Tue.Sep 03, 2024

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Amazonification of the Supply Chain: Mitigating Rates Through Ecosystem Integration

Supply Chain Brain

This "Amazonification" of the e-commerce supply chain, centered around personalized experiences, underscores the need for seamless integration.

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Kroger drivers at automated warehouse vote to join Teamsters

Supply Chain Dive

The facility in Georgia is set to become the grocer's second fulfillment center where drivers have agreed to unionize.

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Riding the GenAI Adoption Wave Without Wiping Out

Supply Chain Brain

If you’ve been sitting on the sidelines, or simply wading in the artificial intelligence pool, now’s the time to ride the GenAI wave.

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USPS package shipping performance faltered in 2023 peak season: report

Supply Chain Dive

The agency said "operational changes, severe weather, and unanticipated facility closures" impacted its service.

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GEP Spend Category Outlook Report 2025

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.

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Canada Rail Union Challenges Order That Ended Work Stoppage

Supply Chain Brain

Canada's labor board ended a day-long work stoppage after it imposed binding arbitration on the railways and union.

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Manufacturing production hits 4-year low: August PMI

Supply Chain Dive

Increasing inventories and cratering demand are creating “one of the most worrying signals witnessed since the global financial crisis,” according to S&P.

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Flexport adds Veho as last-mile delivery option

Supply Chain Dive

The parcel carrier partnership adds to Flexport's efforts to strengthen its fulfillment and shipping services.

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U.S.-Backed Angola Rail Plan Secures $200M From Key Bank

Supply Chain Brain

The project is part of a U.S. plan to secure access to critical minerals such as copper and cobalt in a region where China has been dominant.

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Port of Oakland, Northwest Seaport Alliance join FLOW

Supply Chain Dive

With the new ports in tow, the federal supply chain data initiative now reaches all top container gateways on the West Coast.

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Watch: How to Become a ‘Customer of Choice’ to Your Suppliers

Supply Chain Brain

Miguel Cossio, senior research director with Gartner, explains the concept of “customer of choice,” and how it relates to buyer-supplier relationships.

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5 Ways You Can Win Faster with Gen AI in Sales

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.

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Under Armour’s seeks savings from streamlined supply chain strategy

Supply Chain Dive

The sportswear company is primarily focused on enhancing cross-channel capabilities and end-to-end planning.

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Mediterranean Nations Push for United Approach to Water Conservation

Supply Chain Brain

Cyprus agriculture minister Maria Panayiotou said that Europe experienced its worst drought conditions in 500 years in 2023.

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The SOVRA Interview (sincere, highly intelligent, and, most importantly, authentic.)

Procurement Insights

Mergers, Acquisitions, and the Consolidation of disparate platforms rarely, if ever, work well for solution providers or end customers. On August 26th, I wrote the following post regarding my take on the MDF Commerce, KKR, and SOVRA vision – [link] On August 27th, I wrote a follow-up post stating that I was “stepping back from covering this solution provider.

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Cathay Pacific Cancelled Flights After Component Failure on Airbus A350 Aircraft

Supply Chain Brain

Airline says 15 jets need new part after Rolls-Royce engine problem.

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GEP Outlook Report 2025

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

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If a solution provider had to set aside 25% to 50% of their sales proceeds to refund for a failed implementation, what percentage of clients would they not take on?

Procurement Insights

Today’s takeaway message is in the title. While you think about an answer, here are some posts that you will likely find quite helpful: Are we at the beginning of a procurement industry “brain drain?” Madison Avenue ooops.

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Magnus Mondays — The Supplier Management Tech Series — Part 2: Supplier Information Management

CPO Rising

Last week we started a series of articles on supplier management. In that article, we covered some of the functionality that’s needed across all the components of supplier management. This… The post Magnus Mondays — The Supplier Management Tech Series — Part 2: Supplier Information Management appeared first on CPO RISING - THE SITE FOR CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICERS & LEADERS IN SUPPLY MANAGEMENT.

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Our Procurement Tech Maps: SME, Mid-Market, and now Enterprise

The Procuretech Podcast

In this week's episode of The Procurement Software Podcast, host James Meads dives into the power of our Tech Maps and how they can simplify your search for the right procurement technology. Whether you're part of a small business, mid-market company, or a large enterprise, Tech Maps from ProcurementSoftware.site offer a tailored approach to finding the technology that best fits your needs.