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Amazon launches same-day drone delivery in Arizona city

Supply Chain Dive

Customers near the company's Tolleson facility can get thousands of items delivered with the technology, but there are limitations.

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Montreal Port Urges Trudeau Government to End Strike

Supply Chain Brain

The labor dispute comes as western Canadian ports locked out dock workers November 4, disrupting an estimated C$800 million in activity per day.

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Canada’s western ports are on lockdown: What to know

Supply Chain Dive

Experts said shipments can be easily diverted to U.S. West Coast ports in the short term, but a lengthier stoppage could be costly.

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The Ultimate “Would You” Questions

Procurement Insights

Would you take driving lessons from someone who doesn’t have a driver’s license? Would you deal with a financial/investment advisor who makes less money than you? Would you eat at a restaurant that orders takeout food for their staff? Would you take swimming lessons from someone who doesn’t know how to swim? Would you ask someone for career advice who has never had a job?

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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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Steven Madden Shoes Will Halve Production in China, Says CEO

Supply Chain Brain

The former president has promised additional 60% tariffs — or higher — on goods coming from China.

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Why You Need a Purchasing Agent to Scale Your Business

Procurement Freelancers

Scaling a business is no small feat. It requires meticulous planning, effective cost management, and… The post Why You Need a Purchasing Agent to Scale Your Business first appeared on Procurement Blog | Procurement & Supply Chain News.

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Practitioner Heal Thy Own ProcureTech Initiative

Procurement Insights

“One thing we often face in the world of procurement analytics and SaaS is the question of Build vs. Buy. Glad to announce that we are hosting a webinar to discuss this dilemma. If you’re deciding between building in-house solutions or going with external providers, this is the session for you.” – Sammeli Sammalkorpi , CEO and Co-Founder at Sievo Here are my thoughts regarding the topic of Build versus Buy: In the context of your panel discussion, Sammeli Sammalkorpi you will f

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CPO Rising Listicle: Best-in-Class AP Operations Benefit the CFO in Six Ways

CPO Rising

Fridays (in 2024) means that it’s time for another CPO Rising Listicle. Each list will include a variety of procurement tips, trends, insights, research, lists, strategies, and/or recommendations designed to help… The post CPO Rising Listicle: Best-in-Class AP Operations Benefit the CFO in Six Ways appeared first on CPO RISING - THE SITE FOR CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICERS & LEADERS IN SUPPLY MANAGEMENT.

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Procurement 6 – November 8th, 2024

Art of Procurement

Procurement 6 is a short podcast from Art of Procurement that publishes in the Art of Procurement feed every Friday. The post Procurement 6 – November 8th, 2024 appeared first on Art of Procurement.

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#30 | Building a Twenty-First Century Supply Chain with Dr. Elouise Epstein (Kearney)

The Supplier Experience

So this is where we have to put ourselves in our supplier’s shoes and start to understand their pain,” Dr. Elouise Epstein , Partner at Kearney , explained during a keynote speech at the 2023 Supplier Experience Live Conference. What we need is a way for the user to own their data, allowing them to share it when and where they want, while keeping the data up to date in one place and syndicated into all the different environments.

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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.