Supply Chain Queen

APRIL 11, 2024

Transforming Supply Chains: EY’s Sheri Hinish Featured in WRI’s Global Leadership Series As EY’s Global Sustainability Tech + Ecosystems Leader and Global Sustainable Supply Chain Leader, I recently shared insights in World Resources Institute’s groundbreaking podcast series “Voices of Supply Chains.” This CREST Initiative explores the critical intersection of sustainability, technology, and human-centered supply chain.

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Sustainability Supply chain Supply Leadership 130

Supply Chain Brain

APRIL 11, 2024

The “next generation” of packaging must meet strict standards of recyclability, reusability, compostability, biodegradability and traceability.

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Supply chain Supply 119

Supply Chain Dive

APRIL 11, 2024

Only 1% of the 250 biggest fashion brands reveal the percentage of supply chain workers paid a living wage rate, advocacy group Fashion Revolution said.

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Supply chain Supply 101

Supply Chain Brain

APRIL 11, 2024

New restrictions on meat and dairy brought into the U.K. from Europe could add as much as £2 billion to total import costs.

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Import 105

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.

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Supply Chain Dive

APRIL 11, 2024

Buying offices in Shanghai and Ho Chi Minh City will reduce costs and add sourcing efficiencies, an executive told Supply Chain Dive.

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supply chain budgeting Supply Chain Efficiency Supply chain Sourcing 95

Supply Chain Brain

APRIL 11, 2024

While welcome from a sustainability perspective, the shift to electric vehicles creates challenges for companies that supply traditional components and the original equipment manufacturers that rely on them.

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Sourcing Sustainability Supply 105

Supply Chain Brain

APRIL 11, 2024

The report found that just 79% of nearly 3,000 companies that provided data were simply not aware of the risks linked to their plastic-related activities.

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Risk Data 105

Supply Chain Dive

APRIL 11, 2024

Business leaders responding to a survey said it’s never been so hard to plan for future talent requirements.

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Supply Chain Brain

APRIL 11, 2024

The breach may have exposed hundreds of Sisense’s customers to a software supply chain attack and provided the attacker with a door into the company’s customer networks.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

APRIL 11, 2024

To foster innovation in fully homomorphic encryption (FHE), IBM® researchers have begun publishing challenges on the FHERMA platform for FHE challenges launched in late 2023 by the Fair Math and the OpenFHE community. FHE: A new frontier in technology Fully homomorphic encryption is a groundbreaking technology with immense potential. One of its notable applications lies in enhancing medical AI models.

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Innovation Collaboration Data Import 82

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.

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Supply Chain Brain

APRIL 11, 2024

The report estimates that the global coal fleet grew by 2% last year, with two-thirds of that driven by China alone.

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Art of Procurement

APRIL 11, 2024

On February 28th, New York Attorney General Letitia James sued JBS, the largest meat company in the world, under Executive. The post Net Zero in New York? JBS Accused of Greenwashing appeared first on Art of Procurement.

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Procurement Risk management Risk Management 81

Supply Chain Brain

APRIL 11, 2024

Nearly 70% of those surveyed say they saw a "sizable decrease in operating expenses" after implementing sustainability measures.

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Sustainability 98

Supply Chain Dive

APRIL 11, 2024

The additions target delivery coverage gaps in the company's network, such as areas between Indianapolis and South Bend, Indiana.

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Networking 80

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

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Supply Chain Brain

APRIL 11, 2024

Devices recycled with Best Buy will be repurposed by students at four New York schools to create sustainable fashion designs.

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Sustainability 98

IBM Supply Chain Blog

APRIL 11, 2024

The global AI governance landscape is complex and rapidly evolving. Key themes and concerns are emerging, however government agencies must get ahead of the game by evaluating their agency-specific priorities and processes. Compliance with official policies through auditing tools and other measures is merely the final step. The groundwork for effectively operationalizing governance is human-centered, and includes securing funded mandates, identifying accountable leaders, developing agency-wide AI

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Ethics Risk Data Inventory 74

Supply Chain Brain

APRIL 11, 2024

Farrukh Mahboob, founder and chief executive officer of PackageX, explains why technological advances aren't keeping pace with the intensifying service demands of e-commerce customers.

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Demand 59

IBM Supply Chain Blog

APRIL 11, 2024

Customers are increasingly accustomed to instant payments through various mobile offerings, and there is a similar “instant” expectation for non-mobile payments that’s causing customers and legislators to put pressure on organizations to modernize the payments ecosystem. One of the biggest challenges these organizations face is evolving regulations related to payments.

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Innovation Cost of ownership Data Risk 58

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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Supply Chain Brain

APRIL 11, 2024

Idella Hansen got behind the wheel of a truck for the first time at the age of 11.

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Art of Procurement

APRIL 11, 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 – April 12th, 2024 appeared first on Art of Procurement.

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Procurement 52

Barkers Procurement

APRIL 11, 2024

IT Service contracts form a core element of most organisation’s spend. In this thought leadership piece, IT Procurement expert, Mark Elkington reveals top tips on how to negotiate an IT service contract successfully. Set a clear negotiating strategy Fixing a negotiating strategy and agreeing this internally is essential before the first contract negotiation meeting with the vendor takes place.

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Negotiation Contract Supplier relationship management Suppliers 52

Art of Procurement

APRIL 11, 2024

On February 28th, New York Attorney General Letitia James sued JBS, the largest meat company in the world, under Executive.

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Risk management Risk Management 52

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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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Finale Inventory

APRIL 11, 2024

Cycle counts are your key to achieving efficiency, ensuring accurate stock levels, and smooth operations. But let’s face it: traditional cycle counts can be a time-consuming, error-prone headache. As a busy ecommerce seller, you know the feeling: orders are flying out the door, your inbox is overflowing, and every minute can be spent doing five other things.

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