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Keeping your supply chain on track with real-time data

All Things Supply Chain

Since the Covid-19 pandemic, supply chains have faced geopolitical tensions, environmental challenges and significant disruptions, like the bridge accident in Baltimore.

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CPO Crunch: See savings as a starting point

Procurement Leaders

Savings can be a dirty word in the complex, angst-ridden world of procurement. Ask your average CPO to talk about the issue and the chances are the conversation will quickly become derailed. Two reasons. First, many CPOs view savings as fundamental, but no longer strategically critical to their strategies. In many conversations I’ve had over the years, savings have been explained away as housekeeping, the basics, an enabler to procurement being trusted enough to drive more ambitious projects and

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TechnoMile: Vendor Analysis — Contract lifecycle management solution overview, roadmap, user considerations, analyst summary

Spend Matters

This Spend Matters Vendor Analysis provides an overview of TechnoMile and its contract lifecycle management (CLM) solution for government contractors. TechnoMile exists to give government contractors a better alternative to traditional CLM products. While these tools are often focused on the contract creation process for B2B transactions, B2G (business-to-government) contracts are written on federal paper and require more specific management.

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Port of Long Beach ready for potential East Coast strike cargo diversions

Supply Chain Dive

Marine terminal operators are willing to extend gate hours if needed, CEO Mario Cordero said in a press conference.

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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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Dynamic Pricing: Definition, Types and How to Implement it in 2024

SCMDOJO

When determining the selling price of their goods or services, businesses may use a variety of pricing models and algorithms. One approach is dynamic pricing, in which an item’s price is continuously adjusted according to certain criteria. Developing an efficient pricing plan might be aided by familiarizing yourself with a dynamic pricing model.

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Biden Admin Pushes to Curb Flood of Duty-Free Imports from Temu, Shein

Supply Chain Brain

Biden's proposal would make it so de minimis exemptions no longer cover any imports subject to current tariffs on a variety of low-value Chinese goods.

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New CEO Wants Norfolk to Move On After ‘Brutal’ 18 Months

Supply Chain Brain

George said he plans to draw on his experience with factory floor productivity and quality control strategies to improve Norfolk Southern’s operations.

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Employers increasingly shed jobs, reflecting economic uncertainty

Supply Chain Dive

Hiring intentions fell to the lowest year-to-date total since data tracking began in 2005, Challenger, Gray & Christmas said.

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Boeing Starts Hiring Freeze, Weighs Temporary Furloughs

Supply Chain Brain

The planemaker will also stop issuing “a majority” of its supplier purchase orders for the 737, 767 and 777 jetliner programs affected by the walkout.

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Amazon trims California warehouse footprint

Supply Chain Dive

The e-commerce giant is closing facilities in Irvine and West Sacramento, impacting more than 300 employees.

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Autonomous AI Agents Are the Future of Procurement and Supply Chain Operations

As early as next year, procurement and supply chain operations will begin to adopt AI agents, often called “agentic AI,” to work alongside employees to make and execute decisions with precision across procurement and even the most complex global supply chains. Unlike LLM-based generative AI tools such as ChatGPT, these AI agents do not require prompts from humans.

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Port of Seattle Identifies Hacker Group Behind August Cyberattack

Supply Chain Brain

The attack on August 24 took down the port's systems for its maritime operations and Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.

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DHL Express expands peak season air cargo capacity

Supply Chain Dive

The logistics company plans to deploy freighters and expand its ground handling network to meet growing e-commerce demand.

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The Strait of Malacca: A Test of Global Supply Chain Partners

Supply Chain Brain

The Strait of Malacca stands as a critical, yet increasingly vulnerable, artery of global commerce.

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Purple revamped its supplier and logistics network. Here’s why.

Supply Chain Dive

The mattress maker sought an increase in gross margin by diversifying its sourcing and simplifying its delivery operations.

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Freight Procurement Simplified: Bids from Hours to Minutes

Speaker: Eric Berdinis, Ran Sun, & Chris Chmielewski

Procuring freight can be cumbersome, time-consuming, and error-prone. If you’re frustrated with the complex and manual processes for obtaining bids for your contract and spot freight, you’re not alone. In today’s fast-moving supply chain environment, optimizing these processes is critical to staying competitive and cutting costs. Join this exclusive webinar with experts from Uber Freight to learn how the latest digital tools and automation can transform your freight procurement strategy by strea

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Unlocking the Potential of AI in Evolving EDI Landscapes

Supply Chain Brain

EDI stands at the vanguard of digital supply chain evolution.

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Preparing for the next black swan event

Supply Chain Dive

Prepare for the next black swan event with strategic risk management—because the unexpected is inevitable.

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Watch: Case Study: How Creativity Inc. Slashed Its Parcel Spend

Supply Chain Brain

A case study about how Reveel helped Creativity Inc. realize savings in its parcel-shipping program.

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Why Nearshoring and Reshoring Are Gaining Popularity

Procurement Freelancers

Companies have to deal with difficult supply chains in this globalized economy. Long lead times,… The post Why Nearshoring and Reshoring Are Gaining Popularity first appeared on Procurement Blog | Procurement & Supply Chain News.

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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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Rossum and Barkers Partner to Optimize Coupa and Automate Procurement

Barkers Procurement

Rossum, a leader in intelligent document processing , announced a partnership with Barkers, a leading consultancy specializing in digital transformation and procurement advisory. This partnership will offer organizations a unique opportunity to optimize their use of Coupa and streamline their procurement processes. By identifying areas for improvement and optimization, Barkers can help organizations unlock the full potential of their Coupa investment, while leveraging Rossum’s intelligent

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The Benefits of Focusing on Supplier Centricity and Supplier Experience

HICX

Voice of the Supplier Survey 2024 Building strong supplier relationships is more crucial than ever in today’s competitive business environment. However, our 2024 Voice of the Supplier Survey uncovered some critical insights that revealed that, rather than being set up for success, suppliers often feel too stretched to innovate, as they explain what they feel would make for better communication and more effective processes.

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Technology breakthroughs – including GenAI is a journey, not a destination!

Procurement Insights

I am not going to name names out of respect for confidentiality. However, I will share one of the many recent exchanges I have had with solution providers—big and small—who have reached out to me to assess their solution development tracks. Solution Provider: As per our exchanges, happy to have a demo of our AI solution as discussed. I would, however, prefer that this is not being recorded – most players out there have no real use cases, and there is a lot of hype.

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How to Save Money with Supplier Information Management

HICX

According to the Logistics Bureau , strategically reducing supply chain costs can substantially boost net profits, while the scope for potential reductions remains wide open. This underlines the importance of taking a structured approach to savings within organizations’ supply chains, in which a customized SIM platform can act as a catalyst for uncovering hidden savings and driving operational excellence.

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The Ultimate Guide to Transportation and Load Building Optimization

Enhance your transportation and load building efficiency with our comprehensive guide. Learn to tackle today's supply chain challenges and optimize your approach with advanced planning strategies. This guide covers: Supply Chain Challenges: Discover how transportation planning can address critical issues and improve efficiency. Load Building Benefits: Understand how effective load building can enhance your transportation processes.

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Magnus Mondays — The Supplier Management Tech Series — Part 3: Supplier Performance Management

CPO Rising

Three weeks ago, I started a series on the components of supplier management solutions. So far we’ve covered the platform capabilities (i.e., functionalities used across the other components/modules) and Supplier… The post Magnus Mondays — The Supplier Management Tech Series — Part 3: Supplier Performance Management appeared first on CPO RISING - THE SITE FOR CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICERS & LEADERS IN SUPPLY MANAGEMENT.

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426: Discover the Truth About Digitalization in Container Shipping in 2024, with DCSA

Let's Talk Supply Chain

  Today I’m joined by Digital Container Shipping Association , otherwise known as DCSA. DCSA is a non-profit organization driving standardization and digital innovation in the container shipping sector. Founded by major ocean carriers, DCSA drives initiatives to make container transportation services transparent, reliable, easy to use, secure, and environmentally friendly.

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Scudder and Epstein on Sales – My Take

Procurement Insights

In episode 19 of their podcast DUALSOURCE DISCOURSE , the dynamic duo of the virtual airwaves, Sarah Scudder and Dr. Elouise Epstein discussed “salespeople.” Click on the link above to access the original post and the segment. In the meantime, here is the comment I left on the segment’s LinkedIn discussion screen: Regarding salespeople, here is an excerpt from a recent post: Providers are selling to hit numbers versus engaging prospective clients to solve “real” problems.

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