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Manufacturing Sourcing Company in India — The Ultimate Guide of 2023

Procurement Tactics

33 Procurement Interview Questions in 2022. Download Whitepaper →. . Or receive our famous weekly newsletter. Manufacturing Sourcing Company in India — The Ultimate Guide of 2023. India’s manufacturing industry is gaining popularity in the world and is set to grow much bigger in the future. However, why do companies source in India? In this article, we will talk about what a manufacturing sourcing company is.

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Drayage: What Is It & Why Does It Matter?

All Things Supply Chain

Drayage is one of the supply chain’s most important components, yet it is often confused or simply unknown.

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Head2Head with Dan Churton

Procurement Heads

Ben Stickland spoke with Dan Churton, Commercial & Transformation Director at Orbit to hear more about the organisation’s heritage, culture and the important role the Head of Procurement that Procurement Heads is recruiting will play in enabling Orbit to achieve its strategic goals. . Orbit Group is a group of housing associations providing affordable housing to around 40,000 households in England, mainly in the Midlands, East Anglia and the southeast, operating out of 7 offices with t

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Six Logistics Trends to Watch for in 2023

Supply Chain Brain

The transportation and logistics industry faces new challenges and an uncertain economy in the coming year. Following are six trends we can expect to see in 2023. .

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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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Applying Industry 4.0 to build better supply chains

SCMR (Supply Chain Management Review)

By focusing on integration of advanced technologies, I4.0 can distribute decision making and expand choices across vast supply chains.

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Tesla Hands Over First ‘Badass’ Big Rig Semis to PepsiCo

Supply Chain Brain

Large fleet operators like PepsiCo, Walmart Inc., Meijer Inc. and J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. were among the companies that placed non-binding reservations for the Semi starting in 2017.

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Why Forklift Fleet Management Needs an Overhaul

Supply Chain Brain

With all the pressures of the usual end-of-year scramble, and the need to be planning now for 2023, it might seem like the worst possible time to overhaul the management of forklift fleets.

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[Pod] Who is responsible for making sure suppliers break even? w/ Philip Ideson and Kelly Barner

Art of Procurement

In challenging economic times, each company has to eke the most value out of every contract. But are there limitations. The post [Pod] Who is responsible for making sure suppliers break even? w/ Philip Ideson and Kelly Barner appeared first on Art of Procurement.

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Carbon Management (Part 1): TechMatch launch, participating vendors and overall results

Spend Matters

Categories: Analysis , CSR , Procurement Strategy & Planning , Sustainability , Technology Tags: PRO For most procurement organizations, carbon management — and greenhouse gases (GHG) more broadly — is a hot topic (no pun intended). There are multiple challenges to tackle, many of which apply to other ESG areas. Even though carbon management is one of the more advanced ESG categories, many organizations lack a structured framework, a methodology and a standard framework.

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STB to Hold Public Hearing on UP Rail Embargoes

Supply Chain Brain

The STB says that disruptions in UP’s service levels have a significant detrimental impact on the supply chain and the nation’s economy.

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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

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Gap reaps benefits from lower air freight rates

Supply Chain Dive

Retailers are growing more optimistic about freight-related tailwinds as rates become more favorable heading into the new year.

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4 reasons to adopt a just-in-case inventory management strategy

Strategic Sourceror

Prior to the pandemic, just-in-time inventory — the supply chain management strategy of keeping "just enough" inventory in stock to satisfy expected demand — was considered conventional wisdom. But in the aftermath of COVID-19 and the product shortages that were omnipresent, organizations are reconsidering that erstwhile best practice.

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Walgreens launches 24-hour same day delivery

Supply Chain Dive

The pharmacy chain has enlisted multiple delivery platforms to carry out its same-day deliveries in recent years.

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Services economy turns in strong November performance, says ISM

SCMR (Supply Chain Management Review)

The Services PMI—at 56.5 (a reading of 50 or higher signals growth)—increased 2.1% over October’s 54.4, which was down 2.3% compared to September, growing, at a faster rate, for the 30th consecutive month, with services growth intact for 152 of the last 154 months through November.

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Rethinking Direct Materials Sourcing: The Tools You Need To Manage Costs, Risks and Sustainability

Direct materials sourcing is evolving, with procurement now tasked not only with cost efficiency but managing sustainability and risk management. The environment is marked by heightened demand and expectations, compounded by challenges such as rising input prices, supply chain disruptions and geopolitical tensions. While some embrace cutting-edge tools like AI and blockchain for global trade functions, others lag in technology adoption.

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Carbon Management (Part 2): Overview of solutions and strengths/weaknesses

Spend Matters

Categories: CSR , Procurement Strategy & Planning , Procurement Systems & Architecture , Sustainability , Technology , Vendor Snapshots Tags: PRO In the first part of this series we gave a high-level overview of the providers included in the recently launched TechMatch for carbon management. We explained how carbon management is a multifaceted topic and that there are different types of providers that cover this segment.

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Watch: Waytek Wire and FastFetch: A Case Study

Supply Chain Brain

A case study about how Waytek Wire implemented an innovative order-fulfillment system from FastFetch, with Waytek owner and chief operating officer Mike Larson, and FastFetch president and founder Jack Peck.

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QuickBooks Solution Provider Program Helps Finale Users with Inventory Accuracy

Finale Inventory

Finale Inventory is proud to announce that we’ve joined Intuit’s QuickBooks Solution Provider Program. Small business owners can reduce errors and save time on manual transactions all while increasing efficiency with our tightly integrated inventory and accounting solution. By taking advantage of our bundle offer that combines QuickBooks Online and Finale at a discounted rate, businesses can achieve seamless, real-time inventory tracking without the hassle of developers or additional staff

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Oil Tankers Queue up off Turkey as Price Cap on Russian Crude Begins

Supply Chain Brain

The tanker buildup is the first sign of the impact of the cap on the international oil market, which has been upended by the war in Ukraine.

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Supply Chain Orchestration: A New Era in Supply Chain Management

When the only certainty is uncertainty, what does that mean for today’s supply chain management approaches? This eBook delves into how supply chain orchestration can help businesses unlock agility, transparency, intelligence, and trust across their end-to-end supply chain.

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Podcast: Unlocking the X Factor in Procurement Transformation

PASA (Procurement and Supply Australasia)

It is not easy to strike a balance between the need for speed, control, and compliance. Get it right and you’ve unlocked the X factor. Get it wrong and the customer experience will suffer. The business wants more convenience but procurement is wired to ensure control. Can procurement satisfy both at the same time? In this session from the Art of Procurement’s Mastermind LIVE 2022, Radhika Samant, VP of Finance and Head of Global Procurement at Optimizely, and Lalitha Rajagopalan, Co-founde

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Tesla Plans to Cut Output of EVs at Shanghai Factory

Supply Chain Brain

The trimming marks the first time Elon Musk’s EV maker has voluntarily reduced production at its Shanghai plant.

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Procure-to-Pay (P2P) vs. Source-to-Pay (S2P)

Procurement Software

Procure-to-Pay (P2P) and Source-to-Pay (S2P) are not just fancy acronyms used by consultants, procurement and finance professionals. Behind these terms are whole concepts of processes that manage how goods and services in your business are requested, sourced, received and paid. There are an increasing number of P2P and S2P technology solutions providers on the market.