Apple Ships $6B of iPhones From India in Shift Away from China
Supply Chain Brain
OCTOBER 29, 2024
Apple exported nearly $6 billion of India-made iPhones, an increase of a third in value terms from a year earlier
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Webinar — The considerations that haunt Spend Matters 50/50 lists
Spend Matters
OCTOBER 29, 2024
On October 31 at 10:30 a.m. ET, the Spend Matters Analyst Team will celebrate Halloween by treating all to a webinar that shares the insights they have derived while compiling this year’s 50 to Watch, 50 to Know and Future 5 lists. These lists mark the 11 th year in which Spend Matters highlights the best in procurement technology development and innovation.
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Houthis Resume Attacks on Ships in Red Sea
Supply Chain Brain
OCTOBER 29, 2024
Houthi rebels have carried out almost 100 missile and drone attacks against ships in the Red Sea over the last year.
Tumbler manufacturer Stanley using AI to predict supply disruptions
Supply Chain Dive
OCTOBER 29, 2024
Stanley 1913 expects to improve scenario planning and supply chain visibility with the Kinaxis Maestro platform.
GEP Spend Category Outlook Report 2025
Advertiser: GEP
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.
Port of Montreal Dockworkers Plan Indefinite Strike at Two Terminals
Supply Chain Brain
OCTOBER 29, 2024
Dockworkers at the Port of Montreal have been without a labor agreement since their previous deal expired at the end of 2023.
Giant Eagle initiates warehouse management system upgrades
Supply Chain Dive
OCTOBER 29, 2024
The grocery retailer is now using a cloud-based platform at three distribution centers, with plans to expand to the rest of its network by next summer.
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Boost Your Business with Procurement and Sourcing
Procurement Freelancers
OCTOBER 29, 2024
Does it feel like your business is spending too much money? You’re not alone. Think… The post Boost Your Business with Procurement and Sourcing first appeared on Procurement Blog | Procurement & Supply Chain News.
ABS: 'Significant Potential' for Nuclear-Powered LNG Carrier Ships
Supply Chain Brain
OCTOBER 29, 2024
According to the study from the ABS, a nuclear-powered vessel wouldn't need to refuel, although its reactor would need to be replaced every six years.
Dawn Foods names new supply chain SVP
Supply Chain Dive
OCTOBER 29, 2024
Ahmet Hepdogan will oversee procurement, distribution services and supply chain for the bakery ingredients distributor.
Follow up to yesterday’s “Do you see what I see in this screenshot” post
Procurement Insights
OCTOBER 29, 2024
What do you see in the graphic below? – [link] Here is what I see: Best of Suite – In theory, end-to-end back-end platforms consisting of multiple Best of Breed front-end bolt-on ProcureTech solutions. (Think Mendocino Project, DUET, and Microsoft Office concept) Best of Breed – Bolt-on systems transformed to front-end Apps (up to 75% of which will be gone by the end of 2025 via acquisition, absorption, or closing down) Build Your Own Suite – The early stages of the Agent
5 Ways You Can Win Faster with Gen AI in Sales
Advertiser: ZoomInfo
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.
Hedging Consumer Behavior Bets in Warehouse Planning
Supply Chain Brain
OCTOBER 29, 2024
Distribution and warehouse professionals face another challenging period, with consumer behaviors changing faster than ever before.
Trucking rates, demand to stay lackluster for rest of year, analysts say
Supply Chain Dive
OCTOBER 29, 2024
Pricing is expected to remain relatively flat for LTL and truckload rates in Q4, according to the TD Cowen/AFS Freight Index.
The Three Reasons Why Most ProcureTech Solution Providers Won’t Be Around After 2025
Procurement Insights
OCTOBER 29, 2024
Michael Lamoureux – okay, gloves off When you read the following post , keep one word in mind: solipsistic! Many factors will contribute to the AI Bubble Burst in 2025, which will be more challenging in some ways but concentrated on specific industries. A big part of that is because most solution providers have these fatal flaws: They continue to use a tech-first equation-based development and implementation model.
Automated Line Item Suggested Pricing Leads to Success
Arkestro
OCTOBER 29, 2024
Resources / Blog / Automated Line Item Suggested Pricing Leads to Success Automated Line Item Suggested Pricing Leads to Success AI and machine learning is taking procurement by storm and once time consuming tasks are becoming streamlined through technology and data-driven processes. With so much potential to leverage, 79% of corporate strategists report that AI and analytics will be critical to business success over the next couple of years.
GEP Outlook Report 2025
Advertiser: GEP
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
Crushing It with Customer Success - Dan Gianfreda from DeepStream
The Procuretech Podcast
OCTOBER 29, 2024
In this episode of The Procurement Software Podcast, host James Meads interviews Dan Gianfreda, the new CEO of DeepStream, to explore how procurement teams can move from reactive to proactive tech adoption. Focusing on key procurement challenges and organisational maturity, Dan shares actionable insights to help procurement leaders make smarter, value-driven technology decisions aligned with their team's capabilities.
Q3 2024 Insider roundup: A deep dive into procurement tech market movements; updated coverage of 16 vendors
Spend Matters
OCTOBER 29, 2024
Throughout the year our analyst team provides vendor-specific profiles and tech solution analyses as part of Spend Matters Insider content. Our coverage also explores the latest thought leadership topics about procurement and supply, the technology that serves it and comparative analyses based on demos and the scoring of 500+ RFI requirements across 12 source-to-pay (S2P) categories that create our Vendor Ranking data.
How Learning in the Flow of Work (LIFOW) is Reshaping Financial Training – And How We Fit Right In
Shapiro Negotiations Institute
OCTOBER 29, 2024
Put hundreds of banking industry training leaders in a room and watch what happens. That’s exactly what our Director of Business Development Erica McNulty discovered at this year’s Bank Trainers Conference in St. Louis after countless discussions with Training and HR Managers from banks and credit unions across the country. Their message rang loud and clear: traditional training methods have hit their limit, and they want real solutions that work in today’s world.
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