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Don’t Chicken Out in Your Supply Chain

Analyst Insight: The wildly successful social media campaign for Popeyes’ new chicken sandwich — which quickly led to critical supply shortages for the company — is a cautionary tale about the havoc that social media can wreak on supply chains. To avoid squandering opportunities afforded by unprecedented demand, supply chains need to run like well-oiled machines, with collaborative sales and operations planning (S&OP), a finger on the pulse of social media sentiment, best-practice scenario planning, and rock-solid supplier relationships.

Evolving Supply-Chain Analytics to Meet Business Needs

Nearly 80% of organizations are growing their investments in supply-chain analytics, according to research by APQC.

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Organizations Must Improve Talent Development for Procurement

Best-in-class procurement can be a competitive business differentiator. Yet organizations are struggling to find skilled professionals, especially for positions at the manager level and above.

0228 Talent Developmentfor Procurement

Commodity Shippers Face ‘Crisis in Demand’ on Virus Outbreak

The spreading health emergency in Asia’s top economy has sent shock waves through raw material markets and the companies that ferry goods across the world’s oceans.

0207 Commodity Shipping

Podcast | Self-Driving Cars: When Will They Arrive?

Are self-driving cars just around the corner, or are they still stuck in the hype cycle?

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Personal Protective Equipment: Last Line of Defense, But Top of Mind

Even though organizations are increasing their safety-compliance programs, preventable workplace incidents continue to occur.

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Alibaba Launches Supplies-Sourcing Platform to Support Virus-Hit Areas in China

Alibaba has launched a global business-to-business sourcing platform that aims to speed medical supplies directly to areas in China hard-hit by the coronavirus.

Virus Endangers Parts Supply for Already-Embattled Car Industry

The global car industry is facing a stress test as the coronavirus outbreak in China disrupts the supply of components from transmissions to steering systems.

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Calling Out Corruption in the Transportation Industry

Corruption in transportation doesn’t just cause multitudinous, tiny miseries; it can also lead to deaths that don’t always make headlines.

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Monica Y. Manning: Preparing for the Future of Contracting

Marcus evans Summits has announced Ms. Monica Y. Manning, Assistant Administrator for Procurement, Deputy Chief Acquisition Officer & Senior Procurement Executive at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, as a speaker at the upcoming 2020 Chief Procurement Officer Summit this May 13-15 at the Ritz-Carlton, Fort Lauderdale in Florida.

The U.S.-China Trade War Has Vietnam in the Crosshairs

Unlike other big developing Asian nations such as Indonesia or India, which depend more on domestic demand to fuel their growth, Vietnam is particularly vulnerable to geopolitical risks because of its reliance on trade.

0204 China Trade

FAA to Begin Certification Process for Drones in U.S.

Companies like Amazon.com, Alphabet’s Wing unit and United Parcel Service are all participating in FAA-sanctioned tests of how to make deliveries of consumer goods and medical supplies by drone.

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