All Things Supply Chain

APRIL 2, 2025

Data breaches during order fulfillment put millions of customer records at risk each year, making security a central concern for logistics operations.

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Procurement Insights

APRIL 2, 2025

EDITOR’S NOTE: Chevron was IN NO WAY involved with the following assessment, although I think they will find it to be an interesting read because it leverages their known capabilities and aligns them with my prior research and discussions on procurement efficiency, Shared Services, and Hansens RAM principles. Each providers benefits – which I am certain are a combination of ProcureTech providers they haven’t considered- are calibrated to Chevrons scale ($10B-$15B annual procure

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Supply Chain Dive

APRIL 2, 2025

The fresh name comes after the economy service's split with the U.S. Postal Service.

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Pipefy

APRIL 2, 2025

Automating AP and AR have several Key Benefits, and manually managing them used to work fine until it didnt. As companies grow and need to move faster and stay secure , automation goes from being a nice-to-have to an absolute must. When you pair it with tools like BPM, BPA, and RPA, the benefits go far beyond just saving time were talking fewer mistakes, smoother cash flow, and lower costs.

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Supply Chain Dive

APRIL 2, 2025

The White House plans to nix the exemption for other countries once systems are in place to collect duty revenue, with few exceptions.

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Pipefy

APRIL 2, 2025

Artificial Intelligence has come a long way in a short time, and AI Agentsthose clever, self-operating systems are right at the heart of this transformation. Whether you’re a scrappy startup or a global enterprise, chances are you’ve already seen these agents popping up in customer service, data analysis, workflow automation, and more. But lets look ahead: Where are these intelligent systems headed?

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Supply Chain Brain

APRIL 2, 2025

Manufacturing and industrial executives today are operating in an environment rife with uncertainty.

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Supply Chain Dive

APRIL 2, 2025

The workwear retailer had to lean on a smaller facility to fulfill orders after high demand drained inventory at its Georgia location.

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Supply Chain Brain

APRIL 2, 2025

Paulo Saath, global head of leaf operations at JTI, describes the current challenges facing the tobacco supply chain, and how the industry is evolving in its relations with farmers.

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Supply Chain Dive

APRIL 2, 2025

Bombardier Recreational Products has been pulling forward shipments into the U.S. since December, with the aim of limiting tariff exposure.

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Speaker: Ethan Woolley, Director at Kharon

This webinar will explore how companies can proactively address compliance risks–rather than reactively responding to–UFLPA enforcement actions. Ethan Woolley will provide insights into the latest CBP enforcement trends, entity list updates, and industries under increased scrutiny, with a look at potential shifts under the Trump administration. Ethan will also explore how predictive data and strategic due diligence can help organizations stay ahead of regulatory challenges and strengthen complia

Retail Supply Chain

Supply Chain Brain

APRIL 2, 2025

This comes on the heels of Tesla's stock price tumbling by 36% in Q1, making it the worst quarter the company has seen since 2022.

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Spend Matters

APRIL 2, 2025

This article dives into market trends in Spend Matters data-backed procurement technology rankings platform SolutionMap, using customer data from 2019 to 2024. Spend Matters core coverage areas include the full source-to-pay (S2P) lifecycle, which consists of contract lifecycle management, e-procurement, invoicing, sourcing, spend analytics and supplier management.

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Supply Chain Brain

APRIL 2, 2025

Just four made-in-China bulkers ships that ferry everything from coal to salt were sold in the second-hand market in March.

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Pipefy

APRIL 2, 2025

AI for productivity is transforming how businesses operate. Its speeding things up, making workflows more accurate, and helping teams get more done. But simply plugging in AI tools isnt enough to see real results. To truly level up productivity and reduce costly missteps, you need a thoughtful game plan. If your company is aiming to simplify operations, cut down on errors, and move faster with confidence, here are three key ways to put AI to workwithout the headaches.

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Supply Chain Brain

APRIL 2, 2025

Ortberg acknowledged to the committee that Boeing's string of controversies was "unacceptable," and stressed the company's commitment to safety.

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Procurement Insights

APRIL 2, 2025

Here is an excerpt from the following October 2024 Procurement Insights post: How Many Solution Providers Choose The Right Clients? Or, to put it another way, if someone asks why your clients are so successful, you can tell them it is because you choose successful clients. (How many solution providers choose successful clients or take on business with a client whom they know there is little chance of success?

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Supply Chain Brain

APRIL 2, 2025

Ford saw a 19% rise in sales at dealerships in March, while General Motors reported a 17% year-over-year bump in first quarter sales.

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CPO Rising

APRIL 2, 2025

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… The post Procurement News April 2, 2025 appeared first on CPO RISING - THE SITE FOR CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICERS & LEADERS IN SUPPLY MANAGEMENT.

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Speaker: Benjamin Woll, Tiffany Spizzo, and Jaime Santos Alcón

Enterprise commerce is at an inflection point. Rigid, monolithic platforms slow brands down, but a full replatforming is disruptive and costly. Modular architecture offers a flexible, scalable alternative - allowing enterprise brands to modernize without ripping and replacing their entire stack. Learn how a composable approach helps modernize commerce stacks while maintaining control over critical systems.

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Supply Chain Brain

APRIL 2, 2025

Svitzer was spun off from A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S about a year ago, and the shares had lost about 8% since the listing on Nasdaq Copenhagen before April 2.

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

APRIL 2, 2025

Today Im joined by award-winning supply chain brand OneRail. OneRail is a leading omnichannel fulfillment solution, pairing best-in-class software with logistics as a service to provide dependability and speed to help businesses meet their delivery promise. With a real-time connected network of 12 million drivers, OneRail matches the right vehicle for the right delivery so brands lower expenses and increase capacity to rapidly scale their businesses.

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Procurement Insights

APRIL 2, 2025

In March 2008, I wrote the following post – and yes, in my younger years, I had a bit more of a whimsical tone than I perhaps do today: Shared Services Simplified or How Barry Bonds Bat Weight Explained GoC Thinking. The above post recently popped up in a discussion stream, and I must admit I was a bit surprised because I had forgotten about it, even though it triggered a now-memorable debate back in the day.

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CPO Rising

APRIL 2, 2025

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… The post Procurement News April 2, 2025 appeared first on CPO RISING - THE SITE FOR CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICERS & LEADERS IN SUPPLY MANAGEMENT.

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Supply Chain Dive

APRIL 2, 2025

The president said he will levy import taxes on China, Japan and others equal to half of what they charge the U.S. based on White House calculations.

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Spend Matters

APRIL 2, 2025

Zips inaugural Forward Europe took place in the heart of London at Convene 22 Bishopsgate, bringing together procurement and finance leaders to explore how modern intake orchestration can unlock strategic business value. With a full house of approximately 200 attendees from all over Europe and a strong speaker lineup, the sold-out one-day event underscored the growing urgency and opportunity to rethink procurements role in shaping a companys agility and innovation.

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Supply Chain Brain

APRIL 2, 2025

Trump highlighted a list of countries that will be subject to tariffs above the baseline rate, including 20% for the European Union and 34% for China.

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