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How is the Logistics Economy Holding Up?

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These are questions ARC Advisory Group will seek to answer in our online survey research of supply chain executives over the next few months. However, imports of industrial supplies appear to be declining. Is supply chain resilience still a priority for C-level executives? Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Indexes The J.P.

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Why Supply Chain Convergence is Critical to Greater Agility and Resilience

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The pandemic has exposed flaws in business practices across industries, which have been acutely felt in their supply chain and procurement operations. The survey’s results suggest a series of misalignments where gaps in process, technology and information flow can be a drag on productivity and optimization.

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The Power of the Network: ERP vs. Spend Management

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Alex Zhong, Director Product Marketing at GEP. GEP and the North Carolina State University (NCSU) Supply Chain Resource Cooperative surveyed supply chain, procurement and IT professionals across a range of industries to gain insight into their priorities and strategies regarding supply chain resilience and optimization.

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Editor’s Choice: How the EV Boom is the Oil & Gas Market

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This article is from GEP and look at the impact of EV boom on the oil & gas market. However, 76 percent of surveyed O&G executives suggest that a rise in oil prices above $60 /bbl is also projected to accelerate energy transition. The shift toward sustainability is also a key driver for increased sales of EVs across the globe.

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This Week in Logistics News (December 3 – 9)

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At the beginning of the year, the global chip shortage had become so dire that large industrial companies were taking scarce chips out of washing machines to plug them into industrial modules. said its survey of 13 malls and outdoor shopping centers it manages across the U.S. Real-estate services firm CBRE Group Inc.