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How Disruptive is Global E-Commerce? More Than You Think

Talking Logistics

Let me tell you how international e-commerce is changing one buying pattern and why it will reshape global logistics operations and government import regulations. In this case, it was not in bulk but individual purchases. French customers were buying directly from Chinese merchants. At a low level, the answer is no one would.

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The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Digital Procurement!

Supply Chain Game Changer

I don’t know about you, but I typically frequent the same store; the ICA in Täby, Sweden, and I’m there once every other week to buy groceries for the coming two weeks. The inner ring & central focus areas being: Strategic Sourcing Contract Management Requisitioning Purchasing/Spot Buys Payment Spend Analysis.

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Resilience in Defence: Analysis of the Defence Command Paper

Proxima

The UK military has already made steps to improve resilience – for example, the RAF adoption of ‘Agile Combat Employment’, borrowing tactics developed by the US and continually practised by Sweden. Excellence in contract and supplier management will be vital in maintaining the level of output that we need.

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Transforming the Grocery Shopping Experience with Last Mile Delivery

Supply Chain Management and Analytics

In several days, the lockdown period started, and we were so anxious that we could neither buy any groceries from supermarkets nor order food from restaurants. . This is an excellent example of agility. Having realized the ease of using last-mile delivery services, consumers might not go back to their traditional buying habits.

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Accelerate Digitisation in the Supply Chain – Leveraging a Data-driven Approach to Optimisation – LogiSYM August 2020

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Providing data-informed, personalized recommendations at the moment of purchase to end users increases average revenue per user and provides a more attractive offering to customers. With a key focus on emerging markets around the world, SDS process over US$14B worth of transactions annually.

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Arvid Nilsson Puts its Customers at the Heart of its Supply Chain Planning

RELEX Solutions

Arvid Nilsson, based in Sweden, is one of the oldest and most recognized suppliers of fastener solutions in Scandinavia. The company wanted an effective and secure solution for forecasting demand and determining purchase quantities, enabling them to serve their customers better and ensure they always have the right products in stock.

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Frictionless P2P: A Dream or Reality? 

ivalua

Author: Hubert Verweij , Head of Procurement Transformation, Capgemini Invent Sweden and Finland. Maverick buying . Fit for Purpose’ buying channels with guided buying . The way how these needs are managed are defined as buying channels. Buying channels take into account different product characteristics (e.g.