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Coping With the ‘New Normal’ for Supply Chain Due Diligence

Governments, investors and consumers are demanding increased visibility into every link of the supply chain, to ensure that corporate funds aren’t inadvertently supporting fundamentally unethical behavior.

The Slavery Footprint app, created by Made in a Free World, generates estimates of an individual's reliance on slave labor from data on trafficked humans and labor-abuse rates at manufacturers and suppliers. Photo: Bloomberg.

Seven Procurement and Supply Chain Technology Trends for 2022

Which market forces will disrupt enterprises with complex supply chains in 2022? Following are seven key predictions.

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New Chip Crisis Means Auto Giants Aren’t in the Clear Yet

While tight supplies of semiconductors are set to ease later this year, the next bottleneck is likely to come from growing demand for analog chips, which are increasingly being used in automobiles as they become electrified and autonomous.

Honda Motor Co. vehicles at an AutoNation car dealership in Fremont, California. Photo: Bloomberg.

A Fundamental Shift in B2B Payments Is Long Overdue

While noteworthy innovations have been made in the $518 billion global payments market, it’s still overwhelmingly complicated and costly for buyers to pay suppliers.

How Can You Strengthen Your Supplier Relationships?

Done well, sourcing and procurement can drive value and competitive advantage for an organization. Those that optimize their sourcing and procurement departments through well-defined procure-to-pay processes and strategic automation can focus their employees on supplier relationship management, creating long-term, mutually beneficial partnerships.

Announcing Gartner's Five-Part Webinar Series on Coping With the Supply Chain Crisis

Bart De Muynck, research analyst with Gartner, previews the consultancy's five-part webinar series, to be presented throughout 2022, in association with SupplyChainBrain: "Five Keys to Unlocking Supply Chain Value in a Time of Crisis."

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How AI Will Drive the Future of Auto Supply Chains

As the pandemic sent shockwaves through the global economy, the impact was felt across industries. Among the hardest hit sectors, the automotive industry experienced profound disruption, signaling the need for supply chain modernization.

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Watch: Time for a Fresh Commitment to ESG

Amy Brachio, global business consulting leader with EY, explains why companies must move forward now with policies to ensure compliance with environmental, social and governance (ESG) requirements.

Time for a Fresh Commitment to ESG

Will Automotive Supply Chains Face More Disruptions in 2022?

Challenges that wreaked havoc on automotive supply chains last year will likely plague the industry through mid-2022 or longer.

Why Strategic Sourcing Technology Is Key to Gaining a Competitive Supply Chain Advantage

This technology is changing the game for supply chain sourcing professionals, putting them in a position to streamline processes, mitigate supply disruptions, save money and significantly add to their top and bottom lines.

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Watch: In the Wake of Omicron: What Can We Expect Now?

Per Hong, partner with Kearney, assesses the impact to date of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, and speculates on how the current crisis will change global supply chains forever.

Per Hong, partner with Kearney, assesses the impact to date of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, and speculates on how the current crisis will change global supply chains forever.

Watch: Putting the Pieces of Broken Supply Chains Back Together

Glenn Steinberg, global supply chain leader with EY, discusses the drivers behind the “great reset” of manufacturing and supply chain operations.

Putting the Pieces of Broken Supply Chains Back Together

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