Tue.Aug 13, 2024

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Walmart opens ocean shipping network to marketplace sellers

Supply Chain Dive

The box retailer’s cross border network provides full container load freight service from China to the U.S.

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Mercedes, BMW Reveal Battery Makers Amid Fire Fears in Korea

Supply Chain Brain

Automakers based in South Korea are taking action to address the growing fears over EV safety, after an unplugged electric Mercedes-Benz sedan caught fire.

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Warehouse robot momentum faces cost, ROI challenges

Supply Chain Dive

Companies that invest in the pricey technology may need to wait two to three years on average to see a return on investment, market analyst Ash Sharma said.

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Trio of West Coast Ports Added to DOT Supply Chain Data Platform

Supply Chain Brain

The Department of Transportation's FLOW initiative was first launched in 2022 as a response to disruptions brought on by the pandemic.

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Load Optimization: A Sustainable Way To Reduce Transportation Costs

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.

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Canada’s major rail carriers begin shipping embargoes

Supply Chain Dive

CPKC and Canadian National Railway have stopped shipments of hazardous goods ahead of potential work stoppage.

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The Role of Confidence and Strategy in Contract Negotiation

Supply Chain Brain

Negotiation is an intricate dance of strategy, psychology and skill. Success often hinges on the ability to balance confidence with a strategic mindset.

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DICK'S Sporting Goods Plans New 800K-Square-Foot Distribution Center in Fort Worth

Supply Chain Brain

The new facility will serve more than 100 DICK's Sporting Goods brick-and-mortar stores across a handful of states.

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Start Small, Prove the ROI, then Expand and Build on Success

The Procuretech Podcast

This episode of The Procurement Software Podcast tackles the often-overlooked challenge of securing a budget for procurement technologies. Host James Meads provides actionable strategies to overcome this hurdle, emphasising the importance of starting small with pilot studies and opting for affordable, user-based software solutions. He also explores how procurement professionals can work smarter by reallocating existing budgets.

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Oil Tanker Attacked Three Times in Single Day in Red Sea

Supply Chain Brain

Houthi rebels have not claimed responsibility for the attacks, but have targeted at least 70 other ships in the Red Sea since October of 2023.

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Do CPOs lack the backbone to drive digital transformation?

The Procuretech Podcast

This episode of The Procurement Software Podcast tackles the often-overlooked challenge of securing a budget for procurement technologies. Host James Meads provides actionable strategies to overcome this hurdle, emphasising the importance of starting small with pilot studies and opting for affordable, user-based software solutions. He also explores how procurement professionals can work smarter by reallocating existing budgets.

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Autonomous AI Agents Are the Future of Procurement and Supply Chain Operations

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.

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Connected Britain Returns to London to Celebrate 10th Anniversary

Supply Chain Brain

Hosted by telecoms media and events specialist Total Telecom, this year’s event welcomes 7,500 attendees from over 2,000 organizations.

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What’s new in Fraxion: Invoice matching enhancements

Fraxion

We’re excited to announce the latest update to our procure-to-pay suite: invoice matching enhancements. These upgrades significantly improve the efficiency and accuracy of the invoice matching process, making it easier than ever to match invoices with purchase orders and received items to manage risk in accounts payable processes.

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AI Tells Us How Five Solution Providers’ AI Can Help The LCBO During A Rail Strike

Procurement Insights

Seeing that the world is super-hyped by Artificial Intelligence, let’s see what ChatGPT AI said when I asked the following question: How can (Solution Provider) help its customers during a rail strike? (NOTE: In my next post, I will dig a little deeper into the specific areas each provider’s solution addressed, but it is worth noting that there were similarities across the board.

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Why do solution providers insist on using an equation-based model?

Procurement Insights

Do you know why solution providers insist on using an equation-based model, which results in an 80% ProcureTech failure rate, instead of a proven agent-based model to solve problems? Because you can’t sell solving problems. Because you can’t package it in a neat and easy-to-understand marketing pitch. Because problem-solving isn’t a scalable product, you can mass market.

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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