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Shein: Supply Chain Innovator, or Rule-Breaker?

Supply Chain Brain

Is the Chinese online apparel seller Shein a wild success due to an innovative business model — or because of a concerted effort to skirt import duties and workers’ rights?

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Unleashing the Power of Generative AI in Procurement

Art of Procurement

“Longer term, I think people haven’t fully understood the power of generative AI beyond their own personal use cases. But. The post Unleashing the Power of Generative AI in Procurement appeared first on Art of Procurement.

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Transforming Supply Chains and Warehousing in the Modern Era

Supply Chain Brain

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, and with the resulting surge in e-commerce, demands on warehousing are growing like never before.

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A Whole New Level Of Sales Laziness

Procurement Insights

Hi Jon, I’m sure you get these messages all the time, but I’m reaching out with this one specifically because I evaluated a list of 100+ leads and thought your background was most in line with what they’re looking for. My client is looking to set up a compensated hour-long conversation with Senior Execs who have used Supply Chain Intelligence Platforms.

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How a Global CPG Leader Optimized $500M of Direct Materials Spend and Exceeded Savings Goal

A Fortune 500 CPG company partnered with GEP to improve end-to-end category management, optimize direct spend categories, and increase strategic focus on tail spend. GEP’s sourcing expertise and market intelligence enabled the company to centralize sourcing and order management processes, strengthen key supplier relationships, and enhance supply chain resilience and agility.

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U.S. Announces Restrictions on U.S. Investments in Chinese Technology

Supply Chain Brain

The restrictions require investors to notify the Treasury Department about certain kinds of transactions, and some types of investments are explicitly prohibited, for fear of enhancing China's military.

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Olive Oil is Next Commodity to Surge in Price

Procurement Bulletin

Canada Planning Tariffs on Chinese EVs Last week, we wrote about tariffs. Now, Canada looks set to slap on tariffs on Chinese-made EV’s aligning with what the US is doing. While the details are yet to be confirmed and finalized, the tariffs are believed to be similar to the US, which could be upwards of 102.5% on Chinese EV imports. (Yikes…) Olive Oil is Next Commodity to Surge in Price First, it was our beloved Sriracha sauce, then cocoa, then oranges and now the latest domino is ol

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Watch: Resilience in Supply Chain — Why Now?

Supply Chain Brain

Every pillar of the supply chain — plan, source, make and deliver — must be resilient, says Girsh Dhaneshwar, vice president and consulting practice leader at Cognizant.