Delivery provider Point Pickup ceases operations as it seeks a sale
Supply Chain Dive
MARCH 19, 2024
The company is looking to find a buyer quickly, as its "assets are basically melting ice cubes — they are losing money," a lawyer said.
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Time for Chief Supply Chain Officers to Get Serious About Third-Party Risks
Supply Chain Brain
MARCH 19, 2024
Geopolitical risks are disrupting global supply chains and compelling business leaders to take third-party risk management more seriously.
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Unlocking Insights with Life Cycle Inventory Analysis
SCMDOJO
MARCH 19, 2024
In today’s increasingly eco-conscious world, understanding the environmental impact of our actions is paramount. This is where the Life Cycle Inventory (LCI) comes into play. A comprehensive analysis of the energy and material inputs, outputs, and environmental impacts associated with a product’s life cycle, LCI helps us unlock valuable insights into sustainable practices.
Unlocking Track and Trace for FSMA 204 Compliance
Supply Chain Brain
MARCH 19, 2024
While two years may seem like ample time to prepare, the reality is that it takes careful planning and multiple steps to implement advanced track and trace technology.
Load Optimization: A Sustainable Way To Reduce Transportation Costs
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Discover strategies to optimize load building and achieve significant transportation cost savings. Plus, learn how load optimization can help reduce CO 2 emissions and align with climate regulations and consumer expectations. Finally, discover best practices for sustainable load optimization.
Elevating Supply Chain Visibility through Effective Marketing
SCMDOJO
MARCH 19, 2024
Discover Ways to Boost Supply Chain Visibility through Digital Marketing Supply chain visibility is essential for providing a superior customer experience and sustaining customer loyalty over time. When customers have transparency into product availability, delivery timelines, and order status, they are more likely to complete purchases and continue shopping with a business.
Room for Improvement in E-Commerce: Consumer Survey
Supply Chain Brain
MARCH 19, 2024
The research identified that more than half of consumers surveyed globally (56%) are dissatisfied with their retail digital commerce experiences.
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What Is Your ESG “Achilles” Heel?
Procurement Insights
MARCH 19, 2024
Using great tools like solution maps to choose the right solution provider is equivalent to trying to count the stars in our universe and reliably distinguishing one from another. Like stargazing, you see an impressive array of potential partners but are overwhelmed by the brightness of their collective recognition. Or, as many CPOs have told me, they suffer from “solution map migraine.” I have said it many times, but gone are the days of no one ever getting fired for buying IBM.
Why Chief Supply Chain Officers Should Embrace Employee Turnover
SCMR (Supply Chain Management Review)
MARCH 19, 2024
Most companies resist employee turnover, but embracing it can offer advantages to organizations, including lower onboarding costs.
Cross-border e-commerce helped lift air cargo industry in February
Supply Chain Dive
MARCH 19, 2024
The average spot rate increased 2% month over month to $2.29 per kilogram, with demand up 11% year over year, Xeneta’s Clive Data Services found.
Ukraine Regains Dominance of Black Sea, Enabling Resumption of Grain Exports
Supply Chain Brain
MARCH 19, 2024
Ukrainian farmers have sharply increased sales since Russian warships were pushed back by attacks with Ukrainian naval drones.
Autonomous AI Agents Are the Future of Procurement and Supply Chain Operations
Advertiser: GEP
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.
ADM outlines supply chain cost savings plan
Supply Chain Dive
MARCH 19, 2024
The company is eyeing $500 million in overall cost savings and aims to reduce complexities in its animal nutrition business.
Meet AI in eProcurement
Spend Matters
MARCH 19, 2024
Artificial intelligence (AI) comes in many forms (for a complete history of AI in procurement see our recently published autogmentation series) and despite being a consistent ‘hot topic’ for well over a decade now, continues to grow and evolve each year in the procurement industry. In this series of articles we explore the current state of AI in procurement technology.
AliExpress Expands 5-Day Delivery to U.S. Amid Ongoing E-Commerce Battle With Temu
Supply Chain Brain
MARCH 19, 2024
AliExpress and Temu have frequently been neck-and-neck as two of the most valuable Chinese firms on the U.S. stock exchange.
Nike agrees to use biofuel for some cargo with CMA CGM
Supply Chain Dive
MARCH 19, 2024
The apparel and sportswear retailer plans to use biofuel in 36% of its volumes with the France-based carrier.
Freight Procurement Simplified: Bids from Hours to Minutes
Speaker: Eric Berdinis, Ran Sun, & Chris Chmielewski
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
China's Container Market Stays Stable Because of Supply-Demand Imbalance
Supply Chain Brain
MARCH 19, 2024
The market for containers is witnessing a significant mismatch between buyer and seller price expectations, because of continued strong demand.
6 ways the recruitment process is boosted by AI
IBM Supply Chain Blog
MARCH 19, 2024
Nobody likes paperwork. And as important as talent acquisition is for any organization, it involves a lot of it: sifting through resumes, posting job descriptions, onboarding new employees. These tasks aren’t all tedium, and in fact, they often require human-level discernment. However, many components of these tasks can now be automated or augmented by AI , allowing hiring managers to focus on providing smarter, higher-level engagement with candidates.
Princeton TMX Launches Tool To Help Shippers Measure and Track Carbon Footprint
Supply Chain Brain
MARCH 19, 2024
The tool collects carbon emission information gathered at the point of shipment execution using loading data within the TMS.
How Decision Automation Is Revolutionizing Business Processes
Pipefy
MARCH 19, 2024
Decision automation combines artificial intelligence, business rules, and process data to automate steps or tasks that fuel decision-making processes. This type of automation is ideal for repetitive or routine procedures that power day-to-day decisions and operations. Decision automation also helps reduce risks, errors, or delays associated with leaving decisions to individuals or groups of people.
How To Align Product Management And Supply Chain Operations For Successful Product Launches
Speaker: Shalini Dinesh
Effective cross-functional collaboration and communication heavily influence product launch success. Research shows that as many as 70% of product launches fail due to inadequate coordination among stakeholders, including supply chain, product management, legal, marketing, and change control teams (Gartner, 2022). The 2023 Supply Chain Insights Report highlights that 60% of supply chain disruptions are caused by poor communication and misalignment among cross-functional teams.
Topo Offers Task Management Solution for Supply Chain Operations
Supply Chain Brain
MARCH 19, 2024
The Task Manager, a supply chain-focused project management tool, offers a product- and supplier-centric approach.
How will Generative AI in Procurement impact us?
Procurement Software
MARCH 19, 2024
When you hear the words Generative AI in Procurement, your reaction is probably one of two things: Either you get excited, thinking of all the benefits and time-saving hacks it could offer. Or else, you sigh and roll your eyes, thinking it’s just the latest hype cycle. There’s a valid argument both ways, but one thing is for sure. This technology is here to stay, in one form or another.
Watch: Supply Chain Visibility: More Important Than Ever
Supply Chain Brain
MARCH 19, 2024
Supply chain visibility will remain top of mind for shippers, says Peter Weis, chief information officer and senior vice president of supply chain at ITS Logistics.
Don’t Get Duped by Supplier “Washing”
Una
MARCH 19, 2024
Don't Get Duped by Supplier "Washing" Tips sourcing professionals can use to identify and avoid certain corporate and supplier washing practices as part of their ESG strategy. By Hugo Britt | March 19, 2024 Search Search You’re a savvy procurement pro working for a global retail company that’s all about building a sustainable supply chain.
The Ultimate Guide to Transportation and Load Building Optimization
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Enhance your transportation and load building efficiency with our comprehensive guide. Learn to tackle today's supply chain challenges and optimize your approach with advanced planning strategies. This guide covers: Supply Chain Challenges: Discover how transportation planning can address critical issues and improve efficiency. Load Building Benefits: Understand how effective load building can enhance your transportation processes.
Survey Uncovers 'Crucial Gap' in Retail Worker Tech Needs
Supply Chain Brain
MARCH 19, 2024
Scandit's survey found that 40% of respondents feel that their employers don’t invest in their techology needs.
Intake to Procure to Pay – Rujul Zaparde from ZIP
The Procuretech Podcast
MARCH 19, 2024
In this episode of The Procurement Software Podcast, host James Meads interviews Rujul Zaparde, founder and CEO of Zip. They discuss the importance of embracing modernisation and digitisation in procurement. Rujul shares insights on how to effectively allocate a budget for driving change within the function, highlighting the significance of control and visibility over spend in today's procurement landscape.
Silk Way West Airlines Buys an Extra Boeing 777 Freighter
Supply Chain Brain
MARCH 19, 2024
The Azerbaijani airline says it further demonstrates Silk Way West Airlines' commitment to sustainability in the air cargo industry.
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