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Sourcing & Procurement

Act With Caution When Fixing Contracts

Expana (formerly known as Mintec)

Economic indicators such as new orders and manufacturing activity have lost momentum since May 2021, highlighting a potential slowdown in economic growth.

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Visibility Software

Take Charge of Supply Chain Disruptions in 2022: Go from Proactive to Predictive

By being predictive, not just proactive, in strategic inventory positioning, workforce planning and collaborative forecasting, you can maintain a robust and high-performing supply chain and ensure a prosperous 2022.

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Buyer Beware of Microchips on the Open Market

There is one risk that is increasingly impacting everyone — counterfeit chips.

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Rebounding Economy, E-Commerce Boom Create Uptick in Warehouse Leasing Market

General retail and wholesale claimed the largest share of the 100 leases, followed by e-commerce-only occupiers and food and beverage users.

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Procurement Software

Supply Chain Disruptions up 88% in 2021

Factory fires, mergers and acquisitions, business sales, factory disruptions, leadership transitions and supply shortages ranked as the Top 6 supply chain disruptions in 2021.

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CFOs Instrumental in Building Factory of the Future

40% of CFOs highlighted the management of rising inventory costs as a major supply chain risk; 36% were concerned about managing cash flow; and 35% pointed to the management of local and global supply chains.

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Sourcing & Procurement

97% of Shippers to Increase Freight Procurement Budgets in 2022

Sleek Technologies

A majority of the study’s respondents said that brokers were their primary hurdle, with outdated technology and processes coming in second and third.

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Carbon Footprint

Consumers Willing to Pay More for Sustainable Shopping Options

First Insight, Inc.

Equally revealing was the discovery that nearly three-quarters of the consumer respondents value product sustainability over brand name.

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2022: The Year of Supply Chain Shortages, Digital Payments and 5G Fever

Wilson Electronics

2022 will see a continuation of supply chain disruptions, a steady rise in e-commerce, an increase in cell towers and signal repeaters to accommodate 5G and mainstream adoption of fixed wireless internet.

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Software Solutions

Avercast Acquisition Expands Forecasting and Analytics Technologies

TransImpact's Avercast acquisition adds seven software products to TransImpact's current technology solutions.

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Financial Management Software

How B2B Companies Can Weather the Supply Chain Storm Using Payments Technology

In the short term, businesses can alleviate some of the supply chain pressures re-evaluating their B2B payments strategies to meet customers where they are, better manage cash flow and protect themselves against fraud.

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Sourcing Solutions

Increasing Commodities Supply Chain Visibility Key to Better Ops

Whether information is unreliable, unavailable or held in secret, the lack of it means the supply chain is opaque — and not for the better.

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