Fri.Apr 19, 2024

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Port of Los Angeles cargo volumes rise 19% YoY in March

Supply Chain Dive

The West Coast port expects volumes to continue to grow in April, despite being a more muted shipping season.

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When it comes to BI and AI, A should always follow B!

Procurement Insights

Earlier today, I attended a LinkedIn Event hosted by Evalueserve. I came across it by accident, but I am glad that I did. Titled “Revolutionize Your BI: Digital Transformation Stories from the Real World,” the panel included Whirlpool’s Gowri Namboodiri , Caterpillar ‘s Ben Newman, and Coyote Logistics ‘ Director, Supply Chain Engineering & Analytics Jay Zaleski.

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US Postal Service head vows better performance amid scrutiny of network overhaul

Supply Chain Dive

Lawmakers pressed Louis DeJoy for answers as markets like Atlanta struggle to adjust in the thick of the agency's "Delivering for America" plan.

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The journey to a mature asset management system

IBM Supply Chain Blog

This blog series discusses the complex tasks energy utility companies face as they shift to holistic grid asset management to manage through the energy transition. Earlier posts in this series addressed the challenges of the energy transition with holistic grid asset management, the integrated asset management platform and data exchange, and merging traditional top-down and bottom-up planning processes.

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GEP Spend Category Outlook Report 2025

2025 will feel familiar, in some regards. The procurement and supply chain category management landscape will remain turbulent, with geopolitical tensions, worries over fresh tariffs, rising costs, and supply chain disruptions posing significant challenges. But you should also expect some lightning-fast changes in 2025 as artificial intelligence continues to upend the way enterprises and procurement, supply chain, and category management professionals operate.

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The scoop on cold chain: Why Unilever’s spinoff offers supply chain upside

Supply Chain Dive

Without the ice cream business, the company's operations become "a lot easier from a control standpoint," one expert said.

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China Vows to Act After U.S. Calls for Tariffs on Steel Products

Supply Chain Brain

Beijing earlier blasted a U.S. plan to launch a formal review of its maritime, logistics and shipbuilding sector, calling the investigation a mistake “based on the need of domestic politics.

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Play Ball!

Supply Chain Action Blog

It’s baseball season again. As I grow older, I’m more and more interested in the art of the game and less about the success of any particular team, but that’s the perspective of experience, I suppose – or in other words, I’m just getting old! Back in 2011 (see – told you I was old) the film “Moneyball” showed us how the Oakland A’s built a super-competitive sports franchise on analytics, essentially “competing on analytics”, within relevant business parameters

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Cotton used by H&M and Zara linked to illegal deforestation: report

Supply Chain Dive

A year-long Earthsight investigation found that fiber certified by ethical supply chain organization Better Cotton was grown on "stolen" and "deforested" land in Brazil.

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CPO Rising Listicle: Procurement AI in Action, Part 3

CPO Rising

It’s Friday, which means we’re sharing another CPO Rising Listicle. Each list will include a variety of procurement tips, trends, insights, research, lists, strategies, and/or recommendations designed to help procurement teams improve operations. We’ll also include a summary graphic for you to share with your team.