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Zara – The Benefits of Agile Procurement / Supply Chain

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How an agile Supply Chain drives a sustainable competitive advantage. As companies reassess their supply chains in light of the Covid-19 pandemic as well as growing pressure to improve sustainability, some lessons can be learned by taking a look back. Zara’s Supply Chain Approach. Zara & fast-fashion.

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Why most government contractors are feeling confident about 2025

Federal News Network

And at the same time, we’re seeing this growing swell of compliance costs, whether it be cybersecurity, increasing audits, supply chain regulations that are all creating an environment where doing business with the federal market is actually getting more expensive and the barriers are going up.

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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.

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Be Prepared: Improving Supplier Risk Management In Your Business

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The Covid-19 pandemic has exposed the fact that many supply chains remain inadequately prepared for a crisis. Supply chain management and procurement sit poised on the frontlines of managing global supply risks for their brands. Today’s supply chain managers deal with higher financial risks than ever before.

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Congress presses VA on modernization overhaul, supply chain system upgrade

FedScoop

The Department of Veterans Affairs provided Congress with a “long overdue” update Tuesday on efforts to modernize its supply chain, fielding questions from lawmakers about the department’s transparency regarding the plan. The post Congress presses VA on modernization overhaul, supply chain system upgrade appeared first on FedScoop.

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An In-Depth Examination of Inflation Relief for a Government Contractor

Procurement Notes

60] Similarly, what the contractor provides as consideration should, if possible, not be a substantial change to work type or quantity. And, at that level of inflation, other defenses will likely arise (such as objective impossibility due to severe supply chain dislocation). Thus, under astronomical inflation (e.g.,

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Government Contracts Inflation Update

Procurement Notes

Supply Chain Realignment Generally speaking, going into 2023, supply chains have significantly improved, alleviating some of the inflationary pressure caused by previous disruptions. 86] Hence, supply chain realignment is well underway. .” 86] Hence, supply chain realignment is well underway.