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Corporate Budgets Are Tightening. Where’s Supply Chain Spending Going Today?

Supply Chain Brain

With near-term consumer demand uncertain, and high interest rates likely to continue for some time, corporate belts are tightening. So what are companies spending money on today?

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A Direct and Indirect Procurement Decoupling? My Response To A Great Post By Jason Busch.

Procurement Insights

Direct and indirect procurement have never looked more different. And I expect a decoupling of the two areas in 2024. I see a decoupling of direct and indirect on the horizon based on the evidence at hand — at least in the near term. – Jason Busch, LinkedIn Post (October 27th, 2023) My thoughts on the above. Great post, as usual, Jason Busch !

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Automate and Optimize Production Planning One Step at a Time

Supply Chain Brain

With the smart data fabric in place, an enterprise will have developed an innate ability to more accurately predict demand and supply chain trends.

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5 Chilling Challenges Facing Procurement Today

Arkestro

Resources / Blog / 5 Chilling Challenges Facing Procurement Today 5 Chilling Challenges Facing Procurement Today From uncovering hidden supply chain specters to exorcizing bothersome data demons, procurement managers certainly have their hands full. While today’s procurement teams may not be plagued by actual ghosts, goblins, or ghouls, things can still go bump in the night when procurement leaders aren’t equipped with the right tools to overcome their team’s terrors.

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How to Create Sales Email Sequences That Convert

Modern go-to-market teams know it takes more than one email to break through the noise. Multiple touchpoints means more ways to get your pitch right — and, potentially, more ways to be wrong. The good news? Once you know how to write compelling, one-off emails to entice prospective customers, you can easily do the same across a short sequence of emails.

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Watch: E-Commerce Delivery Trends: Riding the Seesaw of Supply and Demand

Supply Chain Brain

Parcel customers are moving away from a sole focus on speed of delivery to a concern about price, and carriers must respond by controlling their costs, says Dave Loonam, senior vice president of sales with DHL eCommerce.

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Separating AI Hype from Digital Procurement Value

Art of Procurement

“It’s important for providers to understand it’s not just about providing technology, but a solution that actually drives value. They. The post Separating AI Hype from Digital Procurement Value appeared first on Art of Procurement.

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China’s EU Ambassador Says Bloc’s Probe into EV Subsidies Is ‘Unjustifiable’

Supply Chain Brain

Fu Cong’s comments mark one of the strongest rebuttals yet by Beijing against the EU’s proactive approach to protecting its emerging green energy sector.

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