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- 43. Supply Chain Planning Benchmarking
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- 46. Exploring the Supply Chain Talent Gap
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- 47. Supply Chain COE Research
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- 48. Thoughts on Recent Merger Activity
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- As usual, Lora Cecere, the Supply Chain Shaman, has an interesting take on the latest merger between two food companies, Kraft and Heinz. As she looks at the supply chain effects of the merger, she doesn't ...
- 49. Personality in Procurement
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- Do you have what it takes to move ahead in Procurement? Pierre Mitchell, on the Chief Procurement Officer site, explains why he thinks your personality may have a big impact on your individual and group ...
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- I'm a big believer in using case studies of industry leaders to identify best practices. We're lucky that Lora Cecere, the Supply Chain Shaman, is likewise interested.In fact, she's collecting a bunch ...
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