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Weathering Future Disruptions: 8 Steps to Building Supply Chain Resilience

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Ivalua Blog [ivory-search] Weathering Future Disruptions: 8 Steps to Building Supply Chain Resilience February 8, 2023 | | Manufacturing by Doug Keeley In the face of an unprecedented global crisis, Procurement stepped up to become a crucial driving force for business continuity. Work to achieve 100% supply chain visibility.

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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 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. “For

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How I got into SCM without even knowing it

Naomi Clews Consultancy

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.

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Inefficient Procurement processes are costing UK businesses almost £2m per year, reveals research

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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].

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Speed, Collaboration and Innovation – Key Words for the New Procurement Decade

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Think about all those retailers who no doubt thought they would eventually develop a decent online offering – but there was no rush, was there? Retail and tech expert Greg Petro says that, “ while the supply chain moves at a snail’s pace, the consumer is moving at the speed of light… the “see now, buy now” economy is here to stay”.

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How Smart Procurement Software Can Help UK Companies Overcome the Digital Skills Shortage

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The research, conducted by Vanson Bourne on behalf of Ivalua, surveyed 200 UK-based procurement, supply chain and finance professionals about the true nature of digital skills within procurement, and the challenges businesses looking to digitally transform will face. About the study.

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Scot Careers Week: Procurement People of Tomorrow

Scottish Government Procurement

Initially, I was introduced to the essentials of working in government, completing ‘Data Protection’ and ‘Climate Literacy’ training and certification, educating me on the importance of maintaining data security within the organisation and helping me to understand the ways that procurement can support Scotland’s ambitious net zero targets.