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How to Enhance Supply Chain Agility Through Proactive Parts Testing

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Proactive parts testing is an important supply chain activity because it makes manufacturers aware of potential issues before they cause severe problems that could erode trust, risk lives, and bring…

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Safeguarding Your Supply Chain: Proven Strategies to Mitigate Risk and Maximize Agility

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Consider this your business suddenly faces a major supply chain disruption. But the truth is, a fragile supply chain can make or break your companys success in today’s world. But the truth is, a fragile supply chain can make or break your companys success in today’s world.

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Procurement vs. Supply Chain Management: Differences, Challenges & Solutions

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Procurement and supply chain management are often used interchangeably—but in practice, the lines between them can blur in ways that create real friction. In this blog, we cover the key differences between procurement and supply chain management, and explain where the biggest disconnects typically occur.

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A procurement professional’s guide to risk events and mitigation strategies — FMCG

Spend Matters

As part of our theme this quarter on Procurement’s role and value in supply chain risk management, we are speaking with practitioners in the field to understand their perceptions of risk — clearly different industries perceive types of risk in different ways.

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Building Supply Chain Resilience in the Real World

Speaker: Kelly Barner - Co-Founder & Managing Director of Buyers Meeting Point, LLC

Since 2020, procurement and supply chain professionals have faced an unprecedented set of challenges. The pandemic was just the start.

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Navigating Tariff Turbulence: A Practical Guide for Supply Chain Leaders

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Global trade is complex, and supply chains are intertwined and interconnected. Supply chain leaders must adapt and use smart strategies to remain competitive. This article explains how to understand US tariffs and lessen their impact on supply chains. If not, it might be best to stop selling the product.

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Achieving Supply Chain Resilience: Strengthen and Adapt Your Operations

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Global markets are facing significant uncertainty and negativity, with instability and continued risk expected to impact businesses for the next decade, according to the World Economic Forum. Companies often struggle to plan for such challenges, which is why developing a strong and resilient supply chain team is so important.

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TMS+: Go Beyond Transport to Optimize Cost, Service, & Resiliency

In the aftermath of the pandemic, supply chain inadequacies have been revealed in a new and stark light. Most found themselves ill-prepared for the magnitude of disruption in supply and demand, followed soon after by political unrest, labor and material shortages, and sharp inflation.