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How the Pandemic Has Altered AT&T’s Global Sourcing Strategy

Supply Chain Brain

COVID-19 has disrupted supply chains all over the world, and that of communications giant AT&T was no exception

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Leveraging Trade Agreements to Reduce Global Sourcing Costs

Supply Chain Brain

Manufacturers and retailers often source materials, components or finished products from low-cost countries to improve cost-competitiveness, despite the greater risk of trade wars and other disruptions in extended, global supply chains

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Universal Supply Chain Misconceptions or “Global Sourcing Lies”

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In a recent Sourcing Journal Online article, Sourcing is Hard , Mike Todaro, managing director of the Americas Apparel Producers’ Network, quotes Barbara Zeins, an industry expert that published a short list of “9 Big FAT Garment Lies,” which we might as well call “Global Sourcing Lies,” more generally. The post Universal Supply Chain Misconceptions or “Global Sourcing Lies” appeared first on Directworks.

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How is technology transforming global sourcing ?

Claritum

Does your business source products and services from global markets? If your company is sourcing goods and services internationally you could be reaping many benefits. However, you could also face many challenges when globally sourcing across geopolitical boundaries. Your business could struggle to achieve visibility of its global supply chain. Do you have visibility of a global supply chain? Global Sourcing Technology.

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Creating More Resilient Global Supply Chains

Supply Chain Brain

Here's how to reassess short-, mid- and long-term global sourcing and production strategies

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A Procurement in 5-Minutes Special: When does it make sense to outsource indirect procurement?

Sourcing Solved

In today’s Procurement in 5-Minutes, I am delighted to be joined by Kate Lovejoy, CPO of Global Sourcing at Genpact. appeared first on Sourcing Solved. Podcast - Procurement in 5-Minutes Podcasts outsourcing Procurement sourcingProcurement in 5-Minutes.

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The Big Interview with Lorna Baker

Procurement Heads

We procure responsibly sourced, environmentally friendly and recycled materials wherever we can and we make sure that sustainable practices and added social value are key requirements of tender opportunities.

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Selecting a Supply Chain Planning Platform

Solvoyo

Defining Business Needs Supply chain planning used to be a lot easier, but with today’s world of global sourcing and an almost infinite array of paths from the source to the customer, the complexity is daunting.

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Paris 2021 – EN – Jose Bustillo

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Jose Bustillo Sourcing Excellence. Jose is now, part of the Global Sourcing Excellence organization led by Rome strengthening IVALUA related activities, trainings, and processes worldwide. Born and raised in Honduras where he received a Bachelors in Computer Science, Jose relocated to New Jersey at the age of 19 where he continued his education and received a Bachelors in Communication and Economics from Saint Peter’s University in New Jersey.

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Episode 78: Empowering Procurement to Create Broader Value with Brian Chaplin

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In this episode of The Sourcing Hero podcast, Host Kelly Barner welcomes Brian Chaplin, Director of Global Sourcing for Medline Industries. Latest Episodes from The Sourcing Hero Podcast. Una’s team of Sourcing Advisors are here to help.

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Paris 2021 – FR – Jose Bustillo

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Jose Bustillo Responsable Excellence Sourcing. Jose fait maintenant partie de l’organisation Global Sourcing Excellence, dirigée depuis le siège de Rome, qui renforce les activités, les formations et les processus liés à IVALUA dans le monde entier.

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Redefining the Value Proposition of Procurement

Una

For Director of Global Sourcing for Medline Industries Brian Chaplin, being a sourcing hero means listening, learning, and taking action. “ For more insight, listen to Brian Chaplin’s full episode of The Sourcing Hero podcast here: Search.

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Top 10 CEOs Who Have Had Roles in Supply Chain

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During her tenure as a supply chain professional, Barra has been credited with implementing a new global purchasing and supply chain system, which helped GM reduce costs and improve its supply chain operations.

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PASA’s Annual Procurement Conference 12-13 October 2022

PASA (Procurement and Supply Australasia)

Which makes a global sourcing strategy increasingly difficult to execute professionally in a way that optimises cost advantages against supply assurance – especially from overseas suppliers, and during a time of turmoil due to the pandemic and its ramifications. .

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PASA CEO on the 2023 program built on how procurement can add “real value”

PASA (Procurement and Supply Australasia)

PASA CEO Jonathan Dutton recaps the last 12 months and looks ahead to what’s in store for 2023 with our packed procurement calendar and events in seven major cities throughout Australasia. Thank you for all your support of PASA throughout 2022. .

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SCM Global 50: Best Global Supply Chain Blogs

Supply Chain Opz

Managing the smooth flow of material and information in global supply chain context has been a business challenge for many years and many companies tries to find the new ways to take the advantage of the shift of global economy. Then, this article will show you some good resources that will help you handle the complexities in global scm. Global supply chain environment is dynamic and many issues changes quickly.

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5 Steps Towards Modernizing Supplier Management

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Such solutions, especially if embedded in spend management suites, can help unify data across the enterprise and fix duplicates and other issues at the source. When it comes to the nature of buyer-supplier relationships, we’re entering a brave, new world.

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Rev Group Partners with Consus Global to Drive Supply Chain Efficiencies

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REV Group embarked on its sourcing and procurement transformation earlier this year, which included four appointments to REV’s global sourcing and supply chain team, representing the Fire & Emergency, Commercial and Recreation segments. 100% visibility of sourcing processes.

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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”. Globalization. Burton predicts that China and Brazil will become hubs for global sourcing. Beyond that, companies are currently using global suppliers and are often lacking the visibility they need to mitigate the emerging risks of Zika outbreaks, tsunamis, earthquakes, and terrorism.

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SCM Global 50: Best Global Supply Chain Blogs 2014

Supply Chain Opz

Managing the smooth flow of material and information in global supply chain context has been a business challenge for many years and many companies tries to find the new ways to take the advantage of the shift of global economy. Then, this article will show you some good resources that will help you handle the complexities in global scm. Global supply chain environment is dynamic and many issues changes quickly.

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How Supplier Risk Management needs to evolve in 2021

Zycus Cognitive Procurement

The supply disruption triggered in China sent shock waves all around and shut down the global economy. When your supplier relations and supply chain grow globally, the complexity and the variables companies would need to monitor increase multifold. Source : [link] ).

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What Exactly Is Supply Chain Management? 10 Different Definitions!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Source: [link] ). APICS, the global association for supply chain management professionals, defines supply chain management as: “the design, planning, execution, control, and monitoring of supply chain activities with the objective of creating net value, building a competitive infrastructure, leveraging worldwide logistics, synchronizing supply with demand, and measuring performance globally.”. Source: [link] ). Source: [link] ). Source: [link] ).

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PKP ENERGETYKA ON TRACK TOWARDS FULL PROCESS AUTOMATION

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PKP Energetyka, launched the implementation of Ivalua’s state-of-the-art Procurement and Sourcing solution with the participation of OptiBuy. We offer a wide range of excellent Procurement solutions, using our global network of offices (in Poland, Czech, Switzerland, Germany and China), in-depth market knowledge and extensive set of IT tools.

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Forced labor in cotton supply chains – Key takeaways from our webinar

SupplyShift

On April 21st, our webinar on forced labor in cotton supply chains brought together leaders from Responsible Sourcing Network and Fashion for Good to explore how industry-wide tools and supply chain engagement can help identify and mitigate risks of forced labor. .

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ProcureCon Asia, 9th – 11th July 2019, Singapore

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Daniel Koh is currently leading a team of 130 sourcing and pricing professionals globally. He had taken on a few leadership roles in Flex such as Procurement Compliance Director, led the Global Sourcing team, and is currently member of Flex Supply Chain Council and Supply Chain Risk Management. Ivalua is the Lead Partner at this year’s ProcureCon Asia, which will be held at the Amara Sanctuary Resort Sentosa.

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Forced labor in cotton supply chains ? Key takeaways from our webinar

SupplyShift

On April 21st, our webinar on forced labor in cotton supply chains brought together leaders from Responsible Sourcing Network and Fashion for Good to explore how industry-wide tools and supply chain engagement can help identify and mitigate risks of forced labor. Key Takeaways The Choke Point Occurs at the Mill-Level There is a common perception that addressing forced labor in cotton supply chains means we have to prioritize efforts on the most upstream source – the farm or gin.

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Procurement Challenges Condensed

Claritum

Knowledge of technology impact on sourcing (innovation opportunities). Knowledge of technology impact on logistically how and physically what you are sourcing (innovation opportunities). Multiple / global sourcing of critical components. Claritum Article - Procurement Blog. Contents. Introduction. Breaking Down the Domains. Identifying the Challenges by the Domain. Conclusion and additional thoughts. 1 Introduction.

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7 Ways to Improve Supply Chain Visibility

Supply Chain Opz

Padmanabhan and Seungjin Whang Information is then grouped and converted in the infographic as below, 7 Ways to Improve Visibility 1) Shorten pipeline : the prevalent use of outsourcing, global sourcing in particular, increase the members of supply chain including related processes. In recent years, the auto-id technology such as bar code and RFID together with the electronic data transmission are considered the holy grail of supply chain visibility.

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The History and State of Vehicle Routing!

Supply Chain Game Changer

On top of that we have all other forms of economic growth, the expansion of outsourcing and global sourcing, all of which drive ever increasing demand on the over the road transportation of goods. Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer.

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7 Ways to Improve Supply Chain Visibility

Supply Chain Opz

Padmanabhan and Seungjin Whang Information is then grouped and converted in the infographic as below, 7 Ways to Improve Visibility 1) Shorten pipeline : the prevalent use of outsourcing , global sourcing in particular, increase the members of supply chain including related processes. In recent years, the auto-id technology such as bar code and RFID together with the electronic data transmission are considered the holy grail of supply chain visibility.

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Seasoned Leadership in Action™! An Interview with Neil Hampshire, CIO at ModusLink!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Based on my experience and my vision I knew that I/T should be a source of competitive advantage and competitive differentiation in terms of our services and capabilities. Here is our interview with a truly Global Industry leader, Neil Hampshire! Globalization :- This is driven both through companies taking their products to new geographies and requiring the supply chain to “stretch” and enable this. Subscribe Here! Email Address.