Let's Talk Supply Chain

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

2024 is coming at us fast and the supply chain is front-and-center when it comes to geopolitical tensions and wars plaguing the globe. Just this week, retail brands called for safe travel on the Red Sea amidst growing rates and delays and regional fighting that has cost over $80B in inventory. Yes, don’t forget the pirates. Just as piracy has eased up on other shores along Somalia, it’s on the rise again there and elsewhere.

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Supply Chain Brain

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Eighty-seven percent of respondents said that they are experiencing a shortage of Adderall or other generic drugs, which was slightly down compared to a similar survey conducted in September.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

A large, multinational automobile manufacturer responsible for producing millions of vehicles annually, engaged with IBM to streamline their manufacturing processes with seamless, automated inspections driven by real-time data and artificial intelligence (AI). As an automobile manufacturer, our client has an inherent duty to provide high-quality products.

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Procurement Insights

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is a post/video by IBM regarding the market’s perception of AI. I share my thoughts below. Natalie Gunn , Data and AI Innovation Leader, IBM, and Nicole Park , Senior Banking and Financial Markets Sales Leader, IBM Global Industries Is the appetite for Gen AI different in Australia than in the USA? What are the concerns and how are IBM business leaders helping to address them?

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

In many organizations, but not all, customer service is treated as part of the customer experience. Both are interested in driving customer satisfaction, but they focus on different parts of the customer journey to achieve it. So what are the key differences in customer service vs. customer experience? And why do both matter for your business? Customer experience , or CX, is a holistic accounting of customers’ perceptions resulting from all their interactions with a business or brand, whet

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Supply Chain Dive

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Lunar New Year and a strong U.S. economy also contributed to a rise in cargo volumes in January, Gene Seroka said.

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Supply Chain Dive

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

The online tool enables access to instant prices across 70,000 airport connections.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Breach and Attack Simulation (BAS) is an automated and continuous software-based approach to offensive security. Similar to other forms of security validation such as red teaming and penetration testing , BAS complements more traditional security tools by simulating cyberattacks to test security controls and provide actionable insights. Like a red team exercise, breach and attack simulations use the real-world attack tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) employed by hackers to proactively i

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Supply Chain Dive

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

The partnership will supply the battery maker's North American manufacturing sites and produce more IRA-compliant vehicles.

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Supply Chain Brain

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

January also marked the sixth straight month of year-over-year gains for the Port of Los Angeles, surpassing January 2023’s totals by 18%.

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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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Supply Chain Dive

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Employers have a vested interest in educating these essential workers about their well-being options, meQuilibrium’s chief science officer said.

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Supply Chain Brain

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

The company said February 15, during an annual earnings report, that it wants to deliver 800 commercial planes in 2024, up from 735 in 2023.

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Supply Chain Dive

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

The AP1 service is set to start in late spring as import volumes on the popular trade route continue to grow.

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CPO Rising

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

[Editor’s Note: Today’s article is a guest post from Market Dojo, a technology company offering Software as a Service built by procurement professionals, for procurement professionals. Its solutions enable procurement to overcome the challenges they face through managing data, mitigating risk, and minimizing costs.

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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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