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What the New Administration Could Mean for Your Business

WorkWave

Immigration policy proposals suggest stricter controls, which could reduce the available labor pool in industries such as physical security, commercial cleaning, pest control and landscaping. Note: this change affects individual taxpayers rather than providing employer cost savings.

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Ethical Considerations in Supply Chain Compliance

Logistics Viewpoints

Balancing Cost-Efficiency with Ethical Sourcing and Compliance Cost-efficiency remains a primary driver for supply chain strategies, but it must be balanced with ethical sourcing practices. Environmental Impact: Reducing emissions, conserving resources, and adhering to environmental regulations.

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Boston University’s Sourcing Transformation

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In 2017, a strategy consultant was hired to do a top-to-bottom assessment of the Boston University procurement program. This automation speeds the process and reduces costs associated with tedious, manual labor. The automation makes it feasible for BU to get early payment discounts on a significant amount of their spending.

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Infor’s Strategy for Differentiation

Logistics Viewpoints

Infor’s CEO, Kevin Samuelson Infor’s strategy for differentiating their business from competitors like SAP and Oracle rests on a truly differentiated approach to ensuring that their customers get ongoing value from the business applications they purchase. For example, Google Maps app is a public cloud application.

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ERP for Automotive Distributors

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

For example, an ERP for automotive distributors needs to include not just a standard sales function but also allow for automotive-specific processes like call-offs and contract pricing, as well as other processes like returns and lot traceability. Inventory management and warehousing Thousands of parts are used in automotive distribution.

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Is Saint-Gobain Serious About Reducing Their Carbon Footprint?

Logistics Viewpoints

A worldwide leader in light and sustainable construction, Saint-Gobain is present in 72 countries with more than 167,000 employees. Saint-Gobain designs, manufactures, and distributes materials and solutions for the construction, mobility, healthcare and other industrial application markets. However, progress clearly is being made.

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Is it too Early For 2022 Predictions?

Logistics Viewpoints

Importers will look for near-term strategies to move their shipments away from congested trade lanes or process containers further inland to minimize the impact of lead time variability that has dramatically increased in 2021. Online buying will fuel home delivery growth, challenges and new strategies.