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A 2024 Supply Chain To-Do List

Supply Chain Brain

The global economy is slowly recovering, but volatility remains a constant. Future-proofing supply chains to manage risk, boost real-time visibility, enhance sustainability, deploy AI effectively, and promote end-to-end collaboration is critical.

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Ryder System sets sights on growing cross-border business

Supply Chain Dive

A new warehouse in Laredo, Texas, and an expanded drayage yard in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, give the carrier additional capacity to handle more freight.

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Anyline Launches Autonomous Drone Barcode Scanning Technology

Supply Chain Brain

Anyline said that it worked with the multinational paper and packaging company Mondi to develop this autonomous drone barcode scanning technology.

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Norfolk Southern saw FedEx Ground volume jump in peak season

Supply Chain Dive

The railroad met with the delivery provider last year and made strategic adjustments to strengthen service, an executive said.

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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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Making Warehouses and Data Centers Greener

Supply Chain Brain

Although the process of upgrading or retrofitting facilities can seem daunting, many of these changes can quickly lead to energy and cost savings.

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Innovating Supply Chain Higher Education with Generative AI

SCMR (Supply Chain Management Review)

Using artificial intelligence in the classroom is not without concerns, but it also offers supply chain students access to an increasingly critical industry tool.

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Boeing CFO expects 2H24 production resurgence, cites ‘uncertain moment’

Supply Chain Dive

The aerospace company has temporarily slowed its output of 737 planes following last month's midair door plug blowout, which sparked an FAA audit.

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Top 15 Considerations for Selecting 4PL Logistics Partners

SCMDOJO

When it comes to effective and profitable road transport management, it is undeniably crucial you get a reliable 4PL provider to handle your logistics. First, understand the difference between 3PL and 4PL in logistics. Knowing the potential value of a 4PL integrated early into the process is key to saving you more and delivering greater service. What is 4PL?

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Is your solution provider a giraffe?

Procurement Insights

EDITOR’S NOTE: The following picture was shared in a LinkedIn post by Pran Raj, CPSCM, MDI, IIM, VP Supply Chain | Devyani International. My comment is the basis for today’s post. A picture is indeed worth a thousand words! Here is an excerpt from a Procurement Insights article about why company leaders have to step out from behind their companies’ logos to demonstrate their experience and expertise in the industries they are seeking to serve – [link] “Instead of c

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FTC probes role of wholesalers, purchasing groups in drug shortages

Supply Chain Dive

The agency issued a request for information scrutinizing “the practices of opaque drug middlemen,” Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan said.

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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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Measuring Reverberating Impact – From Field To Consumer Shelves (OLIVE OIL)

Procurement Insights

Outside of a core group, how many in procurement have actually read reports like this one from Mintec ? I thought about this recently when I was in my local supermarket and felt the niggling feeling that the price of olive oil was out of whack. The price seemed considerably higher than it had been in the past. As a numbers guy with over 40 years in high-tech and almost as long in procurement, I wanted to do some research.

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Staples deploys RightHand Robotics tech in its fulfillment centers

Supply Chain Dive

The piece-picking robots will help the retailer automate operations and offer next-day delivery to over 98% of the U.S., according to the developing business.

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ONE Launches Beta Version of AI Assistant NEO

Supply Chain Brain

One Network Enterprises (ONE) said that its NEO Assistant tool is the world’s first artificial intelligence supply chain assistant.

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FTSE 30 CPG Client – IT Procurement

Barkers Procurement

Barkers were retained by a FTSE 30 CPG client to support its selection of Manufacturing Execution System (MES) software and a MES Systems Integrator and the subsequent software licensing and implementation contract negotiations. Due to severe time constraints, Barkers designed a parallel workstream approach that led to a 50% reduction in the time normally taken to run the overall process.

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GEP Outlook Report 2025

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

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Chemship Commissions Wind-Propelled Chemical Tanker

Supply Chain Brain

Technology installed on wind-powered Chemical Challenger targets 15% CO 2 savings on Transatlantic route.

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392 – Blended: Preference vs Bias: What’s The Difference?

Let's Talk Supply Chain

 Welcome back to Blended! It’s episode 41, I’m joined by a new panel of professionals who are ready to be open, honest and challenge themselves with, sometimes tough, conversations. And, today, we’re talking about preference vs bias. We’ve talked a lot about bias on the show, whether it be gender, race or class. But, equally, we talk a lot about personal choice, autonomy, the importance of following our own paths.

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The Power of Adaptability in Next-Gen Routing Solutions

Supply Chain Brain

Join us for an insightful webinar as we explore the critical elements of scalability, flexibility, and adaptability in the transformative world of next-generation routing solutions.

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Procurement News — February 21, 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. Procurement Executive News Golden State Foods Promotes Trisha McRoberts to Corporate Vice President and Chief Procurement Officer IRVINE, Calif.

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10 Ways to Leverage Buyer Signals and Drive Revenue

In today’s ultra-competitive markets, it’s no longer enough to wait for buyers to show obvious signs of interest. Instead, sales teams must be proactive, identifying and acting on nuanced buyer behaviors — often before prospects are fully ready to make a purchase. In this eBook from ZoomInfo & Sell Better, learn 10 actionable ways to use these buyer signals to transform your sales strategy and close deals faster.

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Watch: Announcing a Collaboration and Partnership Between Two Major Supply Chain Media Brands

Supply Chain Brain

Highlighting the new media collaboration between SupplyChainBrain and Sarah Barnes-Humphrey, founder and host of the Let's Talk Supply Chain podcast,

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Biden administration issues executive order on port cybersecurity

Supply Chain Dive

The order attempts to shift more ship-to-shore crane manufacturing to the U.S. amid concerns about cyber risk at port facilities.

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B2B Manufacturers Investing More in Aftermarket Services, Report Says

Supply Chain Brain

The number of organizations that rely on e-commerce for aftermarket services more than doubled from 7% in 2023 to 15% in 2024.

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Boeing 737 Max Boss Ousted

Supply Chain Brain

Ed Clark was vice president and general manager of the 737 program, overseeing the Renton, Washington factory that produced the plane involved in the January Alaska Airlines blowout.

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From Reactive to Resilient: Charting Your Supply Chain Maturity

In this webinar, supply chain industry experts share insights and best practices for enhancing supply chain efficiency, resilience and adaptability. Watch the webinar to learn strategies to develop supply chain maturity and save on costs. Delve into the stages of supply chain maturity, from foundational management to advanced optimization and innovation.

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Ivory Coast Cashew Processors Ask for More Government Support

Supply Chain Brain

The Ivory Coast Cashew Industry Group asked for a renewed plan guaranteeing cashew suppliers up to 20% of the GTCI’s processing capacity at the beginning of each season.

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Biden Seeks to Bolster Port Cybersecurity with Executive Order

Supply Chain Brain

The order will give the Coast Guard authority to respond to malicious cyberactivity, require maritime vessels to bolster their cybersecurity and impose new rules on reporting cyber incidents at ports.

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