Hyundai EV campus fuels Georgia ports volume growth
Supply Chain Dive
JUNE 20, 2024
Trade growth from Tier 1 suppliers ahead of the facility's production launch increased the port's May activity.
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Drone-Sinking of Coal Ship Takes Red Sea Perils to New Level
Supply Chain Brain
JUNE 20, 2024
Yemen’s Houthi militants managed to strike the MV Tutor with a seaborne drone, killing one crew member and injuring others.
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Preventing payment fraud: Strategies for financial protection
Spend Matters
JUNE 20, 2024
This content does not express the views or opinions of Spend Matters. As the digital landscape expands, the convenience of online transactions is shadowed by the increasing prevalence of payment fraud, paired with the traditional risk of fraudulent paper checks. With scams ranging from duplicate billing to false vendor invoices and overcharging, businesses face significant risks that can impact their financial integrity.
Which Technology Is Right for My Manufacturing Business?
Supply Chain Brain
JUNE 20, 2024
Over the last decade, the world has changed dramatically for manufacturers. But so has technology, with a host of new tools for streamlining operations, automating tasks and saving on costs.
GEP Spend Category Outlook Report 2025
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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.
Parcel delivery startup Delivered buys Point Pickup’s assets
Supply Chain Dive
JUNE 20, 2024
The $100,000 purchase will help build new services for shippers and carriers, Delivered CEO Andrew Hurst said.
The 'Glocal' Balancing Act: Lessons from a Local Winery's Supply Chain Disruptions
Supply Chain Brain
JUNE 20, 2024
Many companies have been busy restructuring their supply chains from global to regional or local for a few years now. But what problems are they trying to solve?
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Watch: Getting Better Operations Visibility From Your Applications
Supply Chain Brain
JUNE 20, 2024
Organizations face a tremendous challenge in integrating multiple information systems and extracting visibility across the enterprise, says Constantine Limberakis, vice president of product marketing with PartnerLinQ.
Kingfisher sets scope 3 emissions reductions goals for vendors
Supply Chain Dive
JUNE 20, 2024
The home improvement company is collaborating with suppliers to map out sustainability targets.
Podcast | Do Humanoid Robots Make Sense in a Warehouse?
Supply Chain Brain
JUNE 20, 2024
Are robots that are modeled after the human form the best choice for warehouse operations?
Hershey looks to prioritize sustainable cocoa sourcing
Supply Chain Dive
JUNE 20, 2024
In its latest ESG report, the chocolate giant outlined how it plans to work alongside communities and governments to create a more resilient supply chain.
5 Ways You Can Win Faster with Gen AI in Sales
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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.
Amazon Fined Nearly $6M over Warehouse Quotas in California
Supply Chain Brain
JUNE 20, 2024
Citing more than 59,000 separate violations, state regulators say Amazon failed to disclose quotas to workers at two warehouses near Los Angeles.
Stitch Fix among rush of retailers adding delivery providers
Supply Chain Dive
JUNE 20, 2024
Several shippers are diversifying their carrier mixes this year in a bid to reduce transportation costs.
Chinese Carmakers Call for 25% Tax on Large European Cars
Supply Chain Brain
JUNE 20, 2024
The companies made the demand in a closed-door meeting with Beijing’s Ministry of Commerce on June 18.
How Procurement and Legal Can Deliver Value, Minimize Risk
Una
JUNE 20, 2024
How Procurement and Legal Can Team Up to Deliver Value, Minimize Risk The alliance between procurement and legal has a direct impact on business outcomes and protecting the organization from risk. By Mackenzie Oakley | June 20, 2024 Search Search Procurement’s relationship with legal is one of the most important and necessary alliances they can form.
GEP Outlook Report 2025
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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
Amazon Ditches Plastic Pillows for Packages in North America
Supply Chain Brain
JUNE 20, 2024
As of June 20, the company says it's replaced 95% of its plastic pillows with recyclable paper fillers at its North America fulfillment centers.
Orange Juice, Cocoa, and Vertical Integration
Procurement Insights
JUNE 20, 2024
“Jon, if Mars wants cocoa, it will get cocoa – there is no chocolate shortage.” The above statement from one of the industry’s top commodity thought leaders got the wheels spinning in my head. It also reminded me of the post I wrote many years ago – Public Sector Procurement Practice and the Principles of External Economies, Clustering and the Global Value Chain.
Why Supplier Information Management (SIM) Is Key To Detecting and Preventing Fraud
HICX
JUNE 20, 2024
Fraud is a prevalent issue that impacts society as a whole and requires ongoing attention to reduce threats from fraudsters’ increasingly sophisticated tactics. It is currently on the rise and is forecast to continue on that trajectory for the foreseeable future. According to procurement consultants Comprara, it is estimated that by 2027, more than $348 billion will be lost globally due to fraud.
East Palestine Derailment Spread Chemicals to 16 US States, Data Shows
Supply Chain Brain
JUNE 20, 2024
Chloride and pH levels were highest in northern Pennsylvania just east of the wreck, and along the U.S.-Canada border.
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.
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