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New Jersey Senate passes bill to rightsize shipping boxes

Supply Chain Dive

Have you ever received a tiny item in a huge box? Some legislators want to require retailers to keep that ratio in check. It’s one of multiple packaging bills in play in the state, among others related to PFAS, EPR and plastic utensils.

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EV Maker Nikola Sells 72 Hydrogen Semi-Trucks in Q2 of 2024

Supply Chain Brain

The company says it sold 112 hydrogen trucks — assembled in Coolidge, Arizona with a range of 500 miles — in the first half of 2024.

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Amazon expands air cargo operations with Sun Country Airlines

Supply Chain Dive

The carrier will operate eight additional 747 freighters for Amazon, which is adjusting its airfreight strategy.

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Migrating Procure-to-Pay Processes to a Cloud ERP: The Higher Education Guide

Jaggaer

Summer is here and with it all the peace that comes with an empty campus. It’s a time to reset and simplify anything that has built up over the previous year. At universities across the world, it’s often a time that leadership starts thinking about implementing a Cloud Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system. In any organization, the decision to move to a Cloud ERP system is about simplifying, but especially at Higher Education institutions.

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Load Optimization: A Sustainable Way To Reduce Transportation Costs

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.

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Understanding the 4 Types of Inventory with Finale Inventory | Ecommerce

Finale Inventory

Managing inventory is a critical aspect of running a successful ecommerce business. Without effective inventory management, you risk running out of stock, oversupplying certain items, or experiencing inefficient operations that can hinder your business growth. To avoid these issues, it is important to understand the four types of inventory and how they play a role in your business’s success.

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5 Tips for Getting Started on eLearning Training Courses

Skill Dynamics

So you’ve decided that you want to further your career, and you know that you need to upskill to reach your goals — where do you turn next? Previously, traditional classroom training courses were one of the only options. However, eLearning is a fantastic alternative to upskilling and developing without compromising your career. It’s flexible and accessible, and with courses on absolutely anything, you’ll find it very difficult not to find an area that will suit your goals.

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EU Set to Target Shein, Temu With New Duties on Cheap Imports

Supply Chain Brain

The EU is reportedly looking at ending its current rule that allows imports under €150 ($162) to arrive duty-free.

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Understanding ASIN: The Basics of Amazon Standard Identification Numbers | Ecommerce

Finale Inventory

Amazon Standard Identification Numbers (ASINs) are essential for anyone involved in ecommerce. Whether you are a seller, manufacturer, or consumer, understanding ASINs is necessary to navigate Amazon’s extensive online marketplace. In this article, we will explore the fundamentals of ASINs, their significance in ecommerce, how to obtain one, and managing them for success.

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Happy Early Fourth of July!

CPO Rising

From all of us here at Ardent Partners to our community, we wish you and yours an early happy and safe July 4th holiday. We’ll pick it back up on Friday, but in the meantime, enjoy some fireworks and Stars and Stripes Forever by the Boston Pops Orchestra and John Williams!

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Do we really need websites, solution maps, and case studies to solve Procurement’s problems?

Procurement Insights

EDITOR’S NOTE: Below, you will find my comment on the following terrific post by Sarah Scudder and Dr. Elouise Epstein: Dear ProcureTech Brands, When we look at your website, we have NO idea what you do. You confuse us and say the same thing as the other 23+ brands in your space. Your platform is AI enabled/AI backed/AI enhanced/AI driven but what problem are you going to solve for me?!

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Autonomous AI Agents Are the Future of Procurement and Supply Chain Operations

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.