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Zara – The Benefits of Agile Procurement / Supply Chain

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The man is called Amancio Ortega , and journalists were surprised to find out he is the founder of the retail store Zara. . Zara voluntarily keeps up to 85% of its plants idle, in order to optimize the response to demand changes all around the world. Spare Capacity.

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Webinar: Managing Risks, An Interactive Review

Oxford College of Procurement and Supply

Watch our latest Procurement on Demand webinar that provides an interactive review on how to assess risks and ways we might respond within an open and interactive forum. About the Trainer Fiona leads CIPS learning and education including relationships with Universities and Study Centres across the globe.

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Ivalua Continues Global Expansion with New Office in Sydney, Australia

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Throughout his career, he has worked with clients across multiple industries including Real Estate, Financial Services, Telecommunications, Retail and Distribution, Oil, Manufacturing, CPG and Government industries within Australia , New Zealand , Europe and USA.

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How I got into SCM without even knowing it

Naomi Clews Consultancy

​ My first job in supply chain management ​ When I started working for record retailer HMV in 1993, I was responsible for buying singles that consisted of the CD single , cassette single , 12" single and 7" single format. ​ My job was to ensure I had enough stock to fulfil demand and beat my sales targets.

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Using Data to Fortify Network Defenses

FedInsider

Available on Demand | October 3, 2023 | 1 Hour | 1 CPE One Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) program that has been widely adopted throughout the federal government also is one of its longest-established – the Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM) program. public sectors).

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Duct Tape Can’t Fix Your Legacy Systems

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Ten years ago, when the current systems were selected and put in place, people were still primarily shopping at brick-and-mortar retailers. In the time that has passed, the traditional method has been surpassed, not just by online retailers such as Amazon, but the ability to place and track orders from a mobile phone.

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The Coronavirus Is Shattering Traditional Supply Chains

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Retail shops and eateries everywhere saw their business drop off precipitously. A retailer will have empty shelves. If the disruption continues, we may see many manufacturers, and maybe even retailers, suspending their operations as they run out of the key inputs they need.”.