008 to an 18-year low of $8.2bn in 2022. You want to keep your suppliers honest.”

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Nicole Glenn on the Power of Hope and Transforming the Logistics Industry

Let's Talk Supply Chain

2024 is coming at us fast and the supply chain is front-and-center when it comes to geopolitical tensions and wars plaguing the globe. While wars and conflicts have sparked new supply-chain challenges, the dire need for sustainability and the rise of global warming is still a top priority for businesses.

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15 Years Later, Will The Coupa Success With The Marine Science Institute (MSI) Still Work Today?

Procurement Insights

The article you are about to read was written in 2008. Before attempting to answer the above questions, have a read of the original 2008 article below. There is a growing realization that process, not technology, is the main force behind successfully achieving efficiency and spend rationalization.