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What do many business leaders think about the future of the global economy? The article offers some insights into the changes in the economic climate and the spreading geopolitical uncertainty.
Markets & IndustryTradeshift4 minutes
Supply chains are undergoing massive upheaval and more and more information points to a continuing downward spiral in global trade. Here are current insights on the change in the supply chain.
ProcurementTradeshift6 minutes
From new lockdowns in China to soaring inflation, 2022 has opened a new chapter in the era of uncertainty.
ProcurementTradeshift5 minutes
While the world from the U.S. to China basks in record temperatures, harried citizens can at least look forward to the inevitable end of summer and the arrival of the misty, fruitful autumn. Unfortunately, no such relief is in sight for the global economy.
Markets & IndustryTradeshift4 minutes
Just a few years ago, supply chains were considered an outstanding organizational achievement, with global networks of high complexity to get goods, components and raw materials to where they were needed just-in-time. But when it came to building systems that squeezed the last ounce of efficiency out of every stage of the chain, it was always the suppliers who felt the pinch.
ProcurementTradeshift4 minutes
Looking back at the Covid response, the industry will have a wealth of recommendations and lessons to offer on how to avoid future failures in crises of this magnitude. But will companies also address the root cause of the problem: that supply chains themselves are no longer fit for purpose?
ProcurementTradeshift5 minutes
The digitization of purchasing not only brings enormous efficiency gains and cost optimization. With the digital transformation of procurement processes, entirely new workflows become possible that change the way ordered products are handled - and open up further savings potential, for example in merchandise management.
ProcurementChristian Obeser4 minutes
Indirect procurement is often given only low priority. But it is precisely the unfavorable relationship between price and process costs that actually forces us to exploit all available savings potential here. And there are several of these along the process chain.
ProcurementChristian Obeser7 minutes
In a world full of buzzwords, it's important to separate hype from reality with some structure and lay out a practical, usable path to purchasing modernization.
ProcurementTino Lichtenberg7 minutes
Digital procurement is changing purchasing permanently and is shifting the procurement process in part to the departments in which the requirements arise. What influence does this digital transformation have on supplier management?
Procurementsimple system5 minutes
