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USPS wants to make controversial changes to shipping partner deals this month

Supply Chain Dive

The agency's leader told consolidators on March 27 that he is pursuing agreements within 45 days on a plan that has sparked cost and service concerns.

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The Top 7 Benefits of Hiring a Procurement Consultant

Procurement Freelancers

The fast-changing economic environment of today presents both possibilities and problems never seen before. Procurement… The post The Top 7 Benefits of Hiring a Procurement Consultant first appeared on Procurement Blog | Procurement & Supply Chain News.

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Papa Johns names new chief supply chain officer

Supply Chain Dive

Kurt Milburn takes up the role as the pizza chain looks to cut supply chain costs and boost productivity.

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What is the “one thing” all successful negotiators know

Procurement Insights

Think about it for a moment – a giant, multinational global company that had a $20 million contract with us was unwilling to meet with me to even talk about a price reduction. My only reasonable response was to tell him that I was prepared to walk away. My reasoning was that true respect between partners is when they listen and talk to one another to reach a mutually rewarding outcome.

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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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Home Depot on leveraging FLOW

Supply Chain Dive

Company VP Sarah Galica discusses how Freight Logistics Optimization Works strengthened the company's logistics network.

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Automation has Limits, Learning has no Boundaries

Supply Chain Trend

Low-touch, or touchless planning, forecasting and other types of supply chain knowledge work automation have been around for a while now. A trend that started with Robotic Process Automation (RPA) in the back-office, automating dull and repetitive tasks like invoice matching, evolved into cognitive automation and autonomous execution of more advanced supply chain processes using intelligent agents.

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Marketing Qualified Leads (MQLs): Definition, Qualification Criteria

The Thomas Blog

A Marketing Qualified Lead (MQL) is a lead that has been evaluated by the marketing team as having a higher likelihood of transitioning into a customer compared to other leads. This assessment is grounded on a set of predefined criteria. This typically includes the lead's engagement with the company's marketing content—such as visiting specific web pages, downloading content offers, clicking on calls-to-action (CTAs), and interacting with social-media posts.

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CPO Rising Listicle: Battle Inflation with Five Smart Strategies

CPO Rising

Fridays (in 2024) means that it’s time for another CPO Rising Listicle. Each list will include a variety of procurement tips, trends, insights, research, lists, strategies, and/or recommendations designed to help procurement teams improve operations. We’ll also include a summary graphic for you to share with your team. Five CPO Strategies to Battle Inflation The U.S.

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Category Management In Purchasing: Award Winning Author Releases 5th Edition of Essential Core Business Text

Positive Purchasing

Published by Kogan Page on 3 May 2024Paperback, £49.99/$59.99 Category Management in Purchasing , now in its 5th edition, is a comprehensive and practical guide to approaching purchasing and procurement strategically, effectively, and sustainably through category management. Author Jonathan O’Brien with 30 years of experience, has helped equip global organizations to increase their purchasing capability through digital platforms, training, education and working directly with practitioners

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Russian Cyberattacks on Germany Included Logistics Cos.

Supply Chain Brain

APT28, also known as Fancy Bear or Pawn Storm, has been accused of dozens of cyber-attacks in countries around the world.

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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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What you need to know about the CCPA rules on AI and automated decision-making technology

IBM Supply Chain Blog

In November 2023, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) released a set of draft regulations on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and automated decision-making technology (ADMT). The proposed rules are still in development, but organizations may want to pay close attention to their evolution. Because the state is home to many of the world’s biggest technology companies, any AI regulations that California adopts could have an impact far beyond its borders.

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