Supply Chain Dive

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

October volumes were up 11% YoY despite disruptions like the dockworker strike at U.S. East and Gulf Coast ports.

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Spend Matters

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

When we refer to natural disaster risk, we are talking about ‘unavoidable’ risk — albeit ‘mitigatable’ — that affects a supplier’s business. The natural occurrence, such as a hurricane, earthquake, fire or a pandemic, affects a supplier’s business which in turn affects its customers or end users causing a knock-on effect down the supply chain. Find our in-depth guide to third-party and supply chain risk management with accompanying free download here.

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Supply Chain Brain

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Walmart has sought to decarbonize its freight and delivery fleets across its supply chain for years, having set a goal to achieve zero emissions by 2040.

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Spend Matters

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

As part of our third-party/supply chain risk management (TPRM/SCRM) series, today we address the risk management landscape. Many solutions exist to manage risk in its broadest definition. However, they don’t necessarily all have the same focus and capabilities. There are different high-level segments and even within a segment the coverage varies from one provider to the other.

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Supply Chain Brain

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Stellantis said the decision was needed to manage output levels to better align with sales as it works to cull a stockpile of unsold vehicles.

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Supply Chain Dive

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

The return of the popular menu item required what CEO Scott Boatwright called “a huge cross-muscle effort.

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Supply Chain Action Blog

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

There is a lot of buzz about the “autonomous” supply chain these days. The subject came up at a conference I attended where the theme was the supply chain of 2030. But, before we turn out the lights and lock the door to a fully automated, self-aware, supply chain “Ava Ex Machina” , let’s take a moment and put this idea into some perspective. The Driverless Car Analogy From CBC News [link] I’ve heard the driverless vehicle used as an analogy for the autonomous supply chain.

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Procurement Insights

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Question to ChatGPT: Is agentic AI self-learning ANSWER: Agentic AI is generally designed to be self-directed and autonomous, with the ability to act independently within certain parameters. While it may include self-learning capabilities , not all implementations of agentic AI are fully self-learning by default. However, when agentic AI includes machine learning or adaptive algorithms, it can adjust its behavior based on feedback from its environment, thus engaging in a form of self-learning.

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CPO Rising

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Join Ardent Partners and ORO Labs on November 21st (11 AM ET) for a discussion on Cast a Wider Net: Leveraging Innovation to Expand Procurement’s Influence and Impact. If granted… The post NEW WEBINAR: Cast a Wider Net: Leveraging Innovation to Expand Procurement’s Influence and Impact appeared first on CPO RISING - THE SITE FOR CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICERS & LEADERS IN SUPPLY MANAGEMENT.

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Supply Chain Dive

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Some industry groups fear expanded tariffs under a second Trump presidency, while others foresee benefits for manufacturing and trucking.

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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.

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Supply Chain Brain

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Over the course of his campaign, Trump vowed to implement tariffs on Chinese imports between 60% and 100%, in addition to 10-20% tariffs on all other imports.

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Supply Chain Dive

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Employers are likely to see immigration raids, agency chair replacements and a slowing in regulatory activity, experts at Littler predicted.

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Pipefy

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

In today’s fast-paced business environment, the era of digital transformation is reshaping industries across the globe. Companies are under immense pressure to adapt to constant market changes, driven primarily by advances in artificial intelligence and no-code platforms. These technologies are revolutionizing how businesses operate, making process automation more accessible and efficient than ever before.

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Supply Chain Brain

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

A 60% tariff on Chinese goods and a 10% tariff on goods from all other countries would result in a trade war that would lower U.K. growth.

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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

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