November / December 2020

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November 10, 2020

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‘Peak Season’ Has Been Here for Months

COVID-19 has challenged companies’ supply, materials handling and delivery networks, but the holiday online sales surge will be an even greater test.
Sue Doerfler

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November 10, 2020

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Building Supply Chain Resiliency: 6 Signs You Should Throw Out A Profitable Business Model

Supply chains are finicky beasts that need constant attention and refinements to keep them humming even when the economy is good.
Alteryx
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November 10, 2020

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Hitting the Trends Accelerator

The transportation and logistics sector began this year on a dramatic change trajectory, so much so that a once-in-a-century pandemic has accelerated or intensified trends more than it’s shaped them.
Dan Zeiger
November 10, 2020

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JI_: A Potentially Shattering Transformation

The coronavirus pandemic — the latest in a litany of inventory-threatening supply chain disruptions — has led to calls to break the glass on a new model: from just-in-time to just-in-case, or something in between.
Dan Zeiger
November 10, 2020

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Where Does Your Supply Come From?

While sourcing from new markets and suppliers can help avoid bottlenecks and mitigate risk, such a move comes with ramifications and difficult choices.
Sue Doerfler

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November/December 2020 ISM® Report On Business®: Manufacturing
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November/December 2020 ISM® Report On Business®: Services
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November/December 2020 ISM® Report On Business®: Hospital PMI
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November 10, 2020

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Diversifying Mask Supply Amid the Pandemic

For years, HonorHealth, a nonprofit hospital system based in Scottsdale, Arizona, used only two makes and models of N95 masks for its personnel. But when the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic hit and N95 manufacturers could no longer meet the health-care company’s supply demands, HonorHealth — like companies across many industries during the pandemic (see page 40) — diversified its sourcing to ensure adequate supply.

Sue Doerfler

November 10, 2020

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Perspectives

Emerging complexities around promoting business continuity and financial solvency have dominated business strategy amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, causing leaders across impacted industries to consider a myriad of approaches to stabilize operational and financial performance.

Sharifa Parveen, BBA, MPA (CPA associate)

November 10, 2020

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Often-Overlooked Group Can Add Value to Supplier Base

To remain competitive, organizations strive to deliver goods and services cheaper, faster and more effectively while improving value and quality. Partnering with the most efficient and effective suppliers is paramount to success.

John Perez, CPSM, CPSD, Misty Stutsman Fox

November 10, 2020

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Turning Change Into a Growth Opportunity

I lead the manufacturing and supply chain team at the Hershey Company, focused on driving profitable growth by making the right products, the right quantity, at the right quality and right cost, then delivering them to the right place, at the right time.

November 10, 2020

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Generational Challenges in the (Remote) Workplace

The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has led to such workplace changes as government-mandated factory shutdowns, social distancing at businesses and work-from-home arrangements. Because most procurement roles have a reduced need to be present in physical workspaces, these types of jobs have been prime targets for continued remote work.

Michael J. Urick, Ph.D., MBA, MS, SHRM-CP, SSGB

November 10, 2020

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Online Marketplaces: A Pick to Click for Procurement

In recent years, online marketplaces have rapidly emerged as a disruptive alternative to traditional procurement processes. The number of such marketplaces has greatly expanded, with some players catering to a wide variety of general-interest products, and others focusing on specific/niche products and services.

Raghu T. Santanam, Ph.D. , Brett Duarte

November 10, 2020

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Supply Chain Strategizing for Challenges Beyond COVID-19

The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic that has restricted the supply of many components, parts and products has caused procurement organizations to diversify their sourcing, changed demand and turned homes into the new workplaces. And, says Yossi Sheffi, Ph.D., the Elisha Gray II Professor of Engineering Systems at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts, COVID-19 has also accelerated adoption of technology, particularly for visibility, tracking and tracing of components and supplies.

Sue Doerfler