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Rise in demand for interim professionals

Procurement Heads

His colleague, Jack Birch , Senior Manager – Interim Recruitment, shares his update on David’s insight and looks at: Why interims are still in demand IR35 – the repeal of the repeal and its impact Where we are currently seeing demand for interim procurement and supply chain professionals Current interim procurement professional day rates. Why are interims still in demand.

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China Export Statistics 2022 — 18 Key Figures

Procurement Tactics

33 Procurement Interview Questions in 2022. Success! First Name. Email. Download Free Whitepaper ?. ?. Or receive our famous weekly newsletter. China Export Statistics 2022 — 18 Key Figures. China’s export statistics show you the situation of its export as it is the number one exporter in the world. However, is its export growing? . For this article, we will show you statistical figures that will allow you to know the growth of China’s exports in 2022.

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Procurement request guide: Basics, tips and examples

RPF360

Does your procurement team take requests? Listening to and serving stakeholders is a big part of creating a successful procurement team. Fortunately, a procurement request form makes it easy for stakeholders to initiate a project and engage with procurement. At the same time, the procurement managers receive a standardized overview that empowers them to quickly understand the need and assist.

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Sustainable procurement – setting up procedures

ABC of Procurement

Planning to Implement Sustainable procurement in your organization? Here is what I am doing. The post Sustainable procurement – setting up procedures first appeared on ABC of Procurement.

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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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41% of workers plan to quit

Procurement Heads

41% of workers plan to quit. That’s according to a new piece from Forbes. What impact will this have on the procurement recruitment market? A “mass talent exodus” will only make it trickier for organisations looking to hire at a time when there is still a huge demand for talent. The best candidates will be able to cherry-pick the opportunity that entices them the most.

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Salary Negotiation Statistics 2022 — 18 Key Figures?

Procurement Tactics

33 Procurement Interview Questions in 2022. Success! First Name. Email. Download Free Whitepaper ?. ?. Or receive our famous weekly newsletter. Salary Negotiation Statistics 2022 — 18 Key Figures. Salary negotiation can be daunting as sometimes you can feel that you are not in a position to negotiate your salary. However, today, many recruiters have positive remarks about potential employees who do this. .

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Three Small Supply Chain Improvements That Can Greatly Increase Monthly Profits

Supply Chain Brain

In light of today’s era of inflation and a possible recession just on the horizon, now is the ideal time to seek out ways to optimize your business’s processes as a way to cut down on costs. .

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41% of workers plan to quit

Procurement Heads

41% of workers plan to quit. That’s according to a new piece from Forbes. What impact will this have on the procurement recruitment market? A “mass talent exodus” will only make it trickier for organisations looking to hire at a time when there is still a huge demand for talent. The best candidates will be able to cherry-pick the opportunity that entices them the most.

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Procurement Fraud Statistics 2022 — 18 Key Figures

Procurement Tactics

33 Procurement Interview Questions in 2022. Success! First Name. Email. Download Free Whitepaper ?. ?. Or receive our famous weekly newsletter. Procurement Fraud Statistics 2022 — 18 Key Figures. Procurement fraud statistics allow you to know how often companies still lose money through fraudulent acts in procurement in 2022. However, what are these statistics?

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The Role of IT in Supply Chain!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Thoughts on Future Challenges and the Strategic Direction of Supply Chain! Supply chain management is an important aspect of every business because it ensures your business gets the supplies, resources, and materials it needs to fulfill services or deliver products to customers. However, the modern supply chain has become increasingly complex and challenging to manage.

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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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What Now for Self-Driving Trucks? How About We Focus on Rail!

Supply Chain Brain

It’s time to admit it: self-driving trucks are hooey. We should instead turn to reviving America’s neglected rail network.

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Rise in demand for interim professionals

Procurement Heads

His colleague, Jack Birch , Senior Manager – Interim Recruitment, shares his update on David’s insight and looks at: Why interims are still in high demand IR35 – the repeal of the repeal and its impact Where we are currently seeing demand for interim procurement and supply chain professionals Current interim procurement professional day rates. Why are interims still in demand.

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What is supply chain sustainability?

IBM Supply Chain Blog

When your sourcing team chooses what to buy and who to buy from, are you selecting vendors who share the same social values as your brand? When your manufacturing plants produce goods, are you minimizing waste and effectively using finite resources? When fulfilling orders for customers, do you know how your packaging and shipping decisions impact the environment?

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5 Reasons for Manufacturing Production Delays!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Manufacturing Toolbox for Next Level Productivity. Manufacturing production delays can be devastating for the core business and others that rely on the manufactured products for their own processes. A delay in one manufacturing plant can have ripple effects across a whole supply chain, which is why it is so important to prevent these delays.

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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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The Promising Future of Last-Mile Delivery

Supply Chain Brain

To meet modern customer demands, including same-day delivery and real-time visibility, specialized companies within the last-mile space are needed.

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UPS plans logistics-as-a-service offering to build out revenue streams

Supply Chain Dive

Several of the company’s standalone digital services are involved, including Roadie, Coyote Logistics and Delivery Solutions.

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Benefits of Strategic Sourcing

Una

Benefits of Strategic Sourcing and Best Practices. By Eric Edwards | November 1, 2022. For decades, procurement professionals saw as much daylight as the basement-dwelling character Milton Waddams in Office Space. These “back-office” workers were seen primarily as clerical support, entering and tracking purchase orders and researching suppliers. And, like Milton, management assumed procurement people were happily left alone in dank office spaces, content having their red staplers by their side.

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The Importance of the Software Product Discovery Phase!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. How to Reduce Software Development Cycle Time! It’s no secret that the software development process can be long and arduous. But what many people don’t realize is that the early stages of the software product discovery process are crucial to the success of the project.

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How to Create a Blueprint for Fleet Resilience

Speaker: Jeff Dickinson - President and CEO of Railgistixs Transport, Supply Chain and Logistics Thought Leader

Despite the ongoing transformation of the supply chain and logistics landscape, the steadfast importance of carrier safety remains a core principle. From prioritizing preventative maintenance to optimizing fleet utilization, the fundamentals persist. If you’re overlooking and neglecting essential safety precautions today, this could result in expensive repairs and potential safety hazards in the future. 🚧 Join Jeff Dickinson for a conversation on how to mitigate risk, enforce compliance,

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Watch: Visibility and Security: Critical Issues in Supply Chain Today

Supply Chain Brain

An update on the partnership between Overhaul and Microsoft, discussing the ever-increasing importance of tight security throughout every stage of the supply chain.

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FedEx preps for moderate peak season with space to add new customers

Supply Chain Dive

The company will continue to onboard during the holidays thanks to “a little flex in the network," Chief Customer Officer Brie Carere told Supply Chain Dive.

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Episode 89: Smoothing and Accelerating B2B Cash Flows with Chris Tsai

Una

Episode 89: Smoothing and Accelerating B2B Cash Flows with Chris Tsai. By Kelly Barner | November 2, 2022. Cash flow is top of mind for all corporate leaders today, even with all of the other challenges they are facing. Delays in the cash supply chain can be just as problematic as delays in the physical supply chain, and while procurement is typically focused on negotiating value and savings from suppliers, being more informed about the opportunity that exists in managing cash flows is substanti

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How Risk Management Software is Transforming 3 Industries!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Supply Chain Risk Management is a Cirque Du Soleil Calibre Act! In today’s world, supply chains are more important than ever. They’re a key part of any business’s operations, but they can also be one of the most vulnerable areas. From a business perspective, it’s no longer enough to simply produce and distribute your products.

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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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Small Changes Can Make a Large Impact on Supply Chain Sustainability

Supply Chain Brain

Supply chain decision-makers have plenty of opportunities to make small changes that compound to have a larger impact — both on the environment and their bottom line.

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Port of Houston will move forward with a container dwell fee in December

Supply Chain Dive

In addition to a $45 per day fee for aging containers, the port is also considering an excessive dwell fee to help reduce congestion.

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AvidXchange makes the leap from a ‘A Provider to Watch’ to ‘A Provider to Know’

Spend Matters

Categories: Accounts Payable , Analysis , Payments , Procurement Strategy & Planning , Technology Tags: 50 Providers to Know , EU Spend Matters is delighted to announce the 2022 edition of the “50 Procurement Providers to Know” and “50 Procurement Providers to Watch” lists, released at the SIG Global Executive Summit on October 17. For the 9th year in a row, our analysts debated intensely to determine which companies across 10 procurement technology market sectors deserve closer attention as

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Why Are Offline Electricity Bill Payments Not Popular?

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. How to Save Money as a Business! A question that has been asked time and again. The popularity of offline electricity bill payments has declined over the years. It is because there are many other options available to make payments for your bills, and these options are much faster and more cost-effective than the old way.

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How to Stay Competitive in the Evolving State of Martech

Marketing technology is essential for B2B marketers to stay competitive in a rapidly changing digital landscape — and with 53% of marketers experiencing legacy technology issues and limitations, they’re researching innovations to expand and refine their technology stacks. To help practitioners keep up with the rapidly evolving martech landscape, this special report will discuss: How practitioners are integrating technologies and systems to encourage information-sharing between departments and pr

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Why Retailers are Pushing Overstock Inventory into the Secondary Market

Supply Chain Brain

Retailers have invested heavily in predictive analytics to drive accurate purchasing. Yet they still have significant overstock problems.

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Aldi tests ecommerce platform, aims to create new delivery service

Supply Chain Dive

The business is working with a tech company to develop its own online grocery platform for use across the U.S.

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Beeline acquires Utmost: Market, Competitive and Customer Analysis and Recommendations (Part 2)

Spend Matters

Categories: Analysis , Breaking News , Industry News , M&A , Services Procurement & Contingent Labor Management , Solution Providers , SOW Tags: EU , PRO In October, Beeline announced it was acquiring Utmost, a vendor in the contingent workforce and talent management market. Part 1 of our M&A coverage explored the history of the vendor management system (VMS) and where Utmost fits into the modern and increasingly HR friendly equation, alongside a more traditional contingent workforc

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Information Architecture Tips and Best Practices!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. What is Product (or Master) Data Management? If you’re not a software developer, you probably think of information architecture (IA) as nothing more than the structure of a website or app. You might not even give it a second thought. But if you take a closer look, you’ll see that IA is actually one of the most important aspects of web and app design.

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The Art of Consistent Perfect Order Delivery: Smart Order Fulfillment Through Orchestration

Shippers and logistics service providers are pressured to match the “Amazon effect” for fast and efficient service across multiple B2C, B2B, and D2C channels. Perfect order delivery - on-time and in-full at the lowest possible cost – is critical. However, recent surveys of supply chain stakeholders reveal that many don't have the technology necessary to achieve it.