ProcurePort
NOVEMBER 29, 2023
In the dynamic and ever-evolving landscape of modern business operations, organizations are increasingly turning to innovative technologies to streamline their processes and enhance overall efficiency. Among the many technological advancements, Electronic Procurement (e-procurement) systems and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERPs) have emerged as integral components in the pursuit of operational optimization.
SCMDOJO
NOVEMBER 29, 2023
In today’s fast-paced business world, excess inventory can be a major hindrance to growth and profitability. Whether it’s unsold products taking up valuable storage space or excess & obsolete items tying up capital, having excessive inventory can lead to increased costs and decreased cash flow. That’s why streamlining your inventory management strategies is crucial for success.
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Supply Chain Dive
NOVEMBER 29, 2023
One of the world's largest commodities traders is moving up its timeline to eliminate land use conversion from supply chains in Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay.
Supply Chain Brain
NOVEMBER 29, 2023
Some of the new users include a Longwood, Florida-based watermelon grower, processor and brokerage as well as an Immokalee, Florida-based green bean, eggplant, squash and pepper grower.
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Discover strategies to optimize load building and achieve significant transportation cost savings. Plus, learn how load optimization can help reduce CO 2 emissions and align with climate regulations and consumer expectations. Finally, discover best practices for sustainable load optimization.
Spend Matters
NOVEMBER 29, 2023
This Spend Matters Vendor Analysis gives an overview of Supplios. Supplios is a supplier collaboration platform built specifically to help manufacturers work with their direct-material suppliers. The platform has built-in functionalities for supplier management, direct material sourcing and procurement, supplier onboarding, supplier quality and supplier performance management.
IBM Supply Chain Blog
NOVEMBER 29, 2023
Financial Services clients are increasingly looking to modernize their applications. This includes modernization of code development and maintenance (helping with scarce skills and allowing innovation and new technologies required by end users) as well as improvement of deployment and operations, using agile techniques and DevSecOps. As part of their modernization journey, clients want to have flexibility to determine what is the best “fit for purpose” deployment location for their a
Purchasing & Procurement Zone brings together the best content for professionals in the purchasing and procurement field from the widest variety of thought leaders.
Supply Chain Dive
NOVEMBER 29, 2023
Ankaa Global Logistics caters its services to suppliers working with parent company Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits or other wholesalers.
SCMR (Supply Chain Management Review)
NOVEMBER 29, 2023
The average company investment in supply chain innovation has nearly doubled in 2023 compared to 2022, according to new research from Catena Solutions.
Supply Chain Dive
NOVEMBER 29, 2023
After working through reserve stocks, the retailer has learned to increase merchandise turnover by distributing goods to stores more quickly.
IBM Supply Chain Blog
NOVEMBER 29, 2023
By leveraging AI for real-time event processing, businesses can connect the dots between disparate events to detect and respond to new trends, threats and opportunities. In 2023, the IBM® Institute for Business Value (IBV) surveyed 2,500 global executives and found that best-in-class companies are reaping a 13% ROI from their AI projects—more than twice the average ROI of 5.9%.
Advertiser: GEP
As early as next year, procurement and supply chain operations will begin to adopt AI agents, often called “agentic AI,” to work alongside employees to make and execute decisions with precision across procurement and even the most complex global supply chains. Unlike LLM-based generative AI tools such as ChatGPT, these AI agents do not require prompts from humans.
Supply Chain Dive
NOVEMBER 29, 2023
The retailer has teamed up with enterprise retail technology solutions company Bamboo Rose to streamline its supply chain.
IBM Supply Chain Blog
NOVEMBER 29, 2023
With the emergence of new advances and applications in machine learning models and artificial intelligence, including generative AI, generative adversarial networks, computer vision and transformers, many businesses are seeking to address their most pressing real-world data challenges using both types of synthetic data: structured and unstructured. Structured synthetic data types are quantitative and includes tabular data, such as numbers or values, while unstructured synthetic data types are qu
Supply Chain Brain
NOVEMBER 29, 2023
Ninety percent of responders said that the demand for digital B2B buying experiences has increased either somewhat or substantially over the last two years.
Procurement Insights
NOVEMBER 29, 2023
“When I was given an advanced peek at Jamie Crump’s white paper , “Rumors of My Death Have Been Greatly Exaggerated: How Supplier Diversity Will Thrive in 2024 and Beyond”, a cascade of thoughts ran through my head. To start, I was reminded of my research on diversity some time ago and how, even though it is a significant focus in 2023, the idea or concept was first introduced in the 1950s.
Speaker: Eric Berdinis, Ran Sun, & Chris Chmielewski
Procuring freight can be cumbersome, time-consuming, and error-prone. If you’re frustrated with the complex and manual processes for obtaining bids for your contract and spot freight, you’re not alone. In today’s fast-moving supply chain environment, optimizing these processes is critical to staying competitive and cutting costs. Join this exclusive webinar with experts from Uber Freight to learn how the latest digital tools and automation can transform your freight procurement strategy by strea
Supply Chain Brain
NOVEMBER 29, 2023
Of the two types of alternative fuels used for the flight, 88% were derived from waste fats while the remaining 12% came from U.S.-based corn production waste.
IBM Supply Chain Blog
NOVEMBER 29, 2023
Australia pioneered water rights trading in the early 1900s, becoming a world leader in water sharing between valleys. The initiative extended throughout the states of Australia across the Murray-Darling Basin (MDB). However, findings from the water market’s inquiry of the MDB, completed by the Australian Consumer and Competition Commission (ACCC) and the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW), highlighted a great many challenges of the system.
Supply Chain Brain
NOVEMBER 29, 2023
Walmart shipped 25% of its U.S. imports from India between January 2023 and August 2023, up from just 2% in 2018.
Supply Chain Dive
NOVEMBER 29, 2023
Sam Marnick is the second executive to leave the Boeing supplier in the past two months, following the departure of former CEO Thomas Gentile.
Speaker: Shalini Dinesh
Effective cross-functional collaboration and communication heavily influence product launch success. Research shows that as many as 70% of product launches fail due to inadequate coordination among stakeholders, including supply chain, product management, legal, marketing, and change control teams (Gartner, 2022). The 2023 Supply Chain Insights Report highlights that 60% of supply chain disruptions are caused by poor communication and misalignment among cross-functional teams.
Supply Chain Brain
NOVEMBER 29, 2023
Picking errors are common at the best of times, but they can be a particular issue when it comes to recruiting new and inexperienced workers.
Supply Chain Dive
NOVEMBER 29, 2023
The trucking company actively communicated with shippers during its crisis as the carrier worked to restore its systems.
Supply Chain Brain
NOVEMBER 29, 2023
Mitigating the legal, financial and reputational risks of greenwashing is complex, but it has also never been more important.
IBM Supply Chain Blog
NOVEMBER 29, 2023
In the realm of urban transportation, precision is pivotal. Downer, a leading provider of integrated services in Australia and New Zealand, considers itself a guardian of the elaborate transportation matrix, and it continually seeks to enhance its operational efficiency. With over 200 trains and a multitude of sensors, Downer has accumulated a vast amount of data.
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Supply Chain Brain
NOVEMBER 29, 2023
Geely is the second car manufacturer to sign a battery swapping deal with Nio, who is also working with Changan Automobile.
Una
NOVEMBER 29, 2023
11 Things You Can Do While Your GPO Works Behind the Scenes Explore 11 things you could be doing while your GPO takes care of time-consuming procurement tasks behind the scenes. By Hugo Britt | November 30, 2023 Search Search What would Santa do without the ability to outsource key tasks to his elves? Imagine if he had to look after all the toy-making, gift-wrapping, and present-packing himself – he’d be overworked, stressed out, and would probably miss his all-important delivery deadline.
HICX
NOVEMBER 29, 2023
Procurement professionals in the pharmaceutical manufacturing industry face unique challenges. Just as their counterparts in other sectors, they must deliver digital transformation, while ensuring investment in existing technologies is maximized, but also they face additional hurdles relating to the regulatory environment, the complexity of supplier relationships, the particularly high levels of scrutiny, and managing the subsequent amount of data and information that are required in this contex
Supply Chain Brain
NOVEMBER 29, 2023
Kent Williams, executive vice president of sales and marketing at Averitt, would like to see better relationships between shippers and less-than-truckload (LTL) carriers.
Advertiser: GEP
Financial institutions must navigate a complex web of policies, procedures and regulations to ensure compliance and manage risk. When Hellenic Bank, a leading retail lender in Cyprus, set out to transform its procurement operations, it needed more than just software deployment. It required a partner that would help embed its intricate buying processes — with all its validations, risk assessments and tiered approvals — into a unified system.
Supply Chain Dive
NOVEMBER 29, 2023
Despite the drop, TEUs were up 11% month-over-month at the Southeastern port.
Procurement Freelancers
NOVEMBER 29, 2023
Are you ready to uncover the hidden power of strategic purchasing?
CPO Rising
NOVEMBER 29, 2023
As 2024 quickly approaches, Ardent Partners is ending the year with two exciting webinars focusing on trends related to Accounts Payable and Procurement. Take a moment to review our December offerings and register for both events.
Negotiations Ninja
NOVEMBER 29, 2023
Employee turnover is a significant concern for Canadian businesses. According to the HR Reporter, Canada ranks fourth in turnover rates worldwide at 16%. While the cost of turnover varies for every role depending on salary and onboarding processes, the price associated with hiring and training a new employee is substantial in just about every business.
Speaker: Paul Heller
Most innovation work proceeds independently from company strategy. As a result, the products that arrive in the market are not well aligned with the company’s goals. This challenge is particularly significant in organizations with transformation-oriented strategies, where innovation must directly support growth, scalability, and strategic pivots. In this session, we will discuss why innovation in large companies is so often not aligned with the company’s strategy and what innovation leaders, pro
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