Tue.Nov 19, 2024

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ESG in 2025: Supplier Collaboration Strategies for Success

Supply Chain Brain

Procurement professionals must rise to the ESG challenge by leveraging supplier collaboration to ensure compliance and best practices in the extended supply chain.

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A procurement professional’s guide to risk events and mitigation strategies — FMCG

Spend Matters

As part of our theme this quarter on Procurement’s role and value in supply chain risk management, we are speaking with practitioners in the field to understand their perceptions of risk — clearly different industries perceive types of risk in different ways. We want to know what are their main concerns, how they intend to address them and how much they rely on tech to help.

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Target’s supply chain investments power holiday season ambitions

Supply Chain Dive

The retailer expects to quadruple its order processing output and ramp up next-day delivery thanks to four new facilities it opened this year.

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Russia’s Crude Exports Slump to the Lowest Since September

Supply Chain Brain

Russia terminated its export targets at the end of May 2024, opting instead to restrict production, in line with its partners in the OPEC+ oil producers’ group.

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GEP Spend Category Outlook Report 2025

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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Risk management solution providers and what their customers really want – Exiger

Spend Matters

As part of our Q4 research into supplier risk, third-party and supply-chain risk management (TPRM/SCRM) and the solutions that support it, we have not only conducted analyst- and market-led research in the shape of analyses, advisory, definitions and webinars, but taken the pulse of the practitioners who use that technology and who deal with risk on a daily basis (for example here and here ).

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Are you Really Ready for Automation?

Supply Chain Brain

By the end of this webinar, you will have a clearer understanding if automation is right for your operation, the benefits of automation and the steps to successfully implement it in your distribution center. Through real-world examples and case studies, we'll provide insights into successful automation implementations and the potential benefits for your business.

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Procurement Software Market Growth Brings ‘Exciting’ Times for CPOs

Supply Chain Brain

Better, more transparent and efficient procurement management software could lead to a better world. But there remains an adoption and talent problem.

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Advance Auto Parts targets unproductive SKUs

Supply Chain Dive

The auto parts retailer plans to conduct up to 250 line reviews this year as part of an inventory overhaul.

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Navigating Procurement Disruptions: A Candid Discussion with Dr. Rutkoski

Arkestro

Resources / Blog / Navigating Procurement Disruptions: A Candid Discussion with Dr. Rutkoski Navigating Procurement Disruptions: A Candid Discussion with Dr. Rutkoski It’s no secret that we’re in the midst of a supply chain crisis. The Baltimore bridge collapse , geopolitical instability , and even recent IT outages have impacted a whole range of industries, from airlines to banking to logistics.

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NY Congestion Pricing Survived a Pause. Here’s What Could Kill It

Supply Chain Brain

New York’s plan was designed to reduce traffic and pollution while raising money for the city’s subways, buses and commuter rails.

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5 Ways You Can Win Faster with Gen AI in Sales

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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In the Practitioner’s Words: How To Successfully Identify, Select, Implement A ProcureTech Solution

Procurement Insights

Subject: James Carithers, Chief Operating Officer, Peak Utility Services Group ProcureTech Provider: AdaptOne Summary: ProcureTech solution development and implementation are not complicated, but they do require leadership, the right values, synergies between practitioners and providers, and knowledge of the differences between a buy, build, and customize strategy.

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S2P & Vendor Management in Energy Sector - Praveen Kalamegham from Workrise

The Procuretech Podcast

In this episode of The Procurement Software Podcast, host James welcomes Praveen Kalamegham, CTO of Workrise, to discuss the importance of industry-specific solutions in procurement technology, particularly in the oil and gas sector. The conversation dives into how tailored tools can better meet the unique needs of different industries and enhance procurement processes.

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Which of these five “experts” are predicting the right future for procurement in 2025?

Procurement Insights

As we near the end of 2024, virtually all industry players are publishing their procurement predictions for their respective 2025 reports. Because there are so many reports – think granuals of sand on a beach, as part of my assessment process I asked ChatGPT to provide its take on the five organizations below. Based on the ChatGPT assessment I would ask you the following three questions: Which perspective on AI and digital transformation in procurement in 2025 is the most insightful and us

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How no-code helps increase productivity in your company

Pipefy

To increase productivity is essential for companies aiming to stand out and grow in a competitive market. All sectors face the challenge of doing more with fewer resources , striving for process optimization. Fortunately, technology offers innovative solutions that make this goal more achievable. Among these innovations, no-code platforms emerge as powerful tools , enabling companies of all sizes to transform their operations effectively.

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GEP Outlook Report 2025

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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Lenovo to Move Some Manufacturing Out of China

Supply Chain Brain

Lenovo, like most electronics manufacturers, has sited most of its plants in China, creating potential vulnerability from president-elect Trump's promise to impose 60% tariffs on Chinese imports.

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Former Congressman Duffy Named as Secretary of Transportation

Supply Chain Brain

Former Republican congressman from Wisconsin Duffy was a co-host on Fox Business, and also a former cast member of the MTV show “The Real World.

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