Spend Matters
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
In today’s interconnected global business environment, supply chain risk management (SCRM) has emerged as a critical discipline for organizations striving to maintain operational continuity and a competitive advantage. At its core, SCRM involves identifying, assessing and mitigating risks that can disrupt the flow of goods, services and information across a company’s supply chain.
Supply Chain Brain
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
Five major oil and chemical companies produce more plastic in two days than their Alliance’s projects have cleaned up over the past five years.
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Spend Matters
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
In many cases, external workforce programs begin as a localized or regional effort, often driven by Human Resources or Procurement departments looking to improve talent or costs for their areas of management. The establishment of these localized programs will usually see more control, more visibility and better costs with how their company engages with the external workforce.
Supply Chain Dive
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
Increased automation and more efficient driver routes helped the retail giant accomplish the feat for the third consecutive quarter.
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Supply Chain Brain
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
The average Thanksgiving turkey passes through three separate facilities and rides on four different trucks on its typical 760-mile journey from the farm to the supermarket.
Supply Chain Dive
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
The e-commerce giant vowed "to focus on stability and simplicity" for its sellers after levying new charges earlier this year.
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Supply Chain Dive
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
The federal agency will dole out $3 billion to support emissions reduction goals at 55 ports.
Supply Chain Brain
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
Canada's deputy prime minister noted that while the U.S. and Canada are "perfectly aligned" on trade with China, "the same cannot be said of Mexico.
SCMDOJO
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
Excessive and obsolete inventory can cause a business to fail. This is a significant and vital issue. One needs to mitigate these challenges and learn how to optimize inventory. Healthy inventory optimization management can help a company flourish like a wealthy field. That is why optimizing inventory and reducing obsolescence is a necessity. Let’s explore how certain principles can be applied to optimize inventory management: Inventory Management Systems We have a different perspective o
Supply Chain Brain
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
Although the EU recently imposed tariffs on EVs imported from China, Chinese automakers have continued to make inroads into the European market.
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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.
Finale Inventory
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
Black Friday and Cyber Monday (BFCM) are the ultimate tentpole events for ecommerce sellers, but success doesn’t come without preparation. During a recent webinar, industry experts Richie (Levanta), Ali (Trellis), and Samantha (Finale Inventory) joined forces to share actionable insights on how sellers can thrive this holiday season. Whether optimizing pricing, managing inventory , or strategizing your marketing campaigns, the key takeaway was clear: agility, planning, and data are your best fri
Supply Chain Brain
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
As companies face growing pressure from governments, stakeholders and consumers, ESG reporting and compliance are at the forefront of corporate responsibility.
Procurement Insights
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
I was sent the above notification and asked the following question: What are the differences between Generative AI, Agentic AI, and Autonomous AI Agents? I will bypass the first one, Generative AI, to focus on the latter two. What immediately came to mind was VHS versus Betamax. Anyone post-Generation X will likely be scratching their head at this point.
CPO Rising
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
Join Ardent Partners and Medius on December 4th (2 PM ET) as they discuss AI In Action – Accounts Payable’s Biggest Innovations (PLUS AP HONORS 2024). This webinar will tell… The post NEW WEBINAR: AI In Action – Accounts Payable’s Biggest Innovations (PLUS AP HONORS 2024) appeared first on CPO RISING - THE SITE FOR CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICERS & LEADERS IN SUPPLY MANAGEMENT.
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
Procurement Insights
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
The above is a simplified model of the Metaprise I used to develop my ProcureTech solution in 1999 EDITOR’S NOTE: Below is a comment regarding one of my latest posts about the differences between Horizontal Stacking and Intelligent Vertical Integration. READER COMMENT Jon W. Hansen – I find this topic interesting for more reasons than just that I founded a business to solve this problem.
Supply Chain Brain
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
This year, the LA and Long Beach ports, which together account for roughly a third of all U.S. container imports, have seen their busiest ever peak season.
Supply Chain Dive
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
The retailer said it diversified its supply chain after Trump’s first tariffs, but that 40% of its assortment is sourced abroad and more levies would add costs.
Supply Chain Dive
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
The Cantor Fitzgerland CEO will be responsible for delivering Trump’s promise of a 60% tariff on goods from China.
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.
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