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Is it the most wonderful time of the supply chain year?

Art of Procurement

According to the National Retail Federation, 43 percent of people started doing their holiday shopping in October, leading the NRF. The post Is it the most wonderful time of the supply chain year? appeared first on Art of Procurement.

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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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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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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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Retail Recovery: 4 Ways Procurement Can Unlock Savings and Add Value

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Retailers have faced a tough year in the last 12-18 months, and while recovery seems to be in progress, they still have some work to do. During the pandemic, Procurement flexed its muscle, helping to mitigate supply chain disruptions and enable new channels for engaging with customers and fulfilling orders.

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Almost three quarters of UK businesses have been exposed to Supply Chain Risk in the last 12 months

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Supplier failure and supply shortages are the biggest risks, yet many businesses are unprepared to mitigate these events in the future. The most common threats organisations faced include supplier failure (48%), supply shortage (46%) and environmental impact, such as pollution or waste (33%). About the study.

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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.