Supply Chain Dive

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

UPS’ headcount has dropped by 43,000 employees in just three years, and more cuts are coming. Experts say it’s not all market-driven.

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Supply Chain Brain

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Surging profits over the previous two years filled the coffers of the Saades and rival European shipping tycoons.

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Supply Chain Dive

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

The billing practices from the agency establish which parties can receive an invoice and sets a timeframe for issued invoices and disputes.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Today, people don’t just prefer instant communication; they expect it. Conversational artificial intelligence (AI) leads the charge in breaking down barriers between businesses and their audiences. This class of AI-based tools, including chatbots and virtual assistants, enables seamless, human-like and personalized exchanges. Beyond the simplistic chat bubble of conversational AI lies a complex blend of technologies, with natural language processing (NLP) taking center stage.

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Ethics Data Management Inventory 95

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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SCMR (Supply Chain Management Review)

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Politics seems to be on everyone’s mind in this election year and the effects on supply chains are becoming evident in every aspect of our work.

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Supply Chain Dive

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Users began logging back into the platform shortly after the app reactivated, EVP and Head of Trucking Bill Driegert said.

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Supply Chain Dive

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Nouveau Monde Graphite will supply the battery maker with 18,000 tons a year of the material from its mine in Quebec.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the European Union’s landmark data privacy law, took effect in 2018. Yet many organizations still struggle to meet compliance requirements, and EU data protection authorities do not hesitate to hand out penalties. Even the world’s biggest businesses are not free from GDPR woes. Irish regulators hit Meta with a EUR 1.2 billion fine in 2023.

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Procurement Insights

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

“ So, here is the question – if you knew in advance that there was going to be an olive oil shortage and that prices were likely to rise considerably, how many of you would have made sure you purchased the $4.97 bottle while it was still available? Even without a shortage, the difference between $4.97 and $19.99 is still considerable.” Ulf Venne • Host Supply Chain Pioneers | Supply Chain ‘Pro-to-Know’ Data is definitely available to get in front of this, the proble

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Procurement Freelancers

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

This is a highly competitive world where every business is striving for the top position.

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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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Supply Chain Brain

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

The Aviation Supply Chain Integrity Coalition will include senior representatives from American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Safran, StandardAero and United Airlines.

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Empowering CPO

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Introduction In the dynamic world of procurement, artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly reshaping the sourcing landscape. As businesses seek agility, cost optimization, and data-driven decision-making, AI-powered solutions are becoming indispensable for procurement professionals. The AI Advantage Predictive Insights: AI algorithms analyze historical data to predict demand patterns, market trends, and supplier performance.

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Supply Chain Brain

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Federal investigators found children, some as young as 13, employed by Fayette Industrial as industrial cleaners at meat processing plants in Iowa and Virginia.

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CPO Rising

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

For more than a decade, Ardent Partners’ senior analyst team has gathered in Boston for a multi-day company strategy and planning meeting. The team dedicates itself to reviewing the prior year’s research and main findings.

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Buyers Supply market Strategy Procurement 40

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

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