Procurement Bulletin

AUGUST 20, 2023

Container Rates from China Start Rising Again As shipping rates started coming down and the chaos for supply chains started improving, it looks like container rates from China to the U.S. are starting to creep up again. Sugar Distributor Expands Products Vancouver-based sugar distributor, Rogers Sugar, is looking to expand its Montreal production facility to increase production by 20%.

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Supply Chain Brain

AUGUST 20, 2023

The latest skirmish in the trade war between the U.S. and China provides yet another reminder of why American high-tech manufacturers need to diversify their supply of critical raw materials.

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Barkers Procurement

AUGUST 20, 2023

AMP periods encourage efficiency in the water sector by defining targets for water companies to strive towards in areas such as industry planning, network maintenance, the environment and customer service levels. But as AMP8 beckons, what lessons can be learned from previous AMP periods? Consideration of Longer Term Agreements Each AMP period involves considerable investment with procurement frameworks often covering ambitious long-term capital infrastructure projects that drive forward a forwar

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Supply Chain Brain

AUGUST 20, 2023

These policy reforms will lead to efficiency and productivity gains and enable “stable prices for consumers, assured supplies and remunerative proceeds for farmers,” said the Reserve Bank of India.

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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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Art of Procurement

AUGUST 20, 2023

“Yes, change is hard to manage and process at any level which is why I always recommend that you give. The post [Pod] An Expert’s Guide to Procurement Change Management appeared first on Art of Procurement.

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Supply Chain Brain

AUGUST 20, 2023

The truckload volume index (TVI) for vans fell by 7.0% while refrigerated TVI decreased by 3.4% and flatbed TVI shrank by 12.8%.

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Supply Chain Brain

AUGUST 20, 2023

A perspective from Infor Nexus about why supply chain inefficiencies persist, and what can be done about them.

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