- 41. Is It Time to Re-Invent Procurement?
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- 43. Automation Efforts by Manufacturers
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- 47. The Magic Formula for Supply Chain Success
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- 48. Design Needs for Procurement
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- 49. How Tech Disruption Affects Choices
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- The Supply Chain Shaman gets into a little history in order to help us sort through changes in technology. As the use of the cloud has increased and the tech market has become more complicated, it's become ...
- 50. KPIs Importance to Supply Chains
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- A new report released by ASQ points out the importance of key performance indicators (KPIs) for supply chains. Maintaining good, open relationships with supply chain partners is another 'must have' according ...
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