Supply Chain Brain
DECEMBER 3, 2024
One of the ways companies can meet the new FDA requirement for cold-chain traceability is through smart labels that trace packages throughout the supply chain journey,
All Things Supply Chain
DECEMBER 4, 2024
Supply chain management (SCM) is at the forefront of a technological and strategic revolution, driven by global demands and rapid innovations.
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Supply Chain Dive
DECEMBER 3, 2024
The technology is helping the company's Velocity facility identify stock discrepancies and reduce "high-reach tasks" for workers.
Procurement Leaders
DECEMBER 2, 2024
One of my favourite moments from last month’s Asia Pacific Procurement Congress occurred when Asahi CPO Tom Veit took to the stage in Singapore to deliver a presentation with his colleague, Naoki Nagahama. Naoki-san’s official title at Asahi is liaison director – or, in other language, a business partner. He’s part of the connecting tissue between central procurement and the wider, highly complex group of Asahi businesses.
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Supply Chain Brain
DECEMBER 2, 2024
To adapt to shifting trade policies, U.S. manufacturers should focus on supply chain resilience, cost-efficient production through automation, and recurring revenue through monetization and servitization.
All Things Supply Chain
DECEMBER 2, 2024
The year is 1936, the machines are idle, although all the employees are at their usual workstations, but instead of working, they are playing ping pong, reading the newspaper, and…
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Procurement Leaders
DECEMBER 6, 2024
In partnership with Procurement Leaders: Discover how the function can improve its oversight of, and ability to mitigate, sub-tier threats
Supply Chain Brain
DECEMBER 1, 2024
COVID-19 forever changed supply chain executives’ mindset. At least that’s what we’ve been told by industry experts, in the years since the pandemic hit.
Spend Matters
DECEMBER 3, 2024
As part of our Q4 research into supplier risk, third-party and supply-chain risk management (TPRM/SCRM) and the solutions that support it, we have not only conducted analyst- and market-led research in the shape of analyses, advisory, definitions and webinars, but taken the pulse of the practitioners who use that technology and who deal with risk on a daily basis (for example here and here ).
Supply Chain Dive
DECEMBER 5, 2024
The delivery giant is closing one ship center and trimming its workforce at another, impacting 341 employees.
Advertiser: GEP
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.
The Network Effect
DECEMBER 4, 2024
How automation and robotics are improving packaging, supply chains, and impacting customer experience and expectations
Supply Chain Brain
DECEMBER 3, 2024
“This is a pivotal moment in our history," said Daggett. "The decisions we make today will determine the future for generations to come.
Spend Matters
DECEMBER 4, 2024
This Spend Matters Vendor Analysis provides an overview of Docusign and its enterprise contract lifecycle management (CLM) solution. The provider offers end-to-end CLM capabilities and has also recently released a new product, Intelligent Agreement Management (IAM), to better serve contract management use cases for other functions such as sales and finance.
Supply Chain Dive
DECEMBER 4, 2024
The Solstice program will help SMEs access funding to advance scope 3 commitments.
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
Procurement Insights
DECEMBER 4, 2024
Anyone who has followed me for any length of time knows that I have always believed that it is better to get it right than to be right. This means that as much as I may challenge others, I also want to be challenged by others – including myself. For the past several decades, I have been a strong advocate of using an agent-based development and implementation model for ProcureTech solutions.
Supply Chain Brain
DECEMBER 1, 2024
Paul Debolt, government contracts practice group co-leader with Venable LLP , predicts how requirements for selling to the federal government will be impacted by the new administration.
Spend Matters
DECEMBER 5, 2024
The coronavirus pandemic and recent weather catastrophes have made the case for most types of risk management and what one can do to mitigate the risk more obvious. If you do not have accurate information and alternatives of supply in place, the fallout from a sudden flood will drown you. In ESG-related issues, and in the case of forced labor in particular, the discussion around the risks these pose is more nebulous.
Supply Chain Dive
DECEMBER 5, 2024
Companies adjusted inventory and marketing strategies to accommodate the shorter Black Friday to Christmas timeframe.
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.
Skill Dynamics
DECEMBER 4, 2024
As a procurement professional, ensuring your suppliers are acknowledging the role of sustainability within their practices is highly important for, not only the obvious – improving the planet – but building effective relationships and meeting your company’s objectives. What information do you actually need from your suppliers to make a fair sustainability evaluation?
Supply Chain Brain
DECEMBER 2, 2024
Adoption isn’t a finite process. Even after automation is deployed and the employees are trained, it’s crucial that vendors stay engaged.
Spend Matters
DECEMBER 4, 2024
Contract lifecycle management (CLM) providers may be best known for their repositories, clause libraries, obligation management features and authoring. However, risk is a major element of the contract lifecycle. Whether this is due to a contract being written on third-party paper or a particular redline/edit that does not align with the company’s playbook, CLM solutions use both internal and external tools to assess risks.
Supply Chain Dive
DECEMBER 4, 2024
The e-commerce giant called claims it stopped providing its fastest shipping services to two zip codes "categorically false.
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Arkestro
DECEMBER 5, 2024
Resources / Blog / 5 Ways Predictive Procurement Is Transforming High-Tech Manufacturing 5 Ways Predictive Procurement Is Transforming High-Tech Manufacturing Historically, technological advancements have powered the major evolutions in manufacturing, starting with the steam-powered industrial revolution of the late 18th century, followed in the early 20th century by electricity-powered mass production, and then the advent of computers in the 1970s.
Supply Chain Brain
DECEMBER 3, 2024
The week-long talks, known as INC-5, ended in a deadlock over objections to the inclusion of cuts to plastic production in so-called ambition countries.
Spend Matters
DECEMBER 2, 2024
This Spend Matters Vendor Analysis gives an overview of Aravo, a third-party risk management (TPRM) solution built to empower businesses to effectively manage risks, enhance accountability and protect themselves in a world where third-party engagements are both more critical and more scrutinized than ever. In the rapidly evolving TPRM landscape and the proliferation of VUCA, regulations and vendors, organizations are facing unprecedented challenges.
Supply Chain Dive
DECEMBER 2, 2024
The facility’s closure, announced earlier this year, comes as VF Corp. faces declining earnings and a recent S&P downgrade.
Advertiser: GEP
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.
Jaggaer
DECEMBER 5, 2024
Opportunities for Procurement Technology As we look toward 2025, European businesses are reshaping their supply chains to navigate an increasingly complex global landscape. A recent report by Maersk and Reuters Events highlights that 68% of companies are making supply chain visibility and monitoring solutions a top priority. The drivers behind this focus are clear: global disruptions like the COVID-19 pandemic, geopolitical instability, and ongoing conflicts have exposed vulnerabilities in sup
Supply Chain Brain
NOVEMBER 30, 2024
TradeBeyond’s Retail Sourcing Report: 2025 Supply Chain Trends provides a comprehensive analysis of the critical developments that will continue to reshape global retail supply chains in 2025 and beyond.
Arkestro
DECEMBER 3, 2024
Press Releases / Arkestro Joins the Infor Marketplace to Amplify Procurement’s Influence with Its Infor LN Integration Arkestro Joins the Infor Marketplace to Amplify Procurement’s Influence with Its Infor LN Integration The leader in Predictive Procurement Orchestration (PPO) partners with Infor Marketplace to redefine procurement’s role in business growth.
Supply Chain Dive
DECEMBER 4, 2024
November delivery speeds improved by 27% year over year amid better fulfillment and transit times, according to project44.
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