All Things Supply Chain
MARCH 25, 2024
Ever peeked behind the curtain to see how your favorite products come to life? Social media’s doing exactly that, pulling back the veil on manufacturing like never before.
Procurement Leaders
MARCH 25, 2024
Question: What’s driving your thinking when it comes to the rollout of artificial intelligence in procurement? Is it the efficiencies that might be gained from harnessing the technology? How about the insights that might be available? Or is it more fundamental, such as the potential new business models that might become possible? Or – whisper it quietly – the risks you face from not thinking about it at all?
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Spend Matters
MARCH 25, 2024
Complementing our recent research into AI in procurement solution use cases and our wider theme around AI in general , Spend Matters has been undertaking a series of interviews with senior procurement practitioners to gauge the level of interest in, and infiltration of, AI and generative AI (GenAI) in the practical lives of the procurement organization today.
Supply Chain Brain
MARCH 25, 2024
For global supply chains striving to meet growing expectations of sustainability, transparency and traceability are essential capabilities.
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.
Supply Chain Dive
MARCH 25, 2024
The chipmaker's hundreds of U.S. suppliers should prepare for "when the taps turn on," according to one expert.
Supply Chain Brain
MARCH 25, 2024
The advisory also highlights Houthi deceptive communications, provides information on the new Joint Maritime Information Center, and updates other threat info.
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Supply Chain Dive
MARCH 25, 2024
The canal authority increased daily booking slots to 27 and implementing long-term solutions like cross-filling.
Supply Chain Brain
MARCH 25, 2024
The FAST PASS Act would mandate the secretary of transportation to study how critical cargo can be expedited in emergencies like hurricanes and pandemics.
Supply Chain Dive
MARCH 25, 2024
The global food company said its new projects aim to reduce and remove over 500,000 metric tons of carbon over a 20-year period.
Supply Chain Brain
MARCH 25, 2024
Although cargo volumes were up 6% at the Port of Vancouver in 2023, container volumes were down 12% due to a variety of factors.
Advertiser: ZoomInfo
Incorporating generative AI (gen AI) into your sales process can speed up your wins through improved efficiency, personalized customer interactions, and better informed decision- making. Gen AI is a game changer for busy salespeople and can reduce time-consuming tasks, such as customer research, note-taking, and writing emails, and provide insightful data analysis and recommendations.
Arkestro
MARCH 25, 2024
The integration of digital tools, particularly predictive procurement, has revolutionised the logistics landscape, transforming them from mere add-ons to indisp
Supply Chain Brain
MARCH 25, 2024
Foreign companies will be required to designate their authorized representative based in the member state in which they operate.
IBM Supply Chain Blog
MARCH 25, 2024
The global adoption of generative AI is upon us, and it’s essential for marketing organizations to understand and play in this space to stay competitive. With content demands expected to grow in the next few years, organizations need to create more content at a faster pace to meet customer expectations and business needs. Knowing how to manifest these improvements is not always clear: Enter generative AI and the content supply chain.
Supply Chain Brain
MARCH 25, 2024
Embark on a journey of savings as we unpack parcel spend operations with Reveel. Discover the nuanced strategies that propel our customers to achieve substantial savings in shipping operations.
Advertiser: GEP
For years, you and your team have fought an uphill battle. Supply disruptions. Cost pressures. ESG compliance. You name it, and you’ve had to navigate it. In 2025, many challenges will persist, but procurement and supply chain teams have a powerful tool with rapidly advancing capabilities to tackle them — artificial intelligence (AI). The GEP Outlook 2025 report examines the disruptive transformation AI is driving in procurement and supply chains, alongside other key trends and the macroeconomic
SCMDOJO
MARCH 25, 2024
The supply chain industry is vital to the global economy with its complex network of activities, people, organizations, information, and resources. As businesses continue to globalize and markets become increasingly interconnected, the demand for skilled supply chain professionals is rising. Understanding the pathway to success is crucial for students eyeing a career in this dynamic field.
Supply Chain Brain
MARCH 25, 2024
Calhoun plans to “complete the critical work under way to stabilize and position the company for the future” over the coming months, the announcement said.
IBM Supply Chain Blog
MARCH 25, 2024
For more than 100 years, IBM’s founding principles have inspired efforts to promote equality, fairness and inclusion in the workplace and society. The company has lived the value of “respect for the individual” by championing employment practices that reward ability over identity and that make work more attainable for all. In 1935, approximately twenty years after IBM was founded, it began hiring women into professional roles.
Supply Chain Brain
MARCH 25, 2024
Debra Hatter, partner with Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP, discusses the findings of the law firm’s second annual Global M&A Trends and Risks Report.
Advertiser: ZoomInfo
In today’s ultra-competitive markets, it’s no longer enough to wait for buyers to show obvious signs of interest. Instead, sales teams must be proactive, identifying and acting on nuanced buyer behaviors — often before prospects are fully ready to make a purchase. In this eBook from ZoomInfo & Sell Better, learn 10 actionable ways to use these buyer signals to transform your sales strategy and close deals faster.
Supply Chain Dive
MARCH 25, 2024
The Tijuana, Mexico, facility will target the technology, automotive, retail and lifestyle sectors.
Spend Matters
MARCH 25, 2024
This Spend Matters Vendor Analysis gives an overview of Canopy, a supplier information management (SIM) solution that focuses on supplier data and due diligence. It is critical to ensure an organization knows the suppliers it works with, has all the required information on suppliers and that the information is up-to-date. Decisions about whether to work with a supplier can be simple or complex, depending on the screening and attention that supplier requires This data collection process and data
SCMDOJO
MARCH 25, 2024
The Rise of Warehouse Robotics: Revolution or Evolution? Nowadays, logistics landscapes and supply chain management are witnessing a breakthrough innovation: the automation of robots in warehouse operations. Amazon defies mere novelty, as proven by the sterling application of over 200k mobile robot units across all their fulfillment centers worldwide.
IBM Supply Chain Blog
MARCH 25, 2024
As the effects of climate change intensify, extreme weather events are becoming increasingly frequent and severe. The US experienced 25 extreme weather events in 2023, each causing losses of over USD 1 billion, with a total cost of USD 73.8 billion. These climate events have a huge potential impact on financial institutions. In 2021, large-scale floods affected the European countries of Austria, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg, causing USD 43 billion worth of damage in addition
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SCMR (Supply Chain Management Review)
MARCH 25, 2024
Lack of predictive view leaving organizations vulnerable to disruption
Procurement Insights
MARCH 25, 2024
This is the fourth video in this series. In the previous three, I provided successful case studies involving the following organizations: GE Capital A.G. Simpson Lear Corporation General Motors Kellogg’s Kodak Deloitte Touche (now Deloitte) Before proceeding to the next case studies, starting with the Department of National Defence contract, I would like to discuss how to build your own success stories.
Supply Chain Dive
MARCH 25, 2024
Container visibility on rail is crucial to plan pickup times and avoid fees. Here are key events to watch.
SCMR (Supply Chain Management Review)
MARCH 25, 2024
Read the case study to unpack how the change to this electric power option can help operations limit costs, reduce emissions, improve work environments and boost labor utilization.
Advertiser: ZoomInfo
As prospects define their problem, search for solutions, and even change jobs, they are generating high-value signals that the best go-to-market teams can leverage to close more deals. This is where signal-based selling comes into play. ZoomInfo CEO Henry Schuck recently broke down specific ways to put four key buying signals into action with the experts from 30 Minutes to President’s Club.
Procurement Freelancers
MARCH 25, 2024
The constantly changing nature of business operations necessitates the continual pursuit of efficiency, particularly in the… The post How Purchasing Consultants Simplify the Procurement Process first appeared on Procurement Blog | Procurement & Supply Chain News.
SCMR (Supply Chain Management Review)
MARCH 25, 2024
February imports, at 2.44 million TEU (Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units) increased 21% compared to February 2023. And when taking into account, the timing of the Lunar New Year, coupled with the impact of ongoing Red Sea and Panama Canal disruptions, the firm explained that U.S.-bound imports over the first two months of 2024, at 5.04 million TEU, posted a 14% annual increase over 2023’s 4.40 million TEU.
Supply Chain Brain
MARCH 25, 2024
In 20 years, the evolution of physical security in the supply chain may be remembered as one of the greatest driving forces of change in the supply chain industry.
Positive Purchasing
MARCH 25, 2024
Procurement MBA Students Prepare for Expert Insights in Supplier Relationships and Innovation On 2 April, our CEO Jonathan O’Brien, will be delivering an online guest lecture on ‘Supplier Relationships and Innovation’ to Procurement MBA students at the Metropolia University of Applied Sciences. The event is designed as part of the university’s curriculum to improve the skillset of future procurement professionals.
Speaker: Chris Townsend, VP of Product Marketing, Wellspring
Over the past decade, companies have embraced innovation with enthusiasm—Chief Innovation Officers have been hired, and in-house incubators, accelerators, and co-creation labs have been launched. CEOs have spoken with passion about “making everyone an innovator” and the need “to disrupt our own business.” But after years of experimentation, senior leaders are asking: Is this still just an experiment, or are we in it for the long haul?
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