Spend Matters

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Procurement solution providers are engaged in a race to implement GenAI in their solutions. It is in part due to the global interest in GenAI that was triggered by the launch of ChatGPT in November 2022 and in part due to the opportunity to easily enable their applications with (Gen)AI as integration with third-party GenAI tools (like ChatGPT) reduces the barrier to entry to the world of AI-enabled solutions.

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All Things Supply Chain

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Medical supply chains have endured a number of public health crises, from the HIV epidemic to viral outbreaks to substance abuse to the recent COVID-19 pandemic.

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Supply Chain Dive

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Amazon making more deliveries in house, shifts to other carriers and buy online, pick up in store initiatives contributed to the company's Q4 volume decline.

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Procurement Leaders

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

It can be draining just reading about the chaos brought about by global risks that continue to hit the headlines; from Houthi Rebel strikes in the Red Sea to ongoing speculation about Chinese intentions towards Taiwan, to the potential fallout from “the year of elections”. That said, being on the sharp end of having to respond to some of these events is a different matter entirely, and it’s a situation that many in the Procurement Leaders community find themselves in constantly.

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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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Supply Chain Brain

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Mexican exports to the U.S. topped out at $475.6 billion, beating China which saw its exports to the U.S. fall by 20% year-over-year to $427.2 billion.

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Spend Matters

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

We recently concluded our annual insights series, which, throughout the months of December and January, gives insights for the year ahead from procurement-related tech and service providers. Our respondents gave us their observations on 2024 and how they anticipate them shaping the market in the year to come. It has been a fascinating read, and our senior analyst Bertrand Maltaverne has the privilege of wrapping it up and adding his own observations.

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SCMDOJO

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The fast-evolving business trends and technologies bring new challenges to every organization. One of these issues is making sure that the amount of products they have matches what they’re supposed to have, also known as stock discrepancy. To mitigate the issues of the end-to-end supply chain and cope with customer expectations, organizations are constantly focusing on reducing the delivery lead time.

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Supply Chain Brain

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

The headlines about shortages and disruptions in healthcare supply chains aren’t going away anytime soon. The industry needs help.

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Spend Matters

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

This Spend Matters Vendor Analysis provides an overview of Workfellow and its solution for process and task intelligence. Workfellow is a process- and task-mining vendor that enables process visibility and provides recommendations for how their operations can be approved. The solution minimizes redundant work, achieves savings through undiscovered process automation, streamlines processes by eliminating unnecessary steps, hastens customer response times and removes the need for manual data trans

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Supply Chain Dive

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Despite the decline in global rates, air freight volumes rose 10% year over year due to shipper concerns.

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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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Procurement Templates

FEBRUARY 3, 2024

Project-Planner Download A “plan on a page” typically refers to a concise and condensed representation of a comprehensive plan or strategy presented on a single page. This approach is commonly used in business, project management, and various organizational contexts to provide a quick and accessible overview of key goals, objectives, and action items.

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Supply Chain Brain

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

As this vital technology continues to advance at an exponential rate, businesses that embrace AI in their supply chain operations will be well-positioned for long-term success.

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Spend Matters

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

This Spend Matters Vendor Analysis gives an overview of Mercanis, a newcomer in the upstream suite landscape. It was created in response to the growing need for organizations to streamline and improve their procurement operations through the adoption of digital solutions. To achieve that, Berlin-based Mercanis focuses on flexibility — specifically, on providing a modular and configurable platform that customers can adapt to their needs and grow over time — and usability to ensure a wide and low

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Supply Chain Dive

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Global awareness was one skill Elliott Rodgers highlighted during remarks at Manifest Vegas 2024.

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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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Procurement Templates

FEBRUARY 3, 2024

Weekly-Planner Download You might like the daily planner and P lan on a Page The post Weekly Planner appeared first on Procurement Templates.

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Supply Chain Brain

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

There is a balance between the current financial perspective and the need to take measured risks to continue to grow in the market.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

It’s hard to imagine a business world without cloud computing. There would be no e-commerce, remote work capabilities or the IT infrastructure framework needed to support emerging technologies like generative AI and quantum computing. Determining the best cloud computing architecture for enterprise business is critical for overall success. That’s why it is essential to compare the different functionalities of private cloud versus public cloud versus hybrid cloud.

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Supply Chain Dive

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The retailer has partnered with software company Shelf Engine to boost ordering, efficiency and in-stock levels of fresh foods.

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Art of Procurement

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

On January 5th, Alaska Airlines flight 1282 left Portland, Oregon en route to Ontario, California. Just minutes into the flight, The post Savings v. Safety in Aircraft Manufacturing appeared first on Art of Procurement.

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Supply Chain Brain

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

While the overall picture is mixed, some Chinese-linked vessels have to pay as little as 0.35% of their hull and machinery value to obtain insurance for transit.

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SCMR (Supply Chain Management Review)

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

More than three-quarters of supply chain operations say they are still facing a workforce shortage, with managers and analysts most in need.

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Supply Chain Dive

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

The latest infusion will help the startup reach new markets and develop its artificial intelligence and other technology.

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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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Spend Matters

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Incorporating AI into business processes can unlock unparalleled insights and efficiency; we know that from the numerous solution demos we’ve witnessed. Two main trends appear to be driving the development and use of GenAI among the vendor community. Firstly, they can’t afford not to; it’s the future. Secondly, the reality that GenAI (especially ChatGPT) is opening new possibilities for procurement operations.

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Supply Chain Brain

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

One challenge stalling manufacturers' ability to cut carbon emissions is a lack of data, with supplier information notoriously hard to obtain. Solving this problem is a top priority.

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SCMR (Supply Chain Management Review)

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Artificial intelligence, augmented reality and machine learning are driving value from the business office to the warehouse.

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Supply Chain Dive

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Supply remains scarce due to heavy rains and the spread of black pod disease in West Africa, according to a recent CoBank report.

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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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IBM Supply Chain Blog

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Tackling global climate change and tracking greenhouse gas emissions has become an all-hands-on-deck endeavor. The World Bank recently launched an initiative, in collaboration with NASA and the European Space Agency, to collect and organize satellite-based measurements of concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. 1 Back on Earth’s surface, companies around the world are also tracking greenhouse gas emissions —the ones produced by their businesses and value chains.

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Supply Chain Brain

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

The agreement, which took effect in January, allows gas to be shipped via pipeline to Italy and then on to Germany, a spokesperson for Sonatrach said.

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Procurement Insights

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

“You asked me what the difference maker for me in my career has been; it has been leading in a way that builds relationships authentically with people in order to get results. Being transparent and authentic about what I’m doing and then doing what I say I’m going to do.” – Steven Williams, Frito-Lay and Quaker CEO I shared the following comment in a post by Steven Williams , who started his career many years ago as a buyer and is today Frito-Lay and Quaker’s

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Supply Chain Dive

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

The city was late on registering 77% of its contracts in the first half of its fiscal year, leading to long payment delays and financial issues for contractors.

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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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