FedEx layoffs: Cost cuts target up to 2,000 Europe jobs
Supply Chain Dive
JUNE 12, 2024
The company aims to slash back-office and commercial roles and consolidate certain activities in the region.
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Peak Shipping Season Arrives Early at U.S. Ports
Supply Chain Brain
JUNE 12, 2024
The National Retail Federation projects more than 2.1 million TEUs in imports to the U.S. in each of June, June and August.
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Rockwell Automation taps Nvidia to bring AI to its bots
Supply Chain Dive
JUNE 12, 2024
The automation company will use the chipmaker’s software in its Otto autonomous mobile robots meant for manufacturing facilities.
Five Key Challenges Facing U.S. Manufacturing
Supply Chain Brain
JUNE 12, 2024
While reshoring manufacturing back to the U.S. can bring a host of benefits, it doesn’t come without significant hurdles.
Load Optimization: A Sustainable Way To Reduce Transportation Costs
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CPKC’s next distribution center to aid automotive growth
Supply Chain Dive
JUNE 12, 2024
The railroad expects the 30-acre facility will help it move finished vehicles more efficiently.
How Blockchain Solutions Can Help Manage Complex Supply Chain Contracts
Supply Chain Brain
JUNE 12, 2024
As contract parameters continue to change, enterprises are looking to blockchain technology to rebuild a needed layer of trust.
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Port of Baltimore Ramps Back Up as Channel is Restored to Full Capacity
Supply Chain Brain
JUNE 12, 2024
Dwell times at the port have since stabilized across the board, having returned to their pre-closure levels with full capacity now restored to the port.
11 Most Popular IT Frameworks You Need to Know About
Pipefy
JUNE 12, 2024
IT management has become increasingly complicated in recent years, especially as it applies to the delivery of IT services. This challenge is largely due to the wide availability of competing technologies, as sharing them can cause IT departments to become overwhelmed and disorganized. However, data’s increasing value in today’s organizations leaves little room for IT errors – sensitive data can fall into the wrong hands or compound existing process inefficiencies until those processes fai
EV Leader Norway Won’t Follow EU on Chinese Electric Car Tariffs
Supply Chain Brain
JUNE 12, 2024
Norway has the highest density of electric vehicles in the world, with more than 12% of EVs imported into the country coming from Chinese brands.
Business Process Documentation: Benefits & How to Get Started
Pipefy
JUNE 12, 2024
The best method for making tasks easier and faster is by structuring and standardizing processes. Fortunately, the workflows we use to complete many daily tasks seem to fall into place. However, business processes can be more complex. When multiple people, business lines, and software systems intertwine, process management may require critical thinking on the part of several people to unravel the task and develop the definitive steps to complete it.
Autonomous AI Agents Are the Future of Procurement and Supply Chain Operations
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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.
Carriers Divert Sailings Amid Growing Threat of Canada Rail Strike
Supply Chain Brain
JUNE 12, 2024
Canada's rail union says it will conduct a new strike vote between June 14-29, promising a "quick process.
2024 Business Process Automation Trends
Pipefy
JUNE 12, 2024
The need for process automation has never been more urgent. Gartner predicts that the market for business process automation tools will increase by 38% in the next three years, up from $2.6B in 2022 to $3.6B in 2027. More business teams than ever rely on automation to reduce errors and improve efficiency, and the varieties and types of workflows they’re automating continue to diversify.
Carriers Divert Sailings as Threat of Canada Rail Strike Grows
Supply Chain Brain
JUNE 12, 2024
Canada's rail union says it will conduct a new strike vote between June 14-29, promising a "quick process.
The Food Institute: Gone ’til September – Huy Fong’s Sriracha is Orange and in Short Supply
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JUNE 12, 2024
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Freight Procurement Simplified: Bids from Hours to Minutes
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
Watch: The Evolution of the Supply Chain Control Tower
Supply Chain Brain
JUNE 12, 2024
Mike Jarrett, chief executive officer and president of Jarrett Logistics, talks about the scope and purpose of the modern-day supply chain control tower.
Nippon Express launches Japan-Ohio air freight service
Supply Chain Dive
JUNE 12, 2024
The overnight delivery route aims to service growing automotive demand in the Midwest.
Trade War Looms as EU Announces Tariffs of Up to 38% on Chinese EVs
Supply Chain Brain
JUNE 12, 2024
European manufacturers are also bracing themselves for retaliatory measures from China, in the form of a range of duties on its exports, including vehicles, but also other products.
The Evolving Role of Strategic Leadership in Procurement – Part 1: Control what you can, monitor what you can’t
Jaggaer
JUNE 12, 2024
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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.
Procurement News — June 12, 2024
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JUNE 12, 2024
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