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The Amazing Supply Chain of McDonalds

All Things Supply Chain

*Disclaimer – This isn’t a commercial blog post.* Back in 1940, brothers Richard and Maurice McDonald, founded McDonalds in San Bernardino, California, USA.

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Ivalua Further Grows its Procurement Solution Business in Canada

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Canadian-based TELUS implements Ivalua’s EPS solution to digitize the entire end-user buying process. Redwood City, CA, April 11th, 2022 – Today, Ivalua – a leading provider of global Spend Management Cloud solutions , and Optis Consulting – a trusted implementation partner, announced that world-leading Canadian communications technology company, TELUS, has successfully implemented their electronic procurement solution (EPS) to digitize TELUS’ entire end-user buying process. .

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Truck Blockade at U.S.-Mexico Border Imperils $440 Billion Trade

Supply Chain Brain

A Mexican truck blockade at a key Texas bridge is diverting U.S.-bound cargoes to far-flung crossings, worsening shipping snarls and raising the specter of delivery disruptions for everything from avocados to auto parts.

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How supply chain disruption and inflation impact procurement

Fraxion

Over the past two years, the global pandemic has exposed existing weaknesses in global supply chains—high consumer demand and increasing supply chain costs have created difficulties in procurement worldwide, with soaring inflation impacting business spend and, ultimately, profitability [1].

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Manufacturing Sustainability Surge: Your Guide to Data-Driven Energy Optimization & Decarbonization

Speaker: Kevin Kai Wong, President of Emergent Energy Solutions

In today's industrial landscape, the pursuit of sustainable energy optimization and decarbonization has become paramount. Manufacturing corporations across the U.S. are facing the urgent need to align with decarbonization goals while enhancing efficiency and productivity. Unfortunately, the lack of comprehensive energy data poses a significant challenge for manufacturing managers striving to meet their targets.

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Watch: Do Ocean Carrier Contracts Make Sense Today?

Supply Chain Brain

Gordon Downes, chief executive officer of NYSHEX, discusses how ocean service contracts can be fashioned to include actual commitments on the part of both carriers and shippers.

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How can we respond to today’s unprecedented global supply issues and rising costs?

Positive Purchasing

Jonathan O’Brien considers procurement within an inflationary environment and suggests ways to cope with unparalleled changes and increased expenditure. How can we renegotiate with existing suppliers or break away and form new relationships? Today, we’re seeing unprecedented changes in our supply chains with UK issues ranging from domestic goods through to raw materials.

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Procurement Experts on CPO Rising – Leading a Procurement Organization

CPO Rising

On January 4, 2010, Ardent Partners launched CPO Rising as a new resource to procurement leaders around the world. The site tagline then (and now) was (and is) straight and to the point – “The Site for Chief Procurement Officers and Supply Management Leaders.” Over the years, the firm, this site, and our community have grown exponentially. And, as […].

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Seeking a Short-Term Solution to the Container Backup

Supply Chain Brain

Logistics experts are busy considering ways in which their supply chains can be redesigned so as to avoid the kind of congestion that has brought international goods movement to a virtual halt at major ports. But in the meantime, the system is crying out for some form of immediate relief.

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What is Supplier Development?

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The post What is Supplier Development? appeared first on JAGGAER.

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Ford’s Shuttered India Factories May Be Reborn in EV Push

Supply Chain Brain

While it’s difficult for U.S. carmaking giants to make any meaningful inroads in India, electric vehicles could offer another opportunity to take a shot in the market of 1.4 billion people.

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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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Modernization is not Digital Transformation!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. What is a Digital Transformation? I recently had the privilege of attending a program at MIT’s Sloan School of Management about Organizational Design for Digital Transformation. My curiosity on the topic, inspired by the daily barrage of articles, emails, white papers, and webinar invitations on digital transformation, piqued my desire to get to the bottom of what it is or isn’t by way of an informed, expert source.

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