Wed.Sep 18, 2024

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Uber Freight upgrades its TMS

Supply Chain Dive

Updates include simplified dock scheduling features and a streamlined load management experience, the company said.

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AvidXchange: Vendor Analysis (Part 2) — AP Automation solution product-level strengths and opportunities, competitors and market analysis, voice of the customer, user considerations, analyst commentary and summary

Spend Matters

Part 2 of this Spend Matters Vendor Analysis focuses on the strengths and opportunities of AvidXchange AP Automation solution. We also look at the voice of the customer and the elements to consider when looking at AvidXchange as a potential solution provider. Part 1 of the series provided a detailed overview of the AvidXchange solution. This content is for members only.

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Temu and Shein can weather de minimis changes. Others may struggle.

Supply Chain Dive

The e-commerce giants are already diversifying their supply chains in the wake of the White House’s proposal to limit the exemption, but smaller businesses may have a tough time doing the same.

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AvidXchange: Vendor Analysis (Part 1) — AP Automation solution overview, company background, platform and services overview, modules and application overview

Spend Matters

In this Spend Matters Vendor Analysis we provide an overview of AvidXchange and its solution for AP automation. AvidXchange is a key player in the US market, focusing on middle-market companies with annual revenues between $5 million and $1 billion. With a substantial volume of more than 70 million transactions processed, the company specializes in AP automation tailored to the specific needs of US-based businesses.

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How To Align Product Management And Supply Chain Operations For Successful Product Launches

Speaker: Shalini Dinesh

Effective cross-functional collaboration and communication heavily influence product launch success. Research shows that as many as 70% of product launches fail due to inadequate coordination among stakeholders, including supply chain, product management, legal, marketing, and change control teams (Gartner, 2022). The 2023 Supply Chain Insights Report highlights that 60% of supply chain disruptions are caused by poor communication and misalignment among cross-functional teams.

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Peak Season 2024: Projections, and Last-Minute Advice

Supply Chain Brain

It’s that time of year again. The supply chain industry is reading the numbers and making final projections and predictions for peak season 2024.

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Amazon offers sellers ‘fully managed’ supply chain solution

Supply Chain Dive

The new Supply Chain by Amazon features will be available to U.S. sellers in October, and roll out globally by the end of the year.

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Low Mississippi River water levels disrupt barge shipping for third consecutive year

Supply Chain Dive

The cargo restrictions come as grain harvests begin and agricultural shippers look to offload more commodities from storage.

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Oro Labs’ Head of Product Marketing’s Comment About “Lawn Ownership” Opens An Unexpected Door

Procurement Insights

Yesterday, I shared my post Censorship In The Procurement World? on LinkedIn regarding Gartner’s decision to block me and remove my comment and another LinkedIn member’s comment because I questioned the merits of their recent Emerging Tech Impact Radar graphic. You can read about the “emerging tech” graphic in the above link.

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Technology Round-Up — September 18, 2024

CPO Rising

CPO Rising’s Technology Round-Up series continues this week with fresh supply management technology news and updates covering a few recent major announcements. If you are a sourcing, procurement, or spend… The post Technology Round-Up — September 18, 2024 appeared first on CPO RISING - THE SITE FOR CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICERS & LEADERS IN SUPPLY MANAGEMENT.

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Explore The Role of Technology in Strategic Purchasing

Procurement Freelancers

Strategic buying is essential for delivering cost effectiveness, encouraging innovation, and preserving a sustainable supply… The post Explore The Role of Technology in Strategic Purchasing first appeared on Procurement Blog | Procurement & Supply Chain News.

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How Hellenic Bank Transformed Its Indirect Procurement Operations With GEP Software

Financial institutions must navigate a complex web of policies, procedures and regulations to ensure compliance and manage risk. When Hellenic Bank, a leading retail lender in Cyprus, set out to transform its procurement operations, it needed more than just software deployment. It required a partner that would help embed its intricate buying processes — with all its validations, risk assessments and tiered approvals — into a unified system.

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DOJ Files $100M Claim Against Owners of Ship that Destroyed Baltimore Bridge

Supply Chain Brain

The DOJ alleges that the owners and operators of the Dali cut corners on configuring the ship's electrical and mechanical systems.

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Auto Workers With Stellantis Threaten to Authorize Strike

Supply Chain Brain

This comes just a day after the UAW filed unfair labor practice charges against Stellantis with the National Labor Relations Board.

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Boeing Furloughs Salaried Staff to Preserve Cash

Supply Chain Brain

The austerity measure affects tens of thousands of U.S.-based employees, managers and executives, according to the company.

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Longer Freight Trains Have Created 'New, Heightened Safety Risks'

Supply Chain Brain

The NAS report estimates that the average train length increased by roughly 25% between 2008 and 2017.

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The Evolution of Control Towers to Command Centers

Are fragmented control towers hindering your supply chain’s growth and response time? Attempting to manage disruptions through various departmental control towers with basic analytic overlays hinders agility and, ultimately, your resiliency. Today’s volatile landscape requires inherent visibility across your entire value chain and the ability to orchestrate course corrections within a unified platform.

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Biden Admin Says President Won't Block Potential Strike at East, Gulf Coast Ports

Supply Chain Brain

The federal Taft-Hartley Act gives the president the authority to head off any strike and impose an 80-day "cooling off" period.

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