Procurement Insights
DECEMBER 30, 2023
EDITOR’S NOTE: Who are the Next Gen (Procurement) Rebels? Check out the article Procurement’s Most Wanted List: Who Are The Next Gen Rebels? to discover who these industry movers and shakers are. The best way to predict or anticipate the future of procurement is to talk to those professionals who want to influence the future versus being a spectator of it.
Supply Chain Brain
DECEMBER 20, 2023
As the landscape of supply chains grows increasingly complex and data-driven, the role of artificial intelligence becomes more critical in streamlining procurement processes.
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Supply Chain Dive
DECEMBER 14, 2023
The profession has growing needs for data and technology as well as general business skills, according to a recent survey by Gartner.
Procurement Insights
DECEMBER 27, 2023
EDITOR’S NOTE: Yesterday’s post certainly started to stimulate some thought-provoking feedback from people like Dave Jones and R.Gökhan Hüner. The following are their respective comments and my corresponding response. Dave Jones, MCIPS (and Next Gen Rebel) Great post. Failure to involve end users in tech decisions and subsequent implementation is the main reason things fail.
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Supply Chain Brain
DECEMBER 20, 2023
From scenario planning to relationship building, procurement teams are in a new era of risk management that will be crucial for long-term success.
All Things Supply Chain
DECEMBER 4, 2023
The holiday season is here, and businesses are working to provide the best customer experience through optimizing their supply chains.
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IBM Supply Chain Blog
DECEMBER 8, 2023
Last year, almost 200 million people shopped on Black Friday. Online alone, they spent more than $9 billion. This holiday season, shoppers are ready to shop again and they’re prepared to spend even more. Are your IT systems ready to handle any spikes and keep everyone jolly? Or are you worried that incidents—finicky apps, slow page loads or even downtime— might ruin the holiday spirit along with your bottom line?
Supply Chain Dive
DECEMBER 7, 2023
The beverage giant is focused on efficiency in its operations and working with communities, Pepsi’s senior director overseeing water strategy told Supply Chain Dive.
SCMR (Supply Chain Management Review)
DECEMBER 21, 2023
Volatility is costly and disruptive to operations. Consumer packaged goods supply chains face volatile transportation flows due mostly to variations in consumer behavior, but technology can help smooth those flows.
Supply Chain Brain
DECEMBER 19, 2023
Every major commercial shipping line is rerouting vessels away from the Suez Canal in response to the recent series of missile attacks by Houthi militants in the Red Sea.
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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.
All Things Supply Chain
DECEMBER 6, 2023
Artificial intelligence (AI) in the workforce has significantly changed several industries. One of the sectors facing a major transformation is supply chain management.
Let's Talk Supply Chain
DECEMBER 28, 2023
As the year draws to a close, we can look back on all the progress women in supply chain made this year and the powerful gains ahead. 2023 marks the year women in supply chain returned to the post-pandemic workforce in full force. These advancements turned heads at the C-suite and executive level. 26% of all executives, including CSO, SVP, EVP, and CPO positions, are filled by women—an all-time high up almost 20% from a year prior.
Spend Matters
DECEMBER 20, 2023
Spend Matters is publishing a series of articles about procurement, supply and services trends for the year ahead from expert tech and service providers in the market. We are highlighting the customer demands, market movements and advances in procurement tech that are exciting the world of solution providers, how they expect them to shape the S2P landscape next year and how they plan to respond to them.
Supply Chain Dive
DECEMBER 13, 2023
A desire to reduce costs, lead times, political risk and emissions are just some of the reasons behind onshoring, nearshoring and friendshoring decisions.
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
SCMR (Supply Chain Management Review)
DECEMBER 11, 2023
Companies at the forefront of the circularity shift have begun identifying and investing in the new structures and processes required to replace linear business models. As these new market dynamics develop, industries will be able to go circular at a faster pace.
Supply Chain Brain
DECEMBER 28, 2023
By adopting AI technology to analyze critical enterprise-wide contract data and gain insights into supplier practices, companies can identify red flags and deviations from compliance standards
All Things Supply Chain
DECEMBER 20, 2023
It’s that time of year again for recaps, and the All Things Supply Chain blog has traditionally joined in this positive habit.
SCMDOJO
DECEMBER 14, 2023
In the global world of businesses, companies often seek help from sourcing agencies to figure out how to get the things they need. But what’s a sourcing agency or sourcing agent and how does it make buying things easier? Let’s explore this world of sourcing agencies and understand what they do. A sourcing agency is like a helpful guide in the complicated process of getting goods.
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.
IBM Supply Chain Blog
DECEMBER 11, 2023
With the rapid advancements in cloud computing, data management and artificial intelligence (AI) , hybrid cloud plays an integral role in next-generation IT infrastructure. Enterprise-level businesses rely on hybrid cloud solutions to run critical workloads from anywhere by combining and unifying on-premises, private cloud and public cloud environments.
Supply Chain Dive
DECEMBER 14, 2023
The country is home to a growing number of factories thanks to its increased use of free trade agreements, tax incentives and competitive labor costs.
SCMR (Supply Chain Management Review)
DECEMBER 26, 2023
As we head into 2024, top 10 supply chain lists feature the usual suspects: technology, visibility, AI. But a focus on talent is needed to ensure the investments in these more high-profile areas provide value.
Supply Chain Brain
DECEMBER 19, 2023
While most supply chain disruptions have dissipated, continued challenges led to the White House giving supply chains another bump in the news cycle with its inaugural meeting of the Council on Supply Chain Resilience.
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All Things Supply Chain
DECEMBER 11, 2023
The US supply chain underwent huge changes as a result of Covid-19 pandemic and it has never fully recovered.
SCMDOJO
DECEMBER 28, 2023
In the era of the Digital Retail Revolution, adaptive supply chain management is imperative amid the surge in online retail and the social commerce boom. Notably, social commerce entails direct buying and selling on social media platforms. According to a recent report by Global Web Index, modern shoppers distribute their attention across multiple social platforms and are increasingly likely to purchase products on their mobile devices.
IBM Supply Chain Blog
DECEMBER 13, 2023
Derived from the Greek words for “hidden writing,” cryptography is the science of obscuring transmitted information so that it may only be read by the intended recipient. The applications of cryptography are endless. From the quotidian end-to-end message authentication on WhatsApp to the practical digital signatures on legal forms or even the CPU-draining ciphers used for mining cryptocurrency , cryptography has become an essential aspect of our digital world and a critical cybersecu
Supply Chain Dive
DECEMBER 11, 2023
Carriers in ocean, air cargo, rail and trucking are launching new services and tweaking their networks amid evolving global trade flows.
Speaker: Kevin Kai Wong, President of Emergent Energy Solutions
In today's industrial landscape, the pursuit of sustainable energy optimization and decarbonization has become paramount. ♻️ Manufacturing corporations across the U.S. are facing the urgent need to align with decarbonization goals while enhancing efficiency and productivity. Unfortunately, the lack of comprehensive energy data poses a significant challenge for manufacturing managers striving to meet their targets. 📊 Join us for a practical webinar hosted by Kevin Kai Wong of Emergent Ene
SCMR (Supply Chain Management Review)
DECEMBER 7, 2023
Learning these six ingredients for delivering innovation from invention serve as a compass for organizations navigating this dynamic market and striving to maximize return on innovation investment.
Supply Chain Brain
DECEMBER 25, 2023
For the past few years, the topic of the microchip shortage dominated media headlines. Now, another shortage is creating obstacles on the path to equilibrium in the semiconductor supply chain: talent.
Finale Inventory
DECEMBER 15, 2023
A transfer order arriving at a warehouse. For those managing ecommerce warehouses, optimizing operations is vital for maintaining customer satisfaction and driving profitability. Finale’s transfer orders stand out as an important tool in this initiative. Let’s explore the role of transfer orders, demonstrating how they can significantly streamline your warehouse processes.
SCMDOJO
DECEMBER 14, 2023
Time is really important in business. Studies say that 25% of customers won’t buy something unless it can be shipped in two days or less. Knowing how crucial time is for keeping customers happy and influencing what they buy, it’s clear that handling lead time (which means the time it takes to get things ready) is not just needed for business, but it also gives an edge in today’s competitive and complex economy.
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