Tue.Jun 07, 2022

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5 Reasons Why and How to Measure Vendor Performance

ProcurePort

• Supplier performance concerns primarily the ability to meet specific supply requirements. • The statement of work and the supply contract represent two documents highlighting all the supplier’s expectations and work expectations. • There are many methods (and tools) to assess supplier performance. Some of these tools are paper-based, while others are digital or automated. […].

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U.S. Supply Snarls Ease as Truck Capacity Rebounds

Supply Chain Brain

A gauge of supply chain pressure in the U.S. economy fell to the lowest level since December 2020, as activity such as trucking cools from elevated levels with few signs yet of a worrying collapse.

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Transferable Skills and Carving a Career Path in Procurement with MD at Participation, Simon King – Episode 57

Procurement Talk with David Byrne

Listen in Apple Podcasts Listen in Spotify Listen in Google Podcasts Episode show notes “In procurement, you’re trying to get meetings with people who don’t want to see you, persuade them to do things they don’t want to do, and negotiate a deal. Procurement and sales are very similar in … Continued. The post Transferable Skills and Carving a Career Path in Procurement with MD at Participation, Simon King – Episode 57 appeared first on Talent Drive.

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The Future of Supply Chain Is Human-Centric: Gartner Conference Highlights

Supply Chain Brain

What does the future of supply chain hold? According to analysts at Gartner Inc.'s Supply Chain Symposium, we should expect a substantial reinvention of supply chain management.

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GEP Procurement & Supply Chain Tech Trends Report

The technological landscape is dynamic and changes quickly. And for procurement and supply chain leaders looking to harness the power of technology to navigate complex challenges and an uncertain business environment, keeping up with the latest trends can be its own obstacle. So, what’s on the technological horizon for procurement and supply chain for the year ahead?

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Local sourcing – is it for everyone?

Skill Dynamics

Since the 1980’s supply chains have become increasingly global and cost has been a dominant factor in this shift. In the 1970s and 80s, savvy organizations began to realize that they could make significant savings by sourcing raw materials and parts from markets such as Taiwan, Singapore, and China. In doing so, they fired the starting gun on far-shoring.

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Insolvency Report Reveals Near-Term Supply Chain Challenges

Supply Chain Brain

After some promising signs of supply chain stabilization toward the beginning of the year, suppliers and distributors across the globe are suddenly finding increased exposure to the risk of insolvency.

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Watch: You Need Robotics Now More than Ever

Supply Chain Brain

Ever evolving, robotics now can meet most any job in any situation, says Mike Futch, chief executive officer of Tompkins Robotics.

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Procuretech Pub: S2P Tips with Joël Collin-Demers from Pure Procurement

The Procuretech Podcast

This week on the Procuretech podcast, I’m joined by Source-to-Pay (S2P) and implementation specialist Joël Collin-Demers, all the way from Montreal. Source-to-Pay today – Market trends, Roadmaps, and Best-of-Breed vs. Full Suite. Today we’ll be talking about the dynamics of the source-to-pay application market, how to craft a transformation roadmap in that space, and where we see this market going in the future.

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Bringing Robotic Process Automation Management to 3PLs

Supply Chain Brain

Robotic process automation management (RPAM) can play an especially valuable role in the third-party logistics (3PL) industry. .

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Forget Nearshoring — Manufacturing Supply Chains Are Going Regional

Supply Chain Brain

What does it take for manufacturers to fundamentally rethink a decades-long trend toward globalization?

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Scaling Logistics for Success: A White Claw Story

Speaker: Scott Campbell and Molly Feller

As the demand for your products skyrockets 🚀, you're likely experiencing logistical challenges that are preventing you from scaling your business. The sudden surge in demand can be exciting, but it can also put a strain on your supply chain and logistics operations. In this webinar, join Scott Campbell, Vice President, Logistics & Demand at Mark Anthony Services and Molly Feller, VP Logistics as a Service Operations at e2open, as they explore the challenges that arise when companies expe