New governments and policy changes can have a domino effect that poses challenges to the supply chain. The U.S.-China trade dispute is…
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NewsOperationsSupply Chain
On-boarding Suppliers Quickly is Critical for Digital Transformation
by Ruth Seeleyby Ruth SeeleyA global study of 417 finance, procurement and supply chain leaders conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of Ivalua identifies on-boarding suppliers…
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BusinessNewsOperations
Data Overload Negatively Impacts IT Professionals
by Ruth Seeleyby Ruth SeeleyA recent survey of IT professionals concludes that not only is there a lot of data out there, the amount of work…
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NewsOperationsSupply Chain
Study: The Impact Of Evolving Consumer Buying Behaviors On Global Supply Chains
What are the operational and financial implications associated with the journey from brick and mortar stores to online e-commerce, particularly with regard…
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NewsOperationsSupply Chain
Novo Nordisk Production Operations to Be Powered Completely by Renewable Electricity by Next Year
Beginning in early 2020, Novo Nordisk’s global production will be completely powered by renewable electricity, with a ten-year goal of achieving zero…
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Procure-to-Pay, aka “Purchase to Pay,” “Req to Check,” “Order to Cash,” and P2P refers to “a seamless process enabled by technology designed…
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CareerProcurementResources
What Salary Can Procurement Professionals Expect?
by Dawn Allcotby Dawn AllcotAre you looking for a highly lucrative and challenging field? Or maybe you’re already a procurement professional and are changing companies. Perhaps…
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OperationsSupply Chain
Why Do OEMs Double Order? Supply, Long Lead Times, and Demand
by Ruth Seeleyby Ruth SeeleyWhen OEMs start to worry about being able to meet demand, they tend to start double ordering. If inventory is low and…
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Online Tools Help Food and Beverage Supply Chain Combat Human Trafficking
by Ruth Seeleyby Ruth SeeleyComplex and opaque, food and beverage supply chains make it difficult to trace products to work sites that engage in unscrupulous labor…
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Market OutlookNewsOperationsSupply Chain
Vision Guided Robot Market Sees Exponential Growth
by Dawn Allcotby Dawn AllcotVision guided robots (VGR) and the vision guided robotics software market play a big role in the supply chain, with 2D vision-guided…
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BusinessOperationsProcurementSupply Chain
Proactive, Reactive, or Pre-emptive: Choosing an Obsolescence Strategy
by Ruth Seeleyby Ruth SeeleyIn 2008, one technology parts database listed 150 million electronic components. That same year, obsolescence product-discontinuation notices (PDNs) were issued for 1.4…