Supply Chain Management

The Beginner’s Guide to Procurement and How it Can Help Your Business

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Introduction: What is Procurement? Procurement is the process of obtaining goods, services, and supplies for an organization. It can be defined as the act of buying. The procurement process is often broken down into three main phases: Planning and Preparation, Solicitation and Award, and Contract Administration. In the planning and preparation phase, a buyer will …

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Taking control of your supply chain

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After fifteen years, Apple announced they will be producing their own chips for the MAC product line…ending a fifteen year supplier relationship for chips for this product from Intel. While this was in the plans for years, the current pandemic has exposed holes and vulnerabilities in the world’s supply chain. Many companies are reviewing their …

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China is leading the automation revolution in warehouse jobs

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Many of the big name Chinese companies are leading the way when it comes to automation and robots replacing humans in the workfoce. One such example is the massive Chinese e-commerc company, JD.com. Their Shanghai packing warehouse can process 200,000 orders per day, but employs ONLY  four people. Those four people’s job is to manage …

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