FedScoop

JULY 11, 2024

Federal government agencies would be prohibited from using certain products if they were purchased from an entity other than the original manufacturer or an authorized reseller under a new bipartisan Senate bill. The Securing America’s Federal Equipment (SAFE) in Supply Chains Act was introduced Thursday by Sens.

Electronics 106

Electronics Purchasing Supply Chain Manufacturing 106

Federal News Network

JANUARY 19, 2024

Yes, the non-manufacturing rule permits the small business set asides to provide products. And the exception here under the non-manufacture rule, basically provides for the ability for a company to seek a waiver of the application of that rule to submit products in cases where there aren’t comply products available.

Manufacturing 97

Manufacturing Contract Supply Chain Procurement 97

ivalua

MARCH 31, 2020

A March 11 analysis by trading platform Forex.com claimed that nearly 75% of all companies had already reported supply-chain disruptions, with more than 80% believing that at some point they would experience impacts as a result of COVID-19 disruptions. So, when its supply chain broke, the ripple effects came about quickly.

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain Retail Manufacturing Supplier 52

Federal News Network

OCTOBER 29, 2024

I mean, in their summary, it says the [National Security Memorandum] directs actions to improve the security and diversity of chip supply chains. Well, the government isn’t making chip supply chains. Because this seems directed at chip manufacturers. Stephanie Kostro Well, that’s exactly right.

Professional Services 109

Professional Services Supply Chain Consulting Evaluation 109

ivalua

JUNE 1, 2022

From this discussion, we compiled a list of 8 critical supply chain management activities that to improve, build, and maintain supply chain resilience now and in the years to come. But building an agile, resilient supply chain doesn’t happen overnight; it requires forethought and planning.

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain Supplier Procurement Team Freight 52

ivalua

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

The onset of the coronavirus epidemic has accelerated the supply chain digital transformation that has languished on businesses’ “to-do” list for years. Chaos from the coronavirus has made clear that procurement & supply chain practices need to get smarter. Supply chains have been badly disrupted.

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain Supplier Risk Management Evaluation 52

ivalua

JULY 8, 2020

As the COVID-19 pandemic disrupts global supply chains, procurement organizations around the world are scrambling to react. There are many supply chain management lessons to learn from the Covid-19 crisis. These challenges in the direct material supply chain pose a real threat, especially in a time of crisis.

Supply Chain 10

Supply Chain Procurement Procurement Team Supplier 10

ivalua

MAY 30, 2023

Procurement and supply chain teams will play a crucial role in making this vision a reality. It is an important part of the decision-making process and requires careful consideration of a wide range of factors, such as cost, quality, reliability, and delivery times.

Procurement 19

Procurement Supply Chain Eprocurement Manufacturing 19

ivalua

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Healthcare Procurement: Why the Healthcare Industry Needs to Modernize Supply Chains to Meet Today’s Challenges. percent on most categories of supplies compared to those who don’t 2 , according to the Healthcare Supply Chain Association. That is why it is no surprise that 98% of all U.S. billion annually.

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain Procurement Purchasing Distribution 52

Federal News Network

JUNE 12, 2024

The House Homeland Security Committee advanced a raft of new legislation today, including a bill aimed at cutting major Chinese battery manufacturers out of the Department of Homeland Security’s supply chain. The committee today voted to approve a bill from Rep. Under the legislation, the ban would begin on Oct.

Supply Chain 116

Supply Chain Transportation Transportation Manufacturing 116

ivalua

MAY 28, 2014

In my last blog post, “ Will your supply chain lead in the next decade? ,” I talked about Gartner’s first-day focus at their Supply Chain Executive Summit in Phoenix, Arizona. This is an especially important message for manufacturers’ supply chain organizations.

Supply Chain 40

Supply Chain Innovation Total Cost of Ownership Cost of Ownership 40

NIH NITAAC

JANUARY 5, 2022

Dear Federal Partners, Information technology manufacturers and suppliers across the country are struggling with significant supply chain disruptions that are impacting their ability to meet customer and market demands. As one of the biggest purchasers of IT, the federal government is not immune to these challenges.

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain Warehouse Electronics Capacity 52

ivalua

MARCH 16, 2020

In recent years, Körber’s global supply chain management network has been intergrated increasingly into all relevant processes – from product development to requirements processing – due to its significant contribution to the company’s success.

Supply Chain 19

Supply Chain Procurement E-procurement Supplier 19

ivalua

JUNE 26, 2023

Blog » Procurement on the Thames: Ivalua’s London Summer Symposium June 26, 2023 | | Thought Leadership by Eloise Barnum As businesses navigate through supply chain disruptions, high inflation, and sustainability initiatives, procurement, and supplier management has taken center stage in driving change.

Procurement 97

Procurement Strategic Sourcing Supply Chain Sustainability 97

ivalua

MAY 21, 2014

Yesterday was the first day of Gartner’s Supply Chain Executive Summit. The conference theme is “supply chain will lead in the next decade.” Because of supply chain’s far reaching effects, Gartner is challenging supply chain leaders to drive transformation throughout their organizations.

Supply Chain 40

Supply Chain Demand Planning Education Logistics 40

Federal News Network

JANUARY 11, 2024

industrial capacity and describes four main priorities for shoring them up: building more resilient supply chains, increasing the industrial workforce, using more flexible acquisition policies, and economic deterrence. Promoting industrial careers early is important to confront negative stereotypes and increase visibility.”

Supply Chain 120

Supply Chain Capacity Public Private Partnership Manufacturing 120

Import and Trade Remedies

JANUARY 22, 2025

( Click the image to play the video ) 2024 marked a year of enhanced enforcement and further protections for Canadian domestic industries as well a procedural changes for importers and exporters in respect of self-reporting anti-dumping duties and obtaining normal values.

Export 52

Export Import Price Participation 52

Government Contracts & Investigations

OCTOBER 11, 2023

On October 5, 2023, the FAR Council released an Interim Rule on “ Implementation of Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act (FASCSA) Orders.” Government supply chain as directed by the Federal Acquisition Security Council (“FASC). In August 2021, the FASC issued a Final Rule adding a new 41 C.F.R.

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain Government Government Telecommunication 52

ivalua

MARCH 4, 2016

Recently I attended a conference for Strategic Sourcing in the medical device manufacturing sector. About 60 Procurement Managers, Directors, and Executives attended from top medical device manufacturing companies. The latter is of particular importance since second sourcing can often be very expensive in this sector.

Supply Chain 40

Supply Chain Supplier Manufacturing Strategic Sourcing 40

Federal News Network

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Manufacturers of platforms and ammunition must deal with a list of regulatory and legal challenges. Interview Transcript: Tom Temin And we think of the defense industrial base has strained in terms of capacity to manufacture what’s needed around the world and, you know, missile systems and ammunition and so forth. supply chains.

Export 110

Export Supply Chain Manufacturing Participation 110

ivalua

OCTOBER 7, 2015

From the moment that manufacturers began outsourcing the making of parts and components that go into their products, supplier segmentation took on extreme importance. To simplify this multi-variate scheme, it become the standard for manufacturers placed every supplier into a basic ABC segmentation. “A”

Supplier 61

Supplier Supply Chain Manufacturing Import 61

ivalua

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

For product manufacturers, the concept of ‘supply partners’ has changed dramatically in the last 50 years…and they will change more than ever in the next ten. Business models have evolved to a point where suppliers are so important to success that they are now considered an extension of the manufacturer’s enterprise.

Manufacturing 40

Manufacturing Supply Chain Supplier Purchasing 40

Federal News Network

JANUARY 3, 2025

There is a perception among certain folks in DoD and in Congress that the government doesn’t have enough rights to manufacture items in its supply chain that it needs, and that this allows manufacturers to extort DoD and require it to pay exorbitant prices. I don’t really think that’s true.

Procurement 52

Procurement Manufacturing Engineering Supply Chain 52

Import and Trade Remedies

MAY 21, 2024

trade actions that have or may impose new or increased tariffs on certain imports of Chinese merchandise and solar products. Section 201 On May 16, 2024, the Biden Administration announced changes to safeguard duties under Section 201 currently in effect on certain solar product imports from numerous countries.

Import 40

Import Supply Chain Manufacturing Export 40

Federal News Network

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

The small business concerns is one I know the department and the government has been working on because it’s so important to make sure that we hold them accountable, but hold them accountable in a way that’s not going to chase them out of the [defense industrial base],” Travis said. Not a good outcome. What will other agencies do?

Supply Chain 122

Supply Chain Accountability Manufacturing Demand 122

Tracker Intelligence

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Effective procurement practices allow the establishment of a closed-loop circular supply chain that helps deliver more efficiency, from end-to-end and supports the formalisation of different services, including e-waste management, recycling, resource sharing, and supplier regulatory development.

Sustainability 52

Sustainability Procurement Supply Chain E-procurement 52

ivalua

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

If you happen to be a strategic sourcing professional within the manufacturing industry, you probably are experiencing many challenging days at the office. Just as important to one’s career is understanding which areas would be ideal to focus on if you truly wanted to make a big impact for your company. Let’s start with pricing.

Strategic Sourcing 49

Strategic Sourcing Supply Chain Manufacturing Price 49

Import and Trade Remedies

DECEMBER 13, 2024

Under the Regulation, all products (including their components) manufactured using forced labour will be banned from being placed or made available on the market in the EU, or exported from the EU. The post EU Forced Labour Regulation adopted and published in the EU Official Journal appeared first on Import and Trade Remedies Blog.

Supply Chain 45

Supply Chain Export Manufacturing Import 45

ivalua

AUGUST 29, 2019

Against the backdrop of an increasingly dynamic market, featuring Brexit and growing trade friction between the US and China, the role of Procurement is becoming increasingly important,” comments Alex Saric, smart Procurement expert, Ivalua. Two-thirds of businesses still reliant on manual and paper-based processes . please visit: [link].

Procurement 65

Procurement Supply Chain Supplier Procurement Team 65

Public Contracting Institute

OCTOBER 4, 2024

These rules are important because they affect things like taxes and which products can be used in government projects. It’s also important for anyone interested in how international trade works. This is important because it helps businesses know what to expect when they trade with other countries. It ensures that the U.S.

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain Government Contracts Manufacturing Import 52

Oxford College of Procurement and Supply

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) is increasingly important and consumers are looking for their products or services to be green, clean and sustainable. When evaluating or working on a specification, it is important to consider both what goes into the product or service and how it can be disposed of at the end of its useful life.

Procurement 59

Procurement Logistics Sustainability Manufacturing 59

Import and Trade Remedies

APRIL 26, 2024

Under the Regulation, all products (including their components) manufactured using forced labour or placed and made available on the market in the EU, or exported from the EU will be banned.

Supply Chain 45

Supply Chain IT Manufacturing Export 45

Import and Trade Remedies

OCTOBER 3, 2023

From May to August 2023, the Government passed into law novel supply chain transparency legislation and introduced amendments and legislative proposals that are impacting, or will impact, compliance with Canadian customs, export controls, and economic sanctions legislation.

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain Import Consulting Electronics 52

Federal News Network

JANUARY 2, 2024

So supply chain risk management and elimination becomes a very important discipline. We also have global events that are causing disruptions to the supply chain. To me, it’s important to kind of think about the user’s perspective and user in this case being a buying agency or a supplier.

Supply Chain 103

Supply Chain Balance Supplier Data 103

Naomi Clews Consultancy

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

How I got into procurement My peers all have a 'story' about how they got into procurement without knowing they were actually working in a Supply Chain Management (SCM) role. ​I've never met anyone who studied supply chain management at university because they knew that's what they wanted to do. Read on to find out.

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain IT Warehouse Demand 52

Inside Government Contracts

OCTOBER 9, 2023

For the past three years, the NDAA has dedicated a separate Title to cyber and cybersecurity, reflecting the increased importance of these issues in Department of Defense (“DoD”) operations. Of particular importance, the bill would require a three-year pilot program under which U.S. semi-conductor manufacturers.

Networking 173

Networking Data Evaluation Government Contracts 173

ivalua

DECEMBER 14, 2020

The pandemic wreaked havoc on businesses and their supply chains, but even in these trying times, there’s a silver lining. The job of sourcing professionals is to understand the risk in the supply chain and manage it so they can react quickly when a problem occurs.” Start by Putting the Right Technology in Place.

Procurement 52

Procurement Supply Chain Supplier Manufacturing 52