All Things Supply Chain
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Governments worldwide have taken notice of the effect of global warming on the planet. Businesses worldwide rely on supply chains every single day for importing and exporting.
Procurement Leaders
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
There’s no doubt that chief procurement officers are being asked to contribute to board-level discussions more frequently. There are many reasons for this, and a call last week with many of our CPO members identified what some of those are. CPOs have an ever-brightening spotlight shining on their ability to deliver resilience, financial return and ESG impact.
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Spend Matters
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
This Spend Matters Vendor Analysis gives an overview of SupplyHive, a supplier performance management (SPM) solution built to enhance how companies assess their suppliers and continuously improve their relationships with them. The supplier management market is broad and fragmented. Procurement organizations have their choice of point solutions for single areas of the supplier management lifecycle.
Supply Chain Dive
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
The carriers both made adjustments to the fees in recent weeks, but a soft demand environment is giving shippers room to negotiate.
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Supply Chain Brain
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Today, with the emergence of artificial intelligence, our predictive capabilities are transforming before our eyes, generating forward-thinking insights into the supply chain as never before.
Supply Chain Dive
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
The retailer is collaborating with environmental nonprofit Canopy to develop paper products using agricultural waste and non-forest fibers.
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Supply Chain Dive
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Explore 2025's top supply chain trends: Traceability, sustainability, resilience and AI integration.
Supply Chain Brain
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Canopy's Pack4Good initiative calls on companies to reduce waste and avoid using packaging materials sourced from endangered forests.
Supply Chain Dive
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
The age of the labor force will play an important role in companies’ workforce development in coming years, the institute noted.
Supply Chain Brain
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
The ILA's wage scale committee has finalized its contract demands and has voiced its support for a strike if those demands aren't met.
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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.
Supply Chain Dive
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Joe Holland took helm of the newly created role on Sept. 1 and is responsible for the company’s logistics, production operations and food safety quality assurance.
Supply Chain Brain
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Shaw’s alleged behavior was inconsistent with company policy and its code of ethics, Norfolk Southern said.
Supply Chain Dive
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
The three appointees will help the company tackle scope 3 emissions generated by purchased goods and services.
Supply Chain Brain
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
India's role within the ITSI will start with a "comprehensive assessment" of the country's semiconductor industry, and what it needs for expansion efforts.
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
Supply Chain Dive
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Let's challenge the notion that digital transformation is a one-size-fits-all solution.
Procurement Insights
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
On March 26, 2009, I aired the very first episode of my radio show on the Blog Talk Radio Network. Ten years later, after almost 900 episodes, I decided to end the show, and it is understandable why it is hard to remember all of the segments. However, it wasn’t until I was able to recover some of what I thought were the lost episodes of the series that I was reminded of some of the great guests and energized discussions on topics that have interestingly enough stood well against the test o
Jaggaer
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Emissions targets & progress verified by the Science Based Target initiative (“SBTi”) Research Triangle, NC, DATE, 2024: JAGGAER, a global leader in enterprise procurement and supplier collaboration, today released its third Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG) Impact Report for 2023. JAGGAER helps its customers to manage and automate complex processes while enabling their highly resilient, accountable, and integrated supplier base.
Let's Talk Supply Chain
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
In today’s episode of Women In Supply Chain , I’m joined by seasoned supply chain leader and marketing and communications expert, Josephine Coombe. Throughout her nearly 30-year career, Josephine has held senior executive roles with companies such as Bullfrog Power, NRX, and Sitraka Software, guiding these brands across the whole marketing mix. Now, as Chief Commercial Officer for Europe at Nulogy, Josephine is responsible for the growth of the business’s brand and market presence in the UK an
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.
Procurement Express
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Every entrepreneur has their own set of business heroes—individuals who inspire them, teach valuable lessons, and shape their approach to life and work. In the world of business, these heroes often come from unexpected places, providing insights that transcend traditional success stories. This article delves into the qualities that make a business hero, drawing inspiration from discussions about unsung heroes who embody resilience, humility, and a unique approach to work-life balance.
CPO Rising
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
We are happy to announce the official launch of Ardent Partners’ 2024 Strategic Sourcing Technology Advisor report. This is a report designed to guide sourcing and procurement teams through the… The post Announcing Ardent Partners’ 2024 Strategic Sourcing Technology Advisor Report appeared first on CPO RISING - THE SITE FOR CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICERS & LEADERS IN SUPPLY MANAGEMENT.
Procurement Express
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Capital Expenditures (CapEx) represent significant investments in a business, and making informed decisions about these investments is crucial for long-term success. In this article, we will explore CapEx evaluation models, their importance, different types of models, and how businesses can effectively utilize them to make sound financial decisions.
Supply Chain Brain
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
The facility is located five minutes from the Ysleta-Zaragoza International Bridge on the border of El Paso and Ciudad Juárez in Chihuahua, Mexico.
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Procurement Insights
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
In his recent post , “Understanding Tacit Knowledge to Mitigate Risks in the AI Era,” Paul Baier discusses the following three types of knowledge that require greater understanding for people and organizations to succeed in the GenAI era: To grasp the implications of AI on business competitiveness, we must first understand three types of knowledge: Explicit Knowledge: Information that can be easily documented, shared, and applied, such as manuals, databases, or formalized processes.
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