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How Supply Chain Innovation Propels Startups to Unicorn Status!

Supply Chain Game Changer

While flashy consumer-facing products like social apps garner much attention, innovation in less glamorous areas like supply chain management is equally responsible for propelling startups to unicorn status. Leveraging emerging technologies gives startups supply chain advantages that legacy players cannot match.

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Navigating trade turbulence: What tariffs are really exposing in Procurement

Spend Matters

The US administrations announcement of reciprocal tariffs in early April sent a jolt through global supply chains. Production relocation or re-routing through trade-compliant intermediaries. Remaining agile by embedding reassessment mechanisms. That is where technology can help. Organizations need something more robust.

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When Designing the Right Manufacturing Plant, Small Can Be Beautiful

Supply Chain Brain

Such a model, based on prioritizing unit economies and production at scale, doesn’t prepare manufacturers and retailers for the waves of disruption that are washing over global supply chains today. Singhal says AI is instrumental today in helping buyers to locate suppliers that can provide maximum agility.

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Top 10 CEOs Who Have Had Roles in Supply Chain

SCMDOJO

From tech giants to manufacturing leaders, the top 10 CEOs in the supply chain industry have blazed a trail of success. The Top 10 CEOs Who Have Worked As Supply Chain Professionals 1. Tim Cook Tim Cook, the CEO of Apple, has a background in operations and supply chain management. Don’t forget!

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The New Look on Industrial Buying

The Good Spending

T hese routine activities leverage integrated automated systems, enabling supply chain visibility. Examples: "as-a-service" offering, collaborative product development, CPFR (Collaborative Planning, Forecasting, and Replenishment.) My Udemy course "Adaptive Sourcing: Agile Procurement in Practice."

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The Hackett Group 2024 CPO Agenda

Jaggaer

Ensure supply continuity This was number 1 on the 2023 list of priorities. First, organizations need to get full supply chain visibility. What is the probability of a supply chain disruption? Second, they must diversify their supply base appropriately. Which are our strategic suppliers?

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The 25 Hottest US Procurement Startups

Procurement Software

FRDM FRDM is a software company specialising in supply chain risk management. Their software is designed for multinational corporations managing complex supply chains. It helps large enterprises like Virgin, Coca-Cola, Boeing, and IBM map, monitor, and mitigate ESG risks across their global supply chains.