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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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New Framework Helps Organizations Build Resiliency Eight measures can help manufacturers build supply chain resiliency and handle disruption, according to a white paper from the World Economic

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Resiliency and Agility Vital as Tariff-Rule Targets Move Building supplier bid lists for complex product assemblies like electric-vehicle battery packs can prove challenging. Determining the

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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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A Company Is Only as Sustainable as Its Supply Chain Companies need to expand their sustainability efforts to the supply chain and work with it to deliver a network of firms that not only

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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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Holiday-Related Retail Imports Expected to Be Strong, and So Are Logistics Challenges Peak season is no longer a term that applies to the holiday shopping season. For procurement, manufacturing

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Managing Congestion at the U.K.’s Busiest Port The Felixstowe Port has been turning away or diverting ships, although port officials say the problems are improving. The logjam has been attributed

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