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The Big Interview with Jo Meehan

Procurement Heads

You have been described in the business press as one of the ‘UK’s most influential business academics’, where did this all start for you and how did you get into procurement? Like many people in procurement, I fell into it! I would like to think people now choose it as a career, but when I left school, I didn’t have a degree, I had done A Levels in art, English and history.

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Russia Export Statistics 2022 — 18 Key Figures 

Procurement Tactics

Russia’s Export Statistics 2022 – 18 Key Figures. Russia’s export statistics are a very hot topic due to the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine. This subject is very timely to know the situation of Russia’s export in times of war. . This article will guide you through the latest Russian export statistics available in 2022. We will discuss some topics that are crucial to the situation of Russia regarding its exports. .

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How to write a business requirements document: Template, examples, tips

RPF360

Learn how to create a business requirements document that effectively informs your vendor about the outcomes and expectations you have around a project. Explore examples, templates and a guide for how to create a BRD in RFP software. The post How to write a business requirements document: Template, examples, tips appeared first on RFP360.

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The bitter truth about pineapples from Costa Rica

All Things Supply Chain

Whether on pizza, toast or in dessert, certainly everyone knows (sometimes loves) the pineapple. The pineapple plant was originally native to the Caribbean and Central America.

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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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7 recruitment tips for building your procurement team

Procurement Heads

As a specialist procurement recruiter, with many years of experience, I’ve seen all sorts of approaches to building procurement and supply chain teams. I’ve witnessed great practices and, unfortunately, disjointed approaches to hiring. With continued competition for the best procurement and supply chain talent, a slick and well-defined recruitment process can prove to be the marginal gain that leads to a successful recruitment campaign.

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Supplier Onboarding — The Ultimate Guide

Procurement Tactics

33 Procurement Interview Questions in 2022. Success! First Name. Email. Download Free Whitepaper ?. ?. Or receive our famous weekly newsletter. Supplier Onboarding — The Ultimate Guide . Supplier onboarding in a company can start slowly as its complexity requires the collection of information carefully. With no clear onboarding process, the whole thing can become messy which leads to confusion for both parties. .

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How not to lose your job in procurement

ABC of Procurement

Why so many procurement professionals at executive level, having 10+ years of experience, are either paid a low salary or becoming redundant. The post How not to lose your job in procurement first appeared on ABC of Procurement.

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Southampton-based recruiters celebrate 10th anniversary

Procurement Heads

Rupert Gaster , Founder and Managing Director, said, “It’s a fantastic achievement and testament to the team’s hard work that we are not only able to celebrate another record-breaking quarter for the business, but also our tenth anniversary. “Procurement Heads was built from very humble beginnings, from an office space in my garden, to where we are now with an incredible 20-strong team.”.

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Why Cybersecurity Has Never Been More Important for the Supply Chain Sector

Supply Chain Brain

Employee negligence and error are among the most significant cybersecurity liabilities for companies in the supply chain sector. Here are some pointers on how companies can empower employees to defend supply chains.

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Swedish Steel Manufacturer Selects Ivalua to Further Optimize Procurement Efficiency and Mitigate Supply Chain Risk

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Redwood, CA, 17 October, 2022. Ivalua, a global leader in spend management, today announced that it has been selected by Swedish steel manufacturer SSAB to further improve the efficiency of its procurement processes and uphold and strengthen supply chain risk management thanks to Ivalua’s Source-to-Contract (S2C) solution. SSAB is a global steel company with a leading market position in high-strength steel and related services.

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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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Railroads should give workers the benefits they seek

Supply Chain Dive

It's time to get freight rail back on track with a stable workforce and improved service, writes the National Association of Chemical Distributors.

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Supply Chain Senses Must Constantly Be On High Alert!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Quantum Leap to the Top 10 Supply Chain Skills of the Future! The job of a Supply Chain professional never stops. When things seem to be going smoothly there is always another problem looming around the corner. As such Supply Chain senses must always be on high alert! It is not a question of whether a new problem or challenge will occur.

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The Automation of Routine Collaborative Decisions in S&OE

Supply Chain Trend

The Sales & Operations Execution (S&OE) cycle is a much-needed addition to your S&OP/IBP process. I used to implement it as ‘The Control Cycle’. Gartner came up with S&OE and Oliver Wight now calls it ITP (Integrated Tactical Planning). Whatever you call it, you better have it as a business if you want to react to short term disruptions.

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Ivalua named as a 2022 Technology Leader in Quadrant Knowledge Solutions’ SPARK Matrix for Source-to-Pay (S2P) suites, 2022

ivalua

The post Ivalua named as a 2022 Technology Leader in Quadrant Knowledge Solutions’ SPARK Matrix for Source-to-Pay (S2P) suites, 2022 appeared first on Ivalua.

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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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Automating Business Data Within the Metaverse Workplace

Supply Chain Brain

An increasing number of companies are looking to adopt the metaverse as a key element of their future business plans.

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How Increased Engagement Can Boost Employee Productivity!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Boost Employee Engagement in Supply Chain! The workplace is full of distractions. Everything from social media to gossip and internet browsing can lead to distractions. Data shows that smartphones are the top cause of distraction among employees. With so many distractions in the office, it’s easy for employees to lose focus on their work and become less efficient than they could be.

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How digitally transforming your business will revolutionize your operations

Supply Chain Dive

Qualcomm IoT platforms are transforming businesses across the supply chain industry. Here’s a breakdown of how we are helping businesses across the supply chain industry take part in the digital revolution.

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Episode 87: Leveraging the Power of the Total Commercial Value Chain with Sachin Kasture

Una

Episode 87: Leveraging the Power of the Total Commercial Value Chain with Sachin Kasture. By Kelly Barner | October 19, 2022. Procurement has long struggled to rebrand as a team that cares about more than just costs and savings. But simply adding “value” to a list of project objectives does little to win over skeptical internal stakeholder groups. What we really need is a more comprehensive way of thinking about what the company does and how we fit into that: Total Commercial Value. .

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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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Global Labor Rates Comparison Shows China is no Longer the Low-Cost Labor Market

Supply Chain Brain

Manufacturing wages have risen in China, making the country no longer the global go-to place for low-cost labor, argues The Reshoring Institute.

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New Suppliers on Thomasnet.com for October 2022

The Thomas Blog

Exciting new B2B companies are being established across the U.S. and Canada every day, and every month, hundreds of them are joining Thomasnet.com ®. We're highlighting ten of the most notable and innovative companies below to bring some of the unique services and products they provide to the forefront. 1. Thermal Care, Inc. With headquarters in Niles, IL, Thermal Care, Inc. specializes in manufacturing cooling equipment like chillers, temperature controllers, heat exchangers, and more.

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Why is Bitcoin More Widespread than the Digital Dollar?

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. A Brief Guide to Buying Bitcoin From the Exchange Platform! A digital dollar has always been one of the most critical digital commodities worldwide. It is a virtual representation of the Dollar from the United States of America. But, today, it has been facing a lot of competition.

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Vendor Management and Mitigating IT Supplier Risk

Una

Vendor Management and Mitigating IT Supplier Risk. By Hugo Britt | October 20, 2022. Vendor managers have come a long way from being a cost-savings shop. Today, they are thoroughly integrated with the business and play a key part in ensuring resilience and minimizing supply chain interruptions. Cost savings will always be on the plate, but vendor managers are now managing risk from a governance and compliance perspective.

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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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Preparing Supply Chains for the Holiday Season With AI-powered Automation

Supply Chain Brain

Supply chains can use automation driven by artificial intelligence to bolster efficiencies, become more resilient and meet sales targets for the holiday season.

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New and Noteworthy Categories on Thomasnet.com for October 2022

The Thomas Blog

Since industry is constantly growing and evolving, Thomasnet.com ® is too. Our platform has over 75,000 categories of products and services, from alloy to zinc, for professionals like you to source from. And thanks to our industry specialists, we are constantly researching and adding to our platform with new supplier categories to help you keep up with current market trends. 1.

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Tips for Tracing Fake Coin Offerings!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Ways to Secure Your Bitcoin Wallet ! The cryptocurrency market is tough to be understood for anyone who has just entered it. To get precise information about cryptocurrencies, you must spend some time with them. So, you need to ensure that you pick up the right coin, but it is impossible when you are in a world of many fake coin offerings.

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Beeline acquires Utmost: M&A quick take (Part 1)

Spend Matters

Categories: Analysis , Breaking News , Industry News , M&A , Services Procurement & Contingent Labor Management , Solution Providers , SOW Tags: EU , PRO Earlier this week, Beeline, one of the two largest vendor management system (VMS) providers, announced it was acquiring Utmost, a services procurement and total talent management SaaS vendor that is at once both “worker-” and “procurement-”centric, a combination which represents quite an evolutionary shift in the market (whilst making H

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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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Industrial Robot Installations at an “All-Time High” — Half a Million in One Year

Supply Chain Brain

Altogether, the number of robots currently operational around the globe is reckoned to be about 3.5 million units — roughly the population of Uruguay.

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Hurricane Ian damage largely spares supply chains

Supply Chain Dive

Although some businesses will see delays, the disruption isn't expected to compare to the Texas deep freeze last February.

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How to Safely Play at an Online Casino!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. How to Start Playing Online Casinos! It’s not difficult to get scammed or become an online fraud victim. After all, cybercriminals are keeping up with the latest tech trends and know how to circumvent modern security measures. However, you don’t need to be a hacker to take advantage of someone who loves to play online casino games.

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Spend Matters names the 2022 ’50 Providers to Know,’ ’50 Providers to Watch’ and Future 5 start-ups

Spend Matters

Categories: Analytics , Breaking News , eProcurement / Procurement , Industry Analysts , Industry News , Innovation , Solution Providers , Source to Pay , Technology Tags: EU , Solution Providers After 12 months of intense debate, Spend Matters is delighted to release the 2022 “50 Procurement Providers to Know” and “50 Procurement Providers to Watch” lists along with its Future 5 start-ups.

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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