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Why most government contractors are feeling confident about 2025

Federal News Network

I think most government contractors have contracts that are negotiated and the prices are negotiated upfront, and then they have to adhere to those prices over the course of the entire five-to-10 year contract. Kevin Plexico Yeah, I think there’s two aspects to the supply chain.

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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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EU: European Council and European Parliament Reach Provisional Agreement on the EU Forced Labour Ban

Import and Trade Remedies

This follows the Commission’s proposal of the Regulation on 14 September 2022 , and negotiations between the EU Council and Parliament which took place on 22 January 2024. It is expected that the Regulation will enter into force by the summer of 2024. This is in contrast to the current US approach, where entire products are detained.

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What is Strategic Sourcing and Why is it Important?

Oxford College of Procurement and Supply

Strategic sourcing is a contemporary approach to supply chain management. Consider the departments involved, the quantity, where they are located and the processes that are used. The next step is to analyse the supply market and create a supplier portfolio.

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What Does “Good” Look Like: Strategic Sourcing

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That is hardly optimal given the diversity of products, services and supply partnerships in place at most companies. It is just as valid to sign a contract extension with an incumbent supplier as it is to run a full RFP and intensive negotiation process.

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What is a Tender in Construction? Your Essential Guide

Tracker Intelligence

This method decreases the number of bids to control and evaluate, concentrating on the quality rather than quantity. It includes project plans, bills of quantities, contract conditions, drawings, and occasionally submission templates. For contractors to accurately bid, this is a crucial document.

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Procurement in the time of COVID-19

University of Bristol

The importance of public procurement and supply chain management has rarely been so prominently in the public eye and political debate—except, perhaps, in the case of notorious procurement scandals, such as the recent Brexit-related #ferrygate.