Dear friends, After the summer break, marked for many by a return to international travel and high temperatures in large parts of the world, we are back with a new S3 Newsletter.
In this new edition, we will focus on:
Our commercial, academic and media presence on multiple fronts. A wide variety of news in the sourcing area, with new products and projects, as well as highlighting our own customer success stories. Various articles reflecting an incessant activity in the field of business teaching, both online and on-site, covering several countries.
We wish you all a pleasant and informative reading of this Newsletter!
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Consultancy & Training |
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STRATEGIC Sourcing Solutions |
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Multinational prospection trip to the United Kingdom |
As a commercial and operational support initiative for the British subsidiary S3UK Ltd., an S3 multinational meeting was held in the UK market in July. In order to visit various potential customers and logistics partners, both Miguel Angel Burges, head of sourcing operations based in Spain, and Salahuddin Noordin, business development manager based in Morocco, travelled to Great Britain. |
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Keynote speech at the Master in Supply Chain Management’s start at ZLC |
Last month, Tom Van der Heyden, CEO of S3 Group, had the honour of delivering the keynote speech to mark the kicking off at the 2022-2023 edition of the Master in Supply Chain Management (MDSC for the Spanish language title) programme at the prestigious Zaragoza Logistics Centre. |
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Adrian Pryce (S3UK) at the ‘Institute of Directors’ |
S3UK Director Adrian Pryce has been appointed to the Institute of Directors (IOD) National Sustainability Task Force. The Institute of Directors National Sustainability Taskforce was formed in 2020 with a view to bringing together a group IoD Members with leadership and expertise in the field of sustainability to help guide the IoD on its own journey with sustainability. |
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Article “Is this the end of China as the ‘factory of the world’?” in VIA Empresa |
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In the previous edition of the S3 Newsletter we reported on the presentation we gave at the ‘Procurement Day’ of AERCE, the Spanish Association of Purchasing, Contracting and Procurement Professionals. The topic addressed – whether the events of the last two years mean the end of China as an industrial supplier to the world – was very well received by the procurement professionals present. |
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Audits of factories for the production and filling of gas canisters |
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Production, inspection and delivery of knife sharpeners and can openers |
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Production, inspection and delivery of perfume bottle caps for Álvarez Gómez |
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Production, inspection and delivery of a multi-product order for Latin America |
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‘Partial’ S3 presence at the West Coast HQ of the NFL, thanks to Figueras |
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We regularly report in our Newsletters on the successes of our customers, of which we are of course also proud – for the part that concerns us! On this occasion, Figueras, a world leader in the design, development, production and installation of collective seating, has scored a new coup in the USA. |
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New initiatives in business teaching |
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The main trends in the Chinese food and beverage market |
Since the outbreak of Covid-19, there have been several changes in consumer behaviour and preferences in the Chinese food and beverage market. It is important to know that Chinese customers tend to do a lot of research on products before buying them. But what are the main trends? |
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Dr. Holger Siemons, new associate at S3UK for executive education |
Holger is a cross-cultural management and leadership expert. He is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Northampton and visiting professor at universities in Austria, Germany, Spain and Vietnam – the latter a country he has a passion for and spends several months there each year. He previously worked with Deutsche Telekom in the CEO’s Office, and has undertaken consulting assignments with both the European and the Indo-German Chambers of Commerce as well as large corporate clients such as Accenture and Siemens. |
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Scott Hind, new associate at S3UK for support at technical projects |
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Scott is a management consultant helping businesses introduce, develop & improve their management systems and product standards to comply with UK rules and regulations – so important as they change after Brexit. With 25 years’ experience at BSI (the British Standards Institute, part of the global ISO network) where he served as a Client Manager and Lead Assessor, Scott’s expertise include quality, environmental, health & safety as well as energy management systems. He offers combined and integrated support with product standards (kitemarks) and preparation for audits as well as help improving business performance and resilience. |
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SHARING our views on the INTERNET |
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The www.GroupS3.com blog, a great source of industry information |
In conversations with customers, students or others interested in the field of global sourcing, we very often perceive a lack of information on sometimes critical aspects of this very important activity for many companies. |
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SOMETHING entirely DIFFERENT |
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As usual, we end our S3 Newsletter with news items that are only loosely related to the business world. On this occasion, we will continue both with the list of large, yet little-known Chinese cities, as well as with the list of the most beautiful national parks in the country. |
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Big, yet little know cities in China |
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The ten most beautiful national parks in China |
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How to introduce a new product in the market |
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The product data sheet, a key document for production |
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How to calculate the selling price of an imported product |
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