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CPOs are worried about the future and having sufficient talent to meet transformative goals based around technology

Joint project with Bamboo Rose will improve the way the company procures and imports goods for resale, partners say

But respondents are now looking for longer-term solutions to navigate future disruptions, Avnet says

Procurement is now cross-disciplinary within organizations, spanning both functional and strategic purviews, Amazon Business survey shows.

Saudi Aramco, the world’s largest integrated energy and chemical company, has long made resiliency a core tenet of its corporate strategy. By focusing on three core pillars—local manufacturing, multiregion sourcing, and strategic inventory management—it has been able to navigate turmoil and disruption to remain a reliable supplier of energy to the world.

Supply chain visibility alone is not enough to identify where adults and/or children are victims of forced labor.

The COVID-19 pandemic caused shippers to revise their U.S. transportation procurement strategies to enable greater supply chain flexibility. According to our exclusive reader survey we conducted with Amazon Freight, many shippers are still fine-tuning their strategies. Download the paper below to get the full story.

Broader procurement leads to decreased supply costs and better product innovation, Supplier.io says.