All Things Supply Chain
MARCH 18, 2024
Ever since the horse and cart was replaced by its motorised successor, the humble diesel truck has evolved each year to become an increasingly efficient machine, capable of carrying heavier…
Procurement Leaders
MARCH 18, 2024
A few weeks ago, I wrote about how procurement, R&D and sustainability were being rolled under one leadership at Mars Wrigley. It’s a fascinating blueprint for how procurement is being viewed as a catalyst for sustainability – supporting the strategic involvement of suppliers in product development while embedding ESG across core business, and I’ll be watching developments with interest.
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Supply Chain Brain
MARCH 18, 2024
The trend toward curbside pickup complicates the exercise of determining where tax should be collected, and the rate at which it should be applied.
Supply Chain Dive
MARCH 18, 2024
Top investors are ready to spend after dealmaking slowed to a crawl last year, according to a McKinsey report.
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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
MARCH 18, 2024
To start 2024, the Port of Los Angeles has already moved an estimated 1.6 million TEUs, marking a 35% bump over that same period last year.
SCMR (Supply Chain Management Review)
MARCH 18, 2024
Good reporting standards should be part of an organization’s policies and guidelines. Don’t wait until someone asks, and don’t force someone to be an exception: make sure that your data visualizations can be read by all those who receive them.
Purchasing & Procurement Zone brings together the best content for professionals in the purchasing and procurement field from the widest variety of thought leaders.
Supply Chain Dive
MARCH 18, 2024
An executive outlined the retailer’s three steps to decarbonize transportation at the TPM24 conference.
Supply Chain Brain
MARCH 18, 2024
While there’s no official count of the number of companies affected by the Canadian modern slavery law, it’s likely to include a significant number of American and Mexican businesses.
Spend Matters
MARCH 18, 2024
Last week, Spend Matters attended Ivalua’s annual EMEA conference in Paris. Like every year (except during the peak of Covid when the event was 100% virtual), Ivalua selected a prestigious location: Versailles. The event was held at the Palais des Congrès in Versailles, just a few meters from the Palace of Versailles. Titled ‘Procurement [RE]Imagined,’ this two-day event explored how new technologies enable procurement to do previously impossible things.
Supply Chain Brain
MARCH 18, 2024
The group believes hydrogen-powered planes are a crucial long-term solution to achieving a carbon-free future for aviation.
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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 Dive
MARCH 18, 2024
Same-day delivery is no longer a way to stand out among market rivals — it’s a must-have if you want your business to survive.
Supply Chain Brain
MARCH 18, 2024
The five-foot-eight-inch humanoid robot would be used to automate "physically demanding, repetitive and dull tasks" in Mercedes-Benz's manufacturing facilities.
Procurement Insights
MARCH 18, 2024
“Supply chain visibility refers to the ability to track and monitor products, materials, and information as they move through the various stages of a supply chain, from the sourcing of raw materials to the delivery of the final product to the end consumer. It involves gathering and analyzing real-time data and information about the movement, location, and status of goods, as well as the processes and activities involved in their production and transportation.” – GOCOMET, July 1
Supply Chain Brain
MARCH 18, 2024
All shipping companies are mandated to monitor, report, and verify their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions annually in order to determine the EUA that they need.
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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
IBM Supply Chain Blog
MARCH 18, 2024
New developments in renewable energy are making headlines and inspiring hope in communities worldwide, from a remote Arctic village working to harness solar and wind power under challenging conditions to a U.S. Air Force base planning an advanced, utility-scale geothermal power system. As much of the world grapples with mitigating the effects of climate change and global warming, innovation and advancements in renewable energy have emerged as a bright spot.
Supply Chain Dive
MARCH 18, 2024
A whopping 98% of employers are planning “work design changes” for 2024, Mercer said in a recent report.
Procurement Freelancers
MARCH 18, 2024
In the world of fashion, where trends change with the seasons and consumer demands are… The post The Unsung Heroes of Fashion: The Vital Role of Sourcing Agents in the Garment Manufacturing Industry first appeared on Procurement Blog | Procurement & Supply Chain News.
Positive Purchasing
MARCH 18, 2024
Jonathan O’Brien, CEO of Positive Purchasing , author, and global procurement thought leader, outlines his effective approach to assessing the current levels of sustainability within your supply base, then prioritizing where and how to focus your resources to make the greatest positive impact. He examines this fully in his definitive work on this fast-evolving subject, Sustainable Procurement.
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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.
Negotiations Ninja
MARCH 18, 2024
Storytelling is meant to be a means of connection. It’s a way to communicate that makes a message memorable. In episode #441 of Negotiations Ninja, master storyteller Matthew Dicks shared how to gather moments from your life that you can transform into stories. But how do you tell a compelling story? What details are important?
CPO Rising
MARCH 18, 2024
Last week I attended my first solution provider conference (as an analyst) since COVID-19. Ivalua hosted the European edition of Ivalua Now in beautiful Versailles just outside Paris.
Spotlight on Procurement
MARCH 18, 2024
Sam Achampong FCIPS, Regional Managing Director of CIPS Middle East & North Africa (MENA), discusses how the procurement profession has transformed since he moved to Dubai in 2008 and the challenges and opportunities the region offers.
Spend Matters
MARCH 18, 2024
This Spend Matters Vendor Analysis provides an overview of Halo Ai and its solution for third party risk management. Third-party risk management (TPRM) is often an afterthought for organizations or a measure only taken after a risk event occurs. However, third party risk management should be implemented in every procurement department, as regulations and the uncertainties of the post-pandemic era are making these issues around compliance, data security, supply chain resilience and business conti
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Procurement Insights
MARCH 18, 2024
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