All Things Supply Chain

JANUARY 17, 2022

Summary: Transportation management solutions provide valuable features to organizations that manage their own logistics.

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ProcurePort

JANUARY 19, 2022

Direct procurement happens when an entity invites a sole entity to supply goods and services without being subjected to a competitive process. Both public and private institutions have procurement provisions requiring competitive bidding before awarding contracts to suppliers. However, there are situations where the direct procurement method is deemed fit.

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Competitive bidding Procurement Bidding Contract 245

Supply Chain Brain

JANUARY 19, 2022

Data moves through supply chains in many different ways, each with their own advantages and disadvantages.

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Data Networking Logistics Supply chain 141

ivalua

JANUARY 21, 2022

The post Procurement 2022: Big Trends and Predictions appeared first on Ivalua.

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Speaker: Benjamin Woll

Enterprise commerce is at an inflection point. Rigid, monolithic platforms slow brands down, but a full replatforming is disruptive and costly. Shopify’s modular architecture offers a flexible, scalable alternative - allowing enterprise brands to modernize without ripping and replacing their entire stack. Learn how Shopify’s composable approach helps modernize commerce stacks while maintaining control over critical systems.

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All Things Supply Chain

JANUARY 19, 2022

Many supply chain challenges can be overcome by working more closely with partner companies.

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ProcurePort

JANUARY 20, 2022

Procurement teams rely on a multitude of frameworks to source and supply needed goods, services, and raw materials. A direct purchasing system (DPS) is a contemporary mode of procurement that has been adopted by numerous enterprises. Explained simply, a direct purchasing system is an automated system that vendors can access at any time. This ‘free […].

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JANUARY 19, 2022

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. The Supply Chain Renaissance Has Begun! Strategies to improve your Supply Chain article and permission to publish here provided by Claire Glassman. The supply chain is a significant part of your overall business strategy and inventory management. An effective and efficient supply chain can help your business improve customer satisfaction and money by minimizing wait times for in-demand products.

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Supply Chain Efficiency Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply chain Strategy 109

All Things Supply Chain

JANUARY 21, 2022

Cargo airlines warn of supply chain disruption due to 5G rollout in the U.S.

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Supply chain Supply Logistics 242

ProcurePort

JANUARY 18, 2022

Category management is the process of pulling together similar products in a single category; and then addressing all the diverse initiatives of a single category as a whole. The initiatives captured in a particular category may include merchandising, procurement process, retail, and sales efforts. More precisely, category management bundles together items to avoid scattered, separate […].

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Supply Chain Brain

JANUARY 18, 2022

Moving freight by rail is the most environmentally friendly mode of ground transport, with the average U.S. railroad moving one ton of freight 470 miles per gallon of fuel. A new type of railcar aims to further improve the industry’s footprint.

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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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ivalua

JANUARY 21, 2022

Avalara is a team of tax experts and technologists behind one solution for your business. Visit Avalara’s site. The post Avalara appeared first on Ivalua.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JANUARY 21, 2022

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Offline Marketing in the Modern Age! Trade shows article and permission to publish here provided by Amelia Emma. It is recommended that every business owner with dreams of one day growing to be big enough to compete on the international level must attend a major trade show related to their line of business, at least once in their lifetime.

Supply chain 98

Supply chain Import Price Supply 98

ContractSafe

JANUARY 21, 2022

What Is Contract Management in Procurement? Procurement teams are critical for any organization, and because they are responsible for contract management, they have a special place in our hearts here at ContractSafe.

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Supply Chain Brain

JANUARY 18, 2022

Economists warn that persistently high transportation prices are stoking inflation and clouding the recovery.

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Supply chain Price Supply 122

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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ivalua

JANUARY 21, 2022

OMNIA Partners is the largest and most experienced organization in procurement and supply chain management. Covering both the private and public sectors, OMNIA Partners unites industry-leading buying power and world-class suppliers to offer an extensive portfolio?of sourcing solutions and partnerships. Through economies of scale, OMNIA Partners is able to deliver more contracts, in more verticals, with transparent, value-driven pricing.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JANUARY 20, 2022

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Drop Shipping Teddy Bears! AliExpress article and permission to publish here provided by Dave Chadha. You may have heard of the e-commerce platform AliExpress. If you haven’t, Alibaba, which is owned by Jack Ma, is the parent company of AliExpress. The platform has risen enormously in recent years, and so has people’s skepticism, questioning the possible risks of buying from AliExpress.

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Import Buyers Quantity supply chain software solutions 96

Future Purchasing

JANUARY 19, 2022

The application of category management is not something that arrives fully formed into our organisations but is a journey in the development of understanding and insights. This simple observation clarifies that to excel at cat man and extract the maximum benefit, we need an approach that develops our practice year on year. As this is unlikely to happen without some intervention, we need to plan for that development.

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Category management Management Strategy Quality 52

Supply Chain Brain

JANUARY 16, 2022

As many Americans worry about empty shelves and delayed packages, looters are taking advantage of the inflow of goods outside of the two southern California ports that are responsible for handling almost half of all U.S. imports.

Supply chain 122

Supply chain Supply Import 122

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ivalua

JANUARY 20, 2022

valantic creates software and digital process solutions that enable customers to achieve strategic advantages over their competitors. We master the central challenges of digitalization with a uniquely flexible, elementary organizational structure and operational excellence. Visit valantic’s website. The post Valantic appeared first on Ivalua.

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Bonfire

JANUARY 19, 2022

Over the past two years, K-12 students across North America have had to transition back and forth between virtual and in-person learning. For many, ongoing disruptions to learning routines have had a negative impact on mental health and academic success. A recent survey conducted by EdWeek found that high schoolers are getting lower grades, procrastinating more, and feeling more distracted by anxiety than they were before the pandemic.

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Eprocurement Procurement team Bidding Collaboration 52

Jaggaer

JANUARY 19, 2022

The post TK Elevator Standardizes Procurement Processes with JAGGAER appeared first on JAGGAER.

Procurement 52

Procurement 52

Supply Chain Brain

JANUARY 20, 2022

Bill Catania, chief executive officer of OneRail, describes the need for, and benefits of, micro-fulfillment centers for ensuring efficient and reliable last-mile delivery.

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Speaker: Becky Parisotto and John Vurdelja

Fulfillment is no longer just about getting products from point A to point B – it's about crafting seamless, scalable, customer first experiences. Flexible fulfillment strategies are more important than ever for those aiming to stay ahead and build resilience as retail enters a new era in 2025. Learn how to optimize fulfillment processes, tackle complex, multi-vendor orders, and create seamless customer experiences – from white-glove delivery for high-value items to quick-ship solutions for ever

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Orderhive

JANUARY 17, 2022

In this article, you will find seven eCommerce shipping solutions that you can implement to deliver the best shipping experience to your customers. The post 7 Best Practices for eCommerce Shipping appeared first on Cin7 Orderhive.

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World of Procurement podcast

JANUARY 17, 2022

Rich Sains is the Founder of Acada , a Procurement Tech company that looks to remove the mundane admin based work and gives real time insights as to what teams are working on. The awesome part about this solution is that it doesn’t require loads of “admin” to input the data. It gives a central view to Procurement Leaders as to what their team is working on.

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EazyStock

JANUARY 17, 2022

The past few years have seen unprecedented supply chain challenges largely stemming from COVID-19 disruptions. As 2022 takes hold, many of the same challenges are present. Consequently, companies are becoming more focused on anticipating, reacting to, and planning for the unexpected through their supply chain strategies. In 2022, key supply chain management trends all lean towards building supply chain resilience.

Supply chain management 52

Supply chain management Supply chain management Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Efficiency 52

Supply Chain Brain

JANUARY 18, 2022

China’s zero tolerance approach to Covid has idled Toyota Motor Corp. and Volkswagen AG factories — a troubling sign for global carmakers as the omicron variant begins to spread in the world’s biggest auto production hub.

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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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Shapiro Negotiations Institute

JANUARY 15, 2022

As most master negotiators will tell you, negotiation is a process, rather than an endgame. However, it’s just as important to know that learning how to successfully negotiate is a process as well. So, what’s the benefit of these processes? Conflict is unsettling, and most of us try to avoid it whenever possible. However, conflict can happen anywhere, anytime—it is often driven more by what we feel than what we want or need.

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CPO Rising

JANUARY 20, 2022

By now, you’ve heard the phrases. “The Big Quit.” “The Great Resignation.” “The Great Reassessment.” Around these parts, we’ve typically referred to the massive, massive numbers of workers voluntarily leaving their jobs as a “talent revolution” unlike anything businesses have ever experienced before. Calling this a “revolution” rather than attributing the volatile labor market solely […].

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The Procuretech Podcast

JANUARY 18, 2022

On this week’s episode I get to talk to a well-known industry expert and dive into a subject many of you may be confused and excited about in equal measure. Melissa Drew, Associate Partner at IBM is my guest to dive into the topic of use cases for AI in procurement applications. We tackle where we are, where we’re headed and what some of the opportunities and limitations could be for this technology in this space.

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Supply Chain Brain

JANUARY 19, 2022

From erecting cardboard cutouts designed to obscure produce shortages to jettisoning their usual discounts and promotions, grocers have turned to a range of solutions to get themselves through the global supply chain crisis.

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Advertiser: ZoomInfo

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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