Supply Chain Brain
MAY 28, 2024
Overhaul tracked a 9% year-over-year increase in cargo thefts in the United States in 2023, and expects that number to skyrocket to 35% by the end of 2024.
Supply Chain Dive
MAY 28, 2024
About a third of positive-tested items had fibers solely from the banned region, despite U.S. regulations over forced labor concerns.
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Supply Chain Brain
MAY 28, 2024
NOAA is projecting between 17 and 25 named storms with winds of nearly 40 miles an hour in the Atlantic between June and November.
Procurement Leaders
MAY 28, 2024
Those who attended the World Procurement Congress a couple of weeks ago will have heard that Procurement Leaders is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. During that time, the procurement profession has changed significantly – evolving from back-office afterthought to a function of board-level, strategic relevance. How we bring value has changed and how we measure our value has changed as well.
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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.
Supply Chain Brain
MAY 28, 2024
Some of the catalysts for the monthlong advance in seaborne freight rates stem more from worry than optimism.
Supply Chain Dive
MAY 28, 2024
Sigfrido Delgado, a former VP at Jabil Healthcare, will be tasked with maintaining the pace of Avanos’ supply chain transformation plan.
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Spend Matters
MAY 28, 2024
Spend Matters chose Intake and Orchestration as its main research theme for this quarter because we believe it is the fastest-growing procurement tech market segment today. If you’d like to understand more about what intake management and orchestration mean for procurement, read our Guide to Intake and Orchestration. As part of our research we are conducting analyst-led analysis / thought leadership , solution provider deep-dive analyses , webinars and interviews with both the practitioners who
Supply Chain Brain
MAY 28, 2024
Artificial intelligence is all the rage, but is it coming into conflict with environmental, social and governance (ESG) concerns? Guy Courtin, vice president of industry and global alliances with Tecsys, explains the apparent disconnect.
Spend Matters
MAY 28, 2024
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Supply Chain Brain
MAY 28, 2024
Filming secretly at night in Egypt, BBC journalists found at least four different locations where jasmine was being picked by children younger than 15 years old.
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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.
Supply Chain Dive
MAY 28, 2024
Stacey Wallace will lead the company's strategy to optimize its infrastructure for short-shelf-life products.
IBM Supply Chain Blog
MAY 28, 2024
Virtually every organization recognizes the power of data to enhance customer and employee experiences and drive better business decisions. Yet, as data becomes more valuable, it’s also becoming harder to protect. Companies continue to create more attack surfaces with hybrid models, scattering critical data across cloud, third-party and on-premises locations, while threat actors constantly devise new and creative ways to exploit vulnerabilities.
Procurement Freelancers
MAY 28, 2024
The identification and selection of the right suppliers is a very important factor in the… The post Discover the Ultimate Suppliers Sourcing Solution for Your Business first appeared on Procurement Blog | Procurement & Supply Chain News.
Supply Chain Brain
MAY 28, 2024
As cyberattacks pose a growing threat to business operations, it’s never been more important to account for the full range of attack vectors that cybercriminals exploit.
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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
Value Match
MAY 28, 2024
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Arkestro
MAY 28, 2024
Resources / Blog / Mastering Procurement Acronyms: Understanding of RFI, RFQ, and RFP Mastering Procurement Acronyms: Understanding of RFI, RFQ, and RFP Unravel the mystery of procurement acronyms with this comprehensive guide to RFI, RFQ, and RFP. Take your procurement knowledge to the next level! Procurement requests are a critical component of strategic sourcing and purchasing initiatives for businesses.
Vested Way
MAY 28, 2024
Dell’s story began with a belief and a passion: that everybody should have easy access to the best technology anywhere in the world. That was in 1984 in Michael Dell’s University of Texas dorm room. Today, Dell Technologies is instrumental in changing the digital landscape the world over. Dell is among the world’s leading technology companies helping to transform people’s lives with extraordinary capabilities.
Procurement Software
MAY 28, 2024
Procurement KPIs and procurement metrics are crucial to measure the success of streamlined procurement process. However, many KPIs in procurement have become outdated. We need to move with the times. With AI and new generations of procurement tech, an alternative set of procurement metrics are necessary. Measuring our performance and the effectiveness of how we deliver wider value to the business requires a rethink.
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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.
Art of Procurement
MAY 28, 2024
If you work in procurement you’ve probably had to explain the difference between an RFP and an RFI more than. The post RFx Types in Procurement and Strategic Sourcing appeared first on Art of Procurement.
Jaggaer
MAY 28, 2024
JAGGAER's latest news on procurement & sourcing. Read now: Value-add procurement takes flight at London Luton Airport with JAGGAER.
Arkestro
MAY 28, 2024
The post CPO Rising: Three Areas Where AI Can Help You Today appeared first on Arkestro.
The Procuretech Podcast
MAY 28, 2024
This week on The Procurement Software Podcast, host James Meads chats to guest Andrew Daley, a partner at EdburyDaley, a specialist recruitment firm in the UK. Andrew sheds light on some of the differences between recruiting individuals for procurement tech companies, and how it differs from hiring for traditional procurement roles. Tune in to gain insights into how technology is shaping the procurement profession and discover the tools to stay ahead in the game.
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Procurement Insights
MAY 28, 2024
Given Gartner’s report that 80 to 85% of all AI initiatives fail, where is the disconnect occurring between sourcing, buying, and implementing a solution? What is the benefit of building an analyst solution map if you can’t ask your selected providers pointed and timely questions beyond the general “industry speak” of features, functions, benefits, new client wins, and making someone’s Top Ten list – mine included.
CPO Rising
MAY 28, 2024
While generative AI is emerging and use cases are evolving, artificial intelligence in the form of natural language processing (NLP), machine learning, and deep learning has been in use for years. Despite most solution providers not being shy to broadcast this, it still feels like it’s being a little forgotten.
Procurement Insights
MAY 28, 2024
The Rebuttal There are two principles or rules I adhere to in my writing. The first is that I would rather get it right than be right. The second—and I just shared this in a discussion stream with David Loseby the other day—is that I always ask somewhat thought-provoking questions to stimulate a dialogue. The above points also underline the shortcomings regarding solution provider maps; they provide a logo but don’t tell you who is behind it.
Supply Chain Brain
MAY 28, 2024
The U.S. Department of Agriculture warned the border agent strike could have “significant impacts” for agriculture trade, producers and consumers.
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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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