Supply Chain Dive

JANUARY 17, 2025

Lance Moll will step into an executive advisor role at the carrier at the end of the month.

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Supply Chain Brain

JANUARY 17, 2025

Carriers can now purchase usage-based, pay-per-load annual insurance directly through their transportation management system, with the ability to flex coverage limits on demand.

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Supply Chain Dive

JANUARY 17, 2025

Through the partnership, customers can receive beauty products in as little as one hour.

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Procurement Insights

JANUARY 17, 2025

What is the very first question you should ask a ProcureTech solution provider? Hint #1 – What did Van Parunak, Robert Savit, Rick L. Riolo, and Jon W. Hansen have in common in 1998, and why does it matter to AI and Procurement in 2025? Hint #2 – The missing piece from Van Parunak, Savit, and Riolo’s comparison between agent-based and equation-based models was my theory of strand commonality*, a key part of my SR&ED research funding in 1998.

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Advertiser: GEP

2025 will feel familiar, in some regards. The procurement and supply chain category management landscape will remain turbulent, with geopolitical tensions, worries over fresh tariffs, rising costs, and supply chain disruptions posing significant challenges. But you should also expect some lightning-fast changes in 2025 as artificial intelligence continues to upend the way enterprises and procurement, supply chain, and category management professionals operate.

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Supply Chain Dive

JANUARY 17, 2025

The fast food giant said it will shift to conducting “more integrated discussions” with suppliers about inclusion.

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Supply Chain Brain

JANUARY 17, 2025

The effect of Trump's threatened tariffs could be more severe than in his first term, with higher inflation expectations globally.

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Procurement Insights

JANUARY 17, 2025

EDITOR’S NOTE: Anyone who has followed this blog for the past couple of decades already knows my position on technology and the importance of using a human-led, agent-based development and implementation model. If you are a first-time visitor to the Procurement Insights blog, here are a couple of links to get you going: Are you chasing solutions or solving problems?

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Planergy

JANUARY 17, 2025

What's PLANERGY? Modern Spend Management and Accounts Payable software. Helping organizations spend smarter and more efficientlyby automating purchasing and invoice processing. Learn more We saved more than $1 million on our spend in the first year and just recently identified an opportunity to save about $10,000 every month on recurring expenses with PLANERGY.

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

JANUARY 17, 2025

Sustainability is an escalating priority for consumers and organizations alike as carbon emissions continue contributing to extreme weather events and damage to our planet. The climate change debate is overits real and its herewe need solutions in supply chain now. Business leaders understand recognizing and prioritizing sustainable supply chain solutions is a strategic move to fuel business resilience, profitability, and agility.

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Planergy

JANUARY 17, 2025

What's PLANERGY? Modern Spend Management and Accounts Payable software. Helping organizations spend smarter and more efficientlyby automating purchasing and invoice processing. Learn more We saved more than $1 million on our spend in the first year and just recently identified an opportunity to save about $10,000 every month on recurring expenses with PLANERGY.

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Advertiser: ZoomInfo

Incorporating generative AI (gen AI) into your sales process can speed up your wins through improved efficiency, personalized customer interactions, and better informed decision- making. Gen AI is a game changer for busy salespeople and can reduce time-consuming tasks, such as customer research, note-taking, and writing emails, and provide insightful data analysis and recommendations.

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Procurement Insights

JANUARY 17, 2025

HEADLINE: As tiny homes arrive in Hamilton, councillors ask why city bought made-in-China units for $35K each? PARAGRAPH : When City of Hamilton staff agreed to buy 40 tiny homes from a Brantford, Ont., company for a new outdoor shelter site last fall, they thought they were supporting a local, Indigenous-owned business that was one of the few capable of delivering on a short timeline.

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CPO Rising

JANUARY 17, 2025

Editors Note: Over the next few weeks on CPO Rising, were publishing some best of 2024 articles as we reflect on last year and begin tackling 2025. Fridays means that… The post Best of 2024: CPO Rising Listicle: Open Your Mind to New Technology (5 Reasons) appeared first on CPO RISING - THE SITE FOR CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICERS & LEADERS IN SUPPLY MANAGEMENT.

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