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Navigating the World of Procurement: Tips for New Agents

Procurement Freelancers

A procurement agent is the linchpin of an entire supply chain. They make sure that… The post Navigating the World of Procurement: Tips for New Agents first appeared on Procurement Blog | Procurement & Supply Chain News.

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Watch: A New and Innovative Methodology for Packing a Container

Supply Chain Brain

Wojciech Matusik, MIT professor and co-founder of Inkbit, describes a new computational method of packing a container in the most efficient way possible.

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How Off-the-Shelf Technology Can Be Profitable for Small Manufacturers

Procurement Bulletin

Amazon Launches Supply Chain Solution In its continued race to dominate e-commerce, Amazon announced a new automated supply chain service for sellers aptly named, Supply Chain by Amazon. The solution offers an end-to-end automated solution to help sellers bring product from manufacturing directly to their customers. (Is it me or did this sound like an ad for Amazon’s Supply Chain service?

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Uncertainty is the New Normal

Supply Chain Brain

It’s time for the convergence of supply chain and manufacturing.

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7 Leadership Themes for Procurement & Supply Chain Leaders in 2024

Procurement and supply chain leaders are presented with their fair share of challenges, with a host of tools and strategies to resolve them. That said, what’s the best path forward to leverage this year’s trends? In this recap of a recent GEP-WBR webinar, 7 Leadership Themes for Procurement & Supply Chain Leaders in 2024, GEP’s Pramod Sethumadhavan explores seven vital leadership trends that will help guide procurement and supply chain decision-makers.

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Contracting 101: Read The Fine Print!

Procurement Insights

According to a Deloitte Survey , 91% of people don’t read the fine print in contracts. Does this surprise you? For people 18 to 34, 97% don’t read the terms and fine print in a contract.

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Codelco Planning to End Some Copper Deals with Chinese Clients in 2025

Supply Chain Brain

Sources said Codelco is hoping to replace exclusively copper concentrate deals with other agreements that include concentrate and value-added intermediate products.

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Why the Medical-Device Industry Is Embracing Contract Manufacturing

Supply Chain Brain

In the manufacturing of medical devices, there’s no margin of error. Does it make sense, then, to outsource production of those vital yet sensitive instruments?

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[Pod] Adopting a Challenger Attitude in Complex Spend Categories

Art of Procurement

“If you look at the strategic sourcing process, I think it was made for complex categories. That’s one of the. The post [Pod] Adopting a Challenger Attitude in Complex Spend Categories appeared first on Art of Procurement.

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G-7 Plans to Ban Imports of Russian Diamonds, Belgium Says

Supply Chain Brain

The mechanism will consist of a direct ban on purchases, which would take effect on January 1, as well as an indirect ban, which would kick in more gradually.

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