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The Biggest Container Ships in 2021

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Since the recent blockade in the Suez Canal, it has put large container ships into the spotlight.

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Using Data Analytics to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint

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The benefits of harnessing the enormous volume of data captured by transportation and logistics industries cannot be overstated.

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RFI Vs RFP Vs RFQ – What are The Key Differences?

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Nowadays, enterprises seeking to switch immigration providers have more options than ever before, and often check a large number of traditional and hybrid models in order to find the best model in terms of service, technology, costs, employee experience, etc. At some point you have asked the question RFI Vs RFP? This blog explains this. Continue reading.

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CIPS Breakfast Briefing – Managing risk in procurement and supply

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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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IIoT and the eco-friendly supply chain

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The Industrial Internet of Things refers to the way that smart machines can be connected to each other in a wider network where information from one machine can affect the…

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Five Myths (and Realities) About Zero-Based Budgeting

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When it comes to business management and organizational operation finance, accounting, and budgeting are three of the most important elements, regardless of industry. As such, finance professionals and accounting specialists are always on the hunt for new formulas, algorithms, and budgeting systems to improve their operations and optimize savings. One budgeting strategy that doesn’t always […].

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Driving supplier innovation, spend reduction and greater agility with Ivalua: Lessons from Rolls Royce

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Supply Chain Weekly Wrap-Up 05/07/2021 – 05/13/2021

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Fears of gas price surge after cyberattack shuts U.S. Colonial Pipeline The largest gasoline pipeline in the U.S.

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What Is Accounts Payable? What Is the Process and What Is Included?

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Accounts payable. The part of the procurement process that most departments love to hate. But what exactly is it and why does it drive people insane? Accounts Payable Defined What is accounts payable? According to Investopedia.com, accounts payable (AP) is: “…an account within the general ledger that represents a company’s obligation to pay off a […].

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Sheri Hinish to Host Executive Roundtable at Generis America Supply Chain Summit May 11, 2021

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If you're attending the Generis American Supply Chain Summit, join me tomorrow May 11 for an Executive Roundtable from 12:50 – 1:30pm (eastern) exploring how to mitigate the rising costs of supply chain disruptions through a different lens. With the added pressures of price increases and shipping delays, and little reprieve in the immediate future, companies can.

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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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EBA Compliance – CPO Breakfast Session powered by Procurious

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Seven reasons why Artificial Intelligence can’t drive business value alone

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Artificial intelligence (AI) will be at the center of value creation in the future enterprise. It has the potential to augment and automate both physical labor and the knowledge worker. It has the potential to make ordinary humans into super humans leading to superior performance, triumphing over human genius and activity alone. However, enterprises should not focus on artificial intelligence alone if they wish to leap forward in automation, productivity, and competitiveness while staying releva

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Guided Buying and Its Benefits in Procurement

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In many organizations, if an employee needs something, even something simple like more sticky notes, there’s often a procurement process associated with that purchase. This means that just to restock the office supply closet with some sticky notes, or pens and paper, or paperclips, or whatever your office-supply-vice maybe, you’ll likely need to go through […].

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How Sustainable Supply Chains Help Business and Our Planet Thrive

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Businesses cannot succeed in societies that are failing. There have been many lessons learned from the pandemic, but two things stand out: the power of existential threats to impact our daily lives, and the strength of collaboration when organizations around the world mobilize to solve complex problems. Sustainability isn’t a new idea, but the pandemic certainly elevated.

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From Reactive to Resilient: Charting Your Supply Chain Maturity

In this webinar, supply chain industry experts share insights and best practices for enhancing supply chain efficiency, resilience and adaptability. Watch the webinar to learn strategies to develop supply chain maturity and save on costs. Delve into the stages of supply chain maturity, from foundational management to advanced optimization and innovation.

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Danske Bank x Ivalua – Meeting the Multiple Outsourcing, PRA Compliance Obligations in Financial Services – How can Technology Help?

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The post Danske Bank x Ivalua – Meeting the Multiple Outsourcing, PRA Compliance Obligations in Financial Services – How can Technology Help? appeared first on Ivalua.

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How to Prepare for the Next Supply Chain Disruption

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Recent supply chain disruptions exposed many gaps in the global trading system and geopolitical forecasting, while underscoring dangerous and expensive weaknesses in supply chain management.

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Android App Automation Testing Tools!

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Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Understanding the Bitcoin Mining Process! Android app article and permission to publish here provided by Jean Nichols. About 80% of smartphones on the market are Android-based, with the remainder being iOS-based. Android has grown its market share from 3.9 percent to 80 percent since its debut in 2009.

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Sheri Hinish Featured Cover of May’s Supply Chain Digital Magazine Talking Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Every success story is a tale of failure, courage, adaptation, and persistence. When we listen and celebrate what we have in common and what makes each of us uniquely different, we evolve and create the type of world where everyone can participate, where connections are real and inclusion is abundant.Today, I share a personal reflection. Read more. The post Sheri Hinish Featured Cover of May’s Supply Chain Digital Magazine Talking Diversity, Equity and Inclusion appeared first on SupplyCha

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The 2nd Generation of Innovation Management: A Survival Guide

Speaker: Chris Townsend, VP of Product Marketing, Wellspring

Over the past decade, companies have embraced innovation with enthusiasm—Chief Innovation Officers have been hired, and in-house incubators, accelerators, and co-creation labs have been launched. CEOs have spoken with passion about “making everyone an innovator” and the need “to disrupt our own business.” But after years of experimentation, senior leaders are asking: Is this still just an experiment, or are we in it for the long haul?

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KPMG Benelux x Ivalua – How to be EBA compliant ? Turning ideas into actions

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Will the Giant Containerships Cause More Supply Chain Disruptions?

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The blockage of the Suez Canal by the Evergreen Line containership Ever Given sent a dire warning to global supply chains. As they outgrow transportation infrastructure, modern-day mega-vessels threaten to cause further disruptions to the flow of cargo.

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Micro Fulfillment in Store!

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Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Featuring Our 10 Best Warehouse Order Fulfillment Articles! Get Our EBOOK HERE. Decades ago a customer could call their local grocery store and order the goods they wanted, for either pick up at the store or for home delivery. This option for order fulfillment had been adopted by some in the intervening decades.

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Sheri Hinish + Panasonic Talk the Future of Supply Chains at IBM THINK2021 Event

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Full circle moment with Panasonic! My very first influencer job was with Panasonic at CES 2018. Stoked to share this open-access session at IBM's THINK 2021 conference with Harada san and Jonathan Wright exploring how to build future-ready supply chains.We talk about the exposed cracks in global supply chains magnified by COVID, but also how the reach.

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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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In the Middle East, the Need for Risk Management Guides the Transformation Journey to Procurement 4.0

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Risk management, cost reduction and digital transformation — these are the three top priorities for procurement organisations in the Middle East today, according to a global survey conducted by Ivalua’s global partner PwC. The research firm asked more than 400 respondents across Europe, the Middle East and Africa 12 questions related to some key themes: What are the strategic priorities of purchasing departments in the region?

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Cyber Hack Knocks Out Largest U.S. Fuel Pipeline for Third Day

Supply Chain Brain

Fuel suppliers are growing increasingly nervous about the possibility of gasoline and diesel shortages across the eastern U.S. almost two days after a cyberattack knocked out a massive pipeline.

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Small Business Risks in Accepting Cryptocurrencies!

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Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. All You Need to Know About Cryptocurrency! Get Our EBOOK HERE. Small business risks article and permission to publish here provided by Jean Nichols. As Bitcoin’s dramatic increase to over $50,000 a coin sparked a massive explosion in digital currencies and pervasive curiosity in blockchain-based technology, cryptocurrency exploded into the mainstream.

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JAGGAER Named a Challenger in the 2021 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Contract Lifecyle Management

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The post JAGGAER Named a Challenger in the 2021 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Contract Lifecyle Management appeared first on JAGGAER.

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10 Ways to Leverage Buyer Signals and Drive Revenue

In today’s ultra-competitive markets, it’s no longer enough to wait for buyers to show obvious signs of interest. Instead, sales teams must be proactive, identifying and acting on nuanced buyer behaviors — often before prospects are fully ready to make a purchase. In this eBook from ZoomInfo & Sell Better, learn 10 actionable ways to use these buyer signals to transform your sales strategy and close deals faster.

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Arkad S.p.A. Selects Ivalua & PwC To Drive Its Procurement Transformation Journey

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REDWOOD CITY, Calif., May 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Ivalua, a leading global spend management cloud provider, and PwC, a trusted Ivalua implementation partner, today announced that Arkad S.p.A. has selected Ivalua’s platform to drive its Procurement digital transformation journey with PwC as implementation partner. Arkad S.p.A. is a world leading energy services group focused on delivering excellence in the oil and gas sector.

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Partial, Less-Than or Shared Truckload? Here's How They Differ

Supply Chain Brain

Faster, safer, better: these consumer expectations for e-commerce delivery are driving a speed-focused freight market.

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7 Big Trends in Warehouse Automation

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Is There Such Thing as Too Much Supplier Diversity?

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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.