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CPO Spotlight: Victoria Cope

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moments, whether it be with suppliers, customers or investors. UKHSA recognise that both as an organisation and within our supplier and partner ecosystems we can make a contribution towards sustainable development and this commitment falls in line with UKHSA’s strategic goals and priorities, including our centre for climate change.

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Melissa Drew on Fast Talk, AI, and Closing the Gender Gap in Supply Chain

Let's Talk Supply Chain

With a decade hallmarked so far by constant disruption, consumers are more aware of supply chain and how industry shortages , the gender gap in supply chain, and climate events impact their daily lives and local communities. A term that once only resonated with industry insiders is everywhere.

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Sustainable Procurement And Why It Matters

Barkers Procurement

In 2012 I read a life-changing book called Collapse – Why Civilisations Choose to Fail, by Jarrod Diamond. With nearly daily cases of organisations falling foul of ESG commitments, particularly surrounding supply chain management, the impact of negative publicity poses a very real risk to organisations who fall short of accepted standards.

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7 Secrets of Internal Supply Chain Integration - SupplyChainOpz

Supply Chain Opz

7 Secrets of Internal Supply Chain Integration. Supply chain management is said to be the integration of internal functions which expand across the companys boundary. Then, this article will provide more details about the internal supply chain integration.

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IMO 2020 is Here. Are You Ready?

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Later in the year 2012, it was further reduced to 3.5% Refiners, shippers, suppliers, owners and vessel operators cannot afford the penalties of non-compliance. Each party is incented to avoid delays in the supply chain and avoid unnecessary delays, penalties or fines.

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What the Coupa software acquisition means for procuretech

Procurement Software

Ariba was still predominantly an eAuctions platform and had yet to be acquired by their German parent company SAP, which didn’t happen until 2012. In 2020, Coupa announced the acquisition of Llamasoft , a supply chain planning software company, for $1.5 It’s not as simple as changing your mobile phone supplier.