Honeywell exec upbeat on warehouse automation trends
Supply Chain Dive
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
Rising e-commerce shipments and ongoing labor shortages are among macrotrends that are favorable to the market.
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How Supply Chain Organizations are Leveraging Data Analytics to Improve Risk Management
Supply Chain Brain
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
Supply chain organizations that prioritize safety and risk management through data analytics, telematics, and newer equipment position themselves as competitive leaders.
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ShipBob rolls out Amazon Shipping as a delivery option
Supply Chain Dive
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
Partnering with the fulfillment and supply chain platform will help Amazon boost volume for its emerging delivery service.
Five Steps to Improve Supplier Relationships and Reduce Operating Costs
Supply Chain Brain
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
The last few years have continued to reinforce the value of dependable supplier relationships, and timely payments are an important ingredient to the success of those relationships.
From Rigid To Resilient: Why Enterprises Need Shopify's Modular Commerce Now
Speaker: Benjamin Woll
Enterprise commerce is at an inflection point. Rigid, monolithic platforms slow brands down, but a full replatforming is disruptive and costly. Shopify’s modular architecture offers a flexible, scalable alternative - allowing enterprise brands to modernize without ripping and replacing their entire stack. Learn how Shopify’s composable approach helps modernize commerce stacks while maintaining control over critical systems.
Walmart hits supplier emissions goal 6 years early
Supply Chain Dive
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
The retailer’s vendors have already reported enough projects to fulfill Project Gigaton’s target of cutting 1 billion metric tons of greenhouse gases from its supply chain.
Leveling up from tools to systems: A holistic approach to third-party management
Spend Matters
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
It feels like an understatement to say that the evolution of technology continues to reshape and revolutionize business, as it continues to transform industries, individual companies within them, workers at all levels and the work they carry out. With the advent of AI, and especially generative AI within that broader term, and the continued globalization of supply chains, the pace of change has sped up, forcing businesses and workers to adjust quickly.
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Case Dismissed: Byron Allen v. McDonald’s
Art of Procurement
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
In May of 2023, two of the companies owned by Byron Allen, a black businessman and producer, sued McDonald’s for. The post Case Dismissed: Byron Allen v. McDonald’s appeared first on Art of Procurement.
TBC’s first chief supply chain officer will help company leverage tech, data
Supply Chain Dive
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
The automotive replacement tire company appointed Chris Stearman to manage its end-to-end operations, including manufacturing, distribution and procurement.
Watch: What Is Warehouse Orchestration?
Supply Chain Brain
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
What is warehouse orchestration, and how does it impact the supply chain industry? Sally Miller, chief information officer for North America with DHL Supply Chain, explains.
Empower your technical staff with hands-on technology training
IBM Supply Chain Blog
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
With a vast amount of technology training and education available today, it’s difficult to know what deserves your attention and what’s just a marketing ploy. Furthermore, most training and education in technology is only offered through text or video, meaning that the learner doesn’t have an opportunity to apply the theory that they are learning.
GEP Spend Category Outlook Report 2025
Advertiser: GEP
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.
Walmart Easing Delivery Requirements for Suppliers
Supply Chain Brain
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
Walmart said that it wants its suppliers to deliver shipments on-time 90% of the time and in-full 95% of the time.
4 Nonmonetary Motivators to Drive Supplier Quality Improvements
SCMR (Supply Chain Management Review)
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
Supplier quality leaders can drive supplier improvements beyond compliance requirements through a series of steps that do not require additional financial resources.
Expanding on ethical considerations of foundation models
IBM Supply Chain Blog
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
The rise of foundation models that power the growth of generative AI and other AI use cases offers exciting possibilities—yet it also raises new questions and concerns about their ethical design, development, deployment, and use. The IBM AI Ethics Board publication Foundation models: Opportunities, risks and mitigations addresses those concerns and explores the technology’s benefits, risks, guardrails, and mitigations.
Press Release: Skill Dynamics Acquire Content Enablers to Strengthen Position in Corporate eLearning
Skill Dynamics
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
Berkshire (UK) & New York (USA) 22 nd February 2024 – Skill Dynamics Moves to Strengthen its Position in Corporate eLearning with the Acquisition of Content Enablers Skill Dynamics, a provider of high-impact, role-based, specialized supply chain and procurement training has acquired Content Enablers, a company renowned for compliance training. This strategic move marks a significant milestone for both organizations, solidifying their commitment to offering their customers highly effective tr
5 Ways You Can Win Faster with Gen AI in Sales
Advertiser: ZoomInfo
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.
Podcast | Connecting the Dots: The Role of the Modern-Day Warehouse Execution System
Supply Chain Brain
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
A typical warehouse consists of multiple information systems. How do they work together smoothly?
Orchestration vs. Choreography: Differences and Use Cases for IT
Pipefy
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
Microservice architecture structures applications as a collection of services, or processes, that are either independently deployable or loosely coupled. Typically, services are managed by a single team such as IT. This architecture helps companies deliver applications fast, often, and reliably, which is a must for remaining competitive and responsive to changing business needs.
U.S. Providing $710M in Loans to EV Technology Projects
Supply Chain Brain
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
The larger of the two preliminary loan commitments announced went to a unit of the South Korean semiconductor company SK Siltron.
Procurement 6 – February 23rd, 2024
Art of Procurement
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
Procurement 6 is a short podcast from Art of Procurement that publishes in the Art of Procurement feed every Friday. The post Procurement 6 – February 23rd, 2024 appeared first on Art of Procurement.
GEP Outlook Report 2025
Advertiser: GEP
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
Managing Compliance Factors: A Maturity Model Approach
Supply Chain Brain
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
Regulatory compliance is a fact of life for most supply chains. A key enabler for a successful organization is to understand the complex regulatory environment and build compliance into their end-to-end supply chain operations.
NEW FEATURE: Contract Categorization by Type
ContractSafe
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
AI that Really Helps 75% of legal teams are looking for ways to use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to improve their everyday work. Companies across the legal tech space are rushing to get big splashy AI tools on their list of features. But often those features are built to check an AI box or for the press value, not to meet actual customer needs.
Future-Proofing Your Operations Through WMS and Robotics
Supply Chain Brain
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
In the dynamic world of warehouse operations, adapting to rapid changes is crucial. While technology is essential for success, the array of options available can be overwhelming.
IBM Cloud delivers enterprise sovereign cloud capabilities
IBM Supply Chain Blog
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
As we see enterprises increasingly face geographic requirements around sovereignty, IBM Cloud® is committed to helping clients navigate beyond the complexity so they can drive true transformation with innovative hybrid cloud technologies. We believe this is particularly important with the rise of generative AI. While AI can undoubtedly offer a competitive edge to organizations that effectively leverage its capabilities, we have seen unique concerns from industry to industry and region to re
10 Ways to Leverage Buyer Signals and Drive Revenue
Advertiser: ZoomInfo
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.
Bobcat Launches Lineup of New-Look Products
Supply Chain Brain
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
Bobcat has rebranded its forklifts, industrial air compressors, turf renovation equipment and portable power products.
Operationalizing responsible AI principles for defense
IBM Supply Chain Blog
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming society, including the very character of national security. Recognizing this, the Department of Defense (DoD) launched the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (JAIC) in 2019, the predecessor to the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO), to develop AI solutions that build competitive military advantage, conditions for human-centric AI adoption, and the agility of DoD operations.
USCENTCOM Says U.K.-Owned Ship Damaged in Houthi Missile Attack off Yemen
Supply Chain Brain
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
A Houthi spokesman confirmed they had targeted the Islander and said they had also launched drones at a U.S. warship.
FMC Rules in Favor of ATA Conference’s Stance Against OCEMA
Supply Chain Brain
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
In March 2023, an FMC judge ruled in favor of charges filed against OCEMA and 11 international ocean carriers claiming they violated the Shipping Act of 1984.
The Evolving Retailers Fulfillment Strategy: Meeting Demands with Agility
Speaker: Becky Parisotto and John Vurdelja
Fulfillment is no longer just about getting products from point A to point B – it's about crafting seamless, scalable, customer first experiences. Flexible fulfillment strategies are more important than ever for those aiming to stay ahead and build resilience as retail enters a new era in 2025. Learn how to optimize fulfillment processes, tackle complex, multi-vendor orders, and create seamless customer experiences – from white-glove delivery for high-value items to quick-ship solutions for ever
J.B. Hunt Buys Walmart’s Intermodal Assets
Supply Chain Brain
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
The two companies, which have been working together for decades, also signed a long-term intermodal agreement.
Bulk Carrier Banned from Australian Ports After Being Abandoned for Months
Supply Chain Brain
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
The Liberian-flagged KMAX Leader bulk carrier is being towed back to the Philippines after arriving at the Port of Gladstone in October 2023 and remaining there for five months.
EU Countries Warn German Gas Levy May Boost Reliance on Russia
Supply Chain Brain
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia said the levy — which is paid for by traders or utilities further down supply chains — undermines energy security in the wider region.
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