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Supply Chain Weekly Wrap-Up 03/03/2023-03/09/2023

All Things Supply Chain

Following the U.S. The Netherlands is set to impose chip export control on China The government of the Netherlands is moving forward with export restrictions on semiconductor manufacturing equipment.

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Electrolux’s Mirela Boldu on managing supply chain threats through education and collaboration

Procurement Leaders

Risk has become an increasingly important focus for Stockholm-headquartered consumer goods giant Electrolux, which has thousands of Tier-1 suppliers. With such a large supply base, it’s not surprising to hear the business faces many different threats, including cyber risks, material availability challenges and logistics risks – to name but three.

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How Overstock is wooing new suppliers and weathering retail’s inventory torrent

Supply Chain Dive

While 2022’s discounting frenzy cost the online retailer market share, the CEO told Supply Chain Dive it’s looking to grow through new categories and brands.

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How to reconfigure the global supply chain

SCMR (Supply Chain Management Review)

A prevailing conclusion from the learnings of the past years is that we should move away from a “manufacturing center of the world” to be better prepared to mitigate the shortages and transport challenges. But it’s not that simple.

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Tariffs on the Table: How to Brief the Board and C‑Suite With Confidence

“What should we do about the tariffs?” There’s no straightforward answer — every leader has a different expectation. CFOs want numbers. COOs want action. CEOs want strategy. And supply chain and procurement leaders need to be ready with the right response — fast. That’s why GEP has created a simple three-part framework that will help CPOs and CSCOs brief the board and C-suite with clarity and confidence.

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Alphabet’s Wing expects drone network to deliver millions of packages by mid-2024

Supply Chain Dive

The subsidiary of Google’s parent company aims to handle deliveries at a lower cost than ground transportation.

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Why We Should Treat the Defense Supply Chain as a Network

The Network Effect

The post Why We Should Treat the Defense Supply Chain as a Network appeared first on The Network Effect.

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CPO-led transformation is as much internal as external

HICX

By Ilkhan Ozsevim, editor of Procurement Costas Xyloyiannis, CEO of HICX, in a recent Supply Management article outlines how CPOs can forge valuable transformations that last Costas Xyloyiannis , CEO of HICX , the low code platform for Supplier Experience Management (SxM) has been a regular contributor to Procurement Magazine , covering issues as divergent as sustainable procurement, digitalisation, supplier relationships, net-zero, sustainability and SxM.

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How To Manage Contracts Effectively: Beginner’s Guide

ContractSafe

Managing contracts can feel like chasing a pack of hyperactive puppies.

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The Road to a Stronger Business is through Procurement

HICX

By Costas Xyloyiannis, supplier experience expert and CEO of HICX When ESG rose to the top of the board agenda, leader needed to see how compliant and ready their businesses were across multiple areas. To gain this clarity, they sought a department that could capture, analyse and report on supplier information. Ideally, they wanted a single team that had worked with 100% of suppliers across the business – which didn’t exist.

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How To Manage Contracts Effectively: Beginner’s Guide

ContractSafe

Managing contracts can feel like chasing a pack of hyperactive puppies.

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How to Modernize Manufacturing Without Losing Control

Speaker: Andrew Skoog, Founder of MachinistX & President of Hexis Representatives

Manufacturing is evolving, and the right technology can empower—not replace—your workforce. Smart automation and AI-driven software are revolutionizing decision-making, optimizing processes, and improving efficiency. But how do you implement these tools with confidence and ensure they complement human expertise rather than override it? Join industry expert Andrew Skoog as he explores how manufacturers can leverage automation to enhance operations, streamline workflows, and make smarter, data-dri

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Procurement as a Profit Center

The Good Spending

Three years ago, I wrote in " The Technology Procurement Handbook ": "Three horsemen of Apocalypse – decentralization, automation, and outsourcing – entered the realms of procurement and conquered the transactional and presentation layer. They're further aiming at category management, reporting, and operational SRM ; the closer you're to the center, the safer your job is.

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Webinar: Discover Financial Services’ Digital Transformation Journey

SpendHQ

The COVID-19 pandemic has cast a long shadow over business and society, and CPOs and their teams will have their work cut out for them if they are going to climb out from under it. For procurement, 2022 will be a more demanding year as teams deal with the ongoing pandemic, inflationary (and budgetary) pressures, as well as greater supply chain risk, and an evolving team staffing model.

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CPO Rising Listicle: 10 Essential Elements to Creating a Supplier Contract

CPO Rising

The Best-in-Class contract management approach is multi-tiered, relying on an interconnected series of capabilities that ultimately drive visibility and insights and are founded on repeatable principles via the standardization, automation, and linkage of key processes (e.g., sourcing and contract management) within the greater strategic sourcing process.

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The Very First Blog Post

Procurement Insights

What was the topic of your very first blog post? (share the link in the comments). Here is the link to my first Procurement Insights post on May 18th, 2007: [link] Are the observations still relevant today? Can you name the service provider – one of the first sponsors of my blog, started by Dave Stephens , that is now an industry giant?

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How Companies Are Navigating Tariff Chaos with GEP’s AI-Powered Procurement Platform

Tariffs are no longer just policy noise. They’re driving real, bottom-line impact. One policy shift and your sourcing strategy is upside down. This bulletin cuts straight to the point. How Market-Leading Companies Are Navigating Tariff Chaos with GEP’s AI-Powered Procurement Platform breaks down how procurement teams are staying ahead of the chaos with real-time insights, smarter sourcing moves and AI-powered agility.

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Why cutting software budgets now could cost you money in the long run

EazyStock

As we navigate a cost-of-living crisis that has seen prices and inflation soar, budgets are becoming tighter at home and work. To prevent drastic decreases in profitability or increases in debt, finance teams are scrutinizing budgets and balance sheets to find areas to cut to make savings. Changes in business priorities could also see companies shift their focus and budgets to new business initiatives.

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