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Re-establishing the Enterprise’s Risk Appetite

All Things Supply Chain

Since risk is a reality in business, and ‘certainty’ is an extremely expensive proposition, an enterprise’s appetite for risk has always been measured on a sliding scale.

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Avoiding Procure to Pay Cycle Pitfalls

ProcurePort

The procure to pay cycle is made up of a series of processes and procedures all related to the procurement, and payment for goods and services. Companies and organizations of all sizes use procurement teams to secure the goods and services needed to build goods or provide services to the end-customer. As with any department […]. The post Avoiding Procure to Pay Cycle Pitfalls appeared first on ProcurePort Blog.

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LEADER – The Forrester Wave™: Supplier Risk & Performance Management Platforms, Q3 2020

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The post LEADER – The Forrester Wave™: Supplier Risk & Performance Management Platforms, Q3 2020 appeared first on Ivalua.

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Six Keys to Discovering ‘Goldilocks’ Pricing for Businesses and Customers

Supply Chain Brain

As I was reading the story “Goldilocks and the Three Bears” to my youngest son, I had a revelation about … pricing.

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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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The Parallel Supply Chain … A Twilight Zone Strategy?

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Defining the New Normal in Supply Chain! What’s Normal Anyways? The Coronavirus pandemic has resulted in lockdowns of enormous portions of the global population and its businesses. The unprecedented disruption in these Supply Chains and the economy, along with panic buying (eg. toilet paper ) and extraordinary demand for PPE (Personal Protect Equipment) has brought the subject of a Parallel Supply Chain to the forefront

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RFQ Meaning: Understanding a Request for Quote Procedure

ProcurePort

The procurement process is all about creating reliable, resilient, and sturdy supply chains, while improving time, efficiency, and savings. This combination of goals is achieved through various procedures and processes that can be standardized, customized, and fulfilled all through procurement software. With the help of knowledgeable employees empowered to use it of course.

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Avoiding the Pitfalls of Cross-Border E-Commerce Delivery

Supply Chain Brain

Selling across borders means you can reach new customers in bigger and faster-growing markets. Yet businesses can become intimidated by the operational complexities of selling internationally, especially when it comes to delivery and returns.

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What is Inventory Shrinkage?

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Featuring Our 10 Best Inventory Management Articles! Inventory Shrinkage article and permission to publish here provided by Jake Rheude at redstagfulfillment.com. There are many terms for inventory shrinkage: warehouse shrinkage, product shrinkage, loss of product. They all amount to the same thing — your merchandise is missing from the warehouse shelves.

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Saving on Employee Expenses - Anthony Devine from Finfo

The Procuretech Podcast

Expenses for items such as individual company mobile phone usage, printing and copaying is typically billed centrally against a centrally negotiated contract. The costs incurred, however, are often both a mystery and black hole of unaudited, unchecked invoices. They needn't be. All organisations can access individual employee expense data if they so wish.

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Claritum hosts its first vertical sector Webinar, focused on Universities

Claritum

Bath, UK (Jul 30, 2020) – Claritum, a provider of cloud-based spend management solutions, today announced the company hosted its first vertical sector Webinar, focused on Universities. The webinar entitled “Intelligent Procurement for Universities” was a joint webinar with Data 3. On the webinar, we shared our perspective on the daily adversities that Universities face, whilst managing annual cutbacks on funding.

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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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New Country Resilience Index Showcases the Usual Suspects, Best and Worst

Supply Chain Brain

Much attention has been paid to the ability of individual companies and their supply chains to withstand disruptive events. But what makes an entire country resilient?

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Comparing the Most Popular Crypto Exchanges!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Cryptocurrencies Beyond Bitcoin! You can’t really rank crypto exchanges unless you’re ranking by very specific metrics. Some clearly win in terms of transaction volume. Others accept more currencies, others make more trades, while others have a more user-friendly interface. It comes down to what you value more in a crypto exchange and what makes that one a better fit for you.

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Supply Chain Weekly Wrap-Up: 07/24/20 – 07/30/20

All Things Supply Chain

General Mills Adds More Outsourcing Partners as It Aims to Meet Packaged-Food Demand General Mills Inc.

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IVALUA cited as a ‘LEADER’ in Supplier Risk Performance Management by independent reseach firm

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Covid-19 amplifies the need for SRPM solutions to better manage suppliers. London, UK – July 28, 2020 – Ivalua, a global leader in cloud Spend Management solutions, today announced that it has been recognized as a Leader by Forrester Research Inc. in “The Forrester Wave : Supplier Risk And Performance Management (SRPM) Platforms, Q3 2020.

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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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How Demand for Electric Vehicles Will Impact the Supply Chain

Supply Chain Brain

Global demand for electric vehicles is accelerating as consumers become more eco-conscious and countries set new targets for cutting carbon emissions.

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DPS: An Answer to Public Procurement Burdens?

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Every year, more than 250,000 public authorities in the European Union spend around 14% of GDP (around €2 trillion per year) on the purchase of services, works and supplies. Their peers in the United States are also responsible for about $2 trillion in spend. Could the money be better spent? Absolutely. How? Now that’s a much more difficult question.

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Overcoming Vendor Management Challenges!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Strategic Supplier Relationship Management – Do’s and Don’ts. Vendor Management Challenges article and permission to publish here provided by Aggy Zawadzka at straightnorth.com. Executives and managers already understand how vital it is to manage employees. However, for those who work in the supply chain industry, there is the added difficulty of vendor management.

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Dubaï, UAE | Procurement Strategy Summit

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The post Dubaï, UAE | <br>Procurement Strategy Summit appeared first on Ivalua.

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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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Why Service Has a Big Role to Play in Shaping the New Economy

Supply Chain Brain

COVID-19 has been the ultimate digital accelerant, giving advanced industrial services a big role to play in shaping the new economy.

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How to Implement Multi-Factor Authentication — and Why It Matters

Supply Chain Brain

There's been an increase in supply-chain cyberattacks during the COVID-19 pandemic — and it’s likely to keep rising.

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LEADER – The Forrester Wave™: SRPM

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