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Digital Supply Chains: A Frontside Flip
The Digital Supply Chain Institute (DSCI) white paper unveils a revolutionary approach to enterprise supply chain management: focus on the customer and maximize demand. By…
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Bamboo Supply Chain: Resiliency in the Time of COVID-19
Do you know that bamboo has more strength than steel? It can withstand incredible forces without breaking and grows fast–up to 35 inches in a day. Companies need to build…
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Advancing Global Trade Through Open-Source Electronic Bill of Lading
The bill of lading (B/L) is essential for global trade, but traditional paper-based B/Ls have significant drawbacks, including inefficiencies, delays, errors, and increased…
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Landing the Frontside Flip: The "New Customer" is Front and Center to Your Supply Chain
The Digital Supply Chain Institute's (DSCI's) latest research introduces the "Frontside Flip" (FSF), a customer-centric model that redefines supply chains to meet the demands…
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Sourcing and Procurement: 2024 Blueprint for Success
APQC’s Sourcing and Procurement: 2024 Blueprint for Success is a guide for achieving best-practice performance. It details how procurement processes and activities relate to…
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AI Trends in Supply Chain: Cross-Industry Report
As part of ongoing research in supply chain, APQC gathered information on the latest artificial intelligence (AI) trends across different areas in supply chain. This report…
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Technology Strategy and Decision Making in Supply Chain: Cross-Industry Report
As part of ongoing research in supply chain, in late 2023, APQC gathered information on the latest technology strategy and decision-making trends across different areas in…
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Direct and Indirect Procurement Trends: Cross-Industry Report
As part of ongoing research in procurement, in 2024, APQC gathered information on the latest trends in direct and indirect procurement. This report provides a cross-industry…
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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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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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Sustainability Trends in Supply Chain: DSCI-APQC Report
The Digital Supply Chain Institute (DSCI) and APQC have jointly conducted a survey to gather insights from 166 supply chain leaders on the role of Environmental, Social, and…
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2024 Supply Chain Priorities and Challenges: White Paper
In its 2024 Supply Chain Management Priorities and Challenges research, APQC asked supply chain professionals about their expectations and trends for the year ahead. With…
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2024 Supply Chain Priorities and Challenges: Cross-Industry Report
APQC concluded its tenth annual Supply Chain Management Priorities and Challenges research in early 2024. This report includes insights on organizations’ supply chain…
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Reinventing Supplier Relationship Management
APQC’s research—conducted in partnership with supplier relationship management (SRM) experts Kate Vitasek, Bonnie Keith, and Emmanuel Cambresy—shows that although there are…
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Total number of purchase orders placed per finance shared services center employee responsible for creating/distributing purchase orders
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