Supply Chain Dive

MARCH 1, 2024

An expert panel, which included representatives from NASA and labor unions, found the aircraft maker’s implementation of its safety culture confusing and inadequate.

Quality 110

Quality 110

SCMR (Supply Chain Management Review)

MARCH 1, 2024

The report’s benchmark metric, the PMI came in at 47.8 (a reading of 50 or higher indicates growth), down 1.3% compared to January’s 49.1 reading, contracting, at a faster rate, for the 16th consecutive month.

Contract 91

Contract 91

Supply Chain Dive

MARCH 1, 2024

While some metrics like employment and production were down based on the ISM's monthly report, economists remain optimistic about the year ahead.

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106

SCMR (Supply Chain Management Review)

MARCH 1, 2024

Procurement processes must now consider ethical sourcing as a key element, and one that can significantly harm the organization if not followed.

Ethics 89

Ethics Procurement Sourcing 89

Speaker: Benjamin Woll

Enterprise commerce is at an inflection point. Rigid, monolithic platforms slow brands down, but a full replatforming is disruptive and costly. Shopify’s modular architecture offers a flexible, scalable alternative - allowing enterprise brands to modernize without ripping and replacing their entire stack. Learn how Shopify’s composable approach helps modernize commerce stacks while maintaining control over critical systems.

Risk

Procurement Insights

MARCH 1, 2024

In my fall 2004 analyses of a study on the use of web-based applications, I made the following observation: It is my position that a true centralization of procurement objectives requires a decentralized architecture that is based on the real-world operating attributes of all transactional stakeholders, starting at the local or regional level. In other words, your organization gains control of it’s spend environment by relinquishing centralized functional control in favor of operational efficien

Procurement 87

Procurement Supply Chain Efficiency Buyers Quality 87

SCMR (Supply Chain Management Review)

MARCH 1, 2024

Project seeks to “place a data scientist in the pockets” of procurement professionals.

Supplier negotiation 81

Supplier negotiation Negotiation Suppliers Data 81

Art of Procurement

MARCH 1, 2024

Procurement has undergone a significant evolution, embracing responsibilities in margin protection, supply continuity, risk management, sustainability, and innovation. Yet, despite. The post Redefining Procurement’s Value and Shifting Mindsets appeared first on Art of Procurement.

Risk management 52

Risk management Sustainability Innovation Risk 52

Arkestro

MARCH 1, 2024

Resources / Blog / Gartner® Top 4 Predictions for Procurement in 2024 Gartner® Top 4 Predictions for Procurement in 2024 If the last five years have taught procurement professionals anything, it’s that things can change in an instant. From a global pandemic completely disrupting supply chains to the emergence of artificial intelligence (AI) as a game-changing technology to automate sourcing, the industry is on a fast track to depart from the status quo of procurement in decades past.

Procurement 52

Procurement Contract Sourcing Negotiation 52

Supply Chain Brain

MARCH 1, 2024

In Europe, there were protests and actions in France, Germany and Switzerland. In the U.S., rallies took place in New York City, Houston, San Francisco, Portland and Denver.

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CPO Rising

MARCH 1, 2024

Fridays (in 2024) means that it’s time for another CPO Rising Listicle. As AP leaders push deeper into 2024, they should remain focused on achieving their top priorities while also keeping an eye on the future.

Suppliers 52

Suppliers Data Chief Procurement Officer Innovation 52

Advertiser: GEP

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.

Category management

Supply Chain Brain

MARCH 1, 2024

The GXO bid complicates efforts by Ceva’s parent, container line CMA CGM, to expand its logistics reach.

Bidding 52

Bidding Logistics 52

Procurement Freelancers

MARCH 1, 2024

Today’s business world is highly competitive and choosing the right supplier is crucial to staying…

Suppliers 40

Suppliers Sourcing Category management Management 40