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4 best practices for the global supply chain of the future

Supply Chain Dive

Consulting experts, prioritizing data analytics and highlighting sustainability efforts can help ensure reliable operations in the face of global disruption.

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Same-Day Delivery: Pricey, But Worth It

Supply Chain Brain

Including same-day delivery options is good for business, bringing long-term, strategic benefits that should counter the typical six-figure cost of setting it up.

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Autogmentation Part 5: A detailed examination of GenAI features in procurement tech

Spend Matters

Procurement has not been immune to the latest evolution in technology. While initial automations initially increased process velocity by taking over more tactical, repetitive tasks, they gradually evolved to cover more complex ones. At first, these only required more analytical activities to augment human workers, but they eventually evolved from predictive and prescriptive analytics towards more embedded and autonomous analytics that directly help execute the workflows.

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Supply Chain Squeeze: How Automakers Can Beat the Battery Bottleneck

Supply Chain Brain

The predicted surge in electric vehicle demand carries the potential to exacerbate sourcing challenges for key battery minerals, potentially disrupting automotive manufacturing.

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State of AI in Sales & Marketing 2025

AI adoption is reshaping sales and marketing. But is it delivering real results? We surveyed 1,000+ GTM professionals to find out. The data is clear: AI users report 47% higher productivity and an average of 12 hours saved per week. But leaders say mainstream AI tools still fall short on accuracy and business impact. Download the full report today to see how AI is being used — and where go-to-market professionals think there are gaps and opportunities.

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Boeing to spend $4B plus to fix safety, supply chain woes: CFO

Supply Chain Dive

The aerospace company is pushing to lower instances of components being completed outside a production line's typical flow.

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AI Takes Center Stage on List of 2024's Top Supply Chain Tech Trends

Supply Chain Brain

AI plays a prominent role in at least four of the eight supply chain tech trends highlighted by research firm Gartner.

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Biden Admin Supply Chain Initiative Starts Sharing Critical Data With Freight Hubs

Supply Chain Brain

The Biden Administration's FLOW initiative was first launched in March of 2022 as a response to supply chain disruptions brought on by the pandemic.

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Finding the Right Approach for Supply Chain Education

SCMR (Supply Chain Management Review)

The COVID pandemic accelerated the adoption of online supply chain education. Today, organizations and employees have their choice of online, in-person or hybrid learning environments, but there is no one-size-fits-all approach.

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U.K. Startup Gets $2.8M Grant for Wind Propulsion Tech on Commercial Ships

Supply Chain Brain

The company's Wingsail technology acts as a complement to a ship's existing fossil-fuel propulsion systems, designed to cut down on fuel use and emissions.

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5 reasons why the CEO “isn’t” worried about procurement?

Procurement Insights

The February 9th, 2024, Inc. article headline reads, The 5 Biggest Hurdles for CEOs in 2024 : With the next growth cycle just out of arm’s reach, CEOs must first confront these challenges. So, what are the five hurdles that keeps CEO’s up at night? Economic uncertainty Access to capital Leadership and management challenges Talent management and workforce issues The impact of technology When you read the article, you will note that neither procurement nor supply chain pops up It doesn

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Staying Ahead of UFLPA Enforcement: Best Practices for Retail Supply Chains

Speaker: Ethan Woolley, Director at Kharon

This webinar will explore how companies can proactively address compliance risks–rather than reactively responding to–UFLPA enforcement actions. Ethan Woolley will provide insights into the latest CBP enforcement trends, entity list updates, and industries under increased scrutiny, with a look at potential shifts under the Trump administration. Ethan will also explore how predictive data and strategic due diligence can help organizations stay ahead of regulatory challenges and strengthen complia

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GE Aerospace to invest $650M in global facilities, US suppliers

Supply Chain Dive

The Boeing engine supplier’s spending will include new machines, equipment, building upgrades and improved safety measures.

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Episode 157: Telling a Compelling Procurement Story with Alex Ball

Una

EPISODE 157 Telling a Compelling Procurement Story with Alex Ball By Kelly Barner | March 20, 2024 Marketing requires a combination of data and storytelling to motivate people to take a desired action, whether that is making a purchase, supporting a cause, or providing their email address. Procurement can leverage a marketing-esque combination of information and storytelling to build consensus, increase influence, and even control the narrative when plans go awry.

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Migrate and modernize enterprise integration using IBM Cloud Pak for Integration with Red Hat OpenShift Service on AWS (ROSA)

IBM Supply Chain Blog

Integration is essential to every business. As businesses consider the core of their IT infrastructure, their focus might be on their data and applications. But without integration, the data would be locked into siloes; and the applications would be isolated and overloaded with complexity as fragile, tightly coupled connections were added to allow applications to work together and share information.

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Revolutionizing Supply Chain Decision-Making with Decision Intelligence

Supply Chain Trend

In the fast-paced world of supply chain management, the ability to make timely and informed decisions can spell the difference between success and failure. One crucial aspect of this decision-making process occurs in the sales and operations execution horizon—a critical 13-week window where key stakeholders gather weekly to navigate the complexities of demand planning, supply management, inventory allocation, and more.

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The GTM Intelligence Era: ZoomInfo 2025 Customer Impact Report

ZoomInfo customers aren’t just selling — they’re winning. Revenue teams using our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform grew pipeline by 32%, increased deal sizes by 40%, and booked 55% more meetings. Download this report to see what 11,000+ customers say about our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform and how it impacts their bottom line. The data speaks for itself!

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Boeing Sees Massive Cash Drain as 737 Max Episode Takes Toll

Supply Chain Brain

Investor expectations have dimmed for what was supposed to be a crucial year in the manufacturer’s recovery from a half decade of turmoil.

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Wondering If You’re Too Big for Group Purchasing?

Una

Wondering If You're Too Big for Group Purchasing? Wondering if you’re too big for group purchasing? Even the largest enterprises with well-resourced procurement teams can uncover excellent value by partnering with a GPO in certain categories. By Hugo Britt | March 21, 2024 Search Search There are some things a large business will never outgrow.

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Katana Launches Tool to Manage Inventory Planning and Forecasting

Supply Chain Brain

Katana's tool tracks what customers want and how much they need of specific offerings, and then forecasts when they might need those products.

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WEBINAR | Digital Category Management – Better, faster, but is it robust?

Positive Purchasing

Can Digital Category Management Enhance Efficiency Without Sacrificing Human integrity? 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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The 2025 Annual ProcureCon CPO Report

Procurement leaders are at a pivotal moment. With CPOs playing an increasingly strategic role, it’s time to leverage innovation and technology to drive resilience and efficiency. Download The 2025 Annual ProcureCon CPO Report to uncover key insights to thrive in a dynamic procurement landscape. What’s Inside: How CPOs are driving strategic decision-making and technology adoption The top priorities and challenges for procurement in 2025 Why AI, sustainability, and data analytics are essential for

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Analyzing the Global State of Services Procurement

Art of Procurement

Services spend is becoming an increasingly important strategic category for procurement to manage as more and more businesses rely on. The post Analyzing the Global State of Services Procurement appeared first on Art of Procurement.

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Procurement News — March 20, 2024

CPO Rising

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 your news story here.

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Building for operational resilience in the age of AI and hybrid cloud

IBM Supply Chain Blog

Each year we see the challenges that enterprises face become more complex as they strive to keep up with the latest technologies, such as generative AI, and increasing customer expectations. For highly regulated industries, these challenges take on an entirely new level of expectation as they navigate evolving regulatory landscape and manage requirements for privacy, resiliency, cybersecurity, data sovereignty and more.

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Public cloud use cases: 10 ways organizations are leveraging public cloud

IBM Supply Chain Blog

Public cloud adoption has soared since the launch of the first commercial cloud two decades ago. Most of us take for granted the countless ways public cloud-related services—social media sites (Instagram), video streaming services (Netflix), web-based email applications (Gmail), and more—permeate our lives. In the business sphere, both large enterprises and small startups depend on public cloud computing models to provide the flexibility, cost-effectiveness and scalability needed to

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Future-Proofing Enterprise Commerce: Why Extensibility Wins with Shopify

Speaker: Benjamin Woll, Tiffany Spizzo, and Jaime Santos Alcón

Enterprise commerce is evolving fast, and brands relying on rigid, one-size-fits-all solutions risk losing agility. But modernization doesn’t have to mean disruption. In this webinar, we’ll explore how an extensible, modular approach empowers brands to integrate new capabilities, enhance performance, and scale efficiently—all while leveraging Shopify’s strengths.