Procurement Leaders
MAY 7, 2024
“So, you’ve mapped Tier-2. Now what?” This was the deliberately optimistic title of a very recent CPO community call that explored just how far into the supply chain our members have visibility. As we know, having knowledge of who our suppliers are is one thing, but it’s quite another to have a good understanding of who our suppliers’ suppliers are – not to mention those even further beyond.
Supply Chain Brain
MAY 7, 2024
If you’re still viewing supply chain disruptions as one-off or random occurrences, you’re doing it wrong. These events are chronic and inevitable.
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Supply Chain Dive
MAY 7, 2024
The technology platform consists of cranes, palletizing and de-palletizing robots, a pallet conveyor system, a small-load conveyor system and software to operate it all.
Supply Chain Brain
MAY 7, 2024
Craft is launching a user-friendly, configurable supplier risk management (SRM) platform designed for team collaboration and proactive risk mitigation.
Speaker: Benjamin Woll
Enterprise commerce is at an inflection point. Rigid, monolithic platforms slow brands down, but a full replatforming is disruptive and costly. Shopify’s modular architecture offers a flexible, scalable alternative - allowing enterprise brands to modernize without ripping and replacing their entire stack. Learn how Shopify’s composable approach helps modernize commerce stacks while maintaining control over critical systems.
Supply Chain Dive
MAY 7, 2024
The adhesive materials maker leveraged supplier diversification and enhanced inventory strategy to avoid disruptions.
Supply Chain Brain
MAY 7, 2024
Out of 8,000 consumers surveyed, 63% said they took some sort of negative action after encountering delivery problems.
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Supply Chain Brain
MAY 7, 2024
Maersk also says that vessels will likely continue rerouting around Africa's Cape of Good Hope "for the foreseeable future.
Supply Chain Dive
MAY 7, 2024
The retailer listed products as being made in the United States when they were manufactured abroad.
Supply Chain Brain
MAY 7, 2024
Managing a global supply chain has never been more challenging, with complex, ever-evolving regulations, increasingly frequent extreme weather events, volatile geopolitical crises, and sophisticated cybercrime.
SCMDOJO
MAY 7, 2024
Supply chains are vital to businesses, facilitating the movement of goods, services, financial flows, and information. However, they are also susceptible to disruptions and risks. Enhancing supply chain resilience as well as supply chain visibility is crucial in today’s interconnected world. Supply Chain Resilience refers to a supply chain’s ability to withstand and recover from unexpected events.
Advertiser: GEP
2025 will feel familiar, in some regards. The procurement and supply chain category management landscape will remain turbulent, with geopolitical tensions, worries over fresh tariffs, rising costs, and supply chain disruptions posing significant challenges. But you should also expect some lightning-fast changes in 2025 as artificial intelligence continues to upend the way enterprises and procurement, supply chain, and category management professionals operate.
Supply Chain Brain
MAY 7, 2024
The most crucial tool a supply chain manager can have to fend off UFLPA or other compliance risks is a transparent view of your suppliers’ critical relationships.
Procurement Freelancers
MAY 7, 2024
Both strategic innovation and operational efficiency are critical in the quickly changing corporate environment. This… The post How GEP Solutions Transform Procurement Processes first appeared on Procurement Blog | Procurement & Supply Chain News.
Supply Chain Brain
MAY 7, 2024
An internal Boeing memo said that “several people had been violating company policies by not performing a required test, but recording the work as having been completed.
IBM Supply Chain Blog
MAY 7, 2024
Understanding how microservice applications works on Kubernetes is important in software development. In this article, we will discuss why observing microservice applications on Kubernetes is crucial and several metrics that you should focus on as part of your observability strategy. Why should you observe microservice health running on Kubernetes and what are the Kubernetes metrics you should monitor?
Advertiser: ZoomInfo
Incorporating generative AI (gen AI) into your sales process can speed up your wins through improved efficiency, personalized customer interactions, and better informed decision- making. Gen AI is a game changer for busy salespeople and can reduce time-consuming tasks, such as customer research, note-taking, and writing emails, and provide insightful data analysis and recommendations.
Supply Chain Brain
MAY 7, 2024
Just under 200 containers have been taken off the Dali container ship to get it ready to float again before it's taken out of the area.
IBM Supply Chain Blog
MAY 7, 2024
In the rapidly evolving digital landscape, we see that businesses are increasingly migrating to cloud services to enhance their operations, boost productivity and foster innovation. However, the process of transitioning clients to the cloud can often be intricate and time-intensive. To tackle this challenge head-on, IBM® offers clients access to a specialized Concierge Platinum Team, which is equipped with top-tier skills and expertise, to help expedite the cloud onboarding process and prov
Supply Chain Brain
MAY 7, 2024
The FTC discovered that Williams-Sonoma mattress pads listed as "crafted in America from domestic and imported materials" were actually fully imported from China.
IBM Supply Chain Blog
MAY 7, 2024
Imagine that you are a talent acquisition manager at a large corporation, and you’re struggling to find suitable candidates for a critical role. Despite posting the description on multiple job boards, the résumés received are either unqualified or uninteresting. This results in wasted valuable time and resources on manual screening, causing frustration among hiring managers.
Advertiser: GEP
For years, you and your team have fought an uphill battle. Supply disruptions. Cost pressures. ESG compliance. You name it, and you’ve had to navigate it. In 2025, many challenges will persist, but procurement and supply chain teams have a powerful tool with rapidly advancing capabilities to tackle them — artificial intelligence (AI). The GEP Outlook 2025 report examines the disruptive transformation AI is driving in procurement and supply chains, alongside other key trends and the macroeconomic
Supply Chain Brain
MAY 7, 2024
Generative artificial intelligence now reads and replies to 2,000 emailed quote requests a day.
Procurement Software
MAY 7, 2024
We’re back with the second in our series of blogs where we ask a few thoughtful questions to the Founder of a procurement software company! Every month we do this, our goal is to get to know them personally and also their product a little better. By doing this, we shine a light on some of the lesser-known solutions. These 5-minute insights are perfect to read on a coffee break if you’re keen to grow your knowledge of digital procurement tools.
Arkestro
MAY 7, 2024
Resources / Blog / Empowering Procurement Efficiency: The Dover Chemical Arkestro Case Study Empowering Procurement Efficiency: The Dover Chemical Arkestro Case Study If you want to reduce procurement costs, putting your data to work is a great place to start. The seemingly small 1% error rate associated with manual data entry can end up creating thousands of errors down the road — and cost you thousands of dollars.
The Thomas Blog
MAY 7, 2024
Product Qualified Leads (PQLs) differ from conventional lead-generation strategies by prioritizing user engagement with the product as a primary indicator of sales-readiness. Unlike Marketing Qualified Leads (MQLs) and Sales Qualified Leads (SQLs), PQLs are assessed based on their active interaction with the product, indicating a bigger likelihood of conversion.
Advertiser: ZoomInfo
In today’s ultra-competitive markets, it’s no longer enough to wait for buyers to show obvious signs of interest. Instead, sales teams must be proactive, identifying and acting on nuanced buyer behaviors — often before prospects are fully ready to make a purchase. In this eBook from ZoomInfo & Sell Better, learn 10 actionable ways to use these buyer signals to transform your sales strategy and close deals faster.
Procurement Express
MAY 7, 2024
One Percent Gains Every Single Day In this post, we have a special guest, Benny Igiehon, a skilled Account Executive at Procurement Express.com. Benny is not only an exceptional salesperson but also a professional soccer player. Today, we will explore the lessons that can be learned from competing at a high level in sports and how they can be applied to business.
Una
MAY 7, 2024
What is Should-Cost Analysis in Procurement? Should-cost analysis in procurement involves a full examination of cost components to estimate and evaluate the reasonable price of a product. By Hugo Britt | May 7, 2024 Search Search If you, as a consumer, have ever exclaimed, “ How can they charge that much when it probably only cost them ($X) to make??
The Procuretech Podcast
MAY 7, 2024
This week on The Procurement Software Podcast, we delve into the topic of selecting technology in a greenfield procurement role. Host James explores what technology he would invest in if given the opportunity to lead a digital transformation in procurement. Join us for a deep dive into the world of procurement technology and decision-making. What digital procurement tools should you buy first?
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