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While there is no single common format for supplier business reviews, it is clear that there are some proven best practices. These meetings should be part of the contract management process, and while it may seem obvious what to do, it’s important to consider what you’re trying to achieve with these reviews. These are key topics that you should be discussing at your weekly or monthly purchasing team meetings.

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APRIL 10, 2022

Final-mile delivery will not go back to pre-pandemic levels, says Khaled Naim, chief executive officer and co-founder of Onfleet. Shippers need to make adjustments.

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The Good Spending

APRIL 10, 2022

The problem with the category management process One of the most significant problems of the category management process is the lack of adaptivity. Once issued and approved, a category strategy hardens over time and transforms from a managerial instrument into a constraint. It neither implies the immediate state nor responds to challenges and opportunities created in the business environment.

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Supply Chain Brain

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Dotting the sea off Chinese ports are 477 bulk cargo ships waiting to deliver resources from metal ore to grain into the country.

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Advertiser: GEP

“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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Procurement Templates

APRIL 10, 2022

Source: [link] gdom-market-overview. For more information about the UK from a US pespective visit: trade.gov. As of January 1, 2021, the UK finished its transition period out of the European Union single market and customs union in the split known as Brexit. However, the impact of Brexit on the economy has been rivalled by the impact of COVID on the economy; in 2020, Brexit and COVID-19 combined produced a nearly 10 percent decline in the UK’s GDP, the largest drop among OECD countries.

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Supply Chain Brain

APRIL 10, 2022

Jeff Bezos went on 60 Minutes in 2013 and pledged to fill the skies with a fleet of delivery drones that could zip parcels to customers’ homes in 30 minutes. Asked when this future would arrive, the Amazon.com founder said he expected drone deliveries to commence in the next five years.

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