Spend Matters

DECEMBER 17, 2024

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. Mike Jud , Senior Director Customer Experience at P2P solution provider Vroozi , shares what their customers are looking for from their digital procurement investment.

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All Things Supply Chain

DECEMBER 16, 2024

As we head into the 2024 holiday season, the global supply chain faces a convergence of.

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Supply Chain Dive

DECEMBER 19, 2024

MSC and CMA CGM will implement fees for cargo traveling through the major waterway on certain trade lanes to offset increased costs.

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Procurement Leaders

DECEMBER 15, 2024

With all thats going on in the world, maintaining supplier collaboration initiatives can seem overwhelming at times especially when the returns can be opaque and difficult to quantify. Most readers will agree that formal supplier collaboration programmes are worth doing; they can unlock huge amounts of value and tap into significant innovation to support growth agendas, sustainability programmes and resilience efforts.

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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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Supply Chain Brain

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Many of these trends are already picking up speed, and much will come down to rapidity of adaptation and adoption, both practice and tech-wise.

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All Things Supply Chain

DECEMBER 18, 2024

“A Festivus for the rest of us!” Frank Costanza As Frank Costanza reminded us with my traditional Seinfeld reference, the holiday season is about celebrating in our unique ways.

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Spend Matters

DECEMBER 16, 2024

In part 1 of this mini series on tariffs we looked in more detail at what we mean by tariffs and in part 2 we talked about a Procurement action plan. In part 3 we look at the tech that can support Procurement in tariff management. Effective and efficient tariff management is rooted in robust direct materials and supply chain risk management. Together, these disciplines empower organizations to handle tariff-related risks (and a broader range of supply chain challenges that extend well beyond tar

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Supply Chain Brain

DECEMBER 18, 2024

The holiday shopping season is a make-or-break moment for businesses, but its also a time when sustainability efforts face significant challenges.

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Procurement Freelancers

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Market uncertainties across the globe have transformed how businesses approach procurement practices. Sourcing consultants now… The post Risk Management Strategies From Leading Sourcing Consultants first appeared on Procurement Blog | Procurement & Supply Chain News.

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Supply Chain Dive

DECEMBER 20, 2024

The less-than-truckload unit aims to sustain or improve service levels while also bolstering its sales ranks.

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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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Spend Matters

DECEMBER 18, 2024

In this Spend Matters Vendor Analysis, we give an overview of WNS Procurements digital offering. The years 2020 and 2021 showed that a majority of businesses were unprepared to tackle significant disruptions and changes in their supply chains, and the business environment is still more volatile and uncertain than ever. Supply disruptions and market dynamics impacted many companies because they had limited visibility into their supply chains, no structured risk management programs and inadequate

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Supply Chain Brain

DECEMBER 16, 2024

In a world in which 60% of global emissions stem from supply chains, getting business executives to embrace supply chain sustainability is critical.

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Arkestro

DECEMBER 18, 2024

The post Material Handling & Logistics: Navigating Supply Chain Disruptions: Then And Now appeared first on Arkestro.

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Supply Chain Dive

DECEMBER 16, 2024

The carrier is adding a fee for processing inbound U.S. imports and delivery area surcharges for new ZIP codes, among other adjustments.

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Procurement Freelancers

DECEMBER 20, 2024

For businesses seeking guidance on supply chain optimization, supplier auditors play a crucial role in… The post Boosting Profit Margins with Efficient Supplier Audit Practices first appeared on Procurement Blog | Procurement & Supply Chain News.

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Supply Chain Brain

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Amazon claims it has no obligation to bargain with the workers, because they are employees of companies that Amazon uses to deliver packages to customers.

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Procurement Insights

DECEMBER 14, 2024

Here is the link to today’s Gartner post on LinkedIn regarding the Data Fabric graphic. My comment is below. I will use these three terms: agent-based model, metaprise, and then – only then, as you call it, data fabric. Without the first two being in place, the data fabric map described above is incomplete and has limited value. Everything begins at the point of new data inputs.

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Supply Chain Dive

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Policymakers reduced the benchmark interest despite signs that their nearly three-year fight to push down inflation to their 2% target has stalled.

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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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Skill Dynamics

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Procurement fraud is often overlooked, but it can tear away at your company’s integrity and reputation from the inside if left unchecked for too long. Activities such as bribery or inflated invoices can lead to severe legal repercussions, significant financial losses, and can damage your brand beyond repair. Proactively identifying and managing procurement fraud is incredibly important when safeguarding your organization’s future.

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Supply Chain Brain

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree claims textile waste is responsible for more carbon emissions than all international flights and maritime shipping combined.

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Procurement Insights

DECEMBER 14, 2024

Why Go “Off Map (Or List)?” According to research, there are 5,000 or more ProcureTech solution providers in the world. Heres a detailed comparison of ProPurchaser , Expana , Beroe , Negotiations Ninja , NEGOBRAIN.AI , MIT’s Negotiation Essentials Sprint , Sound Negotiator , and Nibble Technology based on their offerings, focus areas, and unique features.

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Supply Chain Dive

DECEMBER 16, 2024

The service will see higher increases compared to last year as it navigates higher demand and changes at the Postal Service, which it often relies on.

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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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Barkers Procurement

DECEMBER 19, 2024

In the realm of modern business practices, Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) criteria have become integral to shaping the strategic framework of organisations aiming to operate sustainably and ethically. For companies committed to embracing these principles, monitoring and reporting ESG metrics within the supply chain is not just a regulatory requirement but a strategic imperative that enhances transparency, builds trust, and secures a competitive edge.

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Supply Chain Brain

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Software alone cant fully address the need for visibility. Companies need to expand their data sets by integrating functional and regional silos and formalizing supplier and vendor reporting.

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Procurement Insights

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Since most people using ChatGPT trust the outcome (an estimated 60% to 80%), I thought I would throw it a curve ball and ask who ProPurchaser’s main competitors are. It would be an understatement to say I was surprised that ChatGPT identified ZIP as one of ProPurchaser’s top five competitors. I then asked the next (and obvious) question, why are ZIP and ProPurchaser considered competitors?

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Supply Chain Dive

DECEMBER 20, 2024

The e-commerce giant said work stoppages at seven facilities have not impacted operations.

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Barkers Procurement

DECEMBER 16, 2024

With Christmas and January sales approaching, procurement teams are well into peak season. Those working for FMCG businesses will be familiar with this period of high demand, its long hours and the pressures of ever-evolving expectations. Its a time when the stakes are high. On the one hand, supply chain weaknesses are open to risk, and even the smallest challenges are magnified.

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Supply Chain Brain

DECEMBER 15, 2024

Jason Alexander, industrial policy senior analyst with RSM US, discusses how businesses will navigate the coming year in the face of higher tariffs on durable goods.

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CPO Rising

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Editors Note: Over the next few weeks on CPO Rising, were publishing some best of 2024 articles as we reflect on the year and prepare for the new year ahead.… The post Best Of 2024: Can Amazon “Reshape” the Procurement Industry? appeared first on CPO RISING - THE SITE FOR CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICERS & LEADERS IN SUPPLY MANAGEMENT.

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Supply Chain Dive

DECEMBER 19, 2024

The agency's complaint alleges the alcohol distributor has withheld volume discounts to smaller retailers while favoring larger chain stores since 2018.

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