Procurement Leaders

JANUARY 5, 2025

First, Id like to wish every CPO Crunch reader a happy new year and all the best for 2025 with all the challenges and adventures its likely to bring. Before the holidays, I spent a little time sharing how readers might want to prepare for a period of profound uncertainty , increasingly local-first strategies and internal competition for investment in AI.

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ABC of Procurement

JANUARY 5, 2025

There is a way to monitor price trends for mass-produced goods. All you need to do is to go a bit up the Supply Chain and do some maths. The post Knowing the price movement before anyone else first appeared on ABC of Procurement.

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Supply Chain Brain

JANUARY 5, 2025

Santosh Nair, chief product officer with GEP, explains how artificial intelligence is helping to drive orchestration in the procurement function.

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Procurement Insights

JANUARY 5, 2025

“The impact on traditional roles will be profound. Entry-level analysts will see their ranks reduced by 50-75% as AI takes over data crunching and problem structuring. Research teams are set to shrink by up to 95%, with AI generating faster, smarter insights for those who know the right questions to ask. Even design teams might face a 50% reduction as AI transforms how professional outputs are created.” – James O’Dowd ( LinkedIn Post , January 3rd, 2025) The A-Team has on

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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 Brain

JANUARY 5, 2025

Hiring a veteran is a good move for any business, but it makes particular sense in the realm of supply chain and logistics, where the skills overlap is notable.

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Supply Chain Brain

JANUARY 5, 2025

Retailers need to reimagine the exchange economy to meet consumers needs without sacrificing revenue.

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Supply Chain Brain

JANUARY 5, 2025

Regular box services to Ukraine started in April when the Ukrainian transport and logistics firm Iteris Feeders launched a service between Constanta and Chornomorsk.

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