Mon.Oct 30, 2023

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The 10 Most Needed Positions in the Global Supply Chain Today

All Things Supply Chain

The global supply chain is facing a labor shortage that has slowed down manufacturing and shipping times. As a result, prices continue to rise and economic stagnation has gotten worse.

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What is the Competitive Advantage of Your Business?

ProcurePort

Competitive advantage is what sets your business apart from competitors and can take various forms, including cost leadership, differentiation, focus, innovation, and service excellence. Effective procurement practices play a vital role in gaining a competitive advantage by reducing costs, sourcing unique materials, focusing on niche markets, driving innovation, and building strong supplier relationships.

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Amazon tests two-legged, mobile robots

Supply Chain Dive

The company has been ramping up its use of technology in operations for some time and now has over 750,000 robots.

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Supply Chain Jobs Program for Adults with Autism Completes First Year

Supply Chain Brain

The program has been so successful, the company intends to expand it, adding more participants over the next 12 months.

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How to Create Sales Email Sequences That Convert

Modern go-to-market teams know it takes more than one email to break through the noise. Multiple touchpoints means more ways to get your pitch right — and, potentially, more ways to be wrong. The good news? Once you know how to write compelling, one-off emails to entice prospective customers, you can easily do the same across a short sequence of emails.

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How to incorporate ESG in your company’s value chain

Supply Chain Dive

With attention to companies’ environmental and social impacts on the rise, fully incorporating your value chain into your company’s ESG strategy can provide significant benefits.

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Plastic in Logistics: Friend or Foe?

Supply Chain Brain

The role of plastic in logistics cannot be boiled down to "friend or foe." Instead, plastic should be seen as a dynamic material that requires continuous evaluation and improvement.

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Webinar — The future five and the future of procurement

Spend Matters

Tomorrow October 31, 11:00 a.m. EST, the Spend Matters analyst team will host a webinar ‘ Shaping the Future of Procurement : An Inside Look at the 10th Annual Spend Matters 50/50 Lists.’ Compiling these lists has been tricky, but now the team can treat all attendees with a glimpse of how the future of procurement is shaping up. A major focus will be on the methodology behind how the analysts determine which companies are worth watching and knowing.

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B2B omnichannel network design and inventory positioning

SCMR (Supply Chain Management Review)

The B2B foodservice distribution industry faces challenges in redesigning supply chain networks to accommodate increased complexity and flexibility without radically inflating costs.

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Brooklyn Solutions: Vendor Analysis 2023 Addendum

Spend Matters

This addendum to the Spend Matters Vendor Analysis for Brooklyn Solutions (the new name of Brooklyn Vendor Assurance that we covered in 2021) focuses on the main changes at company and product levels. The supplier management solution (SxM) also offers considerable contract management depth due to its historical and unchanged focus on post-contract activities.

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2023 Warehouse/DC Operations Survey: Automating while upping performance

SCMR (Supply Chain Management Review)

This year’s survey found increasing levels of use for various automation and software technologies, while technology budgets held fairly steady. However, operations face continued challenges around labor scarcity, inadequate warehouse space, and the pressure to perform in line with customer expectations.

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From Reactive to Resilient: Charting Your Supply Chain Maturity

Learn strategies to develop supply chain maturity and save on costs. In this webinar, supply chain industry experts share insights and best practices for enhancing supply chain efficiency, resilience and adaptability. Delve into the stages of supply chain maturity, from foundational management to advanced optimization and innovation. Discover actionable first steps to boost your operations and reduce costs.

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How IBM and AWS are partnering to deliver the promise of AI for business

IBM Supply Chain Blog

In today’s digital age where data stands as a prized asset, generative AI serves as the transformative tool to mine its potential. According to a survey by the MIT Sloan Management Review, nearly 85% of executives believe generative AI will enable their companies to obtain or sustain a competitive advantage. The global AI market is projected to grow to USD 190 billion by 2025, increasing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 36.62% from 2022, according to Markets and Markets.

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Measuring and reporting Scope 3 emissions

SCMR (Supply Chain Management Review)

Prioritize based on supplier impact, and don’t forget your lower tiers.

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How to stay on the right side of the latest SEC cybersecurity disclosure rules for a data breach

IBM Supply Chain Blog

In July 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted to adopt new cybersecurity rules and requirements for all market entities to address risks. Among the passed regulations were updated requirements for Form 8-K reporting as well as new guidance for Form 10-K Amendments. Under the rule surrounding Form 8-K reporting, public companies are now required to report data breaches within four days of an incident.

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Five Top Tips to Nail Multi-Carrier Delivery Management

Supply Chain Brain

To make the most of available resources, provide more delivery choices, and achieve maximum efficiency, it is essential to effectively manage multi-carrier operations in real-time.

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Foundational ABM Building Blocks

Account-based marketing (ABM) is a key strategy for driving sustainable growth. Today, many B2B companies use ABM teams or technologies to make sales. But getting a program off the ground successfully doesn’t have to be a daunting task. Watch this webinar with Rachael Foster, Director of Account-Based Experience at ZoomInfo, and Dan Dolph, Manager of Account-Based Experience at ZoomInfo.

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Don’t get another surprise bill from your observability vendor

IBM Supply Chain Blog

Businesses rely heavily on monitoring solutions to ensure the optimal performance and availability of their applications. While features and capabilities are important to evaluate, it’s also important to consider pricing to ensure the right solution that will meet your needs. Over the years, many legacy APM providers have developed complicated pricing structures that make it difficult to understand exactly what the solution will end up costing and discourages broad adoption by charging per

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Slump in Big Purchases Clashes With Government’s Strong Consumer Data

Supply Chain Brain

One explanation for the divergence is that Americans are souring on the future. Polls show waning confidence in the economy.

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APQC Infographic: The Importance of Tier 1 Suppliers in Emissions Reporting

SCMR (Supply Chain Management Review)

Organizations face pressure from the public, regulatory agencies, and legislation to ensure that they monitor their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. In particular, scope 3 emissions, or those resulting from sources in the value chain not owned or controlled by the organization, make a significant impact on the environment and can be targets for reduction.

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Stellantis and Union Agree Pay Rise in Tentative Deal

Supply Chain Brain

The agreement between the UAW and Stellantis will see wages for most workers rise by 25% over the next four-and-a-half-years.

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The 2nd Generation of Innovation Management: A Survival Guide

Speaker: Chris Townsend, VP of Product Marketing, Wellspring

Over the past decade, companies have embraced innovation with enthusiasm—Chief Innovation Officers have been hired, and in-house incubators, accelerators, and co-creation labs have been launched. CEOs have spoken with passion about “making everyone an innovator” and the need “to disrupt our own business.” But after years of experimentation, senior leaders are asking: Is this still just an experiment, or are we in it for the long haul?

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Global economies also include longevity

SCMR (Supply Chain Management Review)

As the industrialized world gets older, there is a lot of potential in developing products for older populations. This will have profound implications for both future global demand and supply (especially with regard to looming labor shortages).

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Your Audience will Have a Crush on You if You do This with Your Brand.

Supply Chain Brain

In this webinar, we'll learn how to make your brand swoon-worthy. If your brand is the personality of your business, who are you?

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Removing needless barriers to micro-retailer growth

SCMR (Supply Chain Management Review)

The true potential of micro-retailers remains untapped.

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Watch: How Modern Technology is Transforming the Parcel Industry

Supply Chain Brain

Jey Yokeley, vice president sales with TransImpact, details the way that technology — especially in the form of artificial intelligence and machine learning — is aiding how both parcel carriers and shippers make key decisions in an increasingly complex industry.

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AI in Sales: How AI is Transforming Go-to-Market

How will generative AI transform sales? It’s a question that promises to drive billions of dollars in revenue opportunities over the next five to 10 years. And if you’re not leveraging AI solutions in your go-to-market motions, you’re already behind. In this eBook, we’ll cover: How today’s top sales leaders are incorporating AI into their go-to-market motions.

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American Automotive Summit 2023

Arkestro

AMERICAN AUTOMOTIVE SUMMIT  MGM Detroit Detroit, MI } Oct 24-26, 2023 Thank you for joining us at the American Automotive Summit 2023 in Detroit this year. The Summit provides insights and strategies to enhance the professional development of executives involved in automotive manufacturing, operations, design, engineering, supply chain quality, and innovation.

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Saudi Loosens Airport Regulation in $100 Billion Investment Push

Supply Chain Brain

Saudi Arabia recently introduced a new airline, called Riyadh Air, which aims to provide a level of service and connectivity that equals regional champions Emirates and Qatar Airways.

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Conflict Resolution as a Key Pillar of Employee Wellness

Negotiations Ninja

Conflict is one unavoidable component of life. No matter how you attempt to evade and avoid it, it is bound to happen. Workplace conflict, as we all can relate to, differs wildly from other forms of conflict we handle. It can feel unavoidable, stressful, intense, and mentally straining.

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U.K. Backs Suspension of Deep-Sea Mining in Environmental U-Turn

Supply Chain Brain

The U.K. environment secretary said a U.K.-based environmental science network would be launched, to gather data on the environmental impact of deep-sea mining.

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Load Optimization: A Sustainable Way To Reduce Transportation Costs

Discover strategies to optimize load building and achieve significant transportation cost savings. Plus, learn how load optimization can help reduce CO 2 emissions and align with climate regulations and consumer expectations. Finally, discover best practices for sustainable load optimization.

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370: Achieve True Supply Chain Visibility, with Beacon Technologies

Let's Talk Supply Chain

Today I’m joined by forward-thinking tech company Beacon Technologies – a brand that says, when it comes to supply chain, they believe in power to the people! Beacon’s supply chain visibility platform is a central hub for real-time ocean and air freight tracking, supply chain performance analytics and carbon emissions reporting. A suite of collaboration tools makes sharing the latest updates with internal stakeholders, customers and supply chain partners a breeze – with no long email chains or s

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St. Lawrence Seaway Expected to Open Again

Supply Chain Brain

The agreement is set to be ratified by employees in the coming days, but workers are set to return to work on the morning of October 30.

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Kelli Thompson Tackles 3 Salary Negotiation Myths

Negotiations Ninja

Kelli Thompson spent 15 years climbing the ladder in corporate banking. She left to work for a tech company and oversaw their HR. After that, she worked for a leadership development consulting company, which gave her her first taste of entrepreneurship. She started her own corporate practice in 2019.

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State of ePayables 2023: AP’s Strategic Priorities in 2023

CPO Rising

With the release of my 18th-annual Accounts Payable-themed report, my team and I continue our nearly two-decade-long dialogue with Accounts Payable (AP), Procure-to-Pay (P2P), and other finance leaders. The report captures the experience, performance, perspective, and intentions of a wide range of AP departments via the response of 190 AP and finance professionals.

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Marketing Operations Efficiency: The Essential Checklist

As marketing becomes more tech-driven, the role of marketing operations (MOps) is getting more complex. Today, the discipline is increasingly interwoven with other vital go-to-market motions — including sales and customer support — and is responsible for all business elements associated with marketing, including the tech stack. In this eBook, we’ll show you how marketing operations can create efficiencies in your tech stack, reporting, and budget that will not just improve internal processes, bu