Tue.Oct 15, 2024

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Dick’s Sporting Goods bolsters production, sourcing tech

Supply Chain Dive

The sports retailer aims to increase supplier engagement and reliability as well as monitor production processes through Inspectorio’s AI-powered platform.

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Ferromex, Union Pacific Suspend Grain Shipments into Mexico After Derailment

Supply Chain Brain

Although the track at the derailment site has been reopened, the permit suspension will remain in place until the current train lineup is cleared.

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Volkswagen opens port facility in Texas

Supply Chain Dive

Up to 140,000 vehicles for Volkswagen and its brands like Audi and Porsche will be processed annually at Port Freeport to support Central and Western U.S. dealers.

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Shift to Circularity - Closing the Loop

Supply Chain Brain

What are the biggest challenges when dealing with a new circularity landscape? Not just regulatory, but also ESG pressure from consumers, clients, and investors. We would like to highlight the challenges from the voice of a customer to understand how they are dealing with it, and what is a good place for others to start.

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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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As FedEx and UPS surcharges grow, competitors see an opportunity

Supply Chain Dive

Added fees from the delivery giants are clashing with heightened shipping discounts, but customers have options to limit the impact, experts say.

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Watch: Are Self-Piloting Ships on the Way?

Supply Chain Brain

Susan Riitala and Thor Malouf, London-based partners in the Shipping and Transportation Group of global law firm Reed Smith LLP, discuss the coming of autonomous cargo vessels.

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The Role of Supply Chain Planning Leaders in Change Initiatives

Supply Chain Brain

While many recognize the need to upskill and reskill supply chain planners, most aren't placing enough emphasis on building planners’ confidence and giving them the space to innovate.

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Outdoor gear manufacturer shifts distribution operations to Mississippi

Supply Chain Dive

Exxel Outdoors’ multimillion-dollar relocation project places its U.S. warehouse facility closer to its manufacturing plant in Haleyville, Alabama.

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Holiday Season Will Bring Lower Prices, Leaner Supply Chains, Survey Finds

Supply Chain Brain

With only 27 days between Thanksgiving and Christmas, this holiday shopping season is shorter than normal, prompting consumers to avoid the last-minute shopping spree

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Bassett Furniture contends with Hurricane Helene, port strike disruptions

Supply Chain Dive

One of the company’s distribution centers was offline following the storm, with shipments delayed up to two weeks.

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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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USDA Launches Probe into Handling of Boar's Head Listeria Outbreak

Supply Chain Brain

Boar's Head recalled more than seven million pounds of deli meat nationwide, and shut down the Jarratt, Virginia, plant the tainted meat originated from.

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Save A Lot to open micro-fulfillment center in Brooklyn

Supply Chain Dive

The discount grocer partnered with Fabric and Uber and will continue to expand its on-demand delivery operation across New York City.

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Google to Use Nuclear Power for AI Data Centers

Supply Chain Brain

The plans still have to be approved by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, as well as local agencies.

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JAGGAER Awarded Gold Medal from EcoVadis for Sustainability Performance

Jaggaer

JAGGAER recognized for its business sustainability commitments and performance Research Triangle, NC, 15th October, 2024 : JAGGAER, a global leader in enterprise procurement and supplier collaboration, today announces it has been awarded a Gold Medal from EcoVadis for its sustainability performance. The Gold Medal places JAGGAER among the top 5% of all companies rated by EcoVadis in the 12 months prior.

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How Hellenic Bank Transformed Its Indirect Procurement Operations With GEP Software

Financial institutions must navigate a complex web of policies, procedures and regulations to ensure compliance and manage risk. When Hellenic Bank, a leading retail lender in Cyprus, set out to transform its procurement operations, it needed more than just software deployment. It required a partner that would help embed its intricate buying processes — with all its validations, risk assessments and tiered approvals — into a unified system.

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A Tale Of Two ProcureTech Demos

Procurement Insights

Here is the review of a demo about which I wrote on Friday: Globality Demo > The Road to the ProcureTech Cup: Episode 25-06 (Click on the link to access and watch the demo) Here is my take on the Globality Demo: From what I saw, it is an excellent application, but nothing unique compared to what I have seen in many other demos. There is a component or element that can read text and allow the buying group to consolidate and coordinate the information it uses – think of it as a Globality versi

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JAGGAER Awarded Gold Medal from EcoVadis for Sustainability Performance

Jaggaer

JAGGAER recognized for its business sustainability commitments and performance Research Triangle, NC, 15th October, 2024 : JAGGAER, a global leader in enterprise procurement and supplier collaboration, today announces it has been awarded a Gold Medal from EcoVadis for its sustainability performance. The Gold Medal places JAGGAER among the top 5% of all companies rated by EcoVadis in the 12 months prior.

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An Effective Productivity Tool – Cash Conversion Cycle

SCMDOJO

What do you often think about business growth? What is the heck behind lean productivity, profitability, and good relations with suppliers and customers? This is how Cost and value are distributed throughout the Supply Chain. Business Growth, Profitability, and internal and external customer relationships solely depend on Cost. Even so, the game-changer in the fast-paced business world is how well you manage the Cash Conversion Cycle throughout the Supply Chain.

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JAGGAER Awarded Gold Medal from EcoVadis for Sustainability Performance

Jaggaer

JAGGAER recognized for its business sustainability commitments and performance Research Triangle, NC, 15th October, 2024 : JAGGAER, a global leader in enterprise procurement and supplier collaboration, today announces it has been awarded a Gold Medal from EcoVadis for its sustainability performance. The Gold Medal places JAGGAER among the top 5% of all companies rated by EcoVadis in the 12 months prior.

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How To Set Up Innovation So That It Aligns With And Enables Corporate Strategy

Speaker: Paul Heller

Most innovation work proceeds independently from company strategy. As a result, the products that arrive in the market are not well aligned with the company’s goals. This challenge is particularly significant in organizations with transformation-oriented strategies, where innovation must directly support growth, scalability, and strategic pivots. In this session, we will discuss why innovation in large companies is so often not aligned with the company’s strategy and what innovation leaders, pro

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Tips for Effective Industrial Equipment Maintenance

SCMDOJO

Industrial equipment is exposed to constant wear-and-tear and they may deteriorate faster than expected when it’s not properly maintained. As investments, these machines cost you a lot of money to procure and the least you could do is allow them to get damaged, leading to unwanted repair costs on top of having to buy expensive replacement parts. The lack of effective maintenance can also lead to problems in the production line.

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Uganda Plans $600M Rail Line to Connect Proposed Port

Supply Chain Brain

The line will connect with a €2.7 billion ($2.9 billion) track that will link Uganda’s capital of Kampala to Malaba at the border with Kenya.

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Success with savings tracking (NOT in Excel) - Paul Gurr from Provalido

The Procuretech Podcast

In this episode of The Procurement Software Podcast, host James Meads sits down with Paul Gurr, founder of Provalido, to dive into the nuances of building and managing a high-impact savings pipeline. From stakeholder alignment to identifying various different savings and value-driving categories, we drill down into key strategies and share insights to give your budgeting process a nudge in the right direction this Q4.

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The Real Purpose Of A Solution Demo

Procurement Insights

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The Current and Future Use of Gen-AI in Supply Chains

AI isn’t the future. It’s here, now. 30% of businesses have invested in AI. Another 57% will do it in the next 12 months*. From demand forecasting to inventory optimization, risk mitigation to sustainability — AI is set to transform everything. But here’s the secret: success will only come from strong human-AI collaboration, reveals this new new Economist Impact report.

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Biden Admin Provides Wolfspeed $750M to Boost Advanced Chip Manufacturing

Supply Chain Brain

Wolfspeed bills itself as the world's leading manufacturer for silicon carbide computer chips, a material that makes semiconductors more energy-efficient and durable.

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