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The Importance of Supply Chain Visibility for Procurement

NLPA (Next Level Purchasing Association)

Supply chain visibility is essential for successful procurement, as it enables businesses to proactively manage risks and optimize their supply chain. By having a clear view of their entire supply chain, businesses can identify potential issues and take steps to mitigate them. million in 2015.

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Predictive Procurement: Overcoming Challenges in Health and Pharma

Arkestro

It’s vital that supplies are predictable, so you can get the products and services you need. To address supplier challenges, you must ensure your preferred providers can meet your changing needs and that you have a diverse supply base. Supply Chain Visibility. Supply chain visibility is another critical issue.

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The Hard Economics of Justifying a Digital Supply Chain Transformation!

Supply Chain Game Changer

There is a litany of cautionary tales: From Hershey’s widely reported $100 million failed ERP implementation in 2015 to our own personal stories. If a new system, providing broader supply chain visibility, could cut that in half, it would be worth $5.43 I believe many (if not most) companies still feel this way.

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Good News for Holiday Coffee Lovers — More Investment in Responsible Coffee Supply Chains

SupplyShift

And since 97% of specialty coffee is grown by small shareholder farmers in limited-resource countries like Rwanda and Indonesia, it leaves the door open to unethical labor and environmental practices along the supply chain. created in partnership with Conservation International. The C.A.F.E.

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Good News for Holiday Coffee Lovers — More Investment in Responsible Coffee Supply Chains

SupplyShift

And since 97% of specialty coffee is grown by small shareholder farmers in limited-resource countries like Rwanda and Indonesia, it leaves the door open to unethical labor and environmental practices along the supply chain. created in partnership with Conservation International. The C.A.F.E.

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Ensuring Workers’ Rights in Global Supply Chains

Supply Chain Brain

Launched in 2015, the program has trained some 45,000 workers in more than 200 factories over the past two years. “We try to hook up with the good actors that want the same thing that we do, but don’t have the possibility of scaling.” Scaling is precisely what QuizRR intends to do. She hopes to reach 2 million workers by 2020.

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The 25 Hottest US Procurement Startups

Procurement Software

Leverage Leverage delivers end-to-end supply chain visibility powered by artificial intelligence. The software offers solutions across the supply chain spectrum – from SKU and PO management, contract lifecycle management, and inventory management, to planning, forecasting and supplier risk assurance.