5 Policies to Enact to Ensure Safety in Your Warehouse
All Things Supply Chain
APRIL 15, 2024
Successful warehouses are a busy hub of activity where you can expect to see employees moving throughout the facility as they perform their duties.
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CPO Crunch: The forces of supply
Procurement Leaders
APRIL 15, 2024
The concept of supply chain redesign has been the subject of several CPO discussions over the past couple of years, increasingly since Covid and even more so since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Why? Many reasons. The need to de-risk over-complex supply routes, the demand for additional redundancy to drive supply security, the decoupling from certain regimes and regions due to geopolitical tension and inter-state competitive posturing, to name a few.
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Colliding Views
Procurement Templates
APRIL 15, 2024
Some of my stakeholders were baffled wondering why they can ask the same question but be given different answers. They would ask various procurement managers for advice but often got a different response depending on who they ask. For context the stakeholder is asking for procurement advice set within the rules for public sector buying and a UK regulatory framework.
The $30 Billion Secret: How Amazon’s Logistics Saves You Time & Money
SCMDOJO
APRIL 15, 2024
Ever wonder how Amazon gets your package to your door so quickly? The inner workings of logistics at Amazon are a marvel of efficiency, precision, and constant innovation. This system uses giant warehouses, lots of trucks, and even cool robots to move things quickly. In this blog post, we’ll explore how Amazon does it all. We’ll look at their warehouses, their delivery tricks, and even how they use new technology to make things faster.
Load Optimization: A Sustainable Way To Reduce Transportation Costs
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Discover strategies to optimize load building and achieve significant transportation cost savings. Plus, learn how load optimization can help reduce CO 2 emissions and align with climate regulations and consumer expectations. Finally, discover best practices for sustainable load optimization.
100 Day Plan
Procurement Templates
APRIL 15, 2024
Imagine starting a new procurement role where you have a real chance of making changes and influencing the procurement direction. If this 100 day plan was broken down into 10 stages , what might you want to do? Stage 1: Assessment and Understanding Days 1-10 Stakeholder Meetings: Schedule and conduct meetings with key stakeholders, including department heads, finance, and operations to understand current challenges, requirements, and expectations.
Fyle: Vendor Analysis — Expense management solution overview, roadmap, competitors, user considerations, analyst summary
Spend Matters
APRIL 15, 2024
This Spend Matters Vendor Analysis provides an overview of Fyle and its solution for Expense Management. Fyle’s expense management solution enables real-time expense management and reporting processes using AI. Many expense management software providers have ventured into issuing their own company cards, investing considerable resources in building their card programs.
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Employee sentiment rebounds, likely reducing exits, consulting firm says
Supply Chain Dive
APRIL 15, 2024
Although positive sentiment remains lower than in early 2023, workers may be less likely to leave their jobs during the next two quarters.
Maximize the power of your lines of defense against cyber-attacks with IBM Storage FlashSystem and IBM Storage Defender
IBM Supply Chain Blog
APRIL 15, 2024
Today, cybercrime is good business. It exists because the profits are high while the risks are low. Far from stopping, cybercrime is constantly increasing. In 2023, the FBI received a record number of 880,418 complaints with potential losses exceeding USD 12.5 billion. This is a nearly 10% increase in complaints and 22% increase in losses compared to 2022.
The great stagnation: Workers feel replaceable amid hiring push
Supply Chain Dive
APRIL 15, 2024
A disconnect between employer perceptions and worker realities around advancement points to an opportunity for worker upskilling, a report said.
4 ways generative AI addresses manufacturing challenges
IBM Supply Chain Blog
APRIL 15, 2024
The manufacturing industry is in an unenviable position. Facing a constant onslaught of cost pressures, supply chain volatility and disruptive technologies like 3D printing and IoT. The industry must continually optimize process, improve efficiency, and improve overall equipment effectiveness. At the same time, there is this huge sustainability and energy transition wave.
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.
US import volumes rise despite global trade uncertainty
Supply Chain Dive
APRIL 15, 2024
The top 12 container ports are expected to reach 2 million TEUs in May despite ongoing ocean freight disruptions.
The Imperative for Responsible AI Integration in Manufacturing
Supply Chain Brain
APRIL 15, 2024
Leaders should pave the way for a smoother transition into the digital future by focusing on effective communication, dedication to education, and awareness of employee needs.
Building the human firewall: Navigating behavioral change in security awareness and culture
IBM Supply Chain Blog
APRIL 15, 2024
The latest findings of the IBM X-Force® Threat Intelligence Index report highlight a shift in the tactics of attackers. Rather than using traditional hacking methods, there has been a significant 71% surge in attacks where criminals are exploiting valid credentials to infiltrate systems. Info stealers have seen a staggering 266% increase in their utilization, emphasizing their role in acquiring these credentials.
Watch: What's Going on With Mid-Market 3PLs?
Supply Chain Brain
APRIL 15, 2024
Matt Perrigo, director of business development at ODW Logistics, discusses the latest developments in the mid-market third-party logistics world.
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
Henkel eyes cost savings with streamlined supply chain
Supply Chain Dive
APRIL 15, 2024
The Germany-based CPG has already reduced a number of production lines and cut roughly 100 contract manufacturers.
E-Commerce Boom: Easing Supply Chain Pressure with Omnichannel Supply Chains
Supply Chain Brain
APRIL 15, 2024
An omnichannel supply chain represents a paradigm shift in prioritizing customer experience, seamlessly integrating various sales channels like physical stores, online platforms and mobile apps.
10 companies join initiative for safer whales and cleaner air
Supply Chain Dive
APRIL 15, 2024
Sustainable shipping programs help companies protect endangered whales and reduce air pollution.
Bridge Disaster in Baltimore Gets FBI Criminal Investigation
Supply Chain Brain
APRIL 15, 2024
FBI agents early April 15 boarded the Singapore-flagged container ship, which remains disabled on the Patapsco River, the bureau said in a statement.
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.
Data virtualization unifies data for seamless AI and analytics
IBM Supply Chain Blog
APRIL 15, 2024
Data integration stands as a critical first step in constructing any artificial intelligence (AI) application. While various methods exist for starting this process, organizations accelerate the application development and deployment process through data virtualization. Data virtualization empowers businesses to unlock the hidden potential of their data, delivering real-time AI insights for cutting-edge applications like predictive maintenance, fraud detection and demand forecasting.
Iran-Israel Conflict Forces Airlines to Choose Longer Routes
Supply Chain Brain
APRIL 15, 2024
Iran’s airspace is frequently utilized by airlines traveling between Europe and India or Southeast Asia.
10 companies join initative for safer whales and cleaner air
Supply Chain Dive
APRIL 15, 2024
Sustainable shipping programs help companies protect endangered whales and reduce air pollution.
American Air Pilots Cite ‘Significant’ Jump in Safety Issues
Supply Chain Brain
APRIL 15, 2024
The union message underscores the heightened scrutiny on airline safety following a January incident in which a panel blew off the side of an Alaska Airlines plane mid-flight.
The Ultimate Guide to Transportation and Load Building Optimization
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Enhance your transportation and load building efficiency with our comprehensive guide. Learn to tackle today's supply chain challenges and optimize your approach with advanced planning strategies. This guide covers: Supply Chain Challenges: Discover how transportation planning can address critical issues and improve efficiency. Load Building Benefits: Understand how effective load building can enhance your transportation processes.
7 Signs of Supplier Financial Instability
Una
APRIL 15, 2024
7 Signs of Supplier Financial Instability Explore seven signs of supplier financial instability and learn how to proactively protect your business against risk. By Hugo Britt | April 16, 2024 Search Search Part of your job as a procurement professional is to ensure a stable and reliable supply chain. However, the risk of a supplier facing financial difficulties is an unfortunate reality that can have severe consequences for your operations.
Magnus Mondays — Is Your Application Really the Problem?
CPO Rising
APRIL 15, 2024
As a long-time procurement technology analyst, one of the most frequent questions posed to me is what solution an organization should pick after a previous failed implementation. Or, in other words, “five years ago we picked solution X and now everybody hates it and won’t use it.
Apple No Longer World’s Biggest Phone Seller
Supply Chain Brain
APRIL 15, 2024
U.S. giant, hurt by slowing sales in China, loses out to Samsung as China sales drop.
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