USPS ending delivery unit discounts for shipping partners
Supply Chain Dive
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
The agency has reached several new agreements with consolidators that align with its long-term transformation plan, despite concerns of service impacts.
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U.K. Imposes Fresh Sanctions on Russia Shadow Fleet Ships
Supply Chain Brain
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
The ships targeted are all described as “high-volume offenders” — vessels operating around the clock to transport as much Russian oil as possible.
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MSC, Zim agree to collaborate on transpacific lanes
Supply Chain Dive
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
The shipping lines’ deal to swap slots and share vessels will start in 2025 and last for three years.
Securing Tomorrow’s Supply Chain Today: Three Considerations For Strategic Carrier Partnerships
Supply Chain Brain
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
Investing in strategic carrier relationships now will yield long-term benefits when the market tightens, and carriers face capacity constraints
How To Align Product Management And Supply Chain Operations For Successful Product Launches
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.
Balancing AI tools with human talent remains challenging for most companies, report says
Supply Chain Dive
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
Businesses are investing in AI-enhanced HR systems, as well as upskilling employees on AI-related subjects, according to CompTIA.
Air Canada Pilots Get More Political Support as Strike Looms
Supply Chain Brain
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
A stoppage would also halt the airline’s cargo operations, which carry commercial goods, perishable items and components for manufacturers.
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Trafigura Sees ‘Confusion’ Over Aviation Emissions Scheme
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Aviation is one of the heaviest-emitting industries, and among the most difficult to decarbonize.
Procurement didn’t start the fire, Gartner did?
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SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
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Improving Cost Absorption in Private Fleet Transportation
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Beating inflation by leveraging supply chain costs as a competitive advantage.
Would you invest your life savings into a venture in which there was an 80% chance you would lose all your money?
Procurement Insights
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
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How Hellenic Bank Transformed Its Indirect Procurement Operations With GEP Software
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.
Procurement News — September 11, 2024
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SEPTEMBER 11, 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… The post Procurement News — September 11, 2024 appeared first on CPO RISING - THE SITE FOR CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICERS & LEADERS IN SUPPLY MANAGEMENT.
How To Hack AI To Improve Your Contract Management
ContractSafe
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
Artificial intelligence (AI) is in the process of completely transforming how the world works. And contract management isn’t exempt from this transformation.
Returns Fraud Estimated to Cost E-Retailers Billions
Supply Chain Brain
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
E-tailers have struggled to keep up with a flood of returns, and have often loosened rules for consumers making them.
Trump, Harris spar over manufacturing, trade and tariffs
Supply Chain Dive
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
In Tuesday’s presidential debate, the candidates offered vastly different strategies for how to grow the economy and compete with China on clean vehicles and advanced technology.
How To Set Up Innovation So That It Aligns With And Enables Corporate Strategy
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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