Shippers maintain diverse carrier mixes in 2024: project44
Supply Chain Dive
AUGUST 7, 2024
Retailers and direct-to-consumer companies aren't scaling back their options in a competitive delivery environment.
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ILA Sets Date to Prep for Potential East Coast, Gulf Port Strike
Supply Chain Brain
AUGUST 7, 2024
The union for Atlantic and East Coast port workers is planning to meet in September to look over its final contract demands.
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Hasbro’s supply chain overhaul is paying off
Supply Chain Dive
AUGUST 7, 2024
The toy and game maker said enhanced planning efforts have helped optimize inventory management.
Shipping Industry 'Struggling to Keep Up' With Pressure to Cut Emissions
Supply Chain Brain
AUGUST 7, 2024
Starting in 2025, the EU will start requiring shipping companies to surrender their carbon credits covering 40% of their reported emissions.
From Reactive to Resilient: Charting Your Supply Chain Maturity
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Rivian sees supply chain tailwinds from VW deal
Supply Chain Dive
AUGUST 7, 2024
CEO RJ Scaringe expects suppliers will offer more favorable pricing for several components, including chipsets and other hardware.
Weeklong Delays at Bangladeshi Port Caused by Political Unrest
Supply Chain Brain
AUGUST 7, 2024
Clothing factories have been shuttered for two days, with the customs process all but suspended, and exports forced almost to a halt.
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Supply Chain Dive
AUGUST 7, 2024
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Digital Procurement Transformation and Diminishing Returns
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AUGUST 7, 2024
Digitization vs. Digitalization vs. Digital Transformation In our earlier posts, we covered the notions of digitization and digitalization. We can add the digital transformation to this logical sequence as follows. So, if we plan to conduct digital transformation, it's OK to consider digitization as the first step, i.e., digitizing legacy processes and automating manual labor and paper-based activities.
FTSE 250 – FMCG Client – IT Hardware Refresh
Barkers Procurement
AUGUST 7, 2024
The client are transforming their IT systems and processes. As part of this transformation, they required a supplier to deliver an End User Computing hardware refresh across their circa 500 practices. Barkers were retained to provide an end-to-end IT procurement process to select and contract with this supplier. Barkers were responsible for creating the RFP documents, running the RFP process, supporting in vendor selection and the detailed negotiation of the contract.
The 2nd Generation of Innovation Management: A Survival Guide
Speaker: Chris Townsend, VP of Product Marketing, Wellspring
Over the past decade, companies have embraced innovation with enthusiasm—Chief Innovation Officers have been hired, and in-house incubators, accelerators, and co-creation labs have been launched. CEOs have spoken with passion about “making everyone an innovator” and the need “to disrupt our own business.” But after years of experimentation, senior leaders are asking: Is this still just an experiment, or are we in it for the long haul?
Here’s how to initially screen a potential solution provider
Procurement Insights
AUGUST 7, 2024
In response to one of my most recent posts, “ Why is AI such a “Hard Sell? ” the Chief Marketing Officer for a company called Levelpath wrote the following: Michaela Dempsey • 1st Chief Marketing Officer | We are Hiring! 12:40:55 PM Jon W. Hansen thank you for the tag. AI isn’t necessarily a hard sell anymore as it is becoming an integral part of our daily lives.
Procurement News — August 7, 2024
CPO Rising
AUGUST 7, 2024
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