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Creating Localized Supply Chains: Dream Versus Reality

Much of the conversation around supply chain sustainability today focuses on the localization of sourcing, to cut down on emissions caused by moving product over long distances. But however laudable that goal might be, it’s not so easy to accomplish.

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Podcast | Wake Up! Why Aren’t Companies Addressing Sourcing Risk?

Will supply chains ever learn the need for true risk management and resilience?

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The Digital Answer to Faster Supplier Onboarding

There are technologies that can help shorten the source-to-contract process for all parties.

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American Factories Heat Up as CEOs Take Production Out of China

Rattled by the most recent wave of strict Covid lockdowns in China, the long-time manufacturing hub of choice for multinationals, CEOs have been highlighting plans to relocate production.

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A Better Approach to Supply Chain Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Procurement teams often overlook the strategic value in prioritizing diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I).

‘Clean’ Eating Gets Complicated by New Climate Research

For years now, climate-conscious cooks have embraced plant-based diets as a way to avoid the emissions-heavy meat industry. New research suggests low-carbon eating isn’t quite that simple.

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Watch: How Can You Put Suppliers at the Core of Your Business?

Christian Schuh, senior partner and managing director of Boston Consulting Group, emphasizes the importance of knowing, and working closely with, one’s major suppliers in a multi-tier manufacturing supply chain.

How Can You Put Suppliers At The Core Of Your Business

Chipotle Zeroes in on Supply Chain Traceability and Visibility

Chipotle is taking food security and supply chain visibility to a new level, by offering customers information about the source of every ingredient on its menu.

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Companies Are Rethinking Their Supplier Networks After Covid

The pandemic has changed the nature of global supply chains with companies seeking to source goods from multiple places in order to minimize shipment and production disruptions.

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Podcast | How Are SMB Traders Surviving the Supply Chain Crisis?

Geopolitical and economic winds are buffeting all international traders. But small and medium-sized businesses are most vulnerable to the storm.

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Are Your Products Eligible for Tariff Refunds? Here's What to Know

USTR has announced it will reinstate through the end of this year more than 350 previously expired China duty exclusions under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974. It’s important to act now to identify qualifying exclusions and estimate potential duty refund amounts.

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Watch: How to Keep Suppliers Contractually Responsible

Tiffany Presley, attorney in the Supply Chain Practice of Barnes & Thornburg LLP, offers advice on how manufacturers can achieve better visibility of, and control over, suppliers at the tier-one level and beyond.

How To Keep Suppliers Contractually Responsible

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