Procurement Templates
MARCH 6, 2024
Ok, so we all agree that us procurement people are powerhouses to yield good results, well most of the time! We all love a good simile or metaphor or what ever it is, and they can be quite useful in getting down to the core qualities of something in one fell swoop. In a busy department, when trying to get to know your workmates, there is good way of getting to know each other, what fruit would you be?
SCMR (Supply Chain Management Review)
MARCH 6, 2024
PepsiCo is known for its iconic food and beverage items, but it required partnering with other organizations to truly remake its supply chain on a journey to be “always everywhere” for its customers.
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Supply Chain Brain
MARCH 6, 2024
Industry consolidation will continue this year as a proving ground for companies’ tech. Two thousand twenty-four will be the year our industry begins to realize the promises of modernity.
Supply Chain Dive
MARCH 6, 2024
The shipping line’s CEO also said he expects the maritime industry to settle for four alliances instead of three moving forward.
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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.
Supply Chain Brain
MARCH 6, 2024
ProcureCon IT Sourcing invites leading IT sourcing executives to attend the premier peer-led conference for senior-level procurement professionals in the IT sourcing community.
Supply Chain Dive
MARCH 6, 2024
The East Coast port widened its shipping channel, which is set to reduce port stays for container vessels by up to 15%.
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Supply Chain Dive
MARCH 6, 2024
The agency scaled back reporting requirements for scope 1 and 2 and will take a phased approach to the new mandates.
Supply Chain Brain
MARCH 6, 2024
Empathetic leadership is so much more than leaders saying caring words. It’s about taking the time to listen to and understand, then following up with meaningful actions.
Spend Matters
MARCH 6, 2024
Artificial intelligence (AI) comes in many forms and despite being a consistent ‘hot topic’ for well over a decade now, continues to grow and evolve each year in the procurement industry. In this series of articles, we explore the current state of AI in procurement technology. Today we cover the Risk Management market. We give an overview of its capabilities, a high-level market outline and an introduction to the emerging field of GenAI.
Supply Chain Dive
MARCH 6, 2024
The auto parts retailer is halfway toward its goal of opening 200 of these stores, which can replenish inventory at nearby locations.
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.
IBM Supply Chain Blog
MARCH 6, 2024
As businesses adapt to the evolving digital landscape, cloud migration became an important step toward achieving greater efficiency, scalability and security. Cloud migration is the process of transferring data, applications and on-premises infrastructure to a cloud computing environment. This shift involves a fundamental change in the way a company operates.
Supply Chain Dive
MARCH 6, 2024
Not shipping from stores helps reduce the amount of time associates have to spend picking, packing and staging items, Senior EVP Ann-Marie Campbell said.
Supply Chain Brain
MARCH 6, 2024
Technology aims to help drayage companies operating both asset and non-asset divisions.
Shapiro Negotiations Institute
MARCH 6, 2024
In an age where artificial intelligence (AI) is helpful in almost every aspect of our lives—from enhancing training simulations to automating the scheduling of meetings—it’s easy to be in awe of the efficiency it brings. Yet, amidst this technological marvel, the value of human interaction, especially in the realm of learning and development, remains unparalleled.
Advertiser: GEP
For years, you and your team have fought an uphill battle. Supply disruptions. Cost pressures. ESG compliance. You name it, and you’ve had to navigate it. In 2025, many challenges will persist, but procurement and supply chain teams have a powerful tool with rapidly advancing capabilities to tackle them — artificial intelligence (AI). The GEP Outlook 2025 report examines the disruptive transformation AI is driving in procurement and supply chains, alongside other key trends and the macroeconomic
Supply Chain Brain
MARCH 6, 2024
The accusation is that no documents exist at Boeing to explain how the airplane left its factory missing bolts that would have prevented the accident in the first place.
Fraxion
MARCH 6, 2024
We’re excited to announce the latest feature release and optimization to our procure-to-pay suite. Introducing Fraxion AP automation , an AI-powered tool, engineered to reduce the time and costs associated with accounts payable processes.
Una
MARCH 6, 2024
Your Business Guide to Outsourced Procurement A comprehensive guide to outsourced procurement and the benefits of working with a group purchasing organization to save money, time, and effort. Download Full Guide Introduction Everyone outsources. Outsourcing is something we all do in our daily lives, often without even realizing it. From hiring a plumber to fix a leaky faucet to ordering takeout instead of cooking dinner, people commonly outsource tasks to save time, reduce stress, or simply beca
Barkers Procurement
MARCH 6, 2024
This property regeneration clientselected Barkers to conduct a maturity assessment and benchmark of its existing procurement capability. The client has no central procurement function, with each business unit conducting its own procurements, from business requirement through to contract expiration. The assessment focused on a root cause analysis, proposed solutions, blueprint Target Operating Model, with quick win and longer-term recommendations.
Advertiser: ZoomInfo
In today’s ultra-competitive markets, it’s no longer enough to wait for buyers to show obvious signs of interest. Instead, sales teams must be proactive, identifying and acting on nuanced buyer behaviors — often before prospects are fully ready to make a purchase. In this eBook from ZoomInfo & Sell Better, learn 10 actionable ways to use these buyer signals to transform your sales strategy and close deals faster.
CPO Rising
MARCH 6, 2024
Welcome to Procurement News, part of our ongoing aggregate news series covering recent supply management headlines and trends pertinent to Chief Procurement Officers and other procurement leaders! Contact us with your news story here. Procurement Executive News Bonnie Kahakui Nominated to Lead Hawaii’s State Procurement Office HONOLULU — Governor Josh Green, M.D.
Supply Chain Brain
MARCH 6, 2024
The Yemen-based Houthi described the carrier as “a U.S. ship,” which its owners and the Biden administration said isn’t true.
IBM Supply Chain Blog
MARCH 6, 2024
Software development is one arena where we are already seeing significant impacts from generative AI tools. The benefits are many, and significant productivity gains are currently available to enterprises that embrace these tools. A McKinsey study claims that software developers can complete coding tasks up to twice as fast with generative AI. The consulting firm’s research found, unsurprisingly, that complex coding tasks were not severely affected by the use of generative AI, so worries a
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