The Network Effect

NOVEMBER 21, 2014

The best way to achieve this is to provide a single, global view of all inventory available in order to intelligently source the line item components of that order, ensuring that the business can meet both current and future customer demand while optimizing inventory, logistics, and asset utilization.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

When it comes to modern IT infrastructure, the role of Kubernetes —the open-source container orchestration platform that automates the deployment, management and scaling of containerized software applications (apps) and services—can’t be underestimated.

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Procurement Software

JUNE 4, 2024

As supply chain technology improves for transportation, inventory management and warehousing, the procurement tools for manufacturing businesses now need to step up. This goes way beyond traditional source-to-pay and e-auction platforms. These are predominantly focused on indirect spend and transactional efficiency.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

The complexity of planning, transportation, collaboration, time and labor that went into the supply chain of that banana?—?being This is: The Journey of your Banana: A Supply Chain in Motion. The global banana supply chain is a complicated one, dependent on multiple moving parts and the collaboration of multiple parties.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

MAY 10, 2017

The burgeoning provider of logistics IT solutions also earned a Bronze Stevie Award in the category of “Best Online Newsletter” for its Supply Chain Collaborator Blog Digest. The publication aggregates content monthly, culled from UltraShipTMS’s popular Supply Chain Collaborator Blog and other industry sources.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

Gartner recently announced their 2018 Top 25 Supply Chains List. But as I review the list, compare it to prior years, and consider the scoring methodology I do wonder whether the list in its current form continues to be relevant for identifying the best of the Supply Chain. The 2018 Gartner Top 25 Supply Chain List.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

OCTOBER 13, 2015

Here are four indicators from top tier, impartial sources that, together, represent a compelling case for why you should tackle supply chain logistics automation challenges in the next two quarters. This directly impacts supply chain planning for US producers of commodities. 2-7 by Bloomberg News.

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Procurement Insights

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

According to a June 2023 TechTarget article , there are twelve, including better decisions, efficiency and productivity gains, improved speed of business, and so forth. “ As I wrote in a soon-to-be-published article, the date of the above report is 2022, not 1999, 2005, 2007 or 2013. I am sure you can think up many more.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 23, 2018

Argentus is a boutique recruitment firm focused on Supply Chain and Procurement. Lots of things are happening in Supply Chain Management! It’s becoming more strategic, as companies integrate their Supply Chains and use them as a source of competitive advantage – instead of just a back-office function.

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ivalua

MAY 21, 2020

If you’re interested in reading more on leadership in sourcing, the future of work or just want to learn more about SIG, feel free to subscribe at sig.org/subscribe. Business today isn’t business as usual, as the COVID-19 pandemic impacts organizations and supply chains across the globe.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JANUARY 14, 2020

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Gartner recently announced their Top 25 Supply Chains List. But as I review the list, compare it to prior years, and consider the scoring methodology I do wonder whether the list in its current form continues to be relevant for identifying the best of the Supply Chain.

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Spend Matters

DECEMBER 19, 2023

With another busy year of procurement and supply chain events tidily packed away behind us, Spend Matters is pleased to provide a round-up of the main events we attended in 2023, with a short recap of each and key takeaways. He then went on to discuss the huge impact of tech on the supply chain industry.

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SCMDOJO

JULY 26, 2023

A Hijacking (2013) The plot revolves around the hijacking and subsequent attempted release of a Danish cargo vessel and its crew. The Wolf of Wall Street (2013) In “The Wolf of Wall Street,” the narrative is based on the true events of stockbroker Jordan Belfort, who amasses money and success by dishonest and criminal means.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MAY 12, 2021

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. The Boston Consulting Group and the Procurement Leaders Network in early 2013 showed that while most companies pursue some sort of collaboration with their suppliers, only about two in every five programs follow standardized approaches. Subscribe Here! Email Address.

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SupplyShift

JUNE 2, 2021

These consumers can spot greenwashing from a mile away and are demanding complete transparency and data from brands to back up their ESG claims. . What’s more, 80% want to know the origin of their products, and 69% of these consumers would pay a premium for brands that readily provide this kind of transparency. .

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Jaggaer

JULY 23, 2019

More than virtually any other sector, sourcing and supplier management in the fashion industry have been exposed to intense scrutiny in recent years, while the functions have become of increasingly strategic importance to business success. Supply chains are multi-tiered and therefore difficult to manage.

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Procurement Insights

OCTOBER 26, 2023

80% of your typical use case across Source to Pay happens on Merlin Chatbot, which is built into Microsoft Teams. I am talking about a fully interactive, intuitive chatbot through which 90 percent of everyday procurement work can be effectively and efficiently managed. You want the right template, Merlin Assist provides it.

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Founded by major ocean carriers, DCSA drives initiatives to make container transportation services transparent, reliable, easy to use, secure, and environmentally friendly. Between 1999 and 2013, he held various international leadership positions in Singapore, Madrid, and Central and Eastern Europe.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Containers and Docker Container technology fundamentally changed in 2013 with Docker’s introduction and has continued unabated into this decade, steadily gaining in popularity and user acceptance. Docker containers were originally built around the Docker Engine in 2013 and run according to an application programming interface (API).

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

MANTA customers who have created complete lineage have been able to trace data-related issues back to the source 90% faster compared to their previous manual approach. Efficient cloud migrations McKinsey predicts that $8 out of every $10 for IT hosting will go toward the cloud by 2024.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Organizations have increasingly turned to containerization to create more scalable, efficient and agile infrastructure. Containers have grown more important as organizations need portable and resource-efficient technologies, becoming the de facto compute units of modern cloud-native applications.

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Procurement Insights

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Information technology plays a significant role in supporting relationships between the customer and the supplier using electronic data interchange to share data between both sides, this technology provides fast, accurate information and business efficiency to the firm ( Mulligan and Gordon , 2002).

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 6, 2019

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Organizations are ‘going carbon neutral by 2025’, and ‘implementing Artificially Intelligent business systems’ and ‘sourcing form solely environmentally friendly suppliers’. Responsible Sourcing. Subscribe Here! Email Address. 7 KPIs Your Procurement Team May Be Ignoring!

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SupplyShift

JUNE 2, 2021

These consumers can spot greenwashing from a mile away and are demanding complete transparency and data from brands to back up their ESG claims. What’s more, 80% want to know the origin of their products, and 69% of these consumers would pay a premium for brands that readily provide this kind of transparency.

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SupplyShift

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

For two decades, leading voices in industry and organizations have been pressuring companies to become more transparent—and, subsequently, responsible—about the damage they’re doing to the ecosystems they work within. Share your transparency story online to show your customers where your products come from.

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SupplyShift

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

For two decades, leading voices in industry and organizations have been pressuring companies to become more transparent—and, subsequently, responsible—about the damage they’re doing to the ecosystems they work within. Build authentic product positioning centered around supply chain sustainability.

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Procurement Software

JUNE 13, 2023

All of these, as far as our research shows, are agnostic when it comes to the type of spend which can be sourced through the platforms. Above $1 billion businesses are typically a target of established, enterprise source-to-pay and source-to-contract suites. We love their UI/UX and can help you arrange a demo here.

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 30, 2015

In the trucking sector, the biggest change has been the federal government's movement to impose fuel efficiency and greenhouse gas emissions standards on all heavy-duty trucks. This has been a priority of shippers for a long time in order to optimize their supply chains.

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Supply Chain Brain

MAY 21, 2018

A series of social compliance audits had failed to uncover structural problems in the five-story Rana Plaza building, which collapsed on April 24, 2013. The goal, says Bonanni, is “to make the Bangladesh apparel sector transparent, and be recognized globally as official.” Several major apparel brands and retailers, including J.C.

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SPLC (Sustainable Purchasing Leadership Council)

MARCH 27, 2018

Each of the rating tools included in the guide were screened against forty criteria that SPLC’s members determined were important for the credible use of supplier sustainability ratings within procurement and supply chain contexts. Responsible Sourcing Network. Transparency International. Practice GreenHealth.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

We see it in something as basic as automatic photo-tagging on Facebook, a process developed by Yann LeCun for the company in 2013. Yes, AI technology isn’t the end but only a means towards effectiveness and efficiency, improved innovative capabilities, and better opportunities. Automation Efficiency and AI.

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SPLC (Sustainable Purchasing Leadership Council)

MAY 18, 2018

As a leader in sustainable supply chains, Bon Appétit helped define what it means to source local food through a number of local food programs and extensive partnership programs with nearly 1400 local suppliers. Con Edison Sustainable Supply Chain Success. More about this case study. More about this case study.

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Planergy

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Governance: The governance pillar covers a company’s leadership, ethical practices, transparency, and accountability. This helps to create accountability and transparency around ESG issues. In 2013, Veolia launched a “Responsible Solutions initiative,” which used ESG data to help the company make better business decisions.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

AI literacy is a must-have for security It’s important that personnel know how to deploy AI to improve organizational efficiencies. It can help create resilient supply chains to support soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines in roles of warfighting, humanitarian aid, peacekeeping and disaster relief.

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Procurement Insights

APRIL 3, 2025

As a side note, in a follow-up 2013 and 2023 Procurement Insights post , I talked about companies like Market Dojo, Nipendo, Scout RFP, Tealbook, and several others. What unique benefits can the following ProcureTech solution providers offer to address the above-referenced supply chain challenges: ThroughPut.ai, FlockScore, ProcurEngine.

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