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David Food

Head of Supply Chain at Board International

Egham, United Kingdom

For me, every day is full, full of opportunity, full of potential, full of choices. Normally shared with others who are looking to understand better, gain clarity and insight and make choices that will make a difference to their teams, their businesses or their supply chains.

I find the accelerated pace of change is like kite flying; you have to be sensitive to the wind and catch the next gust to take you higher. The privilege of helping supply chain teams to understand better and strategize more clearly is both an ah-ha moment for me but also for all those involved.

Using intelligent technologies to automate the simple tasks to unleash more time and space for innovation and change, means I have to stay connected and socially engaged as there is always something new to learn and apply. Being in the midst of the conversation means I get to cover a lot of ground and know a lot of people, the handshaking and coffee have been replaced by zooming/teams, but the opportunity to introduce and facilitate catalytic conversations is still at the centre of what I do.

Seeing people take intelligent procurement systems to market gives me such a buzz. Helping to enlarge executives' worlds through educational experiences that lay the foundations for the adoption of Supply Chain Control Towers bringing accelerated change. Adding responsive machine learning to adapt and improve forecasting into a large global company means more profit but also less waste and as a result, a better planet puts a smile on my face as I walk the dog and consider the beauty of creation.

I have grown a broad set of interests and experience that has added value to teams who have generated benefits out of supply chain, automated marketing, or social media. I love evangelizing on supply chain (Blockchain, Big Data, AI, drones, Machine learning, and 3D printing) and social media helps me bring a prophetic edge to future thinking. (A Supply Chain Futurologist who teaches Postgraduate students).

Available For: Advising, Authoring, Consulting, Influencing, Speaking
Travels From: Egham, London, Surrey, UK
Speaking Topics: Supply Chain, Procurement, Collaborative Leadership, Automated Marketing

David Food Points
Academic 3
Author 487
Influencer 231
Speaker 28
Entrepreneur 0
Total 749

Points based upon Thinkers360 patent-pending algorithm.

Thought Leader Profile

Portfolio Mix

Company Information

Company Type: Company
Business Unit: Supply Chain
Theatre: Global
Media Experience: 30 years
Last Media Training: 11/10/2021
Last Media Interview: 12/12/2022

Areas of Expertise

Agile 30.04
AI 30.15
Analytics 33.47
AR/VR
Autonomous Vehicles 30.58
Big Data 31.58
Blockchain 32.93
Business Strategy 30.73
Change Management 30.15
Climate Change 31.31
Cloud
COVID19 42.73
CRM 30.20
CSR 30.23
Culture 30.34
Customer Experience 30.97
Customer Loyalty 30.08
Cybersecurity 30.25
Design Thinking 30.38
Digital Disruption 30.48
Digital Transformation 30.84
Digital Twins 41.80
Diversity and Inclusion 30.16
Ecosystems 30.29
EdTech 30.95
Emerging Technology 31.24
Entrepreneurship 30.35
ERP 30.06
FinTech 30.08
Future of Work 31.25
HR 30.42
Innovation 31.57
International Relations 30.91
IoT 31.17
Leadership 31.36
Management 31.38
Marketing 30.95
Mental Health 30.14
Metaverse 30.43
Mobility 30.39
Open Innovation 30.56
Predictive Analytics 30.16
Procurement 43.78
Retail 31.96
Risk Management 33.86
RPA 30.80
Smart Cities 32.08
Social 31.51
Startups 30.09
Supply Chain 45.71
Sustainability 37.89

Industry Experience

Aerospace & Defense
Automotive
Chemicals
Consumer Products
Financial Services & Banking
Furniture
High Tech & Electronics
Higher Education & Research
Industrial Machinery & Components
Manufacturing
Media
Oil & Gas
Other
Pharmaceuticals
Professional Services
Retail
Telecommunications
Utilities
Wholesale Distribution

Publications

1 Academic Citation
“Implementation of Demand Sensing in Supply Chain Management”
Logistics Research Network
September 05, 2022
Akzhunis Arystanbek said: “It is a huge honour and pleasure for me to receive this award. My study involved an investigation into a very specialised area of supply chain management. When writing a dissertation, we all stand on the shoulders of giants.

“After graduating I moved on to continue my career in supply chain management at a metals and mining company in Kazakhstan.”

Akzhunis’s research was supervised by David Food, Industrial Fellow at WMG and Head of Supply Chain at Board International, who said: “Akzhunis was a thoroughly diligent and focussed researcher who delivered value and insight both through the creation of the data and in the interpretation of the results, delivering insights that would be commercially beneficial.”

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Tags: Digital Transformation, International Relations, Supply Chain

1 Analyst Report
Supply Chain Trends to watch for 2022
Board International
January 14, 2022
Dave Food explores the trends to pay attention to in SUpply Chain in 2022

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Tags: Analytics, Digital Twins, Supply Chain

473 Article/Blogs
Account-based Marketing best practices
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March 13, 2023



Account-based Marketing (ABM) is centred on a growth strategy in which Marketing and Sales teams work together about accounts; they trace advancement to generate personalised buying experiences heading to more effective sales cycles and better deal predictability for a jointly-pinpoint

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Tags: Supply Chain, Procurement

How to get ready for the future Marketing changes
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March 06, 2023



The imminent changes in Marketing caused by the coming of the online, the digital world and how customer interactions change means current changes represent new challenges for your brand to be seen. Consumers are searching for your article or service value and acceptance, making it vital fo

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Tags: Supply Chain, Procurement

Leadership in 2023
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March 02, 2023



In the 2023 business environment, companies are coping, more than ever, with complex and competitive circumstances. Business leaders in modern days must adapt to the transformation we all are experiencing and be better prepared to lead new initiatives for success in 2023.

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Tags: Supply Chain, Procurement

Management Trends for 2023
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February 08, 2023



The instability of recent years brought significant consequences, such as uncertain economic situations, skills shortages, ongoing shifts in the workplace, increasing prices and regulations, digital disruption and rising automation, and more. It represents for industries both challenge

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Tags: Supply Chain, Procurement

Procurement Analytics Demystified
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February 06, 2023



Procurement Analytics is the practice of gathering and analysing Procurement data for company understanding and effective decision-making. For example, historic Procurement applies analysis details to move forward analytics to forecast and budget future outcomes.

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Tags: Analytics, Supply Chain, Procurement

Supply Chain Trends 2023 - Customization and Digitization
Board International
January 30, 2023
My third and final blog on trends to watch in 2023, focussing on how digitalization enables and empowers customization, as our products become more configurable over time, configuration ultimately happens at the customer, which opens a whole new world of opportunity.

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Tags: Analytics, Predictive Analytics, Supply Chain

How top Food and Beverage shippers are overcoming SC disruptions
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January 27, 2023



A Supply Chain (SC) visibility firm, in alliance with Food Shippers of America, ran a survey across global SC professionals in the Food and Beverage (F&B) industry to determine the impact of the ongoing economic, geopolitical and SC disruptions.

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Tags: Supply Chain, Procurement

Can Remanufacturing build the industrial Circular Economy?
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January 16, 2023



Limiting single-use plastic is a line of attack consumers want to welcome for a more sustainable way of life, plus brand selection with environmentally-friendly principles. Still, the biggest obstacle is cost; adults dreaming of eco-friendly goods to be more reasonably priced to support the

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Tags: Supply Chain, Procurement

Top Procurement trends to 2023 and further
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January 10, 2023



Top Procurement trends for 2023 must enable Procurement leaders to envision and manage future-fit SC to reimagine how all parties can generate value and promote a fairer, more sustainable world. SC leaders and organisations should capture this moment of significant change, employ new SC man

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Tags: Supply Chain, Procurement

Where to fight for Energy and Food Systems
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January 06, 2023



USA Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is the entity for evaluating the science associated with climate change. Its recent report, plus the Ukraine crisis, indicates the urgency of closing down fossil fuels by investing in developing sustainable agriculture and renewables

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Tags: Supply Chain, Procurement

The current state of Marketing
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December 20, 2022



The business of Marketing is becoming increasingly complex. For companies to say they succeed in 2022, they would have to think beyond what they are doing and associate the whole thing back to the ‘why’ of the business as a unity; leaders must decide to evolve when they a

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Tags: Supply Chain, Procurement

Now is an excellent opportunity for more sustainable economies
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December 13, 2022



Food might be the answer to some environmental challenges. But at present, our Food and Agriculture systems are fragmented in many ways. Less than 2 billion people can have constant accessibility to non-toxic, healthy Food. In contrast, one-third of all Food generated worldwide gets lost or

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Tags: Supply Chain, Procurement

Supply Chains need buoyancy, not just resilience
Interact
December 01, 2022
The events of the last three years have created even more instability in Supply Chains, and resilience is now a key topic of debate. But how should they be designed, governed, and operated to continue running productively in the face of new challenges?

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Tags: Analytics, Digital Transformation, Supply Chain

A Sustainable Food System that becomes part of the solution
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November 30, 2022



The Food System (FS) is becoming increasingly unsustainable for human health and the planet. So, how can we solve the FS matters to deliver healthier, more sustainable products that nourish our bodies without destroying the environment? Food System discussion has a place on the COP27 table.

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Tags: Supply Chain, Procurement

Innovations in Transportation Management Systems
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November 16, 2022



Supply Chain (SC) disruption brought the foremost technological innovations, especially when discussing transportation improvements. A Transportation Management System (TMS) design encompasses the Network Effect, Autonomous Trucks, Time Slot Management applications, and the future of Last M

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Tags: Supply Chain, Procurement

How Disruptive Technology influences our businesses
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November 08, 2022



Disruptive Technology is a terminology given to devices such as electronics, gadgets, or concepts that significantly impact industries of any kind and eventually change them permanently.

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Tags: Supply Chain, Procurement

Sustainability COP27 considerations: Climate change has gone from being a borderline issue to a global priority.
Prophetic Technology
October 26, 2022
Climate change has gone from being a borderline issue to a global priority. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is responsible for climate change. The UN has been bringing together for nearly three decades almost every country for international climate conferences.

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Tags: Sustainability, Supply Chain, Climate Change

COP27 considerations
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October 26, 2022



Climate change has gone from being a borderline issue to a global priority. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is responsible for climate change. The UN has been bringing together for nearly three decades almost every country for international climate confere

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Tags: Supply Chain, Procurement

Becoming more innovative at work
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October 25, 2022



Every new idea comes from a creative individual or team of innovators. Technology, business ideas, and social solutions shape our world; if unique and original designs and concepts inspire you, you might wonder how to become more innovative.

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Tags: Supply Chain, Procurement

Overcoming Procurement delays
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October 03, 2022



Why manufacturers and developers in numerous industries are making buying decisions ahead of time?

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Tags: Supply Chain, Procurement

Are the effects of the pandemic a long-term shift?
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September 29, 2022



No doubt we have learned from the pandemic a lot, but would these new health protocols and changes of mind towards businesses, work, education, shopping, and daily way of living, still stay in the long run?

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Tags: Supply Chain, Procurement

The Food Supply Chain disruption and its possible solutions
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September 19, 2022



In 2022 things keep uncertain, as we still see Supply Chain (SC) deficiencies. Although some of them are starting to recover, other inconveniences keep surging worldwide. Costs and the disruption of Food SC are skyrocketing due to the ongoing war in Ukraine.

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Tags: Supply Chain, Procurement

Challenging Circularity Economy initiatives
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September 14, 2022



Business leadership teams are struggling with unprecedented challenges that encompass global supply disruptions, geopolitical frictions, and price increases. Recent research indicates that business leaders plan to double the revenue from circular goods and services by 2030. 

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Tags: Supply Chain, Procurement

The complex challenges of managing ESG performance
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September 07, 2022



Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) performance, is a unique consulting and software combination that helps companies worldwide take the next step in their ESG journey. Investors use non-financial factors to measure an investment or company's sustainability.

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Tags: Supply Chain, Procurement

Investing in times of Climate Change – The race to Net Zero
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August 30, 2022



The race to Net Zero agenda is a concept established in the Paris Agreement in 2015. It is currently at the centre of business, leaders, investors, and policymakers as an imperative process to avoid undeniable carbon emissions damaging our Planet.

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Tags: Sustainability, Procurement, Climate Change

GenZ, the so-called sustainable generation
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August 23, 2022



Supply Chain Sustainability is the process governments, companies, communities, and even individuals can follow to avoid negative impact on the SC.

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Tags: Supply Chain, Procurement

Environmentally friendly options for plastic food wrap
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August 15, 2022



Some scientific companies have a technologically advanced food contact process that produces paper goods resistant to water, grease, oxygen, and steam; moreover, it does not affect recycling or composting, a potential alternative to plastic coatings, waxes and PFAS.

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Tags: Sustainability, Supply Chain, Procurement

How to upgrade Digital technologies in the quest for sustainability
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August 08, 2022



How can the Packaging industry leverage Smart Financing procedures to upgrade digital technologies in the pursuit of sustainability?

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Tags: Sustainability, Supply Chain, Procurement

Packaging current challenges constrain Sustainability
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August 02, 2022



Packaging and paper processes changed significantly during and after the pandemic burst, aggravated by the worldwide transportation crisis. Whilst 'just in time' delivery functioned when supply chains were “normal,” it is difficult to cope with the continued volatility. Procurement mana

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Tags: Sustainability, Supply Chain, Procurement

Skills and capabilities for Supply Chain Leaders
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July 25, 2022



“The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest thing. It is the one who gets the people to do the greatest things.” Ronald Reagan.

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Tags: Supply Chain, Procurement

Circular Economy and new Packaging policies
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July 18, 2022



Experts state that leading economies fully embrace the new Circular Economic Action Plan (CEAP), published on March 30, 2022. This action plan is designed to strengthen the economy, protect the environment and eliminate waste. It acknowledges the importance of enduring materi

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Tags: Supply Chain, Procurement

Corporate Social Responsibility – benefits for society
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July 11, 2022



Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) brings up strategies that companies implement as part of their business management, aiming to ensure the corporation processes are ethical and valuable for the community and society. It is a broad concept that is understood and implemented differently b

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Tags: Supply Chain, Procurement, CSR

The road to Supply Chain Sustainability
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July 05, 2022



Transportation, Green House Gas (GHG) emissions and fuel efficiency impact those companies with the lowest overall score on sustainability metrics during the operational planning stage. Some facts:

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Tags: Procurement, Supply Chain, Sustainability

The time for action is now-Supply Chain Sustainability goals.
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June 27, 2022



The current state of the planet's climate needs to be reversed. Due to human activity, the Earth's land temperature has increased by almost 1 °C in the past 50 years. Extreme climate change impacts will endure until 2040, particularly in developing economies. Recent studies demonstrat

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Tags: Supply Chain, Procurement

Smart Contracts
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June 21, 2022



Smart contracts are programs kept on a Blockchain that function when prearranged specifications are met and verified. Leaders use them to systematise the implementation of an agreement so that every partaker could rely on the result right away without the need for intermediary or time loss.

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Tags: Supply Chain, Procurement

How can we try to do Marketing after the pandemic?
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June 13, 2022



In a world eager to move on from the pandemic and its long-term effects, publicists should concentrate efforts on the optimistic side of 2022, go along with exciting changes, apply cutting-edge technologies to leverage emerging Marketing trends, to answer back and move in the competitive ma

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Tags: Supply Chain, Procurement

A more holistic approach to Sustainable Procurement
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June 06, 2022



Until recently, the perception of Sustainable Procurement was explicitly on the environment. However, businesses are taking a more holistic approach when entering a business relationship and managing their Supply Chains (SCs.)

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The alarming shortage of truck drivers
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June 01, 2022



The pandemic disrupted most Supply Chains (SCs), worsening prolonged trucker shortages. Surveys revealed that despite the current reduction in COVID-19 cases, there is still an alarming deficiency of drivers in all regions.   The American Trucking Association estimates a defi

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Tags: Supply Chain, Procurement

Three reasons why rightsizing in Supply Chain can optimize planning
Board
May 26, 2022
Maintaining excellent Supply Chain planning in the warehouse, transportation, and inventory management and control will ensure the ‘right product in the right place at the right time’ for the customer. Underpinning this notion is rightsizing, a planning process that helps businesses invest in the right assets and inventory as and when they need to.

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Tags: Analytics, Supply Chain, Predictive Analytics

The pandemic boosted the workforce's cultural change
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May 25, 2022



The work environment was quite sick before the Coronavirus, but the pandemic, by all means, magnified a substantial cultural shift. Mobility and freedom are the new characteristics of the professional workforce. However, some companies cannot understand the reach and magnitude of this chang

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Tags: Supply Chain, Procurement

Intelligent planning delivers responsiveness for pharmaceutical Supply Chains
Board
May 19, 2022
Significant Supply Chain disruptions have become routine in today’s busy business world. The global pandemic, international trade tension, cyberattacks, cargo vessels waiting to unload in the most important ports worldwide, and natural disasters number just a few disturbances that have spun the pharmaceutical industry.

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Tags: Analytics, Supply Chain, Leadership

A call for action to Supply Chain leaders
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May 16, 2022



Significant advances in communication worldwide and the enormous increase in data processing capacity generated exponential growth in the Supply Chain (SC) complexity revealing a substantial rise in risks globally.

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How many miles does your food travel?
Board International
May 12, 2022
Over the last 20 years, the distance your food travels have significantly increased. When you consider the intricate Supply Chain routes that grocery retailers, restaurants, consumer packaged goods, and other related food & beverage industries put in place to get the best value on their products, food can travel across oceans and continents. This blog explores the reasons and implications of the global food Supply Chain network.

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Tags: Analytics, Sustainability, Supply Chain

Planning for variability: A current trend in Supply Chain
Board International
May 12, 2022
As economies pick up, volume has returned to many markets, and revenue grows. However, profitability is still at risk as uncertainty and variability increase supply and fulfillment costs. Variability in demand – both in location and pack configuration – leads to noisier and less stable demand history. The resulting delay in supply impacts cost price and lead time which, ultimately, has an overall effect on the bottom line.

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Tags: Analytics, Emerging Technology, Supply Chain

The importance of marketing to Millennials
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May 10, 2022
Millennials are a generation with a mobile-first mentality and an over-appealing to tech-driven nature. Millennials were born from 1981 to 1996 and are now 41 to 26 years old. This generation is halfway between the last years of the classroom and the workplace. Millennials ar

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Tags: Future of Work, Procurement, Supply Chain

The Supply Chain crisis in Europe
Prophetic Technology
May 04, 2022
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) remarks that supply problems caused by factory closures and component shortages could continue in Europe in 2022 and next year. Experts estimate contingency caused by supply issues will cost the Eurozone economies up to 2% growth in 2021, equivalent to a year of development before the pandemic.

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Tags: Supply Chain

Creating Sustainable Food Supply Chains to satisfy needs in 2030
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April 27, 2022



As the human population grows exponentially, the global Food Supply Chain is gravely overburdened. In 2020, the United Nations classified 2.3bn people out of 7.7bn as ‘lacking year-round access to adequate food’. Even more, the world’s population is predicted to increase to

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Tags: Sustainability, Supply Chain, Procurement

Sustainability in the Pharmaceutical Supply Chain
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April 20, 2022



When we talk about greener energy, the Pharmaceutical industry has to make crucial changes; many large pharma companies have determined carbon reduction goals, moving away from fossil fuels and greener, renewable energy resources. 

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Tags: Sustainability, Supply Chain, Procurement

The Impact of the Metaverse on Supply Chain
Board International
April 18, 2022
As innovators combine the use of technology with original thinking, the sheer potential of the metaverse is accelerating. Involving Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR), the technology surrounding the metaverse is mingling characteristics of both digital and physical domains.

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Tags: Analytics, Metaverse, Supply Chain

How to Build a Modern Supply Chain That is Built to Last
Retail Touchpoints
April 15, 2022
Dave Food with a wealth of experience in supply chain explores how to build a supply chain that will respond and last, inspired by the challenges of planning effectively in a challenging environment, he unpacks the need to ensure your Supply Chain plans are feasible, profitable and resilient.

Expanding on the power that Board provides to its customers on Supply Chain Planning and Integrated Business Management, the potential for future thinking and better plans is explored thoroughly.

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Tags: Analytics, Digital Twins, Supply Chain

The future of oil and gas and its influence on the Supply Chain
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April 12, 2022



Energy companies are resisting the global energy crisis, currently increasing due to the high prices of raw materials. However, the results of several surveys show that investors expect prices to remain solid.

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Tags: Supply Chain, Procurement

Decarbonisation of the Supply Chain
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April 05, 2022



Decarbonisation of the Supply Chain

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The Hybrid-work role in promoting Automation
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March 28, 2022



The restructured workforce will forever transform the scope of businesses. We are currently experiencing a labour shortage problem, making enterprises work hard to strengthen production and employ more humans.

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Tags: Supply Chain, RPA

Leaders must try different options in 2022
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March 22, 2022



When we think of what makes a great leader, one essential attribute is decisiveness.  We perceive them as individuals able to quickly work out their decisions and efficiently communicate the goals to others.  The mindset of Leadership should change rather than stay in

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Tags: Supply Chain, Leadership

Supply Chain risks jeopardise global performance growth.
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March 14, 2022



Recent research that examined and rated the sustainability performance among several companies provides crucial insights around Ethics, Labour and Human Rights, Sustainable Procurement, and Environment practices processes through different industries and regions.

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Tags: Sustainability, Supply Chain, Procurement

Procurement and sourcing trends for 2022 and beyond
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March 08, 2022



The hard lessons learned from the past two years are shaping the Procurement career for the coming years. The enormous disruptions experienced in our Supply Chain (SC) demand reshaping our businesses’ strategies to cope with the recovery of our global economy. 

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Your company Sustainable  Procurement
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March 03, 2022



Sustainable Procurement or Sustainable Purchasing integrates Corporate Social Responsibility mainly into companies hiring processes and decisions whilst ensuring that stakeholders requirements are met.  Sustainable Procurement integrates specifications, requirements and criteri

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Tags: Supply Chain, Procurement

A sustainable future for the Apparel Industry
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February 22, 2022



Supply Chains (SCs) are essential to your company operations; when not well organised, it will bring terrible effects and even lose your partners and customers’ trust. 

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Tags: Sustainability, Supply Chain, Procurement

The integration of Transportation Optimisation
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February 17, 2022



The integration of Transportation Optimisation

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Tags: Supply Chain, Procurement

Is Sustainable Procurement a future-proof career for you?
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February 10, 2022



Sustainable Procurement combines corporate social responsibility (CSR) principles into your company; assesses processes and decisions whilst warranting they still encounter the necessities of shareholders.

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Tags: Supply Chain, Procurement

Integrated Business Planning in Supply Chain explained
Board International
February 04, 2022
IBP (Integrated Business Planning) is a process for aligning teams within the business to achieve organizational goals. It integrates key business functions, including Finance, Supply Chain, Product Development, Marketing, and other integral operational departments. IBP’s success is determined by strong company culture and the support of executive leadership – who are concerned with managing risk, accelerating delivery, and driving cost management while responding to the demands of today’s consumers and customers.

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Tags: Analytics, Supply Chain, Digital Twins

Sufficiency, a new Supply Chain strategy
Prophetic Technology
February 02, 2022
“Due to distribution issues, certain products are temporarily unavailable.” It is a notification you can find quite often at some supermarkets worldwide.

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Tags: Sustainability, Supply Chain, Procurement

How is Nike making a move to E-commerce?
Prophetic Technology
January 31, 2022
In 2019, Nike, the sports shoes and apparel colossus transformed its line of attack. Nike focused on Consumer Direct fulfilment capacity, and Automation Pays shifted to E-commerce. The intelligent new strategic drivers at the heart of a far-reaching project are digital transformation, content, community and customisation.

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Tags: Supply Chain, Procurement

How is Nike making a move to E-commerce?
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January 27, 2022



How is Nike making a move to E-commerce?

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The challenges businesses have in 2022
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January 20, 2022



The challenges businesses have in 2022

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The robotic process - an opportunity?
Prophetic Technology
January 13, 2022
The current pandemic accelerated demand for E-commerce whilst the worker shortage increases. Retailers and Logistics providers were suffering from a weak Supply Chain (SC) due to labour turnover and the increasing need for actionable data and performance. However, according to industry sector leaders, the efficiency and evolution of the automation process are vital.

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Tags: AI, Innovation, Supply Chain

The Next Wave: Green Corridors for global Shipping
Prophetic Technology
January 04, 2022
Nineteen countries signed a declaration to set up ‘Green Shipping Corridors’ between two or more ports. The Clydebank Declaration was launched at COP26 to set zero-emission maritime routes.

The signatories to this Declaration are Australia, Belgium, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Denmark, Fiji, Finland; the co-signers stated they aspire to sustain the planning of at least six green shipping corridors by the middle of the decade.

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The Next Wave: Green Corridors for global Shipping
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January 04, 2022



Nineteen countries signed a declaration to set up ‘Green Shipping Corridors’ between two or more ports. The Clydebank Declaration was launched at COP26 to set zero-emission maritime routes.  

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Tags: Supply Chain, Procurement

Sustainable strategies to reduce GHG emissions for shipping
Prophetic Technology
December 29, 2021
The International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) is the leading international agreement to prevent maritime environment pollution caused by ships when operating or because of weather or accidental factors.

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Tags: Sustainability, Supply Chain, Renewable Energy

The Social Media forecast recovery for 2021 and beyond
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December 21, 2021



We can observe the rapid adaptation to the 'new normal' because we saw the fast website visits recovery, especially in the Travel category that suffered a considerable drop during the pandemic; it showed a stabilising start since June when several countries transited to unlocked down sta

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Tags: Supply Chain, Procurement

The Social Media forecast recovery for 2021 and beyond
Prophetic Technology
December 18, 2021
We can observe the rapid adaptation to the 'new normal' because we saw the fast website visits recovery, especially in the Travel category that suffered a considerable drop during the pandemic; it showed a stabilising start since June when several countries transited to unlocked down status.

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Tags: Social, Marketing

Recognising Modern Slavery in your Supply Chain
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December 14, 2021



Modern Slavery depicts multiple forms of forceful labour exploitation that affect millions of individuals globally, generally at the crossroads of compromising safety and freedom in the context of labour. Such practices are difficult to identify given their existence in the ‘informal e

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Tags: Health and Safety, Procurement, Supply Chain

FedEx case study: an environmentally-efficient future
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December 10, 2021



Environmentally Sustainable Supply Chain Management implicates integrating environmental and financially feasible procedures during the SC lifecycle, from material selection to product design and development, manufacturing, packaging, transportation, storage, distribution, cons

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Tags: Procurement, Supply Chain, Sustainability

Carbon Neutral by ???? – How are you planning to get there?
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December 07, 2021



Carbon neutral means that any amount of CO2 released into the atmosphere by a company activity is balanced with an equivalent amount being removed. Positive climate means that the action goes beyond achieving net-zero carbon emissions, generating an environmental value by

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High prices and empty shelves, but why?
Prophetic Technology
December 02, 2021
Grocery shoppers are paying more for their favourite foods. Assembly factories are waiting for components. Car prices are sky-high, trucking companies are struggling to recruit new drivers, the lowest record on inventories in the Chemical industry and all health sectors depending on this industry. To add to all this, it is the time in which everyone is worried about gifts arriving in time for the holidays. At the same time, inflation is currently climbing to 6% whilst retail shelves are practically empty.

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Chances for Career Switchers are better now than ever
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November 30, 2021



The currently gaining ticket involves a career switch into SC, Logistics and Transportation for all career starters.  It is not just the drivers and warehouse workers field, but white-collar and managerial openings looking for better payments, training is quick whilst chances g

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The Climate Change as a protagonist in SC disruptions
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November 22, 2021



The most critical Supply Chain (SC) disruptions caused by unpleasant weather-related incidents are on the skyrocket, no longer considered sporadic.  

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How to build a team to effectively respond to contingency plans
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November 22, 2021



How to prepare for what Covid-19 and the new variant Delta or other variants can bring? We need to do something right away and count on some essential elements we need to go along.

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How Blockchain improves Procurement agreements
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November 18, 2021



Blockchain technology is becoming more prevalent in an ever-growing variety of applications.  When it comes to Supply Chain, most people immediately think about Blockchain. 

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Descriptive Analytics help teams to visualise data
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November 10, 2021



Descriptive Analytics is a branch of Statistics that describes several data characteristics usually involved in a study. Its main objective is to summarise the samples and measurements made in a particular study, the dataset features, such as mean, standard deviation, or variab

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Lessons from top Supply Chain leaders in 2021
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November 10, 2021



For many Supply Chain leaders, 2021 and the ongoing pandemic have signified a struggle with the health crisis and the unavailability of workers, raw material, severe weather incidents, facility fires, transportation disruption, and lack of finish off goods.

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Escalating Cybersecurity concerns demands for Digital Transformation
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November 09, 2021



COVID-19 has been a challenge in terms of investment in computer equipment and technologies to protect information assets and maintain the operations of many companies, mainly medium and small. The crisis has changed consumers’ consumption habits, the way we work and where we work

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Leadership skills working for teams and customers
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November 03, 2021



Undoubtedly, those leaders who have built a successful career, leading people to feel they have the talent to guide individuals needing their leadership. 

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Logistics for Cargo Truck in 2021
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November 01, 2021



Since the pandemic begins, the freight advancing industry has been seriously affected by restrictions on its operations and services. The behaviour and evolution of the cargo truck market in 2021 is uncertain, packed with risks, and continues to evolve, making Logistics Ma

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Supply Chain Control Tower considerations
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October 29, 2021



Supply Chain Control Towers play an essential role in helping companies transition successfully from siloed legacy systems to a collaborative, resilient, real-time digital enterprise network. 

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Selecting the best Supply Chain Planning tool
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October 26, 2021
What could be the cause for your low organisation performance?

You might be dealing with the Board, especially CFO, who ask why inventory moves crawling whilst customer satisfaction declines. You might be using tools that are not working for your planning and do not let you move forward. As a Supply Chain (SC) leader, your compromise is to improve things, start changing processes, and enhance your staff’s commitment.

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Opportunities in supplier relationships
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October 20, 2021



The events of 2020 evidence the reliance large enterprises have on their Supply Chain and its fragility. The global pandemic put on pressing challenges for organisations about visibility, agility, and risk. And it brought us to rethink areas such as partnership, becoming a customer of ch

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Invest more in Marketing to move  forwards
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October 14, 2021



Believe it or not, even today, one in fourth organisation owners do not spend much or any money on Marketing.  It has always been a challenging field typified by complicated workflows and high expectations.  However, the Marketing resources are often the first to be s

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Digital technology is a commercial necessity.
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October 12, 2021



Covid-19 has accelerated digital transformation at a pace never seen before, in a context in which technology has become an absolute necessity. The new scenario highlights the need for companies to address these challenges to remain sustainable.

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The importance of refreshing  your business culture
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October 11, 2021



Today, the environment in which businesses move and develop their activity is characterised by an escalating culture and application of technological development in all global industrial sectors.  It demands that companies constantly update their processes to obtain economic be

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Environmental concerns of PET in Latin America
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October 07, 2021



The production of PET in the Latin American industry

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The impact of a global Supply Chain
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October 05, 2021



The Global Supply Chain (SC) arises from the need to incorporate worldwide suppliers, production and distribution processes, and then exporting final products to many destinations worldwide using different means of transport.  This chain consists of the manufacturing, plan

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Green Supply Chain Management gaining pace
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September 30, 2021



Green Supply Chain Management, defined as integrating environmental thinking into supply chain management, includes product design, sourcing and material selection, manufacturing processes and the final product delivery to consumers, and the product end-of-life management after its usefu

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Innovation is essential in the Cold Chain
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September 27, 2021



The main concern when transporting frozen or simply refrigerated items is temperature.  Maintaining it is vital to preserving these items' quality and required temperature since the beginning: from the production site, all through transportation, its final destination, and the

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Are you ready for an Innovation Transformation program?
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September 20, 2021



Ready for an Innovation Transformation program?

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Strategic implications of Enterprise Risk Management
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September 20, 2021



A comprehensive Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) is part of good business management practices.  It is a process that effectively addresses uncertainty, identifies risks and opportunities, and optimises the ability to generate value.

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Including everyone into your Sustainable Business Framework
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September 15, 2021



“Sustainability isn’t something we do. It’s everything we do.” - Jerre Stead,

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Procurement professionals are gaining positions through the crisis
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September 13, 2021



How can we start back into work while coping with feelings of anxiety?

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Making a  Sustainable Process
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September 10, 2021



Sustainability means that products are designed for their’ life cycle’; for instance, manufacturing, distribution, usage and disposal with minimal acceptable influence in the environment, resources, and occupational health.  

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Digital Transformation is vital to your company
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September 07, 2021



A Digital Transformation approach needs to be integrated into all sectors of a company, fundamentally changing how it functions and delivers value to its customers. It is a cultural shift that demands organisations to challenge the status quo to be

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How to make a difference - see how with DHL
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September 02, 2021



The following generations of Supply Chains. 

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How does Predictive Modelling help Risk Management?
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August 31, 2021



Predictive Modelling or Predictive Analytics is a carefully worked-out process that pursues to foretell episodes or after-effects by evaluating models likely to forecast outcomes. 

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Common challenges in Data Science
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August 24, 2021



Data Science applies advanced Analytics techniques and scientific standards to pull out information from strategy decision-making, bringing helpful insights. It plays a significant role in practically all company procedures and strategies, typically analysing massive data.

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How millennials change your priorities
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August 24, 2021



Millennials were born between 1980 to 2000. According to Goldman Sachs, they represent 92 million only in the USA history.  They have grown up in a time of rapid change, given them a set of priorities different from previous generations.

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Supply Chain Risk Management brings Resilient SCs
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August 17, 2021



With disruptions impacting SCs more often, it will be difficult to recoup to a prior-disruption state, so the resilient Supply Chain (SC) definition will need to change.  Somewhat, resilient SCs of the future should have the capacity to constantly transform into new contexts th

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The Supply Chain established versions in the face of disruption.
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August 11, 2021



The Supply Chain established versions in the face of disruption.

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Factors influencing Supply Chain Innovation
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August 10, 2021



Current circumstances have been changing global businesses. The probability of providing customers fast will make Supply Chain (SC) design processes doubling efforts to solve structural and organisational complications and focus on emphasising better value creation from now on. &nbs

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Does continuous Design enhance Supply Chain Resiliency?
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August 05, 2021



Why not present Supply Chain Management (SCM) procedures that can quickly increase resilient SCs, and why some of the prevailing SC processes are not appropriate for tackling such risks demanding responses. Risk, Resiliency, and Supply Chain Modelling must be at the top of any transforma

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How can Continuous Design enhance Supply Chain Resiliency?
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August 05, 2021



Why not present Supply Chain Management (SCM) procedures that can quickly increase resilient SCs? And why some of the prevailing SC processes are not appropriate for tackling such risks which demand quick responses?

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It is crucial to meet the needs of the Millennial workforce
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August 03, 2021



According to a recent report, when recruiting and looking to retain the Millennial workforce, executives must deliver a crucial excel digital employee’s experience, with correlated suggestions for cybersecurity conditions.

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The significant challenges Procurement is facing
Prophetic Technology
July 29, 2021
In January 2021, industry leaders took part in a poll intended to determine the Procurement roles challenges. The poll revealed a constant pattern in the answers from Procurement teams localised in several geographic regions and working in different industry zones. The sustained advancement of Procurement denotes that the role is securing remarkable reliability within shareholders and the industry, bringing with it greater responsibilities and significant challenges.

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How Logistics is embracing Digital Transformation
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July 27, 2021



Thanks to Alibaba and Amazon, top online shopping platforms, and the unprecedented escalation of the Logistics industry, Digital Transformation forces them to become more efficient and versatile and faster than ever.

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The biggest sustainable trends shaping 2021 and years to come
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July 20, 2021



"The big trend will be imagination and the ability to ask ambitious 'What If' questions."

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Businesses need to listen to what is going on around Working forms.
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July 19, 2021



Europe has always set the path to innovative forms of Working, creating entirely new categories of jobs; they are at the front of human rights rules, preventing the worker from exploitation by their employers, a practice that continues these days. In addition, they experimented with

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The quality assurance of COVID-19 vaccine Cold Chain
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July 13, 2021



Never before has the world paid so much attention to Supply Chain (SC) technology. Yet, as the COVID-19 vaccination goes on, nations worldwide are experiencing difficulties such as manufacturing delays, inefficient Cold Chain storage conditions, along with location-specific delivery conc

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To be competitive, companies need to adopt WMS.
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July 12, 2021



With disruptions impacting the Supply Chain (SC) last year and still now, consumers' high expectancies for service levels changed much, forcing manufacturers and retailers to keep up efficient, fast fulfilment. 

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Listen to what is going on around new Working approaches
Prophetic Technology
July 08, 2021
Europe has always set the path to innovative forms of Working, creating entirely new categories of jobs; they are at the front of human rights rules, preventing the worker from exploitation by his/her employers, a practice that continues to these days. In addition, they experimented with different forms of business ownership, with a state-owned enterprise (SOE) formed by the government to participate in commercial activities and corporate structures that require businesses to consider their employees as their shareholders.

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The workforce challenges in today's Supply Chain and Logistics
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July 05, 2021



Industries are experiencing competition to secure warehouse labour and are in the race to win an available skilled workforce. To worsen this impasse, customer’s expectations about delivery time grew exponentially in 2020.  Businesses try to deliver continuous and in-time oper

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Inventory location - a relevant factor for e-Commerce
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July 01, 2021



Supply Chain leaders are reconsidering how their operations need to perform after the pandemic by recovering, adapting and producing success in the course of global-ever-increasing e-commerce activity.  The location of your e-Commerce warehouses mainly impacts your business; it

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Marketers must know the differences between B2B and B2C.
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June 29, 2021



Business-to-Business (B2B) and Business-to-Consumer (B2C) approach are too familiar to Marketing strategies; however, there are significant differences between the two-search marketing, sometimes there is an overlap. Therefore, marketers or Digital Marketing agencies need to provide both

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Using Design Thinking to drive SC Innovation
Prophetic Technology
June 24, 2021
We should see the Supply Chain Management (SCM) as a team. Its success depends on a working party pulling together towards a common goal and operating through a collaborative alignment.

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The Soft Skills needed for Procurement in 2021
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June 22, 2021



“To thrive today, organisations must develop employees’ soft skills.” (Marisa Brown)
The pandemic conducted organisations to focus on central Procurement responsibilities. After a challenging year devoted to demonstrating their staff’s importance, CPOs now have a point

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Digital trends are here to stay; so is Remote Work.
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June 17, 2021



Wide-scale digital changes and buying behaviour trends disrupt our lives significantly; new ways of doing things will grow long past the post-pandemic recovery, forcing corporations to take crucial steps to respond fast.   

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Executive Coaching during times of uncertainty
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June 15, 2021



In business, Leadership required to guide individuals and entire organisations with a strategy to meet corporate goals. Effective Leadership, particularly at high levels in the organisation, captures the essentials qualifications to inspire others and being prepared t

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Risk Management is a Procurement top priority
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June 08, 2021



According to a recent global survey, the strategic priorities of the Procurement and Purchasing divisions are mainly digital transformation, cost reduction and risk management, especially in unique Europe, the Middle East and Africa region.  Procurement and Supply Cha

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Remote Working, the future of work
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June 08, 2021



Remote work is here to stay; it is one of the escalating trends the world adopted, especially all through the pandemic crisis, and predictions around this trend will persist into the future.  The workforce of the present is mainly remote, making work much more flexible.

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A leader’s future is Digital adaption.
Prophetic Technology
June 03, 2021
A digital change is happening now, becoming the pathway to the future of our businesses; it is essential in a data-driven work environment, making digital strategies a top priority.

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A leader’s future is Digital adaption.
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June 02, 2021



A digital change is happening now, becoming the pathway to the future of our businesses; it is essential in a data-driven work environment, making digital strategies a top priority.

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Find out more about Direct and Indirect Procurement
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June 01, 2021



Procurement functions vary from one organisation to another, sometimes mistakenly consider within the organisation's structure, production, cost, and revenue, resulting from purchasing activities. Differences exist!

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Suggestions for building Supply Chain Resiliency
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May 25, 2021



The pandemic highlighted the importance of Supply Chain (SC) resiliency to allow an organisation to adapt to changeable forces whilst maintaining customer service.  Large organisations with SC risk strategy currently in place could not fully face the impact of the pandemic. Man

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Managing the Tourism Supply Chain after the crisis
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May 24, 2021



 

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The Suez Canal disaster puts SC under much tension
Prophetic Technology
May 20, 2021
Suez Canal is the shortest maritime route among Europe, the Western Pacific and Indian oceans. On March 26, 2021, the Ever Given skyscraper-sized ship got stuck at the Suez Canal, one of the world’s busiest waterways connecting the Mediterranean to the Red Sea; it caused a maritime-vessels bottleneck waiting to cross it. The Egyptian authorities informed more than 400 vessels trapped at the human-made canal; finally, they unblocked the watercourse after five days.

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Local vs Global post-pandemic thinking
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May 18, 2021



The ‘Old Continent’ was beaten by COVID-19; it seems it would take a harder-longer time to pull out of the crisis than other continents such as Asia and the time the USA would take.  The pandemic has provoked European manufacturing organisations to react fast; their efforts

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Being competitive through Procurement
Prophetic Technology
May 13, 2021
In a recent survey, more than 60% of respondents stated that this crisis had a remarkable or very considerable impact on their business. This substantial challenge represents significant opportunities for companies’ Supply Chain (SC) Procurement teams, families and communities to become resilient. Procurement will drive decisive business strategies in 2021-22 and beyond.

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Ocean Carriers have the visibility and power to go on.
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May 11, 2021



How many barrels to produce, how many ships to sail or how to ship in advance? Demand for Shipping containers is hard to predict ahead of time.  Just consider the lack of demand visibility and pricing fluctuations being the cause of China-USA ocean freight rates doubling since

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Multi-Echelon Inventory Optimisation improves the Supply Chain
Prophetic Technology
May 07, 2021
As corporations mature, their echelons or levels start to increase, generating more complex Supply Chains (SCs) with other management intersections to synchronise and improve. If each node is a detached event, companies fail to attend strategic awareness and eventually leave behind potential benefit and savings.

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Multi-Echelon Inventory Optimisation improves the Supply Chain
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May 06, 2021



 

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The Coronavirus effects on the  Hospitality Industry and its SC
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May 04, 2021



According to recent reports, due to the high impact of the COVID crisis, the Hospitality sector confronts financial insolvency, putting at risk thousands of jobs if they stop receiving urgent governments’ financial support.  

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Demand Planning and Forecasting through Predictive Planning
Prophetic Technology
April 28, 2021
The supply difficulty, deficiencies and scarcity of products that the pandemic brought into light make Supply Chain (SC) leaders comprehend the importance of being prepared to move beforehand from such crisis effects instead of responding to the disruptions caused whilst happening. They see the importance of getting Demand Planning software to suit their requirements fully.

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Essential Inventory Replenishment strategies
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April 27, 2021



Inventory Replenishment has to do with buying and moving inventory, whether raw materials or finished goods, from stockpile storage to primary storage and finally to the selling point.

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Protecting your local TMS as Reshoring trends continue
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April 20, 2021



2020 taught us significant lessons as crucial comprehending of Global Supply Chains (SC) volatility. Offshoring manufacturing comes to a standstill worldwide, pressing organisation to uncover different approaches to meet demands and explore possible Reshoring potential. 

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Decarbonising the Logistics economy – difficult but possible
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April 20, 2021



Logistics has a vital role in the economy.  Its decarbonisation in fighting climate change is unquestionable. Some concerns have to do with environmental improvements damaging logistics economic productivity. 

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Functional drivers to support your Supply Chain
Prophetic Technology
April 15, 2021
Some Supply Chain (SC) drivers help companies to develop and manage the balance between responsiveness and efficiency, according to business changes and financial requirements.

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Artificial Intelligence reduces Supply Chain risks
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April 14, 2021



AI-based (Artificial Intelligence) automation and Analytics application keeps escalating, and it is Supply Chain (SC) risk mitigations became an important area of potential improvement. As AI applications spread out in SC management, leaders expect the market to reach billions by 2024.

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Artificial Intelligence reduces Supply Chain risks
Prophetic Technology
April 13, 2021
AI-based (Artificial Intelligence) automation and Analytics application keeps escalating, and it is Supply Chain (SC) risk mitigations became an important area of potential improvement. As AI applications spread out in SC management, leaders expect the market to reach billions by 2024.

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Edge-technologies that are transforming Supply Chains
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April 06, 2021



According to recent-researches, Supply Chain (SC) digitisation still falls behind other industry fields, around 43% compared to marketing, product manufacturing, business processes, distribution channels, and more. However, advanced technology is transforming SC, as their adoption d

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Some crucial game-changers to hold up our Supply Chains
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April 06, 2021



Gradually, we are overcoming lockdown restrictions. Now industry from all areas and sizes face the monumental challenge of adapting to a significant shift in businesses and societies in general and are experiencing relating human emotions, buying patterns, lifestyles, and culture in

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Keeping pace with the technology supporting SCP
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March 31, 2021



External market disruption causes an organisation losing value; it could also be the absence of a mitigation strategy or a lack of awareness.  Therefore, most organisations spend big money on their yearly financial plan on the investigation of emergent trends.

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Ways in which edge-tech transforms Cities
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March 30, 2021



How can we define Smart Cities?
Simple said they are large communities operated by advanced Artificial Intelligence (AI.)  Everything ranging from an operation based on Big Data (traffic control, power management) to household systems like Heating, Ventilating and Air Con

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India, a Smart City model to follow
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March 23, 2021



The pandemic effects on Supply Chains (SCs), Health, the Economy, Education, and the Environment show the advance of factors worsening social solidarity.

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Smart City heighten the life of citizens
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March 23, 2021



With the increasing demand for improving life quality, urbanisation and the cost of living gets higher; there is currently a global tendency to strengthen infrastructure, digital transformation, and investing in development. Numerous cities worldwide are dealing with an overpopulati

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Supply Chain re-designing Leadership after the pandemic
Prophetic Technology
March 18, 2021
A crisis can be the incentive for much structural advancement; difficulties and disruption are an opportunity to innovate and evolve to new methods, re-think new protocols and re-direct a long-term vision for recovery, to keep going to innovate, develop, and mature your company.

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Re-designing Leadership after the pandemic
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March 18, 2021



Re-designing Leadership after the pandemic

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The Advantages and disadvantages of "Machine-as-a-Service"​
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March 16, 2021



Innovation is the central part of business change and primary compelled to use modern technology, processes and products, the type of change that can influence competitiveness significantly. Pay-on-demand for equipment could be a functional approach for change for small/medium-sized

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The first steps to Culture Change  in Manufacturing
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March 11, 2021



 
The pandemic crisis allows us to re-design our Manufacturing Culture to release human industry potential and value the essential role manufacturing plays in our society. Culture change begins at the top of our companies, with the CEO, CFO, CHR, who lead the steps to build th

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The first steps to Culture Change in Manufacturing
Prophetic Technology
March 11, 2021
The pandemic crisis allows us to re-design our Manufacturing Culture to release human industry potential and value the essential role manufacturing plays in our society. Culture change begins at the top of our companies, with the CEO, CFO, CHR, who lead the steps to build the groundwork for a Cultural Change, which are: to define, align and create a roadmap, to assuring their factories are prepared for the next generation advancing into our industry.

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SC Risk Management must centre on workforce, product and costs
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March 08, 2021



Supply Chain risk and resilience are topics that need immediate attention as many businesses have not yet come up with an efficient approach to deal with Supply Chain Risk Management (SCRM.)

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The death of expert opinion and our responsibility in its revival
Prophetic Technology
March 04, 2021
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Hostility to established-knowledge is what this current trend means for numerous people worldwide; they are unsympathetic to those forming a knowledgeable opinion. The word ‘academic’ is offensive to a particular part of this conglomerate.

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Changing to a Food Circular Supply Chain
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March 02, 2021



Food Supply Chain (FSC) concerns are governance and logistics issues, and above all, it is a human crisis. Current food production and consumption behaviours have harmfully impacted the environment, triggering CO2 emissions and the vast quantity of Food waste. We generate waste

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How can we help Supply Chain leaders build up better SCs?
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February 24, 2021



The crisis of the pandemic demands from SC leaders a new vision to build better organisations. Unstable market’s requirements force organisations to develop better SCs collaboratively.  Executive parties are currently more concerned about SC resilience discussions than o

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Circular Economy, the sustainability effort
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February 22, 2021



The Supply Chain (SC) has still a long-challenging way to go. A significant percentage of leaders found that the integration of sustainability is a fundamental element for business success; however, many are far from fully incorporating it into their management processes or the possibili

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Supply Chain Planning FUTURE THINKING
Prophetic Technology
February 18, 2021
The already complicated Supply Chain Planning (SC) tool gain significant complexity due to COVID-19. Without delay, industries of all kinds started pressing for better SC demand volatility strategies and building more robust sourcing materials and goods from suppliers.

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Finding Supply Chain solutions to respond to the current emergency
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February 16, 2021



COVID-19 hit businesses, modifying alongside consumer's behaviour. It is urgent for health and economy wellbeing to minimise risks, build resilience, and connect more deeply with customers. Organisations need to re-evaluate their systems, processes, channels, offerings, and partners

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supply chain Digital technology has significant effects on citizen’s daily lives
Prophetic Technology
February 10, 2021
How do we use digital technologies to face the pandemic? Hereafter some insights:

· People consider digital technologies as the first step to work out many dilemmas caused by the crisis.

· How can we keep under control the transmission and dispersion of the virus?

· How do we keep providing Education to the many people who have to stay at home?

· Are Digital technologies complying with human rights?

· Whether local or regional, are governments performing transparent management when deploying digital technologies to deal with the crisis?

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Digital technology has significant effects on citizen’s daily lives
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February 10, 2021



How do we use digital technologies to face the pandemic? Hereafter some insights:

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How can Blockchain help with vaccine distribution
Prophetic Technology
February 09, 2021
New vaccines are exceptional and outstanding accomplishment. It takes a long time to discover, study, manufacture, recognise and authorise a vaccine. Information about the successful-completed vaccine trials has the strength to bring relief to billions of people around the world. However, a vaccine cannot be as effective as possible if not efficiently distributed and not well-accepted by the public.

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Tags: Blockchain, HealthTech, Supply Chain

The advanced-Supply Chain Control Tower; a winning-visibility strategy.
Prophetic Technology
February 02, 2021
The Control Tower concept is gradually becoming well-known in the Supply Chain Management community; its industry's common advantage is 'visibility,' as it represents an attempt to make the outside SC environment visible to the company. They are not physical places, but useful tools to visualise and synchronise your SC processes.

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Tags: Management, Procurement, Supply Chain

Lessons learned during the pandemic.
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February 01, 2021



The SC is the force driving the consumer-goods industry, invariably developing to encounter conditions of ever-changing markets, especially in the current-global-health crisis. 

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Tags: Supply Chain, Procurement, Business Continuity

The advanced-Supply Chain Control Tower; a winning-visibility strategy.
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February 01, 2021



The Control Tower concept is gradually becoming well-known in the Supply Chain Management community; its industry's common advantage is 'visibility,' as it represents an attempt to make the outside SC environment visible to the company. They are not physical places, but useful tools

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Tags: Business Strategy, Procurement, Supply Chain

Now is the right time to change already-established business standards
Prophetic Technology
January 29, 2021
From funding to hiring to time managing, or email protocol, entrepreneurs are entirely changing business rules. Hereafter some innovative practices:

Your business is what you are – As a business owner, your leadership reveals who you are, that you know your business, the kind of expertise to manage your targeted market; you need now more transparency and efficient-course of action.

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Tags: Leadership, Procurement, Supply Chain

Learn key lessons to cope with current circumstances
Prophetic Technology
January 26, 2021
With COVID-19, people underwent a domino-effect of poorly-planned supply chains (SCs). The building-up of stocks involved both home and shopping outlets, while lacking primary products like Personal Protective Equipment (‎PPE,)‎ were the consequences.

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Tags: Supply Chain, Procurement, COVID19

Uncertainty offers opportunities
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January 19, 2021



Can you respond efficiently in a period of Uncertainty? 

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Preventing and diminishing Supply Chain disruptions
Prophetic Technology
January 18, 2021
The current pandemic unsettled the Supply Chain (SC) when manufacturers and suppliers had to shut down global businesses, first in China and elsewhere. They had to find new strategies to overcome SC disruptions.

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Tags: Business Continuity, Digital Disruption, Supply Chain

Sustainability and Resilience become a central part of our supply chains
Prophetic Technology
January 13, 2021
During COVID-19 crisis and other disruptions, Supply Chain (SC) front-runners found they need to leverage Sustainability and Resilience to secure their networks, as both must be central parts of the plan and our investments.

The more resilient your circles are, the more sustainable our businesses become. Sustainability is now a focal point when talking about business and in particular, the company’s targets. Leaders now prioritise environmental sustainability proposals, putting it at the uppermost of administrative management; embedding Sustainability into the Supply Chain (SC) at day one is essential to set it in and see what it encompasses categorically.

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Tags: Sustainability, Supply Chain, Procurement

The innovative Workforce models
Prophetic Technology
January 11, 2021
Are you considering Remote and Hybrid workforce options?

Organisations have to re-design business strategies and consider the must skill needed to grow and transform the future to come back from COVID-19. Some facts:

· The pandemic brought an assortment of innovative-workforce trends and workplace standards.

· The digital transformation continues to accelerate.

· There is a lack of talent and digital skills.

· Remote-working increases exponentially.

· Human Resources (HR) leaders should explore new Hybrid-workforce models to increase agility and resilience whilst saving money.

· Talent analytics support HR leaders to make a competitive distinction.

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How do we guarantee employees BUILD skills needed for the future?
LinkedIn
January 05, 2021
Top priorities for Human Resources (HR) leaders in 2020 changed drastically as COVID-19 drives unparalleled health and economical alteration. In the face of this crisis, the standard process definition changed categorially. It is no longer about filling crucial roles for the company but focusing on acquiring the essential skills needed to cope with the emergency and push economic advantage in the short and long run.

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Tags: COVID19, HR, Procurement

A Pharmaceutical Industry vision beyond COVID-19
Prophetic Technology
January 01, 2021
2020 created unprecedented challenges for the Healthcare Industry, as many companies were affected in so many ways, disrupting many, and putting off others. In short, our reliance on the technology needed to increase exponentially.

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Tags: COVID19, HealthTech, Supply Chain

What catches the attention of Generation Z
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December 24, 2020



Generation Z, aged 16-18, has a highly-standardised-locating system to interrelate with brands. Therefore, the business has a significant challenge to engage with these individuals in an open style to drive both players' value.

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Tags: Mental Health, Procurement, Supply Chain

Business Ecosystems can transform a company's value chain
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December 22, 2020



From value chain to value networks, Digitalisation and e-Commerce are the cause of the striking decline in transaction cost and sales, as it is fading boundaries among industries and individual organisations.

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Business Ecosystems can transform a company's value chain
Prophetic Technology
December 22, 2020
From value chain to value networks, Digitalisation and e-Commerce are the cause of the striking decline in transaction cost and sales, as it is fading boundaries among industries and individual organisations.

What is a Business Ecosystem?

Business Ecosystems are three or more organisations interconnecting as equals to share value propositions and generate service-offerings no partaker could do it alone, and designed to better an organisation’s value chain into a value network of multiple partners. A Business Ecosystem takes a different aspect of every organisation since each one shows the requirements of a particular group of customers.

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The many types of Blockchain
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December 15, 2020



The influence of Blockchain is nowadays fast-changing; however, its descriptions and categories are difficult to understand, as new models of transaction keep flowing. The use of it can represent generous support to your business. Some examples:

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Blockchain might be your right plan for success
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December 15, 2020



A Blockchain is an effective-powerful tool. What can Blockchain do for you?
Healthcare
·       It supports healthcare providers with a coordinated system.

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A call-to-action for Procurement experts to boost their careers
Prophetic Technology
December 11, 2020
The effects Covid-19 have on global Supply Chains (SCs) offer an excellent opportunity to display real Procurement value in all markets, as this strategic role drives professional to high rock companies and community operations.

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A call-to-action for Procurement experts to boost their careers
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December 10, 2020



The effects Covid-19 have on global Supply Chains (SCs) offer an excellent opportunity to display real Procurement value in all markets, as this strategic role drives professional to high rock companies and community operations.

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Santa's magical world is dashing on by!
Prophetic Technology
December 10, 2020
Santa's Supply Chain has been the most successful study case ever. Every year on Christmas Eve, a thick-white-bearded-jolly-old man – all these adjectives describing the commonly-known Santa-, slides down the chimney, if any, of all homes around the world, through early hours of December the 25th, delivering presents and joy.

It could be a nightmare for everyone trying to do so, but not for Santa, as he has the best Logistics, Supply Chain and updated platform to manage things from ent-to-end all through this cheerful-magic season.

The tradition has by far gone beyond millions of children, always considering that Santa is watching them all and knows everything! Are you one of the million likely well-behaved children Santa will deliver the most-desired gifts when he comes?

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Tags: Marketing, Procurement, Supply Chain

There is a need for a shared-vision in Digital Sustainability
Prophetic Technology
December 02, 2020
The right choice for your business is to integrate an environmental vision through Digital Sustainability. Suppliers and partners need to understand the role digital technology plays in a greener future.

The Sustainability agenda is getting higher for all; that is why organisations need to get the bigger picture of what collaborating with partners means to build up working-best practices, the infrastructure and mindset required for long-term Sustainability, both in the public and private sectors.

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It is time to define the future health of our organisations
Prophetic Technology
December 02, 2020
It is hard to understand the broad-range impact of COVID-19 on the global economy. Executives must start managing the crisis resulted from the deacceleration of businesses, by reengineering the strategies aimed to the future health of our companies, whilst guaranteeing the workforce’s safety and customers’ loyalty to build up again trust among all stakeholders.

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Tags: Health and Safety, Business Continuity, COVID19

Can you imagine your business’s new normal? Learn from Chinese experience
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November 24, 2020



Business-as-usual is yet months away to come back, if not years. Now, we are experiencing a “second way” of the pandemic, and many countries are retaking lockdowns to prevent the escalating cases of contagious people.  Current circumstances forced essential changes.&nb

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No technology wakens up so much debate as Blockchain does
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November 24, 2020



The world is currently changing faster than ever responding to the pandemic. Technological innovation is now a pillar to manage the ‘new way of doing business’, especially when coordinating at distance manufacturing processes, workforce, logistics and synchronising Supply Chains (SCs

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Keep the pace set by Industry 4.0
Prophetic Technology
November 16, 2020
Every industrial sector touched by the convergence of new technologies is producing something similar to an industrial revolution. The COVID-19 pandemic has set the pace for the rapid development of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. We need to move fast!

This approach is a breaking point moving forwards, so organisations urgently need to find better ways to operate to capitalise the technology it encompasses: Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML). This technology-driven revolution supports the transition to a Corporate Collaboration as the primary goal of any organisation.

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The many uses of Blockchain in Supply Chains today
Prophetic Technology
November 16, 2020
Each day, the use of Blockchain in Supply Chain (SC) is escalating rapidly. Its use in transactions is now significant due to its proved reliability and integrity; it brings certainty to all partakers working on the same ledger version, as they can see the chain of ownership on each property, whilst guaranteeing no file is modified or erased.

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Tags: Blockchain, Customer Loyalty, Supply Chain

Equip your business better with synchronisation and edge-technology
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November 12, 2020



Supply Chain (SC) synchronisation is an ecosystem of connected-collaborative data partners, whereby data gets collected, analysed, and utilised in real-time. All stakeholders within the process gain accurate visibility, pinpoint vulnerabilities, restructure processes whilst diminish

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Equip your business better with synchronisation and edge-techno
Prophetic Technology
November 12, 2020
Supply Chain (SC) synchronisation is an ecosystem of connected-collaborative data partners, whereby data gets collected, analysed, and utilised in real-time. All stakeholders within the process gain accurate visibility, pinpoint vulnerabilities, restructure processes whilst diminishing risk.

The world we are building up for today will not exist in this manner any longer; this strong statement firmly lines up with the SC. With contemporary consumer expectancies ever-changing at an exponential rate and unparalleled disruptions experienced by almost every global business, the tomorrow SC looks drastically different than the one we remember from the recent past.

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Is your Supply Chain green?
Prophetic Technology
November 04, 2020
“It’s not just about reducing our impact, but about being a force for regeneration to address the challenges of plastic waste, water scarcity and biodiversity loss.” Procter & Gamble, 2020.

To generate a sustainable Supply Chain, you must know your alternatives. Bio and waste-based feedstock, for example, will be the basis of sustainable industries.

Like Procter & Gamble (P&G) projections, that is trying to drive a Circular Supply Chain Economy approach for recycled-plastic through the use of circular-resin in its liquid-substance containers and hair care products packaging. Their ambitious goals for 2030 are to support and motivate positive impact on the environment and the society throughout the Supply Chain (SC) process, while creating value both, for the company and consumers.

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What does being a Resilient Supply Chain imply?
Prophetic Technology
November 04, 2020
Nowadays, many worldwide geopolitical events are disrupting the Economy, Health, Education, and as a consequence, the lives of people. Most recently, The pandemic has significantly altered the priorities of many industries.

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Blockchain technology is today revolutionising the Procurement industry
Prophetic Technology
October 27, 2020
Nowadays, Blockchain technology is considered a game-changing tech high rocking the Supply Chain (SC) processes, provoking a resonance within the Finance industry with its Bitcoin, but mainly due to its relevance functions in Procurement.

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How is IoT bringing benefits to KEY PARTS of the Economy?
Prophetic Technology
October 27, 2020
The Internet of Things (IoT) is all over; from virtual assistants, connected cars, home devices and usages in Logistics, Retail, currently a broadly demand in Healthcare crisis; it is keeping supply chains (SCs) and hospitals flowing out all through the COVID-19 pandemic.

"The IoT is a network of physical objects or devices that communicate with each other and other internet-enabled device and systems via an Internet connection." (Forbes)

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Elastic Logistics is a more flexible approach to meet the client’s needs
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October 22, 2020



The Elastic Logistics concept becomes known recently when Supply Chain Management (SCM) found it challenging to keep on tracking the enormous variety of items and suppliers, and the need to fulfil ever-growing client’s personalised demands and expectancies. This approach represent

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Elastic Logistics is a more flexible approach to meet the client’s needs
Prophetic Technology
October 22, 2020
The Elastic Logistics concept becomes known recently when Supply Chain Management (SCM) found it challenging to keep on tracking the enormous variety of items and suppliers, and the need to fulfil ever-growing client’s personalised demands and expectancies. This approach represents a great way to adjust to client’s standards, such as safety, technology, communication and speed.

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Tags: Customer Experience, Innovation, Supply Chain

Accelerating growth in the Transport Management Systems market
Prophetic Technology
October 20, 2020
Maintaining a successful Supply Chain (SC) lies in the ability of shippers, carriers, brokers, and logistics service providers (LSPs) to share information and work together. The use of a global Transport Management System (TMS) is one way in which companies can achieve this goal.

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Are you compromising to meet Supply Chain demands after the crisis?
Prophetic Technology
October 12, 2020
The pandemic unfolds considerable global disruption in our Supply Chains (SCs,) reason why it is essential to ponder and performance in a different way to renovate and revolutionise our SC strategy. Businesses worldwide can go along with the new outlook on how leaders are making progress to overcome COVID-19 and construct a vigorous-more just-flourishing future.

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Meet the crisis with end-to-end Supply Chain Visibility
Prophetic Technology
October 12, 2020
The current pandemic affecting our daily life demands an end-to-end Supply Chain (SC) Visibility. COVID-19 showed us increasing emptied-store shelves as a result of the crisis effects; there was a lack of products, food, and various household items were scarce, people panicked, and buying patterns changed drastically.

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Broader Supply Chains prevent business competition risks
Prophetic Technology
October 09, 2020
Forward-thinking companies with upgraded processes and technologies validate that Supply Chain (SC) excellence is now broadly accepted as a factor for overall business strategy, value to customers and management across a company.

How does your business view the current impact on SC design and performance?

Nowadays, more companies are adopting a demand-driven focal point on planning, trying to manage demand more competently. To adapt to this sort of approaches and to line up the sale potential along with such outlooks, you have to recognise what your company is best at - production, sales, or delivering. How?

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Reconsidering the capital importance of our workforce
Prophetic Technology
October 07, 2020
Human resources attention is increasing since the COVID-19 started, as businesses realised it is of capital importance to stand more on them and to understand how our doing causes critical consequences both, on social and natural resources.

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Risk Management - Supply Chains moving towards Reshoring
LinkedIn
October 01, 2020
So far, it is impossible to quantify the complications of COVID-19. From the standardisation of remote-work to the countless renovations in health care, and the way people and industries operate evermore changing in different ways. Catastrophic consequences on Health, Economy, Education and above all in our life, will last for years, and normalisation of such implications must be related to a profound transformation in all areas of our communities and businesses.

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The Supply Chain is under intense pressure to maintain high availability
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September 29, 2020



The new environment demand from organisations innovative approaches to their Supply Chain (SC.) A scheme process to depict difficulty, volatility and ambiguity of the circumstances hard-hitting contemporary SCs performance. These challenges can be achieved when backing professi

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Local Sourcing strategy, useful to boost the Economy
LinkedIn
September 23, 2020
As a result of the pandemic, the world is experiencing a recession affecting most countries. There is a tendency to “buying local” or local sourcing, designed to set in motion the Economy after the prolonged-lockdowns, the stop of many operations, the falling of employments and much more, a significant per cent willing to buy products whatever the cost. All businesses are coming together in a time of adversity.

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A sustainable investment based on Blockchain solutions
LinkedIn
September 21, 2020
Statistics uncovered that investment in Blockchain dropped down by 63% caused by Covid-19; the recount also forecasts that the area of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Cloud Computing, 5G, and advanced automation technologies processes could anticipate more capital spending in coming months. Blockchain is accelerating to tackle these challenges

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Leading the way towards Autonomous factories
LinkedIn
September 17, 2020
Organisations have moved from talk to action, and today, advanced-manufacturing technology takes the centre stand, boosted by the maturing of the data-driven experience.

The mass customisation narrative, for example - a digital experience through the back-end of processing and logistics, enables you to design a piece of clothing and have it delivered maximum within four days. It is possible if every player collaborates -from the AI online tools that model your preferences like colours, textures, hand-made products, sustainable packaging, to secure delivery all tracked in real-time.

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Tags: Autonomous Vehicles, Digital Transformation, Supply Chain

Most global firms will renovate their Procurement and SC strategy
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September 07, 2020



The world has never experienced this level of disruption in every facet of life. International governments, health authorities and the society, in general, have been taking necessary steps to restrain the dispersion of this pandemic. On the other hand, the epidemic has thought us se

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Are we on the course to recovery?
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September 07, 2020



Although it seems we are halfway through this catastrophic situation, the end of 2020 is almost here. The real numbers show us that they are still high in many countries where our Supply Chain (SC) might extend. Therefore, Procurements and SC leaders have to be more aware than

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Tags: Management, Procurement, Supply Chain

Artificial Intelligence and Digital Immortality are more than Sci-Fi
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September 01, 2020



Is Digital Immortality a tool that can last even after we die?

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Your home - the Last Mile endpoint of preference
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September 01, 2020



Governmental stay-at-home mandate during the pandemic provoked most consumers to intensify their online buying behaviour, making their residences the final-end-point for their purchases.

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Tags: Procurement, Retail, Supply Chain

Recommendation to Governments and Higher Education Institutes
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August 28, 2020



The sudden interruption of face-to-face activities at Higher-Education institutes (HEIs) due to the pandemic, led to a vast postponement of operations, affecting their financial sustainability and the capability to stay functioning. The urgency of an undetermined shutting shaken the

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Is Blockchain the next-generation technology?
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August 25, 2020



The Supply Chain (SC) is significantly strained as a consequence of the pandemic. Consumers’ behaviour has dramatically changed as governments established detreated lockdown

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Higher Education opportunities after COVID-19
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August 18, 2020



Many governments, industries, as well as educational institutions, are hardly affected by the global pandemic and the resulting economic crisis.  

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COVID-19, an excellent opportunity to reduce modern slavery
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August 18, 2020



How could we transform the risk of modern slavery practices across supply chains (SCs) during the pandemic into an opportunity to eliminate them?

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Are intelligent technologies supporting Education during the pandemic?
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August 10, 2020



Education is a human right and a strength for sustainable development and peace. It affords people with the values, knowledge and skills to build their lives, to live in dignity, and to support society.

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Education has significant challenges to resolve
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August 10, 2020



The current pandemic we are experiencing is also a significant Education crisis, impacting over 67.6% of the world’s student population today, according to UNESCO.

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Urgent changes to meet both Education and Climate emergencies
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August 04, 2020



The United Nations urges countries to ‘recover and build back better’ once the current pandemic comes to an end, relying on vaccines investigation still on trial. However, there is another critical emergency -the planet revealing a significant environmental crisis; an imminent climate.

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Tags: Climate Change, Leadership, Procurement

An extraordinary challenge for the Supply Chain
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August 04, 2020
What Supply Chain (SC) competitive advantages come from Supply Chain Ecosystem Orchestration?

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The power of Supply Chain Ecosystem Orchestration networks
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July 30, 2020



What Supply Chain (SC) competitive advantages come from supply chain Ecosystem Orchestration?

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The rise of Automation and Robotics in long-term practices
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July 28, 2020



Current-disruptive events are transforming the global environment; we are facing mass unemployment and economic crisis. Now are the times to see machines taking over our Supply Chain (SC) processes and workforce, through the use of new automation tools that assure efficient-speed respons

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Tags: Supply Chain, Procurement, RPA

Initiatives to transform into a resilient customer centric SC
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July 24, 2020



The transformation of the Supply Chain (SC) into a digitalised-approach becomes quite a challenge for enterprises everywhere, given the circumstances; there were many initiatives to transform businesses into a resilient-customer-centric SC to enable growth, just before the pandemic.

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Tags: Customer Experience, Procurement, Supply Chain

Resilience - Thinking beyond COVID-19
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July 20, 2020



The consequences of COVID 19 pandemic emphasise how manufacturing Supply Chains (SCs) are crucial to the process of delivering products and services, vital to life. SCs interact widely with governance and nature too, making the interconnection of all these different environments

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Tags: Leadership, Procurement, Supply Chain

Changes of behaviour in consumers and brands during COVID-19
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July 13, 2020



COVID-19 has already disrupted consumers’ typical behaviour, triggering off enormous impact in brands, making it difficult for companies supply chains. Researches identified several-new patterns in consumer’s shopping behaviour and way of thinking.

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It is the time to optimise your workforce’s talent
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July 13, 2020



It is an opportunity for all sort of industries to benefit from workers’ variety of expertise and new forms of working, whilst also delivering significant and attractive choices to fulfil their requirements. But, to take better advantages of current scenarios, there is a need to m

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Tags: HR, Procurement, Supply Chain

Healthcare supply chains and manufacturing after COVID-19
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July 10, 2020



Med technology needs long-lasting modifications at its manufacturing and supply chains processes after COVID-19, as it is one of the sectors most upset.

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COVID-19 turbulence is skyrocketing AI companies
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July 10, 2020



How about a software that allows your company to track all your suppliers while reducing risk to supply global chain operations? And a system of cameras and Artificial Intelligence to spot electronics-manufacturing deficiencies during assembly?

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The Impact of the Quality Management System on Supply Chain Management and Sustainability
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July 06, 2020



In current environment of substantial economic recession triggered by the COVID-19, the agility and speed of response of the supply chain to meet the customer needs became of outmost importance. To remain competitive, the supply chain must continue developing the integration of its busin

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Tags: Business Continuity, Procurement, Supply Chain

The time to digitally transform Procurement is now!
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July 01, 2020



COVID-19 has disrupted industries of all kind in their permanency and supply chain operations.  Many have to act without hesitation to accelerate and adjust their transformation to implement the latest safety measures and take the necessary steps to let employees work remotely where

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Tags: Digital Transformation, Procurement, Supply Chain

How does your business look as a consequence of the pandemic?
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July 01, 2020



The future for many enterprises is a weak possibility of getting ahead as a consequence of the pandemic. Top businesses as British Airways and Tesco give the first steps to change direction to redesign their processes.

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The current Supply Chain needs long-lasting learning transformation
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June 25, 2020



 

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Synchronising the multifaceted use of workforce
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June 25, 2020



We are experiencing a different way of doing business as we are rapidly moving into a “cognitive revolution.” Technology has been changing the way we organise work; re-defining work gives us the opportunity for more distributed teams. The future involves not only modifying the work,

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Tags: Future of Work, Procurement, Supply Chain

Shifting to a flexible channel-based Supply Chain
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June 15, 2020



Retailers are experiencing low-traffic limitation in their Supply Chain (SC.) However, there is much to learn from the shortages of some products caused by COVID-19. Retailers have to limit the number of specific buying products, set purchasing hours and start cutting store hou

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Synchronising the recovery of your business
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June 15, 2020



How will your business handle the next global crisis?

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How does Digital Twin fit into the context of COVID-19?
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June 09, 2020
The Digital Twin technology allows operators to have a virtual model of a physical asset, to forecast behaviours of assets, design probable adaptation, and suggest actions.  It adds excellent panoramas about asset development, their interaction, the core for cooperation throughout ...

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Building Supply Chain resiliency to disruptions
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June 08, 2020



The Supply Chain (SC) is becoming crucial to the increase of corporations competitiveness. The current-increasingly-global economic environment demonstrates that businesses could better compete if they act in collaborative Supply chains (SCs).

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Do you have a resilient SC to overcome COVID-19?
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June 02, 2020



We could not imagine the tremendous impact COVID-19 have had on our Supply Chains (SCs,) and the grave consequences of this outbreak on multiple businesses. Fear has paralysed several companies to rapidly responsD to the catastrophic outcomes.

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Turn into a Prescriptive Analytics Expert
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June 02, 2020



Prescriptive Analytics turns you into a Strategic Business partner through the transformational-value of your business. Prescriptive Analytics nowadays has good market penetrations, and it is likely to extend even further by 2020.  

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Post-COVID Supply Chain Planning - steps to take now!
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May 29, 2020



What has happened?

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Important post-pandemic actions to consider
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May 25, 2020



Have you figured out how to re-start your business after the pandemic?

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Pay attention to these careers to design your future!
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May 25, 2020

Want to see whether these career tendencies are right for you?
 This evaluation identifies the job-roles with the most significant growth during the past five years; trends based on technology and lifestyle to be informed.

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Machine Vision system (the eye of the machine)
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May 21, 2020


How does Machine Vision work? 
Software and hardware combined work to make MV systems possible. The purpose of all its capabilities is to grant machines the power of vision aiming to imitate human sight. But devices need to go through the process of acquiring, analysing and un

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The need for agile government procurement after the crisis
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May 20, 2020



How will Public Procurement Officers manage the direct and indirect impact of Covid-19?

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The complete Digitisation of the Supply Chain
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May 12, 2020



Taking as a model the Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, we can make parallel with the Supply Chain (SC) in the contemporary world of Digitisation.

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Is your Supply Chain Strategy achieving your business goals?
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May 11, 2020



A company without a well-planned strategy is not viable. The value of the business strategy is now evident, as there is a significant proliferation of business strategies operated by multiple businesses.

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Blockchain is radically changing the Food Supply Chain
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May 07, 2020



Do you know all the benefits Blockchain technology can bring to your Food Supply Chain (FSC)?

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Transforming your SC from Linear to Circular
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May 05, 2020



Nowadays, there is a claim for corporate-social responsibility.  We need to urge our industries to act in transforming our Supply Chain from a linear (take-make-dispose) model to a circular (no-waste) one, or known as the Circular Economy that focuses mainly on waste elimination and

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Do actual jobs equally benefit all workers?
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April 27, 2020



Research done recently has highlighted the existing gender gap in pay and on working-hours among women and men. Most leaders are asking questions like: How do companies treat their part-time workers? Why do they overload men with long-hours work, or what is the kind of jobs women are doi

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Sure, now we need a relationship with technology!
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April 27, 2020



No doubt Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Machine Learning (ML) technology in it, brings significant benefits to our companies. Each day, a high number of enterprises are taking the opportunity AI represents when working with extensive data that otherwise could be missed by a hu

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Digital Twins, new to the Supply Chain
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April 20, 2020
The world is changing fasts and for the best! The use of Digital Twin on past years included circuits, as it was in construction, plumbing, distribution centres, simulations, dental treatments, pilots on flights simulations, transport of passengers, and much more.

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Why are capability assessments not done?
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April 20, 2020



Procurement is the fastest-growing division in many companies,  consequently, it originates a war for talent remarkably in this section that still undergoes the lack of higher education courses. 

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Are your Procurement initiatives moving fast enough?
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April 20, 2020



In this age of disruptions, businesses must move faster and become more agile; therefore, Procurement requires responding more responsible accordingly to businesses needs, whilst looking forwards to put on the table the discussion around collaboration.

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Is Supply Chain central to the success of your business?
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April 13, 2020



No doubt Supply Chain (SC) is a significant determiner of competitive advantage; however, SC is the place where corporations frequently cope with primary incompetence, as it encompasses many processes from raw materials to deliveries on consumers’ hands.

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Is the Coronavirus threatening your Supply Chain?
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April 13, 2020
The Chinese government confirmed on January 7, 2020 that they had identified a new virus “Coronavirus,” now called COVID-19.  It proliferated across a vast region in China; nowadays, it is worldwide.   Given that it is a viral disease and that there is an exponential ...

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The right mindset for a Digital SC transformation
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April 06, 2020


Why are traditional supply chains getting in the way of new digital panorama?

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Whether to implement Blockchain or not
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April 06, 2020



Blockchain has created a considerable scepticism. Although it began with Bitcoin, corporations adopted it as the preferred brand for all kinds of cryptographically-databases, experimenting with new approaches.  But how should companies move towards technology?

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Stop to consider the benefits of ERP
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March 31, 2020



Why is Enterprise Resources Planning (EPR) crucial to improve your Customer Experience?

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How does Supply Chain Synchronisation look?
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March 31, 2020



Manufacturers are now engaging in a Supply Chain (SC) Synchronisation, but, how does it work?

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Overcoming Manufacturing SC Challenges with Digital Planning
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March 26, 2020



The Supply Chain (SC) has been growing up to such an extent, that it is getting much more complicated each day; to the same degree, manufacturing challenge and competition are escalating fast in no time.

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Is Location Intelligence the end of GIS?
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March 18, 2020



Across the globe, all kind of organisations are discovering how Location Intelligence (LI) helps them escalate, update efficiency, and do their jobs better.  It could be the end of Geographical Information System (GIS).

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Transforming your SC from Linear to Circular
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March 18, 2020

Nowadays, there is a claim for corporate-social responsibility. We need to urge our industries to act in transforming our Supply Chain from a linear (take-make-dispose) model to a circular (no-waste) one or known as the Circular Economy that focuses mainly on waste elimination and sustai

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The CSCO: the foremost Executive in the C-Suite
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March 11, 2020



Edge technologies, such as mobile and social platforms, have transformed customer's behaviour whilst providing organisations with new approaches to attract them, turning you into a customer-centric company. Executives must embrace more fundamental changes if they want to compete in

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How Procurement benefits from Advanced-Analytics
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March 11, 2020



Procurement and Advanced-Analytics combined can squeeze more value from purchase data and strategy, for better-negotiation tactics, and vendor management. However, only some Procurement actions are nowadays taking advantage of the enormous information generated.

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What are you doing to become a sustainable Supply Chain?
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March 11, 2020



To become greener today represents a significant challenge for many Supply Chain (SC) managers, as shareholders and environmental institutions as well, are compelling them to undertake social responsibilities focus on Sustainability to transform businesses.

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Ten SC improvement tools you should know about
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March 05, 2020



Don’t be overwhelmed by so many Supply Chain (SC) improved tools issues around you!  Manage them by training your teams on the competence required to afford competitive services or products performance. 

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Facts about Supply Chain-Digital Twins
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March 05, 2020



The escalating force of the Supply Chain Planning (SCP) based upon learning machines systems brought about the Digital Twins.

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Are you familiar with the types of Business Analytics?
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March 05, 2020



A significant per cent of corporation operates on some Business Intelligence approach. Which are the most common applications?

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Supply Chain professionals with the right skills
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February 25, 2020



The potential Supply Chain (SC) professional will need to acquire the essential skills of tomorrow, so greatly differing from today; the skills focusing on the SC, in particular, are recognised to be crucial for a better-functioning of the SC professional of the future.

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An excellent panorama for Supply Chain Analytics
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February 25, 2020



Nowadays, managers are mainly concerned about providing new products on-time and within an already-specified margin. Margins are getting stretched whilst customer’s demands and expectancies keep growing.

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Multi-party Supply Chain Network - changing the future of your business
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February 20, 2020



The Supply Chain (SC) embodies all the stages it requires to procure a particular product or service, from its primary condition to the customer. It is a network among an enterprise and its suppliers to manufacture goods and deliver a specific product to the ultimate buyer.

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Procurement needs to break paradigms in 2020
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February 11, 2020



At the forefront of 2020, and to keep the pace of ever-changing markets, corporations and especially Procurement leaders require taking up radical changes not only to transform the company but their products and processes as well, with the purpose in mind to reach sustainable business su

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Keep an eye on Gen-Z consumers in 2020
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February 11, 2020



2020 is about to arrive, bringing with it Generation Z or Gen-Z; this demographic group comes after the Millennials; they were born between 1995 and 2015, as a distinctive-powerful consumer's target for any business. It is essential the understanding of their buying habits and chara

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Is your company ready for Procurement in 2020?
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February 11, 2020



Will anything change in 2020? Procurement in 2020 will shape our SCs, no doubt. It is a large-global transformation managing the future.

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The Internet of Things will significantly mark our lives in 2020
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February 03, 2020



The Internet of Things (IoT) is rapidly spreading out, bringing significant changes to our lives. Hereafter some IoT predictions for 2020.

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The gap between Latency and Execution stages
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February 03, 2020



Why are Supply Chain Planning (SCP) heads so concerned about Latency and Execution stages?

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2020 - the year of the Supply Chain
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February 03, 2020



2019 ended with the record online-sales history, Amazon launched one-day shipping as the new benchmark for Prime members, tariffs constrained operations, and 9,100 stores closed!

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An Agile Supply Chain is needed to survive
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January 29, 2020



To continue to exist, enterprises today must incorporate the new kind of management is emerging: the age of “Agile.” Are you willing to take on the mastery it implies to transform your company SC?

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Cold Supply Chain hand in hand with Blockchain
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January 29, 2020



Blockchain technology has developed as an answer to creating protected-stronger Cold Supply Chain. A Cold Chain is a multipart-distribution process that has to monitor, examine, quantify, register on and certify products. Manufactured articles are carefully supervised and temperature-con

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Top business predictions for 2020
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January 29, 2020



Consumers will continue pursuing profound significance; more than 55% of consumers will ponder enterprise values when making a purchasing choice. 

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How to stay at the forefront of customer's expectations
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January 22, 2020



Delivering personalised experiences is the answer for an enterprise that wants to stay at the forefront of customer’s expectancies, and figure out the data about user’s behaviours and tendencies that not only would enhance customer’s engagement but will bring significant revenue.

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Factors converging in the future of the SC
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January 22, 2020



In coming years, fewer workers will be responsible for providing for escalating-nonworking individuals, whilst labour supply will move to undeveloped-regions around the world where there is a reduced amount of educated people or not enough technically-skilled. This talent change is a foc

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Innovation and well-paying jobs are crucial to World Supply Chain Economy
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January 22, 2020



Traditionally, Supply Chain (SC) jobs were considered interacting merely with manufacturing. With globalisation and the integration to the World Economy, the entire SC has now an increasingly-important role. Though its rising-importance, there is no finding of industries embodied in

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Have you experienced the benefits of Demand Forecasting?
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January 16, 2020



A business could face different internal and external risks: a) High competition; b) Change in government laws; c) Failure of technology. d) Labour unrest; e) Inflation or recession.

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Is Packaging Management vital for your Supply Chain?
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January 16, 2020



To face the increasingly-extreme market competition, our customers count now on Packaging Management systems across their Supply Chain (SC) as it is one of the significant product promoters granting to improve and significantly boost their productivity. It is a synchronised-system arrang

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Understanding Horizontal and Vertical business structures
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January 08, 2020



Establishing an efficient business organisation is vital to the success of your corporation, and for making crucial decisions as to the owner of a company.  Vertical and Horizontal alignments are the most common types of business structure.

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The severe crisis Logistics sector is Facing
Dave Food
December 24, 2019
These far-reaching insights of the market situation in the UK Logistics state that, this is a tough time for the Logistics sector, basically concerning recruitment in the coming years due to low wages and a lack of relevant skills. (The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport...

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Useful tips to reduce the Carbon Footprint in your Last Mile
Dave Food
December 24, 2019
As the exponential growth of e-Commerce goes on, strategic players in the Last Mile delivering service are challenged by the ever-increasing customer demands and higher volumes of transportation. This enormous activity demand the need for increased services from top transportation...

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Don’t fail to secure your data on IoT devices
Dave Food
December 24, 2019
The Internet of Things (IoT) current acceptance is unparalleled! Its more straightforward definition refers to devices or objects connected to the Internet. Smart sensors are central to the IoT as they allow businesses to pull in more data on how their products are being used.

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The tiny devices controlling our businesses
Dave Food
December 24, 2019
Whilst the Internet of Things (IoT) matures, the incorporation of sensor technology into business environments is continually depicting new opportunities for solutions in our extremely connected world. Smart sensors are central for the IoT; they will enable enterprises to gather even mor

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The impact of changing the Company Culture
Dave Food
December 16, 2019



Refusal from your staff to go along with the company changes represents an enormous barrier. As a result, discouraged-managers need to find new ways to build support for necessary changes and stay competitive.

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Procurement is not only about saving money!
Dave Food
December 12, 2019



By all means, Procurement has a meaningful protagonist-role in helping enterprises to reach their goals and cope with imminent uncertainty.  It will demand Procurement to focus mainly on adding value in a much more strategic way and not only by putting saving as the central poi

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Is the Centralised Procurement model providing better value?
Dave Food
December 12, 2019



Procurement needs to be present as a central part of value creation across the enterprise and operates supported by its executives. It is vital a widespread-administrative recognition and requires higher investment in the role of strategic Procurement functions to drive more exceptional

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Does your workforce own the mindset for an effective S&OP?
Dave Food
December 04, 2019



S&OP is a standard business planning process impacted by constant internal or external pressures and challenges.

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Circular Supply Chain Connecting the Beginning to the End
Dave Food
November 26, 2019



The supply chains have been here since humans began producing and supplying products to each other, but, unbelievably, these have gone for years without significant changes.

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Best Practices for Technology-supported programs
Dave Food
November 26, 2019



How to implement standard-best practices for technology programs? These are some principals to go by aimed for supporting Digital-development experts:

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Digital Marketing, the effective use of power messaging
Dave Food
July 09, 2019
We enlist some #SocialMedia platforms and resources. #PTUK

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Procurement is Becoming a Whole New Discipline
Dave Food
July 02, 2019
Top tips for Procurement professionals

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Tags: Blockchain, Procurement, Business Strategy

Data Safety Steps You Should Take Right Away!
Dave Food
June 12, 2019
Protecting your business matters, data is a key... #PTUK #supplychain

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Tags: Big Data, Supply Chain, Risk Management

Are You Familiar with the Term “5G”?
Dave Food
June 12, 2019
Here are some ways #5G will change the world. #PTUK #Technology

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How Can You Address Security Risks Caused by IoT Devices?
Dave Food
June 03, 2019
Why is #IoT security so important? #PTUK #supplychain

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More Data Gathering Drives More-Better Decisions
Dave Food
June 03, 2019
Most manufacturers will soon be flooding in data! #PTUK #supplychain

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Tags: Blockchain, Supply Chain, Risk Management

You Better Adapt your SC to Avoid Risks
Dave Food
May 28, 2019
Understanding your risks will lead to better planning. #PTUK #supplychain

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Zero Tolerance to Corruption in Your Supply Chain
Dave Food
May 28, 2019
Stop any increasing unethical conduct in your Supply Chain... #PTUK #supplychain

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Tags: Supply Chain, Culture, Risk Management