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5 questions to answer when designing a responsible-sourcing strategy
Procurement leaders are tasked with identifying and correcting practices that are not sustainable. But they also must also go a step further.
Sarah Watt • Feb. 25, 2021 -
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A moral monopoly: The difference between supplier-performance management and bullying
Businesses must reevaluate the highly unequal distribution of risk and reward.
Kim van der Weerd • Jan. 28, 2021 -
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To boost earnings, focus on supplier spend — not job cuts
It's an area often overlooked, even by senior business leaders, when employee costs are a relatively small portion of most big companies' budgets, the author writes.
Simon Geale • Jan. 5, 2021 -
As supply chains reshore, regional networks will be key to resiliency
Fully onshoring electronics manufacturing can be impossible, so the industry will need to reevaluate how products go from raw materials to consumers' hands, the author writes.
John Mitchell • Dec. 17, 2020 -
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Why smart factories are the future of supply chain resilience
Smart factories are coming into focus as businesses put more resources behind productivity and efficiency, the author writes.
Adam Mussomeli • Dec. 8, 2020 -
The COVID-19 vaccine's logistics will be targeted. Vet the supply chain.
A burst of activity and demand will create openings for providers of transportation and warehouse facilities that may have poor security practices, the author writes.
Tony Pelli • Nov. 24, 2020 -
To distribute the COVID-19 vaccine, allocation models need a redesign
Before the pandemic, fair-share allocation helped safeguard against any well-intentioned providers overstocking. But the models that once proved effective needed to evolve, the author writes.
Heather Zenk • Nov. 19, 2020 -
Take a dynamic approach to supply chain, US government.
Federal lawmakers proposed a task force to fund a more "resilient" supply chain. But resiliency is not the answer for the future, the author writes.
Nader Mikhail • Nov. 10, 2020 -
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Supply chains can use purchasing power to fight inequity
Spending more on local sourcing mitigates socioeconomic and health disparities, strengthens supply chain resilience and reduces carbon emissions, writes Kaiser Permanente's supply chain and procurement chief.
Mary Beth Lang • Oct. 29, 2020 -
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There is more than one way to move sourcing out of China in a post-pandemic world
Diversifying global supply chains is often thought as an all-or-nothing action. It is not, writes a senior director analyst at Gartner Supply Chain Practice.
Kamala Raman • Oct. 15, 2020 -
Organizational equity: The underutilized key to attracting supply chain talent
Supply chain professionals are under pressure to deliver, and recruiting and retaining standout talent can impact the bottom line, the author writes.
Gina Govojdean • Oct. 6, 2020 -
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Start preparing for when the new normal becomes the next normal
A former Johnson & Johnson executive advises businesses to focus on agility and preparing for peak season while in the eye of the storm, a moment of calm before the winds pick back up.
Katherine Ross • Sept. 29, 2020 -
Supply chains must adjust planning, expectations to cope with unreliable demand
Recovering from the pandemic presents another set of challenges, as companies balance production of essential and nonessential items, the author writes.
Abe Eshkenazi • Sept. 22, 2020 -
Improve visibility by going beyond the linear supply chain model
COVID-19 has made it clear that organizations must lean into dynamic, collaborative supply networks, the author writes.
Sean Thompson • Sept. 3, 2020 -
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COVID-19's urban exodus will force supply chains to adapt
The shift to working from home could cause a second slower-moving, but more enduring, demand shock that is just starting to unfold, writes Aaron Terrazas, director of economic research at Convoy.
Aaron Terrazas • Aug. 4, 2020 -
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Grocery supply chains must invest in automation as delivery becomes the norm
As grocers cut costs, smaller staffs will be stretched by increasing delivery demands. Technology can fill the gap, writes Avery Dennison VP Ryan Yost.
Ryan Yost • July 28, 2020 -
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4 ways to restore healthcare supply chains before COVID-19's second wave hits
Healthcare organizations shouldn't try to restore supply chain service to pre-pandemic levels, rather, they should focus on greater cost-effective and efficient operations, writes Jeff Berman, a principal at Grant Thorton.
Jeff Berman • July 20, 2020 -
Supply chain resilience plans start with mapping — but don't wait for disruption to test them
If investing in resilience seems too costly, there's always that other strategy: hoping nothing goes wrong, writes Anne van de Heetkamp, a VP at Descartes.
Anne van de Heetkamp • July 7, 2020 -
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Coronavirus and counterfeits: How supply chain leaders can protect their products and brands
It's dangerous to assume only healthcare products are impacted by counterfeiting during the pandemic, writes Andrew Stevens, a senior director analyst in Gartner's supply chain practice.
Andrew Stevens • June 22, 2020 -
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It's time for a national hospital supply chain czar
If the current lack of supply chain coordination isn't resolved before the expected second surge in COVID-19 cases, the result will be a far worse crisis, writes Jody Hatcher, a healthcare supply chain expert.
Jody Hatcher • June 11, 2020 -
An unexpected risk of COVID-19: Canceled supplier audits
While it’s hard to fault a company for canceling audits during a pandemic, it’s important to understand what’s at stake, and have a plan in place to mitigate new risks, writes Sylvain Guyoton, SVP of research at EcoVadis.
Sylvain Guyoton • June 4, 2020 -
The 5 calling cards of a strong supplier relationship
A crisis, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, is possibly the best time to work on building stronger relationships with new and pre-existing suppliers, writes Neils Bray, an account manager at LINTEC Automotive.
Neils Bray • May 7, 2020 -
How COVID-19 makes the case for 'high-road' supply chains
The pandemic exposes threats to global supply chains that demand new sourcing methods, writes Susan Helper, a professor of economics at Case Western Reserve University.
Susan Helper • April 22, 2020 -
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To prepare for the next 'black swan' event, supply chains should rethink 'lean'
The coronavirus outbreak contains lessons that can help companies — and policymakers — better prepare for the next inevitable “black swan event," if they are willing to take a less myopic approach, write Professors Yao Jin and Lisa Ellram of Miami University.
Yao Jin and Lisa Ellram • April 14, 2020 -
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Gartner: What supply chain managers should know about control towers
Control towers are like the artificial intelligence of supply chain: Everyone wants to have it, but nobody quite knows how it works, writes Gartner VP Analyst Christian Titze.
Christian Titze • March 13, 2020
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