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Episode 137: Using Visibility to Combat Supply Chain Abstraction with Frank Kenney

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EPISODE 137 Using Visibility to Combat Supply Chain Abstraction with Frank Kenney By Kelly Barner | October 18, 2023 In the race to build global empires of data and digital systems, today’s businesses must not risk forgetting what all of those zeroes and ones mean.

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Portcast: Vendor Analysis — Cargo tracking solution overview, roadmap, competitors, tech selection tips, analyst summary

Spend Matters

Categories: Procurement Strategy & Planning , Supply Chain Visibility Tags: PRO This Spend Matters PRO Vendor Analysis provides an overview of Portcast and its solution for cargo tracking. The modern supply chain is convoluted. It enhances logistics visibility and provides intelligence insights.

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Fourth Party Logistics — Everything You Should Know

Procurement Tactics

In a 4PL model, the external provider (also known as the lead logistics provider or LLP) manages and coordinates all aspects of the supply chain , including transportation, warehousing, inventory management, and distribution. 4PL providers usually offer more strategic insight and management over the company’s supply chain.

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Role-Based Training for Procurement & Supply Chain Teams

Skill Dynamics

For example, advanced strategic planning skills are relevant to procurement managers, while data analysis proficiency is associated with sourcing analyst roles. Role-based training personalizes the best procurement strategies to meet specific challenges. For instance – improved communication skills or legal contract knowledge.

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Procurement and Sustainability are Your Yin and Yang!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Procurement and Sustainability are two disciplines and business functions that exist in a perfectly harmonious contradiction. Procurement is fundamentally centered around the act of acquisition and/or buying. CPOs “gave supply chain sustainability a ranking of 7.2 High-performing Procurement teams embrace Sustainability!