Wed.May 15, 2024

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How supply chains used FLOW after the Baltimore bridge collapse

Supply Chain Dive

C.H. Robinson, ITS Logistics, Home Depot and IMC Companies shared insights on the federal data-sharing platform designed to improve visibility of disruptions.

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The Process of Reset Planning and What to Consider

Supply Chain Brain

Building structural resilience, and putting the right solution in place to suit your unique brand now will ensure that firms can emerge from a volatile economy and recession stronger.

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Walmart confirms hundreds of coporate layoffs

Supply Chain Dive

The retailer also said “the majority” of remote workers and those at offices in Dallas, Atlanta and Toronto, must relocate — mostly to its Arkansas headquarters.

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Intake for the practitioner: How intake cuts to the point

Spend Matters

Solutions that cover intake management and procurement orchestration have evolved from being niche or a novelty to being players in a competitive market. The former, as our analysts have written , “use interactive inquiries to understand needs, triage requests, determine the needed guidance and ultimately solve the problem through interactive and integrated workflows,” and the latter is “more focused on orchestrating end-to-end business processes across domain-specific business applications with

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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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Alibaba.com plans to expand reach of Logistics Marketplace

Supply Chain Dive

The company wants to add origin countries beyond China to the recently launched offering as it looks to gain traction in a crowded market.

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Supply Chain Network Design & Optimization: Steps, Guide, and Efforts

SCMDOJO

Supply chain design and optimization projects present significant challenges, ranging from complex network structures, and multiple databases to diverse business objectives. Drawing from hands-on experience gained at leading organizations, I’ve compiled a comprehensive document to assist professionals in this industry. Introduction In today’s fast-paced and competitive business landscape, the optimization of supply chain networks is critical for enhancing operational efficiency.

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Red Sea Crisis Could Bring Early Start to Peak Shipping Season

Supply Chain Brain

According to data from the National Retail Federation, monthly U.S. ocean imports are expected to crest the two million TEU mark by the end of May.

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Episode 165: Making Mentorship Possible at Scale with Jason Edmonds

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EPISODE 165 Making Mentorship Possible at Scale with Jason Edmonds By Kelly Barner | May 15, 2024 Mentors have the opportunity to provide valuable, trusted advice to the individuals they work with, but those relationships are often formed haphazardly. One team of entrepreneurs is working to pair ascending college students with recent graduates who can mentor them through the college selection process.

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Watch: Can We Finally Put a Stop to Forced Labor in China?

Supply Chain Brain

Shawn Bhimani, assistant professor of supply chain and information management at Northeastern University, introduces a new tool for exposing risks to importers posed by forced labor and other human right violations in extended supply chains.

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DHL Supply Chain to close an Indiana warehouse

Supply Chain Dive

The logistics provider plans to lay off 170 employees in August due to a customer restructure.

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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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DOJ Says Boeing Could Face Prosecution for Deadly 737 Max Crashes

Supply Chain Brain

Under the terms of the 2021 deal, Boeing was placed on a three-year probationary period, which ended days after the January door plug incident.

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The power of remote engine execution for ETL/ELT data pipelines

IBM Supply Chain Blog

Business leaders risk compromising their competitive edge if they do not proactively implement generative AI (gen AI). However, businesses scaling AI face entry barriers. Organizations require reliable data for robust AI models and accurate insights, yet the current technology landscape presents unparalleled data quality challenges. According to International Data Corporation (IDC), stored data is set to increase by 250% by 2025 , with data rapidly propagating on-premises and across clouds, appl

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NYK to Develop Ship That Runs on Wood Pellets

Supply Chain Brain

The biomass fuel plant would use a gasifier to create and contain gases that would then be used to power a generator which could propel the bioship.

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Building Relationships and Proving Value: Claire Bevan’s Journey in Procurement at Dentsu – Episode 93

Procurement Talk with David Byrne

Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Spotify Watch on YouTube Summary In this episode, Martin Smith interviews Claire Bevan, Global Procurement Director at Dentsu. Claire discusses her career journey and the challenges and opportunities she has faced in driving a global procurement transformation. Claire emphasises the importance of building relationships with stakeholders and proving … Continued The post Building Relationships and Proving Value: Claire Bevan’s Journey in Procurement

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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

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NTSB Report Describes Blackouts Aboard Dali Before Baltimore Bridge Crash

Supply Chain Brain

The report released on May 14 describes how the ship experienced two electrical blackouts 10 hours before it left the Port of Baltimore.

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A clear path to value: Overcome challenges on your FinOps journey 

IBM Supply Chain Blog

In recent years, cloud adoption services have accelerated, with companies increasingly moving from traditional on-premises hosting to public cloud solutions. However, the rise of hybrid and multi-cloud patterns has led to challenges in optimizing value and controlling cloud expenditure, resulting in a shift from capital to operational expenses. According to a Gartner report , cloud operational expenses are expected to surpass traditional IT spending, reflecting the ongoing transformation in expe

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Manhattan Associates Launches Unified Supply Chain Planning Platform

Supply Chain Brain

Manhattan also announced two new software tools that will bring generative AI (GenAI) to the supply chain, at scale.

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Why Case Studies Are Not A Marketing Tool!

Procurement Insights

In marketing, case studies are used as social proof — to provide buyers with the context to determine whether they’re making a good choice. A marketing case study aims to persuade that a process, product, or service can solve a problem. Why? Because it has done so in the past. – HubSpot (Jul 30, 2020) A Frank Dialogue On Case Studies Dr.

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How To Align Product Management And Supply Chain Operations For Successful Product Launches

Speaker: Shalini Dinesh

Effective cross-functional collaboration and communication heavily influence product launch success. Research shows that as many as 70% of product launches fail due to inadequate coordination among stakeholders, including supply chain, product management, legal, marketing, and change control teams (Gartner, 2022). The 2023 Supply Chain Insights Report highlights that 60% of supply chain disruptions are caused by poor communication and misalignment among cross-functional teams.

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How Ambient IoT Enables Real-Time Visibility for Retailers

Supply Chain Brain

Everyone in business has myriad challenges vying for attention, and an ingrained aversion to the risks of being a “first mover.

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NEW WEBINAR: The Global Challenge in Financial Operations: Managing Complexity, Ensuring Compliance

CPO Rising

Join Ardent Partners and Basware on May 29th (10 AM ET/4 PM CEST) for a webcast on The Global Challenge in Financial Operations: Managing Complexity, Ensuring Compliance.

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Optera Offers Software Tool to Help Collect Emissions Data from Suppliers

Supply Chain Brain

The module is part of Optera's Supply Chain Manager data management platform, pulling from a database of emissions reporting from 10,000 suppliers.