Logistics Bureau

APRIL 3, 2023

Across our many blog posts, videos, webinars, eBooks, and other shared content, you’ll find a wealth of information about various aspects of outsourcing in the supply chain. However, I can’t recall writing a general guide about exploiting outsourcing opportunities to improve your supply chain.

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 7, 2018

“But in today’s connected, digital economy, visibility and transparency have never been easier to obtain — even across complex, global supply chains.”[1] This led to the development of an array of supply chain technologies — RFIDs, remote sensing, satellite monitoring, even blockchain-based tools.

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AFFLINK

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

Successful supply chain management requires a company to recover from disruptions, which are a normal part of any business. The cost of recovery from a disruption in procurement management depends on factors such as supply source, volume, manufacturing location and inventory. Quantifying by Spend.

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EcoVadis

MAY 15, 2016

140 procurement execs, human rights experts, analysts, NGO leaders gathered in London on May 4 last week to exchange on practices and discuss the potential impact, pitfalls and response strategies to UK Modern Slavery Act. the buyer would discover their key suppliers and start purchasing directly). What to write in reports.

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Abivin

DECEMBER 5, 2022

In the current global economy, the closure of a maritime chokepoint would have significant economic ramifications due to the disruption of trade flows and even some supply chains (e.g. The Suez Canal Company's shares were purchased by Great Britain in 1874, making it the sole owner. Gibraltar and Suez during World War II).

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NC State SCRC

JULY 28, 2019

Low-cost country (LCC) sourcing is now a commonplace strategy for shrinking bottom line labor and material costs in most consumer products industries, including apparel, footwear, toys, and other manufactured products. Labor and human rights is much trickier to monitor through purchasing policies.

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NC State SCRC

MAY 13, 2019

The topic is a timely one, the on-going US-Chinese tariffs and what it means for supply chain executives. This is an issue that should cause every supply chain executive to take notice, and start thinking about the strategic imperatives that lie ahead… US and China are currently on a “trade-war” which started when U.S.

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