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Few terms are more popular and confusing than "Sustainability." Everyone is using it, but what does it mean? In this article, APQC provides a holistic definition plus…
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Sustainability in Supply Chain
Sustainability is the capacity to endure. APQC's definition for sustainability focuses on these primary components: environmental practices that protect natural…
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Inventory Optimization: Show Me the Money
How can your organization optimize inventory to avoid excessive carrying costs and still satisfy demand? This article looks at the key components of inventory optimization as…
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Raw Material Inventory Turns
Delivering goods and products begins with raw materials. Those materials vary widely by industry and manufacturing process, but all must be sourced and managed. A key…
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In today’s rapidly evolving business world, environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors have emerged as essential pillars of effective supply chain management…
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Scaling Procurement Process to Enable Organizational Synergies
This session focused on key takeaways and lessons learned from the Synergy Program at Aristocrat Technologies. The program was introduced to build a bottom-up effort to drive…
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This session focused on key takeaways and lessons learned from the Synergy Program at Aristocrat Technologies. The program was introduced to build a bottom-up effort to drive…
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Robotic Process Automation in Supply Chain: 2024 Quick Poll Report
APQC conducts periodic quick polls in supply chain to learn about the latest trends in emerging technologies and key practices. In May 2024, APQC gathered insights from…
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Digital Transformation in Supply Chain: 2024 Quick Poll Report
APQC conducts periodic quick polls in supply chain to learn about the latest trends in emerging technologies and key practices. In May 2024, APQC gathered insights from…
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Big Data and Advanced Analytics in Supply Chain: 2024 Quick Poll Report
APQC conducts periodic quick polls in supply chain to learn about the latest trends in emerging technologies and key practices. In May 2024, APQC gathered insights from…
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2024 Supply Chain Current State Quick Polls
APQC conducts periodic quick polls in supply chain to learn about the latest trends in emerging technologies and key practices. In May 2024, APQC gathered insights from…
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Picking the Right Logistics Measures
Organizations are looking for the right logistics measures to track their performance and indicate opportunities for improvement. This article states how organizations can…
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Picking the Right Procurement Measures
This article outlines how organizations can select the most appropriate procurement measures and effectively communicate procurement performance. It also provides key…
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In a field driven by precision and efficiency, supply chain organizations are looking for the right measures to track their performance and indicate opportunities for…
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Picking the Right Manufacturing Measures
This article discusses how organizations can select the most appropriate manufacturing measures and how they can effectively communicate performance. It also identifies key…