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How to Choose the Best Suppliers with E-Sourcing Software

ProcurePort

In today’s fast-paced business environment, maintaining a competitive edge requires innovation and efficiency. Businesses can improve operations by using e-sourcing software for procurement. It is a game-changer in this area. Let’s delve deeper into how e-sourcing software can revolutionize procurement processes and drive bottom-line growth.

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UPS wins US Postal Service air cargo contract, usurping FedEx

Supply Chain Dive

The delivery giant will ramp up its activity with the agency after a transition period, eventually moving the majority of its domestic air cargo.

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Why Congestion Could Be on the Horizon for Port of L.A. Headed into Peak Months

Supply Chain Brain

A growing economy, drought conditions at the Panama Canal, and systems not designed to plan for trucking schedules could all spell trouble for the Port of LA in the months to come.

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Stop doom-scrolling your supply chain

Supply Chain Dive

Disruption is the reality of the modern world. How can you ensure your supply chain handles it without total fallout?

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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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Baltimore Ship Accident Has East Coast Ports Scrambling to Absorb Cargo

Supply Chain Brain

U.S. East Coast ports are modifying their operations to absorb cargo diverted from Baltimore harbor, where salvage specialists are clearing debris from the destroyed Francis Scott Key Bridge.

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Don’t underestimate the power of mentors

Supply Chain Dive

Individuals across every facet of the supply chain can add value and elevate your career.

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Manufacturing is ‘highly likely in our next growth cycle’: March PMI

Supply Chain Dive

The industry was buoyed by a rise in demand and production rates last month, encouraging manufacturers to invest more in capacity.

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Mexico to Halt Some Oil Exports, Further Squeezing Global Market

Supply Chain Brain

Petroleos Mexicanos gas canceled contracts to supply its flagship Maya crude oil to refiners in the U.S., Europe and Asia.

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Top Performers Investing in, Benefitting from AI

SCMR (Supply Chain Management Review)

Top-performing supply chains are investing in AI/ML at twice the rate of lower-performing supply chains, and they are using those investments to drive business momentum, Gartner has found.

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UPS to Take Over As Air Cargo Provider for USPS as Deal With FedEx Expires

Supply Chain Brain

It's estimated that FedEx's role as the primary air cargo provider for the USPS had brought in almost $2 billion in business yearly.

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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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Walmart letting businesses tap into its route optimization tech

Supply Chain Dive

The move to sell its proprietary AI-driven software contributes to the retailer’s business diversification strategy.

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Survey: Retailers Turning to AI Amid Lost Revenue to In-Store Inefficiencies

Supply Chain Brain

Among those who were surveyed, 70% said they've lost at least 4.5% of their revenue to in-store inefficiencies in a variety of areas.

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Baltimore preps small, temporary channel for essential vessel transit

Supply Chain Dive

The alternate lane is needed for response efforts, and marks the first step toward reopening the Port of Baltimore.

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Watch: Curbing Greenhouse Gas Emissions in the Shipping Industry

Supply Chain Brain

Consumers, governments and "green" financiers increasingly pressure all modes of transportation to reduce greenhouse emissions, says Constantine Komodromos, founder and chief executive officer of Vessel Bot.

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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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Using generative AI to accelerate product innovation

IBM Supply Chain Blog

Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) can be a powerful tool for driving product innovation, if used in the right ways. We’ll discuss select high-impact product use cases that demonstrate the potential of AI to revolutionize the way we develop, market and deliver products to customers. Stacking strong data management, predictive analytics and GenAI is foundational to taking your product organization to the next level. 1.

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UPS to Take Over As Air Cargo Provider for USPS as Deal With FedEx Expires

Supply Chain Brain

It's estimated that FedEx's role as the primary air cargo provider for the USPS had brought in almost $2 billion in business yearly.

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Essential Freelance Procurement Contract Management Tips

Procurement Freelancers

Good contract management acts as a compass in the maze of freelance work. It guides… The post Essential Freelance Procurement Contract Management Tips first appeared on Procurement Blog | Procurement & Supply Chain News.

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United Air Asks Pilots to Take Unpaid Leave on Boeing Delays

Supply Chain Brain

United Airlines Holdings Inc. has asked pilots to take unpaid time off in May, a staffing cutback that could extend into late 2024.

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10 Ways to Leverage Buyer Signals and Drive Revenue

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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In the US, companies may lead the ‘right to disconnect’ movement, leaders say

Supply Chain Dive

Ultimately, “right to disconnect” laws are about company culture, said Alan King, president and CEO of Workplace Options.

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How Backstage streamlines software development and increases efficiency

IBM Supply Chain Blog

Even the best organizations face challenges about the scale and scope of governance and efficient streamlining of their resources across the enterprise. These challenges can lead to a frustrating, fragmented and disjointed developer experience. Meanwhile, different groups of developers within the organization inevitably bring different views about what one centralized code-base and tooling set should look like.

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An Introduction to No-Code Platforms

Pipefy

What is no-code software? No-code is a prevalent feature of citizen automation development platforms. It refers to programming technologies that enable non-technical users to create and manage applications using a visual user interface (drag-and-drop) rather than writing or editing lines of code. No-code software can simplify application development and allow business users to build applications faster, at a lower price point, and with fewer bugs than traditional code-based approaches.

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Taking Command of Your Relationships

Negotiations Ninja

One of Joe Hart’s goals when he joined Dale Carnegie was to bring Dale Carnegie’s principles to more people. He co-wrote “Take Command” with Michael Cromm to build on the ideas in “How to Win Friends and Influence People” and “How to Stop Worrying and Start Living.

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From Reactive to Resilient: Charting Your Supply Chain Maturity

In this webinar, supply chain industry experts share insights and best practices for enhancing supply chain efficiency, resilience and adaptability. Watch the webinar to learn strategies to develop supply chain maturity and save on costs. Delve into the stages of supply chain maturity, from foundational management to advanced optimization and innovation.

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Magnus Mondays — GenAI Is Cool, but Should Everything be Automated?

CPO Rising

If you haven’t heard about generative AI (GenAI), or even been pitched some type of it, then you’ve been hiding under a stone. There are dozens of articles describing GenAI, so it’s unnecessary to write extensively on how it works except to say it is a way of automating the creation of content.

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Biden Administration Announces $2.4B in Grants to Modernize Freight, Passenger Rail Infrastructure

Supply Chain Brain

Projects funded by the grants include bridge, track, and grade crossing improvements, expanded passenger rail corridors, and workforce improvements.

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