Spend Matters

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Spend Matters honors a vast array of procurement solution providers each year by selecting them for our ‘50 to Know,’ ‘50 to Watch,’ ‘Future 5’ and ‘Hall of Fame’ celebration lists. Discover everything you need to know about these accolades here, including who is on them. For the Future 5, Spend Matters analysts scour the market to find new specialist solution providers that can answer a burning need of procurement practitioners today.

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Art of Procurement

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Maybe it is because I grew up watching Mr. Rogers Neighborhood, but there is something about the United States Postal. The post Consolidating the USPS Final Mile appeared first on Art of Procurement.

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Spend Matters

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Spend Matters is delighted to announce the 2024 roster for our ‘Future 5’ list. For the sixth year in a row, our analysts have highlighted five start-ups that excited them the most. This year, the five companies that have proven themselves as potential future trend setters are BlueBean , ivoflow, Covalyze, Halo Ai and True ValueHub. To warrant such attention, these vendors must have a product that is ideally 2 to 5 years old, is used by more than five customers and displays an innovative applica

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Procurement Talk with David Byrne

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Spotify Watch on YouTube Summary On this episode of the Talent Talks Podcast, Martin talks to Jonathan Wharfe, Director of Procurement and Commercial Operations at Transport for London. Jonathan shares insights from his extensive career in procurement. He emphasises the importance of building communities, listening to stakeholders … Continued The post Listening in Leadership: How To Build Trust in Procurement with Jonathan Wharfe – Episode 101 appea

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Advertiser: ZoomInfo

AI adoption is reshaping sales and marketing. But is it delivering real results? We surveyed 1,000+ GTM professionals to find out. The data is clear: AI users report 47% higher productivity and an average of 12 hours saved per week. But leaders say mainstream AI tools still fall short on accuracy and business impact. Download the full report today to see how AI is being used — and where go-to-market professionals think there are gaps and opportunities.

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Supply Chain Brain

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

The National Retail Federation projects $979-989 billion worth of retail sales in the U.S. during the November-December holiday season in 2024.

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Supply Chain Dive

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

A northern route has opened while a long-awaited expansion of a 1.7-mile tunnel is set to be complete by the end of next year.

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Supply Chain Dive

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

As the holiday shopping rush looms, e-commerce businesses are willing to pay more to avoid bottlenecks at warehouses along the West Coast.

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Supply Chain Brain

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

The Verdantix report concludes that political and regulatory events are driving the need for supply chain sustainability software.

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Supply Chain Dive

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Q3 performance signals continued challenges regarding volume and shipper spending, according to the bank.

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Supply Chain Brain

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

The omnichannel has been with us for a long time. But does that mean that retailers are truly “channel-agnostic”?

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Speaker: Ethan Woolley, Director at Kharon

This webinar will explore how companies can proactively address compliance risks–rather than reactively responding to–UFLPA enforcement actions. Ethan Woolley will provide insights into the latest CBP enforcement trends, entity list updates, and industries under increased scrutiny, with a look at potential shifts under the Trump administration. Ethan will also explore how predictive data and strategic due diligence can help organizations stay ahead of regulatory challenges and strengthen complia

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Supply Chain Dive

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

The railroad is rebuilding miles of track damaged by the tropical storm, with efforts focused on its Blue Ridge subdivision.

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Supply Chain Brain

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

All 24 ships will have dual-fuel engines that can run on LNG and biomethane, and will be equipped for ammonia fuel as well.

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Supply Chain Dive

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

The confectionery giant is working with cooperatives in Côte d’Ivoire to help improve sustainability for growers and the environment.

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Supply Chain Brain

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Supply chain leaders are increasingly turning to artificial intelligence to revolutionize their demand-forecasting and inventory-management strategies.

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Barkers Procurement

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

It’s a common case that IT Transformation programmes will cost organisation’s more than originally forecast or that they will fail to deliver on the perceived benefits. In truth, ‘failure’ depends on many factors such as preparedness for the project and stakeholder commitment to monitoring and governance. Procurement’s role in mitigating risk of failure is paramount.

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Supply Chain Brain

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Under CEO Tufan Erginbilgic, Rolls-Royce has put greater focus on profitable contracts as well on slashing costs internally.

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SCMDOJO

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Digging in to find an absolute top-notch website to level up your supply chain management can be a bit difficult where there is less awareness about it. However, it depends on the product offering of various websites from where students are eager to learn and grow. Alison Supply Chain Courses and SCMDOJO are among the most reliable sources on the internet when selecting an appropriate course.

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Supply Chain Brain

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Crisis Control tracks and analyzes past cyber incidents, and then tailors scenarios to specific cybersecurity concerns to build out a simulation for employees to participate in.

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Advertiser: GEP

Procurement leaders are at a pivotal moment. With CPOs playing an increasingly strategic role, it’s time to leverage innovation and technology to drive resilience and efficiency. Download The 2025 Annual ProcureCon CPO Report to uncover key insights to thrive in a dynamic procurement landscape. What’s Inside: How CPOs are driving strategic decision-making and technology adoption The top priorities and challenges for procurement in 2025 Why AI, sustainability, and data analytics are essential for

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Procurement Insights

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

“I am dividing the frontend functional solutions from the AI operating system providers – the two categories of solution providers emerging after the 2025 shake-up.” – Procurement Insights An Example of A Frontend Functional Solution Provider Last month, I posted the article Globality Demo > The Road to the ProcureTech Cup: Episode 25-06 , where I provided a fair assessment.

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Fraxion

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

With operational costs rising, the pressure to stretch school budgets is greater than ever. Technology, building maintenance, and supplies are taking a larger bite out of budgets, leaving less for programs. Attracting and retaining teachers and staff often means offering higher salaries, delays in grants and donations can disrupt financial planning, and shifting student numbers create funding instability, impacting staffing and resource decisions.

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Procurement Insights

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

“ All right. So I kind of want this to be not a dialogue on some level, John, and so I trust you to assist me with that endeavor. I’m going to start you here and I’m going to really focus on showing you how we think we differentiate from our competitors. And I’m going to do that by starting as somebody in like in the sourcing organization.

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