All Things Supply Chain
DECEMBER 6, 2023
Artificial intelligence (AI) in the workforce has significantly changed several industries. One of the sectors facing a major transformation is supply chain management.
Supply Chain Brain
DECEMBER 6, 2023
Retailers that embark on supply chain transformation are well-positioned to confront challenges and stay competitive in a rapidly changing marketplace.
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IBM Supply Chain Blog
DECEMBER 6, 2023
As the adoption of AI and other technologies continues to expand, it will transform how we perform work with the potential to disrupt 83 million jobs globally and create 69 million new roles by 2025, according to the World Economic Forum. Like other groundbreaking technologies before it, the evolution of AI will create opportunities for new industries, new jobs and new approaches to existing ones.
Supply Chain Brain
DECEMBER 6, 2023
Ninety-three percent of the workers in the warehousing/storage industry reported they were paid hourly while an additional 12% said they had to take on another job.
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Supply Chain Dive
DECEMBER 6, 2023
Looming parties and gift-giving occasions make holiday deliveries sensitive, but open communications can ease consumers’ concerns.
Supply Chain Brain
DECEMBER 6, 2023
Only 14% of Gen Zers would consider industrial work as a career, and 26% said they would only take on industrial work as a short-term career.
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Spend Matters
DECEMBER 6, 2023
In this Spend Matters Vendor Analysis we provide an overview of SpendQube and its solution for spend analytics. In today’s rapidly evolving business landscape, every organization strives to make informed choices, optimize resources and drive profitability. Usable data is vital to this decision making. For procurement practitioners, spend analytics tools are indispensable assets.
Supply Chain Brain
DECEMBER 6, 2023
The new strategy outlines the steps that the three ports will take to speed up the decarbonization of the shipping industry.
SCMR (Supply Chain Management Review)
DECEMBER 6, 2023
November services economy activity remained in growth mode, according to the new edition of the ISM Report on Business, which was issued Tuesday by the Institute for Supply Management (ISM).
Supply Chain Brain
DECEMBER 6, 2023
The Japanese carmaker will receive gearboxes and engines for 12 of its plants, as well as half a million parts annually, the companies said December 6.
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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.
SCMR (Supply Chain Management Review)
DECEMBER 6, 2023
For the December issue of SCMR, we’re featuring some of the best columns and articles from the past year. If you didn’t read them the first time, now is the opportunity to catch up. We’ve tried to cover the supply chain bases with these articles, which I’m sure you’ll enjoy.
Supply Chain Dive
DECEMBER 6, 2023
The karaoke products company now uses Logistics Plus to save costs after a transition that overhauled its customer fulfillment operations.
SCMR (Supply Chain Management Review)
DECEMBER 6, 2023
More than $160 billion was spent with diverse suppliers in the past year among just 326 companies analyzed by Supplier.io, directly supporting 1.3 million jobs.
Supply Chain Dive
DECEMBER 6, 2023
In the position, Seth Marks will focus on “procuring outstanding products at exceptional values through unique closeout opportunities,” the retailer said.
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
Supply Chain Brain
DECEMBER 6, 2023
The company laid off 150 employees (75% of its U.S. staff) on December 4, bringing TuSimple’s total global workforce to just 700 full-time employees.
Supply Chain Dive
DECEMBER 6, 2023
By reducing the share of online orders shipped from stores, the retailer's employees can focus more on customer-facing services, its CEO said.
Supply Chain Brain
DECEMBER 6, 2023
C-suite and senior executive leaders have grown to rely on procurement to weigh in on board-level topics — and now they’re craving more insight.
Supply Chain Dive
DECEMBER 6, 2023
The National Labor Relations Board alleges the company unlawfully retaliated against some employees, including by changing work assignments.
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 Insights
DECEMBER 6, 2023
When I started writing this blog in May 2007, one of the reasons was to provide unknown companies such as Coupa, Zycus, and others with a venue through which they could connect with a wider and more direct audience. By the way, here is the very first post about Coupa titled “ Moving Procurement Practice Beyond Adjunct Complexity (COUPA Profile).” “Or as COUPA Founder and President Dave Stephens, in explaining the company’s “see how it works” tagline emphasized in terms of the v
Supply Chain Brain
DECEMBER 6, 2023
Ships have begun diverting from passage through the Suez Canal, instead electing to sail around the west coast of Africa and the Cape of Good Hope.
Supply Chain Dive
DECEMBER 6, 2023
Despite the year-over-year decrease, the port reported its busiest month ever for loaded exports.
Positive Purchasing
DECEMBER 6, 2023
Written by Jonathan O’Brien, leading procurement expert and CEO of Positive Purchasing Ltd. Jonathan and his team work with global blue-chip organizations to help transform their procurement capability. Increasing consumer pressure is a huge part of what is driving organizations to develop their sustainability initiatives and support improved human rights.
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Pipefy
DECEMBER 6, 2023
In both our professional and personal lives, we all have methods we use to get tasks done. Businesses use workflows to complete most tasks, from entering a purchase order to manufacturing goods and delivering a service. As companies seek to be more agile and responsive to global and business changes, it’s imperative for workflows to operate as efficiently as possible to eliminate waste, cut costs, and maximize productivity.
Supply Chain Dive
DECEMBER 6, 2023
The port saw an 8% month-over-month increase.
CPO Rising
DECEMBER 6, 2023
CPO Rising’s Technology Round-Up Series returns today with fresh supply management technology news and updates covering a few recent major announcements. If you are a sourcing, procurement, or spend management solution provider and you are continually innovating the way that procurement and supply chain leaders and practitioners drive value, we’d love to hear from you.
Procurement Freelancers
DECEMBER 6, 2023
In an ever-evolving business landscape, where every penny saved can make a significant difference to…
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Financial institutions must navigate a complex web of policies, procedures and regulations to ensure compliance and manage risk. When Hellenic Bank, a leading retail lender in Cyprus, set out to transform its procurement operations, it needed more than just software deployment. It required a partner that would help embed its intricate buying processes — with all its validations, risk assessments and tiered approvals — into a unified system.
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