Supply Chain Dive
APRIL 17, 2024
Market conditions are leading to shifts in U.S. volume share, with some upstarts gaining ground, according to new parcel delivery data from Pitney Bowes.
Supply Chain Brain
APRIL 17, 2024
Once regarded as a back-office process, procurement is finally getting the respect it deserves, recognized for its contribution to the organization's long-term, strategic agenda.
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Supply Chain Dive
APRIL 17, 2024
The rate per package is expected to jump as FedEx and UPS become less amenable to discounts, according to the TD Cowen/AFS Freight Index.
Spend Matters
APRIL 17, 2024
This Spend Matters Vendor Analysis provides an overview of Relish and its application development solution. Relish was founded by individuals with extensive consulting experience who recognized the gaps in IT solutions, especially when it comes to procurement. Relish aims to build lightweight apps that strategically augment enterprise solutions, optimizing investments in procurement solutions.
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Supply Chain Dive
APRIL 17, 2024
Businesses currently have an unbalanced approach, with many planning to lean on new talent to handle AI adoption, according to The Adecco Group.
Supply Chain Brain
APRIL 17, 2024
Tying all planning and execution systems together tears down silos and enhances operations, says Mahesh Rajasekharan, CEO of Cleo.
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Supply Chain Brain
APRIL 17, 2024
In October, Brink’s sued Air Canada , accusing the country’s largest airline of “negligence and carelessness.” Air Canada rejected the allegations.
Procurement Insights
APRIL 17, 2024
EDITOR’S NOTE: According to some reports hashtag#cocoa output is likely to shrink by 11% this season and contribute to the 40% increase in costs per kilogram seen by some manufacturers. – David Bateman, Mintec LinkedIn Post Do you like chocolate? Perhaps a better question would be, “Who doesn’t like chocolate?” As a chocolate lover and consumer, when I read the above post, I had a few thoughts: How will this affect pricing?
Supply Chain Brain
APRIL 17, 2024
Without the pandemic, the global container market would have been 198.1 million TEUs in 2023. Instead, it was only 171.0 million TEUs, BIMCO said.
Supply Chain Dive
APRIL 17, 2024
The carrier will deploy two Atlas Air-operated Boeing 777-200F aircraft ahead of peak season.
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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.
Supply Chain Brain
APRIL 17, 2024
Dana Stiffler, distinguished vice president analyst in Gartner’s Supply Chain Practice, shares results of the firm’s survey on supply chains’ progress toward adoption of diversity, equity and inclusion programs.
Procurement Freelancers
APRIL 17, 2024
Technology has quickly changed sourcing. It has added automated systems to processes that used to… The post The Future of Sourcing and Procurement in the Age of Automation first appeared on Procurement Blog | Procurement & Supply Chain News.
Supply Chain Brain
APRIL 17, 2024
Procurement teams across the globe are stepping up, adapting and innovating amid whispers — and sometimes shouts — of economic uncertainty.
Procurement Talk with David Byrne
APRIL 17, 2024
Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Spotify Watch on YouTube Summary In this episode, Martin Smith speaks to Tom Hajek, an independent consultant and who has worked for a number of well known brands. They discuss the key ingredients for successful procurement transformation. Tom emphasises the importance of aligning procurement with high-level business objectives … Continued The post Procurement Perspectives: Unveiling Procurement’s Strategic Value with Tom Hajek – Episode 92 a
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
Supply Chain Brain
APRIL 17, 2024
Biden criticized what he labeled "unfair Chinese trade practices," where below-market cost steel has flooded into the global shipbuilding market.
Art of Procurement
APRIL 17, 2024
The U.S. manufacturing industry is in the midst of a serious talent shortage, with estimates that around 600,000 jobs are. The post For Job Seekers, There’s No Shortage of Opportunity in the Manufacturing Industry appeared first on Art of Procurement.
Supply Chain Brain
APRIL 17, 2024
The Malaysian flag carrier will reroute flights to avoid airspace over parts of the Middle East, requiring more fuel and spurring the need to lighten its load.
CPO Rising
APRIL 17, 2024
CPO Rising’s Technology Round-Up series continues this week with a focus on Accenture’s latest acquisitions and its growth strategy for Procurement Services. If you are a sourcing, procurement, or spend management solution provider and you are continually innovating the way that procurement and supply chain leaders and practitioners drive value, we’d love to hear from you.
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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