All Things Supply Chain
MAY 25, 2022
With global efforts to raise awareness about climate change on the rise, more and more consumers are checking the eco credentials of the companies that they buy from.
ProcurePort
MAY 26, 2022
• The sourcing function within any organization is part of the broader procurement efforts. The sourcing function ensures that the organization is getting its products from the most suitable suppliers. • If possible, the sourcing function should influence the supply market through engagement with suppliers for mutually beneficial relationships. • An effective sourcing strategy considers […].
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ivalua
MAY 23, 2022
Redwood City, CA. May 23, 2022 – Ivalua, a leading provider of Spend Management Cloud solutions, announced the winners of its Carbon Footprint Innovation Cup at its marquee annual event, Ivalua NOW 2022 in Washington D.C. The joint Ivalua/Partner competition focused on developing innovative and ready-to-use capabilities through Ivalua’s powerful ‘no code’ configuration interface, enabling Ivalua’s customers to reduce their scope 3 carbon emissions. .
Supply Chain Brain
MAY 26, 2022
To cope with the seemingly never-ending supply chain crisis, business leaders are turning to artificial intelligence to make strategic business decisions. .
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All Things Supply Chain
MAY 23, 2022
Ocean freight is a key element of cross-border trade allowing huge volumes of goods to be transported across the world.
ProcurePort
MAY 25, 2022
• Procurement was long regarded as an administrative function. But it’s slowly emerging to be a strategic and a critical component of any organization. Today, more than ever, procurement has immense potential to impact different areas of expenditure and affect the bottom line. • Business leaders and managers must remember that procurement can best deliver […].
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Supply Chain Brain
MAY 26, 2022
Even in our brave new world of pandemic disruptions, the most important steps to improve import and export performance are the ones that focus on the fundamentals.
All Things Supply Chain
MAY 27, 2022
France struggles with mustard shortage It is likely that French consumers will see a lack of mustard in shops in the coming months due to a shortage of mustard seeds.
ProcurePort
MAY 24, 2022
• Manufacturing shop floors convert resource inputs into finished outputs. Finished products are packaged and distributed to wholesalers, hypermarkets, retailers, and consumers. • The procurement function in manufacturing ensures that the right products, services, and supplies are procured at the best price. • The procurement function manages the end-to-end process of procuring materials and resource […].
ivalua
MAY 26, 2022
The post Gaining Competitive Advantage via Holistic Supplier Management appeared first on Ivalua.
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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.
Supply Chain Brain
MAY 24, 2022
Many observers in the global supply chain and logistics industries are eagerly awaiting a restabilization of supply and demand. But it’s time to bust the myth of a “return to normal.”.
Supply Chain Game Changer
MAY 25, 2022
Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Shared Working Spaces are Great for Business Growth! Are you tired of working in isolation? Is your office space too small or big and empty? It’s time to change your working environment and look for a coworking space near you. Coworking space is fast replacing the conventional offices where you have to fit in a cubicle to focus on your work.
CPO Rising
MAY 27, 2022
Leading supply management suite provider, Ivalua, recently held its annual user conference Ivalua Now as an in-person (but also virtual) event in Washington, D.C. It was another stellar showing of this always well-organized and high-class affair. Ardent analysts participated virtually this year and hope to return in person in 2023. Ivalua’s Innovation Showcase The Day […].
ivalua
MAY 24, 2022
The post APAC Study: Mitigate Logistics and Supply Chain Disruptions appeared first on Ivalua.
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
Supply Chain Brain
MAY 25, 2022
The term “automation” often conjures images of warehouse bots and self-driving trucks. But the real magic of automation is much less flashy.
Supply Chain Game Changer
MAY 21, 2022
Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Blockchain and Information Governance! (Infographic). Polkadot is a blockchain 3.0 platform that allows for the creation of interoperable blockchains, offering scalability and security. The idea behind Polkadot is that if you want to create a new application or run an existing one, you could build it on top of one of these interoperable blockchains and have access to all their benefits without having to start from scratch.
Sourcing Solved
MAY 26, 2022
We live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines. Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis. In today’s 5-minutes I welcome Vice President / CPO Procurement at Inmarsat, Tim Snow to answer the question: “How do we attract the new wave of p
ivalua
MAY 25, 2022
The post Turn Accounts Payable into a Strategic Business Partner appeared first on Ivalua.
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.
Supply Chain Brain
MAY 25, 2022
The supply chain crisis that has clogged the U.S. logistics network has made the country’s two largest ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach the least efficient trade hubs for handling containers worldwide, a new report showed.
Supply Chain Game Changer
MAY 26, 2022
Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Competing against Amazon? You Need A Blue Ocean Strategy! We have seen many people taking a new leap in crypto circles in the past few years, particularly in Bitcoin. Thanks to the meteoric rise of the coin, many people experimented a lot with the coin. Several teenagers and college students have invested in this domain and won big in Bitcoin.
Procurify
MAY 26, 2022
Written by: Delaney Rombough. Did you know that only 22 percent of companies have a proactive supply chain network? Technology, market and economic conditions, and customer demand and expectations are constantly changing. That’s why in today’s fast-paced global economy, it’s more important than ever to make sure your supply chain is efficient and reliable. .
ivalua
MAY 25, 2022
The post Five Strategies to Establish Supply Chain Continuity appeared first on Ivalua.
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Supply Chain Brain
MAY 24, 2022
Supply chain managers quit their jobs last year at the highest rate since at least 2016 due to a mix of burnout and a desire for fatter paychecks.
Supply Chain Game Changer
MAY 23, 2022
Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Why is Supply Chain Management Important? Our 10 Best Articles! A company’s supply chain usually comprises all the operations between sourcing raw materials and delivering the product to customers. Along with this process, there are many challenges a company faces, some of which can be avoided or mitigated through knowledge management for the supply chain management.
Barkers Procurement
MAY 25, 2022
Jersey Electricity needed help to launch a full review of the procurement function, starting from scoping, discovery, planning and implementation for: Spend analysis. Category management. Systems. Processes. People. Barkers started category councils and reviewed tendering and negotiations practices, delivering £750k savings in the first year. At the same time, processes were defined better and implemented across the organisation.
The Procuretech Podcast
MAY 24, 2022
This week we're talking about supply chains. More specifically, where does the line lie between procurement and supply chain? Should we be concentrating on better understanding our multi-tiered complex chains, rather than just purchasing software to better track and trace shipments? Understanding the value of pre-emptive end-to-end supply chain management.
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Financial institutions must navigate a complex web of policies, procedures and regulations to ensure compliance and manage risk. When Hellenic Bank, a leading retail lender in Cyprus, set out to transform its procurement operations, it needed more than just software deployment. It required a partner that would help embed its intricate buying processes — with all its validations, risk assessments and tiered approvals — into a unified system.
Supply Chain Brain
MAY 24, 2022
Michelle Carroll, Supply Chain Management Department chair at Fayetteville (North Carolina) Technical Community College, talks about the importance of preparing students for a career in supply chain.
Supply Chain Game Changer
MAY 27, 2022
Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. All You Need to Know About Cryptocurrency! Earlier the last year, the increasing popularity of crypto coins like bitcoin has been a significant matter of concern for the government of India. Because of all this, the government was looking forward to banning the cryptocurrency movement in the country.
Arkestro
MAY 23, 2022
As 2019 wound down, who would have predicted that how to solve supply chain disruptions would become one of the top headlines? Especially throughout the next three years? Not just in trade publications, either. Supply chain disruption has become something that all of us see in the headlines every day: online, in newspapers, and in magazines. The topic has become the subject of documentaries.
Value Match
MAY 24, 2022
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