Procurement Leaders
APRIL 2, 2024
An exercise we’ve carried out on a few occasions over the years at Procurement Leaders has been to ask chief procurement officers to share the value propositions they have in place for their function. It’s useful because it forces extremely busy people to take a step back and think deeply about why they do what they do. What are the ultimate goals of those negotiations with suppliers?
Supply Chain Brain
APRIL 2, 2024
La Niña is expected to usher in ample rains in a matter of weeks, providing relief after record dryness afflicted the key transit channel in 2023.
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Supply Chain Dive
APRIL 2, 2024
The company is interested in reaching new markets like Denver and Minneapolis after landing $41.5 million in funding.
Supply Chain Brain
APRIL 2, 2024
Brands, carriers, and third-party logistics providers are rapidly adapting their operations to address a chaotic shipping landscape and skyrocketing customer demands.
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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 Dive
APRIL 2, 2024
The automated facility is part of a larger push to increase productivity.
Supply Chain Brain
APRIL 2, 2024
A majority of the vessels permitted in the secondary channel will be ones helping with cleanup efforts for the collapsed Baltimore bridge.
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Supply Chain Brain
APRIL 2, 2024
The two insulin drugs will be temporarily out of stock through the beginning of April, according to Eli Lilly.
Spend Matters
APRIL 2, 2024
Over the last several years, a mix of traditional and generative AI (GenAI) have made their way into vendor management solutions and changed how contingent labor and service workers are engaged and managed. This started with the adoption of traditional AI, which is now common to almost every VMS tool that enters the market. GenAI has more recently begun to appear in newer VMS tools through large language Models (LLMs), providing the creation of outputs not seen with traditional AI.
Supply Chain Brain
APRIL 2, 2024
The growth in e-commerce in recent years has led to a surge in small-parcel volumes. Distributors are struggling to keep up with the deluge of shipments to consumers and businesses.
Supply Chain Dive
APRIL 2, 2024
The warehouse logistics provider is piloting solutions for productivity and workforce management.
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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.
Supply Chain Brain
APRIL 2, 2024
Lee Smith, global trade attorney at Baker Donelson, reviews the top economic, regulatory and geopolitical concerns of supply chain executives for the coming year.
Supply Chain Dive
APRIL 2, 2024
The retailer said the initiative will create a stronger platform for overseas procurement and generate significant operational cost savings.
IBM Supply Chain Blog
APRIL 2, 2024
In today’s fast-paced digital economy, businesses are fighting to stay ahead and devise new ways to streamline operations, enhance responsiveness and work with real-time insights. We are now in an era defined by being proactive, rather than reactive. In order to stay ahead, businesses need to enable proactive decision making—and this stems from building an IT infrastructure that provides the foundation for the availability of real-time data.
Arkestro
APRIL 2, 2024
Resources / Analyst Reports / Procurement 2024: BIG Trends and Predictions Procurement 2024: BIG Trends and Predictions Download Now Let's Talk By the end of 2024, new AI innovations will begin to significantly change all facets of supply management technology. Summary This report provides a comprehensive overview of the challenges and opportunities procurement teams are expected to face in 2024.
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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
Procurement Software
APRIL 2, 2024
We’d all like the latest digital procurement tools. But often, those who aren’t familiar with the procurement software market mistakenly overestimate the cost. The reality is that procurement tech doesn’t have to be expensive. You don’t need a 6-figure software budget or a large sum to hire consultants for implementation. There’s plenty of digital procurement solutions out there for every budget.
The Procuretech Podcast
APRIL 2, 2024
In this episode of The Procurement Software Podcast, host James Meads delves into the topic of whether AI could make procurement as a profession irrelevant. The discussion highlights the significance of embracing generative AI, despite privacy and confidentiality concerns. Tune in to stay ahead of the curve in the ever-evolving world of procurement technology.
Supply Chain Brain
APRIL 2, 2024
The charity announced that it would be suspending its delivery of food aid on April 2, all while experts warn that famine is imminent in northern Gaza.
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