Resources – Craft https://global.craft.co Fri, 02 Feb 2024 02:03:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.2 https://global.craft.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/fabric-circle-150x150.png Resources – Craft https://global.craft.co 32 32 [Checklist] Predict and prevent supply chain disruptions https://global.craft.co/resource/checklist-predict-and-prevent-supply-chain-disruptions/ Thu, 11 Jan 2024 19:26:29 +0000 https://global.craft.co/?post_type=resource&p=1266 Supply chain disruptions are becoming increasingly common and costly due to a range of complex issues, including geopolitical conflicts, inflationary pressures, labor shortages, and climate change-related events.

These issues make it harder to work with certain suppliers, reduce access to their products, and hinder the smooth flow of goods to their final destinations. That’s why many global companies are implementing supplier risk management platforms to better understand their supply chain ecosystems.

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Supply Chain Risk Management https://global.craft.co/resource/solution-brief-supply-chain-risk-management/ Wed, 20 Dec 2023 19:38:08 +0000 https://craftco.wpenginepowered.com/?post_type=resource&p=1185

Prevent disruption with multi-tier supplier intelligence, customizable alerts, and integrated collaboration tools.

 

While obtaining reliable data about your direct suppliers is crucial, a substantial portion of supply chain risk and disruption comes from second- and third-tier suppliers you may not even be aware of. Uncovering these dependencies is critical to a more complete understanding of your overall risk exposure, which may expose potential bottlenecks, an over-reliance on single-source suppliers, localized labor issues, regulatory violations, and other possible issues.

Craft Supply Chain Risk Management helps you identify and mitigate risk from not just your suppliers, but your suppliers’ suppliers.

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Supplier Risk Management https://global.craft.co/resource/solution-brief-supplier-risk-management/ Wed, 20 Dec 2023 19:34:34 +0000 https://craftco.wpenginepowered.com/?post_type=resource&p=1182 Continuously monitor supplier health and mitigate threats with AI-driven insights, prioritized alerts, and collaboration tools.

Procurement and supply chain professionals are often under-resourced yet responsible for mitigating risk across hundreds, if not thousands, of suppliers. The task of staying on top of supplier health becomes exponentially more difficult due to the many disparate, siloed tools used to assess supplier health across numerous risk categories. These solutions often overwhelm users with an abundance of alerts, making it challenging to proactively mitigate risks and identify potential disruptions before they happen.
Craft Supplier Risk Management makes it easy to assess and prioritize risk based on what’s most impactful to your organization, helping you proactively avoid costly disruptions to your supply chain.

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Supplier Intelligence for Due Diligence https://global.craft.co/resource/solution-brief-supplier-intelligence/ Wed, 20 Dec 2023 19:30:39 +0000 https://craftco.wpenginepowered.com/?post_type=resource&p=1179 Explore and evaluate suppliers in hours instead of weeks with reliable and comprehensive data.

Procurement and risk professionals spend considerable time conducting web searches, gathering data (e.g., financial, operational, ESG, cyber-related) for vendor sourcing and supplier due diligence. Obtaining reliable, comprehensive, and validated data is crucial; without it, insights, alerts, and decision-making can be compromised, increasing business risks.
By providing timely, accurate, and validated data in one easy-to-use platform, Craft saves users considerable time and boosts decision-making confidence.

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Solution Brief Cybersecurity Risk https://global.craft.co/resource/solution-brief-cybersecurity-risk/ Wed, 20 Dec 2023 19:19:17 +0000 https://craftco.wpenginepowered.com/?post_type=resource&p=1174

Secure and protect your supply chain from cyber threats and avoid costly data breaches.

 

Understanding cybersecurity risk is crucial for preventing data breaches, operational disruptions, reputational damage, compliance violations, and financial losses. This becomes increasingly challenging due to the constantly evolving nature of cyber threats, complex and interconnected supplier networks, diverse cybersecurity standards, dependencies on third parties, and limited visibility into supplier practices.

Craft helps you identify at-risk companies within your supply chain, even revealing hidden threats among your supplier’s suppliers, so you can quickly and effectively mitigate risk and prevent costly disruption.

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Solution Brief Financial Risk https://global.craft.co/resource/solution-brief-financial-risk/ Wed, 20 Dec 2023 19:15:45 +0000 https://craftco.wpenginepowered.com/?post_type=resource&p=1170

Avoid supply chain instability and disruption by understanding the financial health of your suppliers.

 

Failure to recognize and mitigate financial instability in your supply chain can result in disruption from canceled orders and delays, to increased costs and reputational damage. Getting an accurate understanding of your suppliers’ health, especially if you are working with private companies, can be time-consuming and challenging. Often the information available only provides a historical snapshot, not an ongoing pulse on financial health, leaving you vulnerable to changes in your suppliers’ financial health.

Craft helps you monitor the financial health of every company in your supply chain, even your suppliers’ suppliers, so you can

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Solution Brief ESG Risk https://global.craft.co/resource/solution-brief-esg-risk/ Wed, 20 Dec 2023 19:11:16 +0000 https://craftco.wpenginepowered.com/?post_type=resource&p=1167

Maintain compliance and protect against unethical and unsustainable practices across your supply chain by relying on timely, accurate ESG data about your vendors.

 

Increased regulation is making ESG reporting and compliance more critical than ever. The lack of standardized metrics, inaccuracies in self-reported data, and the prevalence of greenwashing make it challenging for organizations to obtain reliable information.

Craft addresses these challenges by providing timely, accurate ESG reporting, coupled with complete visibility into your second- and third-tier suppliers, enabling you to make informed decisions that align ethical and sustainable practices across your entire supply chain.

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Solution Brief Compliance Risk https://global.craft.co/resource/solution-brief-compliance-risk/ Wed, 20 Dec 2023 19:06:41 +0000 https://craftco.wpenginepowered.com/?post_type=resource&p=1164

Navigate complex global regulations and avoid penalties with customizable alerts, AI-driven insights, and centralized document tracking to prove your compliance.

Procurement and supply chain organizations are facing increasing pressure to comply with a growing number of environmental, financial, and geopolitical regulations. Non-compliance can lead to costly fines and threaten profitability.

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Solution Brief Geopolitical Risk https://global.craft.co/resource/solution-brief-geopolitical-risk-solution-brief/ Wed, 20 Dec 2023 17:29:37 +0000 https://craftco.wpenginepowered.com/?post_type=resource&p=1157

Safeguard against foreign influence, protect IP, and mitigate disruption from political tensions.

Globalization has contributed to an increasingly complex web of multi-tier supplier networks, often obscured by layers of holding companies and limited public information. This lack of transparency enables political and economic adversaries to conceal foreign ownership, steal intellectual property, disrupt critical infrastructure, and execute cyber attacks…

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Case Study – Aerospace https://global.craft.co/resource/case-study-aerospace/ Mon, 18 Dec 2023 08:42:31 +0000 https://craftco.wpenginepowered.com/?post_type=resource&p=979 US aerospace giant turns to Craft to simplify its complex supply chain management

 

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Case Study – TSB Bank https://global.craft.co/resource/case-study-tsb-bank/ Mon, 18 Dec 2023 07:46:44 +0000 https://craftco.wpenginepowered.com/?post_type=resource&p=972 How a luxury carmaker used Craft market intelligence to source high-calibre innovative partners and suppliers https://global.craft.co/resource/how-a-luxury-carmaker-used-craft-market-intelligence-to-source-high-calibre-innovative-partners-and-suppliers/ https://global.craft.co/resource/how-a-luxury-carmaker-used-craft-market-intelligence-to-source-high-calibre-innovative-partners-and-suppliers/#respond Thu, 02 Nov 2023 23:35:54 +0000 https://craftco.wpenginepowered.com/?resource=how-a-luxury-carmaker-used-craft-market-intelligence-to-source-high-calibre-innovative-partners-and-suppliers Research and development (R&D) is key for carmakers, and seeking out potential suppliers from a growing range of new innovators, dynamic startups and specialist smaller companies is a vital component of automotive R&D. When a leading luxury carmaker’s Purchasing Risk Management and Purchasing Innovation teams wanted greater insight over new potential suppliers, they deployed Craft’s intelligence portal to gain an accurate real-time market overview.

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Craft Improves ESG Intelligence for Top European Bank’s Sustainable Finance Products https://global.craft.co/resource/esg-intelligence-european-bank/ Thu, 02 Nov 2023 21:54:39 +0000 https://craftco.wpenginepowered.com/?resource=esg-intelligence-european-bank One of Europe’s largest banks, serving almost 40 million customers worldwide, takes their ESG initiatives seriously. But in order to maintain ethical and sustainable services, the financial firm is committed to being a “ratings maker, not a ratings taker” and needs reliable ESG data and insights to do so.

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The Evolution of the Auto Industry https://global.craft.co/resource/the-evolution-of-the-auto-industry/ Thu, 02 Nov 2023 21:22:49 +0000 https://craftco.wpenginepowered.com/?post_type=resource&p=197 TSB Bank gains 360° view of critical suppliers with Craft https://global.craft.co/resource/tsb-bank-gains-360deg-view-of-critical-suppliers-with-craft/ https://global.craft.co/resource/tsb-bank-gains-360deg-view-of-critical-suppliers-with-craft/#respond Fri, 20 Oct 2023 02:06:10 +0000 https://craftco.wpenginepowered.com/?resource=tsb-bank-gains-360deg-view-of-critical-suppliers-with-craft TSB Bank is a UK-based bank serving over 5 million customers across England, Scotland, and Wales. Like many other retail and commercial banks, serving such a large number of clients while simultaneously cultivating strong relationships with each of them is no small feat. Because the financial industry is a notoriously regulation-heavy industry, providing efficient service while remaining compliant with a myriad of laws and policies requires real-time insights on their entire value chain and potential vendor risks that could cause disruption.

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US Government security partner protects its supply chain with Craft data analytics https://global.craft.co/resource/us-aerospace-giant-turns-to-craft-to-simplify-its-complex-supply-chain-management/ Fri, 20 Oct 2023 02:06:10 +0000 https://craftco.wpenginepowered.com/?resource=us-aerospace-giant-turns-to-craft-to-simplify-its-complex-supply-chain-management When a multi-service agency that helps preserve the advantage of key US security organizations from commercial and economic risks wanted to harden and protect its supply chain, it turned to Craft. US Government department decision-makers needed access to the best possible intelligence and information around potential geostrategic risks that present challenges to Department of Defense (DoD) equities, and threaten US interests and national security.

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The Dos and Don’ts of sustainable procurement according to 11 procurement and supply chain experts https://global.craft.co/resource/the-dos-and-donts-of-sustainable-procurement-according-to-11-procurement-and-supply-chain-experts/ https://global.craft.co/resource/the-dos-and-donts-of-sustainable-procurement-according-to-11-procurement-and-supply-chain-experts/#respond Fri, 20 Oct 2023 02:06:10 +0000 https://craftco.wpenginepowered.com/?resource=the-dos-and-donts-of-sustainable-procurement-according-to-11-procurement-and-supply-chain-experts For this report, we spoke to some leading authorities in sustainability to get their viewpoints on the dos and don’ts of sustainable procurement. How can we create a sustainable, circular economy that’s good for business and, more importantly, for the planet? Hear from the experts from Bayer, P&G and United Airlines.

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How a Big Four Consultancy Launched New Data Services with Craft. https://global.craft.co/resource/how-a-big-four-consultancy-launched-new-data-services-with-craft-market-intelligence/ https://global.craft.co/resource/how-a-big-four-consultancy-launched-new-data-services-with-craft-market-intelligence/#respond Fri, 20 Oct 2023 02:06:10 +0000 https://craftco.wpenginepowered.com/?resource=how-a-big-four-consultancy-launched-new-data-services-with-craft-market-intelligence The world’s four largest professional services consultancies – Deloitte, Ernst & Young, KPMG, and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) – are known collectively as ‘the Big Four’. Increasingly, technology is at the core of everything the Big Four does, and that includes data analytics services. One of the Big Four’s German-based divisions wanted to create a data tool that could serve both the consultancy and its clients and deliver valuable insights on a variety of business sectors and users.

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How a Major German Pharmaceutical Firm used Craft to Turbocharge its R&D Activities. https://global.craft.co/resource/how-a-major-german-pharmaceutical-used-craft-market-intelligence-to-turbocharge-its-r-d-activities/ https://global.craft.co/resource/how-a-major-german-pharmaceutical-used-craft-market-intelligence-to-turbocharge-its-r-d-activities/#respond Fri, 20 Oct 2023 02:06:10 +0000 https://craftco.wpenginepowered.com/?resource=how-a-major-german-pharmaceutical-used-craft-market-intelligence-to-turbocharge-its-r-d-activities Innovation is critical in the pharmaceutical sector, and today the industry is more active than ever before with new innovators and startups on the playing field, as well as large established pharmaceuticals. When the Consumer Health team at a leading pharmaceutical firm wanted to research appropriate companies to partner with, it deployed Craft’s Portal to gain market intelligence, competitor insights, and scan the market for new startups and consumer health products and services.

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How major Asian utilities and energy company optimizes its supplier visibility with Craft supply chain intelligence https://global.craft.co/resource/how-major-asian-utilities-and-energy-company-optimizes-its-supplier-visibility-with-craft-supply-chain-intelligence/ https://global.craft.co/resource/how-major-asian-utilities-and-energy-company-optimizes-its-supplier-visibility-with-craft-supply-chain-intelligence/#respond Fri, 20 Oct 2023 02:06:10 +0000 https://craftco.wpenginepowered.com/?resource=how-major-asian-utilities-and-energy-company-optimizes-its-supplier-visibility-with-craft-supply-chain-intelligence When one of Asia’s most prominent utilities and energy providers wanted to improve the way it sourced suppliers, it turned to a Fortune 500 professional services company for help. Visibility over the market was key for the utilities firm, so its professional services provider partnered with Craft to deliver the complete supply chain intelligence solution.

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US aerospace giant turns to Craft to simplify its complex supply chain management https://global.craft.co/resource/us-aerospace-giant-turns-to-craft-to-simplify-its-complex-supply-chain-management-2/ https://global.craft.co/resource/us-aerospace-giant-turns-to-craft-to-simplify-its-complex-supply-chain-management-2/#respond Fri, 20 Oct 2023 02:06:10 +0000 https://craftco.wpenginepowered.com/?resource=us-aerospace-giant-turns-to-craft-to-simplify-its-complex-supply-chain-management-2 In 2018, the aerospace and defense company identified a need to improve its visibility and monitoring capability across its global supply chain of more than 30,000 unique suppliers. The company was aware that threats emerge rapidly from anywhere within the supply chain with the potential for substantial disruption and loss; and these risks were not identified with static data. When the leading US aerospace and defense company needed critical data, insights and analytics at high scale, it selected Craft.

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Where Digitalisation Meets Sustainability: How Hapag-Lloyd Strives for Industry-Leading Procurement https://global.craft.co/resource/where-digitalisation-meets-sustainability/ https://global.craft.co/resource/where-digitalisation-meets-sustainability/#respond Fri, 20 Oct 2023 02:06:10 +0000 https://craftco.wpenginepowered.com/?resource=where-digitalisation-meets-sustainability Procurement leaders at Hapag-Lloyd, a global shipping firm and Craft.co customer, discuss how the industry increasingly demands better intelligence, transparency and tools.

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The Craft Approach to Supplier Data https://global.craft.co/resource/the-craft-approach-to-supplier-data/ https://global.craft.co/resource/the-craft-approach-to-supplier-data/#respond Fri, 20 Oct 2023 02:06:10 +0000 https://craftco.wpenginepowered.com/?resource=the-craft-approach-to-supplier-data Understand how to navigate today’s data challenges within rapidly changing supply chains.

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Craft & the German Supply Chain Act https://global.craft.co/resource/craft-the-german-supply-chain-act/ https://global.craft.co/resource/craft-the-german-supply-chain-act/#respond Fri, 20 Oct 2023 02:06:10 +0000 https://craftco.wpenginepowered.com/?resource=craft-the-german-supply-chain-act Learn how Craft supports compliance with GSCA through Risk Management & Analysis and Documentation efforts.

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How one global shipping leader demystified their supply chain with Craft https://global.craft.co/resource/how-one-global-shipping-leader-demystified-their-supply-chain-with-craft/ Fri, 20 Oct 2023 02:06:10 +0000 https://craftco.wpenginepowered.com/?resource=how-one-global-shipping-leader-demystified-their-supply-chain-with-craft At the onset of the 2020 pandemic, one industry leader in shipping transportation promised on-time delivery to all of its clients. It was a big promise. The COVID-19 pandemic quickly and dramatically impacted global markets and supply chains across the world. And the shipping company soon discovered that one of it’s suppliers was going to go bankrupt – without this supplier, they wouldn’t be able to secure bunker for their fleet, jeopardizing their entire shipping operation and risking costly days in shipments.

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