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Tour de Supply Chain

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Cycling becomes even more popular during the summer months and the 105th edition of the Tour de France, which this year takes place from July 7 to July 29, adds…

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The Inventory Planners Guide to Managing Product Life Cycle

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?. A product life cycle is a business management technique that defines a list of stages in the lifespan of commercial or consumer products. Product Life cycles are used for determining the lifespan of these products; such as the normal phases through which a product goes over its lifespan. Every manufacturer and distributor of after market parts needs to have a pulse on the different stages of their product life cycle to ensure inventory levels are being accurately forecasted and replenishment

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Women in Finance: A Personal Journey

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Financial executives are stereotypically viewed as individuals with a passion for numbers, lacking the ability to communicate and collaborate with the rest of the organization. And, by the way, they’re overwhelmingly male. Today, though, that image is being undermined by dramatic changes in the role of corporate finance. On this episode, we meet Lisa Wu, chief financial officer of Haven , a provider of global trade management software.

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Most Popular Supply Chain Posts of 2018 So Far (Part 2)

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Here’s is part 2 of our Most Popular Posts of 2018. If you missed it, here’s Most Popular Posts of. The post Most Popular Supply Chain Posts of 2018 So Far (Part 2) appeared first on The Network Effect.

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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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Dig Deep for Effective Decisions on Indirect Spend

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Claritum Article - Procurement Blog. Contents. Introduction. Understanding Indirect Spend. Getting to the detail. Making effective decisions from data. Summary. Introduction. To make effective decisions about indirect spend, it is important to understand the scope and breadth of the category – visibility. This requires a deep dive into the data relating to the category in order to be able to fully understand the category and make effective decisions relating to the category.

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Manufacturers May Need to Give White-Collar Perks to Fill Blue-Collar Jobs

Supply Chain Brain

The reason behind the gap relates to demographics; an oversized generation — baby boomers — is starting to retire, and not enough of the next three generations are interested in taking their place. Most people think this deficit is concentrated in skilled labor categories, and there’s no doubt that finding candidates with the right training for certain jobs is part of the problem.

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A Journey to the Cloud Enables the Push to a Digital Supply Chain

Supply Chain Brain

At Schneider Electric , the global purveyor of energy management and industrial automation systems, the cloud presented an opportunity to undertake a wholesale digital transformation of its supply chain. Stuart Whiting, who today serves as Schneider Electric’s senior vice president for logistics and network design, arrived at the company five years ago.

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Dig Deep for Effective Decisions on Indirect Spend

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Claritum Article - Procurement Blog. Contents. Introduction. Understanding Indirect Spend. Getting to the detail. Making effective decisions from data. Summary. Introduction. To make effective decisions, It is important within any spend category to understand the scope and breadth of the category – visibility. This requires a deep dive into the data relating to the category in order to be able to fully understand the category and make effective decisions relating to the Category.

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Why America’s Cheese Capital Is at the Center of Trump’s Trade War

Supply Chain Brain

Now Plymouth residents are worried they will become one of the first big victims of Donald Trump’s escalating trade war. In retaliation for his administration’s tariffs on steel and aluminium, the U.S.’s largest trading partners, Canada, China, the EU and Mexico, have all targeted the cheese industry with regulations and extra duties and this week raised the stakes, adding more duties as the threat of an all-out trade war grows.