ABC of Procurement

APRIL 3, 2024

Do you think air can not influence your COGS (Unless you sell compressed air)? It can, and here is a real example. The post Influence of Air on COGS first appeared on ABC of Procurement.

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Supply Chain Dive

APRIL 3, 2024

Flatbed loads surged 57% week over week from Baltimore, DAT Freight & Analytics reported.

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Supply Chain Brain

APRIL 3, 2024

Supply chain network design, a branch of operations research, helps in strategic decision-making about nodes, sourcing, transportation modes and inventory levels.

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Supply Chain Dive

APRIL 3, 2024

The surcharges from both carriers will take effect this month in 82 ZIP codes across the U.S., many covering major urban areas.

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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

APRIL 3, 2024

The two companies' joint-filing was submitted on April 1, and would look to limit their legal liability to $43.6 million.

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Supply Chain Dive

APRIL 3, 2024

Since Bill Rice joined the chain in January, the chicken brand has already launched a supply chain optimization study.

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Supply Chain Dive

APRIL 3, 2024

The Norway-based ocean carrier said it's rerouting cargo as the fall of the Francis Scott Key Bridge impacts its vessel operations.

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Supply Chain Brain

APRIL 3, 2024

A major brand faced mounting pressure to adopt sustainable practices and reduce its environmental footprint. Consumers, retailers, and even regulators began demanding less (and penalizing) single-use plastic waste in the supply chain.

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Supply Chain Dive

APRIL 3, 2024

The integration will help warehouse operators using Two Boxes’ returns processing software handle volume from Happy Returns more efficiently.

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Supply Chain Brain

APRIL 3, 2024

Peru’s government is trying to revoke a deal that granted China's Cosco Shipping exclusive rights to run the new Chancay Port.

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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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Spend Matters

APRIL 3, 2024

Artificial intelligence (AI) comes in many different forms (for a complete history of AI in procurement, check out our recently published autoaugmentation series) and despite being a consistent ‘hot topic’ for well over a decade now, continues to grow and evolve each year in the procurement industry. This article explores the current state of AI in the intake and orchestration marketspace, including a capabilities overview, a high-level market overview and an introduction to the emerging field o

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Supply Chain Brain

APRIL 3, 2024

New Boeing Chairman Steve Mollenkopf instead is reaching out directly to CEOs for major airlines in an attempt to smooth over strained relations.

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Una

APRIL 3, 2024

EPISODE 159 All Travel is Personal with J. Grant Caplan By Kelly Barner | April 3, 2024 It goes without saying that travel has changed since the pandemic – although not in the way most of us might assume. There have certainly been adjustments to logistics and expectations, but, most of all, companies are doing a better job of recognizing the wellness considerations intertwined with business travel, and finding purposeful ways to accommodate their travelers without onerous increases to the

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

APRIL 3, 2024

IBM ® TRIRIGA ® Application Suite (TAS) is a market-leading  integrated workplace management system for organizations managing their facility portfolios and assets throughout their lifecycle efficiently. It helps organizations optimize their workplace experience , facility resource scheduling, facility strategic planning, lease accounting and asset disposal, and manage their transactions, capital projects , space , facility maintenance and facility sustainability.

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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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Procurement Freelancers

APRIL 3, 2024

The freelance work marketplace is bustling. Navigating it gracefully and skillfully can transform brief customer… The post When Dealing With Freelance Buyers, Avoid Common Pitfalls first appeared on Procurement Blog | Procurement & Supply Chain News.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

APRIL 3, 2024

Over the next decade, AI will impact all industries and help shape which companies, teams and executives come out ahead. This is why we’ve seen so many early AI adopters in sports, where even the slightest competitive advantage can be the difference between first and second place. Take last year’s US Open , for example, where IBM watsonx™ projected the level of advantage or disadvantage of all players in the singles draw.

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Supply Chain Brain

APRIL 3, 2024

E-commerce is bringing new opportunities to air cargo, both domestic and international, says Milind Tavshikar, chief executive officer of SmartKargo.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

APRIL 3, 2024

On March 6, 2024, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted rules to enhance and standardize climate-related disclosures by public companies and in public offerings. The commission’s adoption of the rules is two years in the making. The original proposed rules, issued in March 2022, aimed to ensure consistency in how publicly traded companies provided climate-related information to investors.

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Advertiser: ZoomInfo

In today’s ultra-competitive markets, it’s no longer enough to wait for buyers to show obvious signs of interest. Instead, sales teams must be proactive, identifying and acting on nuanced buyer behaviors — often before prospects are fully ready to make a purchase. In this eBook from ZoomInfo & Sell Better, learn 10 actionable ways to use these buyer signals to transform your sales strategy and close deals faster.

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Supply Chain Brain

APRIL 3, 2024

SupplyChainBrain's results-oriented approach revolves around "The Five Rings," representing key pillars of a successful marketing program.

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Una

APRIL 3, 2024

Procurement's Road to Victory Breaking down ways Sourcing Heroes can establish connections and create value at every juncture on procurement’s road to victory. By Mackenzie Oakley | April 4, 2024 Search Search Some heroes wear capes, and some … read contracts? Absolutely. Mark Grieco is one such hero. A practicing procurement attorney and long-time educator, Mark works deep in the procurement trenches, simultaneously litigating or consulting on contracts on behalf of corporations while te

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Supply Chain Brain

APRIL 3, 2024

The Elon Musk-owned EV company handed over less than 387,000 cars in the first three months of 2024, down 8% year-over-year.

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Positive Purchasing

APRIL 3, 2024

We are excited to announce that we are exhibiting at Learning Technologies on 17-18 April 2024! Learning Technologies is Europe’s leading showcase of organizational learning and the technology used to support learning at work. With over 10,000 attendees from 50 different countries, 200 unmissable seminars and 200 international exhibitors expected this year, this event continues to grow in importance, value and attendance year after year.

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The Thomas Blog

APRIL 3, 2024

Inbound and outbound lead generation are two distinct approaches to acquiring potential customers. Inbound focuses on attracting prospects through valuable content, while outbound employs interruptive tactics to reach them. Knowing the differences between inbound and outbound lead generation is essential, regardless of whether your goal is to get quick leads through direct communication or to establish trust through instructional content.

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Supply Chain Brain

APRIL 3, 2024

The Elon Musk-owned EV company handed over less than 387,000 cars in the first three months of 2024, down 8% year-over-year.

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CPO Rising

APRIL 3, 2024

Welcome to Procurement News, part of our ongoing aggregate news series covering recent supply management headlines and trends pertinent to Chief Procurement Officers and other procurement leaders! Contact us with your news story here.

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Supply Chain Brain

APRIL 3, 2024

The announcement comes nearly a year after a derailment in East Palestine, Ohio sparked a wide-ranging discussion regarding rail safety.

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Advertiser: ZoomInfo

As prospects define their problem, search for solutions, and even change jobs, they are generating high-value signals that the best go-to-market teams can leverage to close more deals. This is where signal-based selling comes into play. ZoomInfo CEO Henry Schuck recently broke down specific ways to put four key buying signals into action with the experts from 30 Minutes to President’s Club.

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