Topic: Procurement & Sourcing


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Procurement: What’s next?

Monday, May 2, 2022 · Mike Levans
As in year’s past, the May/June issue of SCMR, is focused on procurement.
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Using governance to improve procure-to-pay

Monday, May 2, 2022 · SCMR Staff
Adopting a global process owner can lead to improvements.
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Measuring reusable packaging performance in omni-channel networks

Monday, May 2, 2022 · Eva Ponce, Ph.D., Director, Omni-channel distribution strategies, MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics
How can omni-channel support the development of circular supply chains?
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Decision making under uncertainty: A primer

Monday, May 2, 2022 · Larry Lapide
The probabilities of uncertain futures are inestimable. Hence, one can’t use traditional decision making (DM)
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Global Trade Management (GTM) Software Update: Using technology to manage global trade complexities

Monday, May 2, 2022 · Bridget McCrea
With world trade volumes climbing and the dynamics of buying and selling overseas changing, companies need GTM software more than ever.

What effect will Russian sanctions have on your supply chain?

Monday, April 25, 2022 · Rosemary Coates
We must carefully plan to limit the impact of bans and limitations on raw materials from neon to oil as well as how cargo can now travel.

Without the right data, Congress’ attempt to check ocean shipping costs is mostly toothless

Wednesday, March 30, 2022 · James Coombes
Congress’ attempt to intervene with the on-going dispute over demurrage and detention fees gives shippers too few tools to hold carriers and terminal operators accountable for unjust fees.
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Lights, Camera, Action: How to master supply chain complexity

Tuesday, March 1, 2022 · Stanley E. Fawcett, Markus Gerschberger, Amydee M. Fawcett, A. Michael Knemeyer and Sebastian Brockhaus
If your supply chain strategy is to fix it in post, you probably failed in planning or execution.
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You’ve suffered a supply chain disruption: Now what?

Tuesday, March 1, 2022 · Robert J. Trent
“Stuff happens” is more than a bumper sticker. You may not be able to avoid disruptions, but you can take steps to assess your company’s vulnerability, risk exposure and courses of action as quickly as possible.
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Ocean Cargo Trends: Pandemic continues to wreak havoc

Tuesday, March 1, 2022 · Karen Thuermer, Contributing Editor
Analysts predict that a number of factors will continue to make an impact on ocean shipping in 2022. A big one is the fact that there is a short supply of shipping services and containers at a time when the demand for the movement of goods is only rising. Sound familiar?
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Under uncertainties: Quick Response, not only S&OP

Tuesday, March 1, 2022 · Larry Lapide, lecturer at the University of Massachusetts and an MIT Research Affiliate
As you might infer, each planning level is unique in how it deals with the future, yet all need to be integrated to ensure that execution aligns with strategy.
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APQC Infographic: Going beyond the rebound in supply chain

Tuesday, March 1, 2022 · SCMR Staff
The infographic below presents how organizations have performed in the face of two years of a pandemic. It also presents trends businesses should consider to move past the rebound and achieve longer-lasting success.
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Planning and analysis are top priorities

Tuesday, March 1, 2022 · Marisa Brown, senior principal research lead, Supply Chain, APQC
As supply chains recover from pandemic disruptions, planning and analytics will be integral to success.

Emerging supply chain risk trends for 2022: And How to Adapt

Monday, February 28, 2022 · SCMR Staff
Our speaker, Christopher Tomas, Lead Intelligence Analyst at BSI, will share his predictions, insights, and recommendations on these topics to help you better mitigate risks, identify opportunities, and better position your organization to benefit from a genuinely unparalleled…

How to solve the drama at the U.S. ports

Thursday, February 24, 2022 · Steve Wen
The short answer is to make it worth everyone’s while by putting the right incentives in place, including necessary dual transactions with drayage truckers.
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