Honda invests billions in Canada to set up EV supply chain
Supply Chain Dive
APRIL 25, 2024
The automaker will create an comprehensive electric vehicle value chain in Canada to meet future demand in North America.
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Outside-in planning: a big elephant that needs a bite-size approach
Supply Chain Trend
APRIL 25, 2024
“ There is only one way to eat an elephant: a bite at a time.” Desmond Tutu Outside-in thinking in theory Outside-in thinking makes sense. It has been suggested to include a market, customer, and competitor view in a strategy definition for more than 50 years. It is not new in strategy. It is not new in supply chain management either. Lee’s uncertainty framework (2002) shows how segment your supply chain in demand streams and how to define your supply chain response to that.
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Henkel to engage packaging suppliers in bid to lower scope 3 emissions
Supply Chain Dive
APRIL 25, 2024
The parent company behind brands like Dial soaps said about a quarter of its value chain emissions are caused by packaging and raw materials.
Watch: The New Normal: Risk Is the Only Certainty in Supply Chain
Supply Chain Brain
APRIL 25, 2024
Risk-management initiatives are so important that the C-suite must reassess and rebuild agile, resilient supply chains, says Lisa Morales-Hellebo, founder and managing general partner of Refashiond Ventures.
Load Optimization: A Sustainable Way To Reduce Transportation Costs
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Ship Essential readies to expand fulfillment, same-day delivery reach
Supply Chain Dive
APRIL 25, 2024
The Brooklyn, New York, 3PL will be launching operations in Los Angeles before the end of April, according to its founder.
Food Fraud: A Fragile Food and Beverage Supply Chain Imperative
Supply Chain Brain
APRIL 25, 2024
Blind spots in sourcing and a lack of due diligence and industry oversight have made it easier for food fraudsters to penetrate the supply chain.
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Examining the Practicality of the EV Truck Mandate
Art of Procurement
APRIL 25, 2024
On March 29th, it was announced that manufacturers of heavy-duty vehicles must reduce their overall emissions by mandated percentages, starting. The post Examining the Practicality of the EV Truck Mandate appeared first on Art of Procurement.
Domino welcomes larger sugar shipments as Baltimore channels reopen
Supply Chain Dive
APRIL 25, 2024
The sugar manufacturer is taking advantage of the 20-foot-deep channel at the Port of Baltimore.
Report: Warehouse Truck Pollution is Blanketing Low-Income Illinois Communities
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APRIL 25, 2024
In neighborhoods where NO 2 fumes were especially prevalent, the pollutant was responsible for more than 14% of new asthma diagnoses.
AI transforms the IT support experience
IBM Supply Chain Blog
APRIL 25, 2024
We know that understanding clients’ technical issues is paramount for delivering effective support service. Enterprises demand prompt and accurate solutions to their technical issues, requiring support teams to possess deep technical knowledge and communicate action plans clearly. Product-embedded or online support tools, such as virtual assistants, can drive more informed and efficient support interactions with client self-service.
Autonomous AI Agents Are the Future of Procurement and Supply Chain Operations
Advertiser: GEP
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.
Your Audience will Have a Crush on You if You do This with Your Brand.
Supply Chain Brain
APRIL 25, 2024
In this webinar, we'll learn how to make your brand swoon-worthy. We'll learn what you can do immediately to be your audience's crush as well as a long-term strategy. If your brand is the personality of your business, who are you?
Apple cuts 14 suppliers over conflict minerals
Supply Chain Dive
APRIL 25, 2024
“We view removing a supplier from our supply chain as a last resort,” the tech company said.
Tackling Manufacturing’s ‘Gray Work’ Issue
Supply Chain Brain
APRIL 25, 2024
There’s a risk in having lots of digital tools that don’t easily share information. They create information silos that result in more work.
Una Membership | Guide to Savings & Support
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APRIL 25, 2024
Guide to Una Membership This guide to savings and support details the simplified connection process and ongoing assistance you receive as part of your Una membership. Guide to Una Membership Wondering what’s involved in joining a group purchasing organization (GPO) like Una? You don’t have to jump through multiple hoops to get connected to impressive savings.
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
Audit Finds 56 Companies Responsible for Half of Global Plastic Pollution
Supply Chain Brain
APRIL 25, 2024
More than 100,000 volunteers collected and logged nearly 1.9 million plastic waste items in 84 countries between 2018 and 2022.
Business process reengineering (BPR) examples
IBM Supply Chain Blog
APRIL 25, 2024
Business process reengineering (BPR) is the radical redesign of core business processes to achieve dramatic improvements in performance, efficiency and effectiveness. BPR examples are not one-time projects, but rather examples of a continuous journey of innovation and change focused on optimizing end-to-end processes and eliminating redundancies. The purpose of BPR is to streamline workflows , eliminate unnecessary steps and improve resource utilization.
Honda Pours $11B into Ambitious New EV Hub in Ontario
Supply Chain Brain
APRIL 25, 2024
The hub will include an EV plant, a battery plant, and a processing plant for the key materials needed to make batteries.
Packaging World: Applesauce Maker Fortifies Supply Chain with Procurement Tech
Arkestro
APRIL 25, 2024
Pouched applesauce producer Materne adds two carton suppliers to its network and cuts $1 million in annual costs by adopting procurement software.
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.
Podcast | What’s It Take to Be a Great Chief Supply Chain Officer?
Supply Chain Brain
APRIL 25, 2024
Who is this strange individual called a Chief Supply Chain Officer? And what does it take to become one?
Technology Round-Up (April 25, 2024) – Coupa and Bottomline Partner on B2B Payments
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APRIL 25, 2024
Part of the Ardent Partners team made it to Vegas this week for the Coupa Inspire conference. You can expect another article or two covering the briefings, presentations, and conversations that we participated in this week.
E-SMART Reverse Lets Companies Set Backing Speed Limits on Vehicles
Supply Chain Brain
APRIL 25, 2024
E-SMART estimates that backing crashes make up 30% of commercial vehicle accidents.
Biden Grants Micron $6.1B for New York, Idaho Semiconductor Plants
Supply Chain Brain
APRIL 25, 2024
The New York plants are expected to come online sometime between 2028 and 2029, while the Idaho site is planning to open by 2026.
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