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Busiest U.S. Trade Hub Beat Pandemic Cargo Record in Q3

Supply Chain Brain

The LA and Long Beach ports, which together account for roughly a third of all U.S. container imports, each had their busiest ever peak season.

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2024 U.S. Presidential Election Special Series

Art of Procurement

There are two weeks to go until the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election. Interest, speculation, and tension have been building all. The post 2024 U.S. Presidential Election Special Series appeared first on Art of Procurement.

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Watch: DOC Develops New Supply Chain Risk-Assessment Tool

Supply Chain Brain

John Rogula, managing director and leader of the enterprise risk management offering of Baker Tilly, provides a sneak peek at a new supply chain risk-assessment tool from the U.S. Department of Commerce.

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What Is Procurement?

Procurement Insights

Here is an excerpt from a LinkedIn post by Jose Bustillio that caught my attention this morning: I stepped into the room. The energy was great! Everyone was dressed to impress, and the music? It was loud, but the kind that makes you want to move. You know that feeling, right? Lol. I couldn’t help but start to dance a little, but just discreetly, lol.

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Freight Procurement Simplified: Bids from Hours to Minutes

Speaker: Eric Berdinis, Ran Sun, & Chris Chmielewski

Procuring freight can be cumbersome, time-consuming, and error-prone. If you’re frustrated with the complex and manual processes for obtaining bids for your contract and spot freight, you’re not alone. In today’s fast-moving supply chain environment, optimizing these processes is critical to staying competitive and cutting costs. Join this exclusive webinar with experts from Uber Freight to learn how the latest digital tools and automation can transform your freight procurement strategy by strea

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Ensuring Warehouse Safety During Peak Business Periods

Supply Chain Brain

As the holiday season approaches and the pace of warehouse activity accelerates, employee safety becomes an even more critical priority.

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How AI is Changing the Manufacturing Industry

Procurement Bulletin

How AI is Changing the Manufacturing Industry 93% of manufacturing business leaders are already using AI in some form in their business(!!!). Of course the biggest concern is how does AI affect human jobs? ​This report takes a closer look​. AI is Powering Shift to Nuclear Speaking of AI, running all those AI chatbots requires a lot of power (a LOT).

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Boeing Strike Pushes Supplier Spirit to Plan Worker Furloughs

Supply Chain Brain

Boeing is in the process of buying back Spirit after an ill-fated separation almost two decades ago.