Fri.Mar 22, 2024

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FedEx charges ahead with Network 2.0, rolling out to dozens more locations in 2024

Supply Chain Dive

The plan to integrate its separate Express and Ground delivery networks will help close a key gap with UPS, one executive said.

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Starbucks Union Breakthrough Could Signal Big Shift in Retail

Supply Chain Brain

Starbucks has for years been cited by experts as the most aggressive union-buster, so the news will boost confidence in unionization at other retailers that have resisted it.

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Port of Los Angeles cargo volumes leap 60% YoY in February

Supply Chain Dive

Risks ranging from Red Sea disruptions to Panama Canal restrictions keep fueling shipper diversions to the West Coast port.

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IMO Heading for ‘Robust’ Pollution Fee

Supply Chain Brain

The news comes after critics of the IMO warned that if it did not accelerate its efforts, more individual countries would begin to adopt legislation setting their own standards.

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GEP Spend Category Outlook Report 2025

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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GXO doubled its use of warehouse vision tech in 2023

Supply Chain Dive

The solution helps automate validation and reduce errors in the company’s facilities.

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NextGen Leader: Marianna Vydrevich

SCMR (Supply Chain Management Review)

GAF’s Marianna Vydrevich sees technology like AI playing a role in supply chain network design, but she lives for that Aha! moment. Meet our March NextGen Leader.

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Driving quality assurance through the IBM Ignite Quality Platform

IBM Supply Chain Blog

Quality Assurance (QA) is a critical component of the software development lifecycle, aiming to ensure that software products meet specified quality standards before release. QA encompasses a systematic and strategic approach to identifying, preventing and resolving issues throughout the development process. However, various challenges arise in the QA domain that affect test case inventory, test case automation and defect volume.

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Starbucks names new chief procurement officer

Supply Chain Dive

Heather Ostis will focus on improving supplier performance and building network resiliency, among other goals.

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Positive Purchasing Forms New Tech Partnership With Matchory

Positive Purchasing

We are delighted to have formed a new tech partnership with Matchory! Matchory is a Germany-based supplier discovery tool, enabling fast and easy searches for new vendors, from a database of millions of companies. This is a great complementary solution which can be used alongside tools like Capella , our guided category strategy creator®, and Ruby , our guided negotiation plan creator ®.

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3 in 4 workers say they haven’t been trained for flexible work arrangements

Supply Chain Dive

Leaders and managers need hybrid-related skills such as establishing team or meeting norms to support the shift, according to TechSmith.

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5 Ways You Can Win Faster with Gen AI in Sales

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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What is your procurement team’s greatest blindside risk?

Procurement Insights

Sometimes, a short video says it all! Do you know what risk is coming your way? How do you prepare for the unexpected? Where is your procurement Blind Spot?

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HR leaders well-positioned to fight age bias, staffing exec says

Supply Chain Dive

Older workers responding to a survey said age would hurt their chances at a new job.

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CPO Rising Listicle: Don’t Negotiate a Supplier Contract Without These 4 Things

CPO Rising

It’s Friday, which means we’re sharing another CPO Rising Listicle. Each list will include a variety of procurement tips, trends, insights, research, lists, strategies, and/or recommendations designed to help procurement teams improve operations. We’ll also include a summary graphic for you to share with your team.