Procurement Leaders

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

Last week, Procurement Leaders released the CPO Compass 2025 – a unique piece of thought leadership that aims to challenge the assumptions that underpin leaders’ long-term planning. It’s a chance to step back and reflect; to look at the world differently. This year we’ve explored three key topics that CPOs will have to navigate over the coming years: navigating the world’s accelerating “geoeconomic fragmentation” as trading blocs become increasingly common; understanding the balance and interp

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Innovation Leadership Collaboration Suppliers 130

Supply Chain Brain

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

John Gardner owns a small business that sells to the U.S. military. He’s also a vocal proponent of reinvigorating America's entire domestic manufacturing base.

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Art of Procurement

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

“The visionary leaders can see the opportunities but also recognize that, while traditional skills in procurement still remain very, very. The post Building a ‘Dream Scenario’ of Procurement Excellence appeared first on Art of Procurement.

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Procurement Management 52

Supply Chain Brain

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

Elon Musk and other conservative activists blame some of the planemaker's problems with aircraft quality on its decision to add diversity goals to its bonus targets in 2022.

Quality 105

Quality 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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Procurement Bulletin

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

Canada Post Strike Looming As holidays start to ramp up, Canada Post has a looming strike hanging over everyone’s heads. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) announced they have voted ​in favour of going on strike​ should labour talks not come to agreement. Montreal Dock Workers Go On Partial Strike Canadian supply chains are just hurting this time of year, with Montreal dock workers ​going on partial strike​ with no specified end date.

Supply chain 63

Supply chain Supply 63

Supply Chain Brain

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

The automation of munitions management and logistics operations at a U.S. Air Force base, in partnership with SEE ID, saved some 250 man-hours per week, while improving operational readiness.

Logistics 105

Logistics Management 105

Supply Chain Brain

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

The French automaker joins forces with Shippeo, provider of a real-time logistics visibility platform, to shed manual processes and gain real-time visibility of parts moving from suppliers to its plants.

Real-time Visibility 104

Real-time Visibility Supply chain Logistics Management 104

Supply Chain Brain

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

A case study on how Gather AI’s autonomous drones are helping a retailer of sports memorabilia to keep near-perfect track of its extensive high-value inventory, and virtually eliminate the problem of shrink within the warehouse.

Inventory 104

Inventory 104

Supply Chain Brain

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

As micro-fulfillment centers implement a mixture of systems and services to perform the last mile of the fulfillment process, a lack of reliable connectivity could hinder their performance.

Logistics 101

Logistics 101

Supply Chain Brain

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

We congratulate the winner and finalists of this year’s Supply Chain Innovation Award competition, and trust that their examples will motivate others to seek out new ideas and solutions.

Innovation 98

Innovation Supply chain Supply 98

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

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

The Port of Montréal Longshoremen’s Union, CUPE Local 375, called an unlimited strike on October 31 that directly blocks the Viau and Maisonneuve terminals.

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Supply Chain Brain

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

PITT OHIO increases efficiency and reduces costs for its pickup, delivery and linehaul trucking business by replacing outdated legacy systems with an AI-powered platform.

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Supply Chain Brain

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

One of the world’s largest energy companies joins with a global real estate services firm to deploy methodology developed by the University of Tennessee to reorganize its workplaces internationally.

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Supply Chain Brain

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

Critical areas of risk in inbound supply — including supplier reliability, on-time delivery and order cost containment — are highlighted and prioritized through the system’s risk cohorting feature.

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Risk Suppliers Supply 95

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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