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Developing Agile Procurement Strategies: Thriving Amid Global Trade Disruptions

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Theyre feeling the heat most, as sudden trade policy curveballs throw procurement plans into chaos. Traditional procurement, with its long-term contracts and rigid supplier ties, just isnt cutting it anymore. Traditional procurement, with its long-term contracts and rigid supplier ties, just isnt cutting it anymore.

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The One Key Shift in Your Supply Chain and Procurement Strategies that can Drive Better Business Continuity and Resilience

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Procurement and Supply Chain Management are essential functions that can help companies navigate these challenges, but they are often siloed and operate in separate departments. Their metrics are often misaligned as well – supply chain focuses on service and procurement focuses on the cost of acquiring materials and services.

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Nine Key Steps to Enabling Resilient Supply Chains

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And even before they begin, they must realize these problems are too big for any single team—supply chain must connect with finance and procurement to treat the n-tier suppliers as an extended part of their network and become their preferred customer. For this to happen, finance needs to be in lockstep with procurement.

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The Power of Purchase Order Collaboration: A Game-Changer in Managing Direct Spend

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PO Collaboration involves close coordination with suppliers to procure materials based on order specifications, tracking delivery timelines, and aligning production schedules to meet customer delivery expectations. Make to Order: Here, products are manufactured based on specific customer orders. Nari Viswanathan is currently Sr.

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Active Supply Chain Design: A Key Imperative for De Risking Supply Chains

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Director of Product Segment Marketing at Coupa Software , where he brings products to markets in the areas of Direct Material Procurement and Supply Chain Design and Planning. Now they have the opportunity to leverage generative AI combined with machine learning to drive resiliency and cost savings to their organizations.

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The Secret to Successful Enterprise Strategy? Always Include Supply Chain Management

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In this guest commentary, John McKeller , senior lecturer for the Wisconsin School of Business Grainger Center for Supply Chain Managemen t at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, explains four key considerations for successfully integrating a firm’s strategy with supply chain management. Create the right metrics and monitor them.

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Chuck Intrieri Executive Profile

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Chuck has been a sought after speaker (Purchasing Management Association and the University of Wisconsin-Madison, trainer, and has been published in professional journals and general publications. It should be noted that, with the exception of Schwinn, Chuck began work with these organizations as a Supply Chain Consultant.