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The Future of Procurement Is Upon Us. Are You Ready?

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Niul Burton wrote a great article in Industry Week titled “Procurement 2025: 10 Challenges that Will Transform Global Sourcing”. For those of you who are executives in Supply Chain, Procurement or New Product Introduction/Development, this is a must read. The article drives home what we at Directworks talk to Supply Chain and Procurement executives about every day—it is time to get your house in order because building a supply chain for the future takes time, resources and money to implement pr

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Think Tank Report: Integrated Business Planning

All Things Supply Chain

On May 24, 2016 a group of nine supply chain and operations managers gathered together in Düsseldorf to discuss the pressing issues surrounding the topic of Integrated Business Planning and how the approach can be used to drive business growth.

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Find the Value Effect in your Business Environment

The Network Effect

How biology can shed light on business “The edge effect” is a term from ecology that I believe can give us insight into how we can improve business and the technology used to power it. First, what is an “edge” in this context? An edge is where two different biological “communities” or landscapes meet. So […]. The post Find the Value Effect in your Business Environment appeared first on The Network Effect.

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Memorial Day in the USA

Supply Chain Action Blog

Let us remember and honor all who serve a higher good than their own comfort and fulfillment. This is Memorial Day weekend for us in the U.S., but may our memory serve us well when the calendar does not. Let us never forget when uncommon valor becomes a common virtue and those who shirk not their duty, nor shrink from their sacrifice leave their families bereaved.

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7 Leadership Themes for Procurement & Supply Chain Leaders in 2024

Procurement and supply chain leaders are presented with their fair share of challenges, with a host of tools and strategies to resolve them. That said, what’s the best path forward to leverage this year’s trends? In this recap of a recent GEP-WBR webinar, 7 Leadership Themes for Procurement & Supply Chain Leaders in 2024, GEP’s Pramod Sethumadhavan explores seven vital leadership trends that will help guide procurement and supply chain decision-makers.

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Is Flowcasting the Supply Chain Only for the Few?

The Network Effect

Flowcasting has often been referred to as ‘the Holy Grail’ of demand driven supply chain planning (and rightly so). Driving the entire supply chain across multiple enterprises from sales at the store shelf right back to the factory. So is Flowcasting a retail solution or a manufacturing solution? Many analysts, consultants and solution providers have […].

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Memorial Day in the USA

Supply Chain Action Blog

Let us remember and honor all who serve a higher good than their own comfort and fulfillment. This is Memorial Day weekend for us in the U.S., but may our memory serve us well when the calendar does not. Let us never forget when uncommon valor becomes a common virtue and those who shirk not their duty, nor shrink from their sacrifice leave their families bereaved.

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