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Low Prices, Human Costs: Has Online Retail Crippled the Ethical Supply Chain?

Supply Chain Brain

Globally, it's estimated that $161 billion worth of clothing and textiles fall into an area of risk that makes them prone to being produced by forced labor annually.

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Skechers supplier accused of using forced labor

Supply Chain Dive

The shoe material maker joins two other vendors added to the Department of Homeland Security’s list of companies banned from importing goods into the U.S.

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Red Sea Delays the 'New Normal' Headed into Peak Shipping Season

Supply Chain Brain

Supply chain visibility platform Project 44 estimates that passages through the Suez Canal dipped by 80% between May 2023 and May 2024.

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Intake and Orchestration in procurement: How do the solution providers define its role? – Aera Technology

Spend Matters

Spend Matters continues its focus on Intake and Orchestration as this quarter’s theme of special interest with a viewpoint on the importance of this market segment from Alison Crawford, Senior Director of Global Product Marketing, Aera Technology. If you’d like to understand more about what it means for procurement, read our Guide to Intake and Orchestration here.

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How a Global CPG Leader Optimized $500M of Direct Materials Spend and Exceeded Savings Goal

A Fortune 500 CPG company partnered with GEP to improve end-to-end category management, optimize direct spend categories, and increase strategic focus on tail spend. GEP’s sourcing expertise and market intelligence enabled the company to centralize sourcing and order management processes, strengthen key supplier relationships, and enhance supply chain resilience and agility.

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Canada Could Be Next to Hit China With Tariffs on EVs

Supply Chain Brain

Canada will next open a 30-day public consultation period on July 2 to weight responses to any potential tariffs against China moving forward.

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Have employers ‘hit a wall’ on reducing worker burnout?

Supply Chain Dive

Employees continue to cite workloads and a lack of flexibility as the driving factors behind burnout, Eagle Hill Consulting’s CEO said.

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Measuring Transportation Vehicle Utilization: The KPIs

SCMDOJO

In the fast-paced world of logistics, efficient transportation is paramount. Every inch of unused space and every minute of idle time translates to lost revenue and a larger carbon footprint. To stay competitive and sustainable, businesses must maximize their transportation vehicle utilization. But what exactly does this entail, and how can it be achieved?

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High-calcium lime supplier MLC hires new VP of supply chain

Supply Chain Dive

Cheryl Stuckmeyer’s appointment comes as the company expands its supply chain capabilities through additional trucking routes as well as rail and transloading growth.

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Peru Resolves Chinese Port Spat as President Prepares to Meet Xi

Supply Chain Brain

China’s Cosco Shipping has been building the Chancay port near Lima expecting to be its exclusive operator when it opens in November.

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What is a Digital Supply Chain Network?

The Network Effect

A digital supply chain network is not simply a collection of systems, integrated and connected by batch processes.

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The Key to Sustainable Energy Optimization: A Data-Driven Approach for Manufacturing

Speaker: Kevin Kai Wong, President of Emergent Energy Solutions

In today's industrial landscape, the pursuit of sustainable energy optimization and decarbonization has become paramount. ♻️ Manufacturing corporations across the U.S. are facing the urgent need to align with decarbonization goals while enhancing efficiency and productivity. Unfortunately, the lack of comprehensive energy data poses a significant challenge for manufacturing managers striving to meet their targets. 📊 Join us for a practical webinar hosted by Kevin Kai Wong of Emergent Ene

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Grappling with the EU's New Regulation on Deforestation

Supply Chain Brain

The EUDR is a big challenge for supply chain managers. Here’s how to tackle it.

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Oil and Gas Supply Chain Procurement Innovation at Scale with Arkestro

Arkestro

Resources / Blog / Oil and Gas Supply Chain Procurement Innovation at Scale with Arkestro Oil and Gas Supply Chain Procurement Innovation at Scale with Arkestro For the oil and gas industry, the last few years have been anything but easy. Although the market has largely rebounded from the COVID crisis and all that went along with it, the industry remains in flux with a decrease in demand due to a number of factors such as expanding electric vehicle (EV) fleets and vehicle efficiencies.

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Moving Beyond Procurement Cost Savings to Driving Value

Procurement Software

Procurement cost savings stand out as a critical lever in the pursuit of trimming down expenses without compromising on quality. However, the work of procurement goes beyond just delivering price reduction and cost reduction. It’s not only about reducing expenses. We have the potential to enhance operational efficiency and drive wider business objectives.

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The Changing Grocery Supply Chain Landscape

Supply Chain Brain

Today, the grocery industry is facing new challenges in supply chain management. In many respects, the industry continues to face new and ongoing disruptions in the post pandemic era. Most prognosticators acknowledge it is becoming increasingly difficult to predict the future given the continued volatility, uncertainty and speed of change.

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7 Leadership Themes for Procurement & Supply Chain Leaders in 2024

Procurement and supply chain leaders are presented with their fair share of challenges, with a host of tools and strategies to resolve them. That said, what’s the best path forward to leverage this year’s trends? In this recap of a recent GEP-WBR webinar, 7 Leadership Themes for Procurement & Supply Chain Leaders in 2024, GEP’s Pramod Sethumadhavan explores seven vital leadership trends that will help guide procurement and supply chain decision-makers.

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Keeping Tabs on Your Spend Data

Una

Keeping Tabs on Your Spend Data: A Quick Guide Learn why it’s crucial for procurement to learn the importance of keeping tabs on your spend data to drive innovation and improvements. By Hugo Britt | June 25, 2024 Search Search As procurement professionals , we live and breathe data. From tracking supplier performance to forecasting future spend, the numbers we collect and analyze form the backbone of our decision-making.

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Voice of the Supplier Survey 2024

HICX

Supplier relationships are currently strained as there is a disconnect between what suppliers want and need, and what buying organizations think they want and need – and their ability to support this. However, the importance of providing a best-in-class supplier experience is being recognized as a point of differentiation by more organizations across more industries than ever.

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AOP Introducing… Forestreet

Art of Procurement

In this episode of AOP Introducing, Helen Mackenzie speaks with David Doyle, Managing Director and Co-Founder at Forestreet, an AI-driven. The post AOP Introducing… Forestreet appeared first on Art of Procurement.

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How to get ROI on Digital Transformation – Oliver Jones from Procure4

The Procuretech Podcast

This week on The Procurement Software Podcast, host James Meads brings on guest Oliver Jones from Procure4, a UK-based procurement consultancy known for their focus on the mid-market and being solution agnostic. Oliver shares insights and tips for effective procurement tech implementation, offering a unique perspective on the process. Tune in to gain valuable knowledge on driving successful technology adoption in procurement.

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Scaling Logistics for Success: A White Claw Story

Speaker: Scott Campbell and Molly Feller

As the demand for your products skyrockets 🚀, you're likely experiencing logistical challenges that are preventing you from scaling your business. The sudden surge in demand can be exciting, but it can also put a strain on your supply chain and logistics operations. In this webinar, join Scott Campbell, Vice President, Logistics & Demand at Mark Anthony Services and Molly Feller, VP Logistics as a Service Operations at e2open, as they explore the challenges that arise when companies expe

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Betting On Blue (Bean)

Procurement Insights

It has been an interesting week of polar opposites. Today, I will tell you why I believe Blue Bean is a company to watch, starting with the first of three video interviews (the last two will not be shared publicly). Blue Bean’s founder, Fabrice Saporito , is an industry veteran. From BCG and Coupa, with a stop as CEO of Sievo and many more senior positions in our industry, he knows the ropes, so to speak, and is refreshingly willing to talk frankly.

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