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Procurement services series (Part 8) BPO market detail, 7 provider profiles

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This installment of the Spend Matters PRO research series “Procurement Services Market Landscape Report and Directory” looks at providers of business process outsourcing (BPO),...

Procurement

Investors Say ETFs Are Key During Manager Transition Periods

scceuFebruary 8, 2022

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Institutional investors are more or less constantly evaluating the asset management firms with which they partner, according to a new global survey (“Patience in Investing”1)...

News

Senators introduce bipartisan bill targeting forced labor in supply chain

scceuFebruary 8, 2022

by scceuFebruary 8, 20220596

Sens. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., and Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., introduced a bill this week that would require large corporations to undergo audits to ensure they are...

Operations

Card Factory taps digital screens for new store format — Retail Technology Innovation Hub

scceuFebruary 8, 2022

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Customer feedback on the new format and layout will be collected following the opening of the Coventry store. Combined with data analysis of customer behaviour,...

Freight

Center for Cargo Container Traffic TransContainer : TransContainer Launches Its First International Multimodal Service from China to Germany under Unified CIM/SMGS Consignment Note

scceuFebruary 8, 2022

by scceuFebruary 8, 20220392

PJSC TransContainer of Delo Group has launched its first international multimodal service of cargo transportation from China to Germany under unified CIM/SMGS consignment note. The...

Supply Chain Risk

GWU president criticized for response to political art

scceuFebruary 8, 2022

by scceuFebruary 8, 20220404

The president of George Washington University is under fire for his response to a series of political art posters on campus that aimed to shed...

Distribution

DAF starts field test of new generation distribution trucks

scceuFebruary 8, 2022

by scceuFebruary 8, 20220444

The launch of the New Generation XF, XG and XG⁺ has been a tremendous success all over Europe. After the first test drives, the series...

Technology

DeepMind’s AlphaCode shows machines are getting better at programming

scceuFebruary 8, 2022

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Joe Raedle | Getty Images Computers are getting better at writing their own code but software engineers may not need to worry about losing their...

News

Alliance seeks federal commitment to supply chain fixes

scceuFebruary 8, 2022

by scceuFebruary 8, 20220347

The Retail Supply Chain Alliance of transport, retail and agriculture unions joined forces in Canberra today to call on MPs to endorse a bipartisan plan...

Procurement

Learning from Grenfell: collaborative procurement to support building safety | Comment

scceuFebruary 8, 2022

by scceuFebruary 8, 20220500

Is collaborative procurement just a cuddly notion that fails to reflect life’s realities, or does it comprise the improved commercial practices that are essential to...