All Things Supply Chain

JANUARY 9, 2025

In 2025, supply chains are undergoing a fundamental transformation to meet the demands of a rapidly changing world.

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Supply Chain Brain

JANUARY 9, 2025

The global battery supply chain must be purged of its reliance on forced labor and child labor.

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SCMDOJO

JANUARY 9, 2025

Strategic sourcing and innovative solutions are often viewed as two distinct procurement tools, but they should not be seen in isolation. Think of them as apples and gearseach essential and effective on its own, yet when combined; they create a formidable mechanism for achieving procurement excellence. This article delves into how these two elements, working together, can transform procurement strategies into long-term competitive advantages.

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Supply Chain Brain

JANUARY 9, 2025

While the exact scope of proposed new tariffs remains unclear, businesses can take proactive steps to prepare and reduce their risk of exposure.

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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.

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Spend Matters

JANUARY 9, 2025

In readiness for our Q1 2025 theme of Procurement Transformation, which will include how to even start your digital journey, how to make the case for it, how to shape your digital roadmap and how to survive it, we have received input from some solution providers on their own customers journeys. Jeff Collier , Chief Revenue Officer, SAP Intelligent Spend and Business Network , shares what their customers are looking for from their digital procurement investment.

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Supply Chain Dive

JANUARY 9, 2025

Retailers and manufacturers will continue to diversify their networks while leaning on new technology to safeguard processes and improve customer experiences.

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Supply Chain Dive

JANUARY 9, 2025

Employers should be prepared for potential disruption caused by the rule, attorneys for law firm Fragomen wrote this week.

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Procurement Insights

JANUARY 9, 2025

NPI Financial, an IT procurement advisory services company based in Atlanta, Georgia, specializes in helping enterprises identify and eliminate overspending on IT purchases. They reached out to me, and this video interview is why I am glad they did. I will do more research, including having full direct access to clients to hear what they say in a one-on-one, “off-the-cuff,” no-questions-provided-in-advance format.

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Supply Chain Dive

JANUARY 9, 2025

The wholesale retailer’s ability to cut down on delivery times has coincided with an uptick in activity, according to President and CEO Ron Vachris.

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Supply Chain Brain

JANUARY 9, 2025

Capgemini found that customer satisfaction with Gen AI technology has decreased year-over-year, dipping from 41% in 2023 to 37% in 2024.

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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.

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Supply Chain Dive

JANUARY 9, 2025

The consumer goods company derived more than half of its wood pulp from Canada and the U.S. in 2023.

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Supply Chain Brain

JANUARY 9, 2025

Flood insurance claims due to Hurricane Helene which swamped southern states in September could ultimately total $7 billion.

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Shapiro Negotiations Institute

JANUARY 9, 2025

Your dream deal is one signature away. The ROI makes perfect sense, and your solution solves real problems. But three stubborn stakeholders keep saying no. Sound familiar? Even the best business case falls flat without strong influencing skills to back it up. Ask any successful sales leader or procurement pro – they’ll tell you the same truth: facts and figures alone never close major deals.

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Supply Chain Brain

JANUARY 9, 2025

"You've given us almost zero confidence in the integrity of your supply chains," MP Liam Byrne said to Shein executives in a January 7 hearing in parliament.

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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

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Procurement Insights

JANUARY 9, 2025

“The Spirograph is a geometric drawing toy invented by British engineer Denys Fisher and first introduced to the market in 1965. It allows users to create intricate and hypnotic patterns resembling mathematical curves called hypotrochoids and epitrochoids. The toy became immensely popular and has been a favorite among children and adults for decades.” Over the past few months, I have tracked various graphic outputs from analysts and the consulting industry.

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Supply Chain Brain

JANUARY 9, 2025

The NRF praised the two sides for providing certainty for supply chains, and for helping pave the way for modernization at U.S. ports.

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