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It’s Time – Actionable Visibility for Resilient, Sustainable Supply Chains – Part 2

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In last month’s SmartProcurement newsletter, contributor Sheldon Mydat, Founder and CEO of Suppeco, pointed out examples of legislation being passed or planned by many countries across the world to deal with a lack of transparency and ethical practices, and the dire need for sustainable supply chains to address the real risks threatening human rights and […]

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It’s Time - Actionable Visibility for Sustainable Supply Chains

It’s Time – Actionable Visibility for Sustainable Supply Chains

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“Procurement has an opportunity, indeed an imperative, to transform from an enabler of cost reduction to a creator of sustainable competitive advantage,” said McKinsey in its 2019 article, Shifting the Dial in Procurement. And the ante for procurement has since only shifted up, according to Sheldon Mydat, Founder and CEO of Suppeco, in the first

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G20 Summit: supply chains disrupted for clear blue skies

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  In preparation for the upcoming G20 summit in China this September, the Shanghai Environmental Protection Bureau (SEPB) issued an order for an estimated 1 000 factories within a 300-km radius of Shanghai to cut down production. This measure was enacted to reduce pollution before world leaders arrive for the event. So how will this

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Supply chains, your customers are watching!

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  What would be the point of business if it were not for customers? With the growth of technology and the rapid exchange of information, consumers are taking advantage of their role in commerce. They are becoming more informed, astute and prudent with their purchasing power now more than ever before. Their particular influence on

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Survey – managing change top business objective in supply chains

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  A total of 89% of respondents ranked ‘identifying and managing change’ as their top business objective in this year’s Barloworld Logistics Supplychainforesight 2015 survey on key strategic business objectives over the next 5 to10 years. ‘Growth and expansion into new markets’ was ranked the second highest business objective, and is a continuing theme from last

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