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Supply Shortages Continue to Abound Increased demand, port congestion and shipping issues, lack of inventory, market dynamics and extreme weather disturbances, including a February storm that hit

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Focusing on Cost Plus Risk Can Help Organizations Move Forward The coronavirus pandemic has been characterized by emotional shifts in consumer-buying behavior, and as the economy opens up more,

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Assessing Economies and Economic Growth Inflation, cost and global and national economies have been hot topics for supply managers and their companies, as prices for inputs and shipping increase

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Current Inflation is a Tale of Handling Volatility There is no one-size-fits-all answer for dealing with inflation, says Roman Belotserkovskiy, an Austin, Texas-based partner at global management

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Procurement’s Opportunity to Create Value To create more value, companies are revamping their operating models. They’re deploying new technologies, automating processes and moving workers into

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More Miles Between Breakdowns, but Higher Repair Costs for Fleets While trucking fleets, on average, increased their miles between breakdowns during the second quarter, repair and maintenance

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Study: Payments Digitization Can Improve Balance Sheets Since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, more companies are digitizing the payment process, which is leading to an improvement in

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The Monthly Metric: Addressed Spend as a Percent of Sourceable Spend Addressed spend as a percent of sourceable spend is designed to gauge a supply management team’s workload by measuring the

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Managing Market Fluctuations Through Updated Pricing Strategies Most North American business are losing out on profitability due to supply chain issues, according to a study that found businesses

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