All Things Supply Chain

AUGUST 10, 2022

The port authority of Oakland recently reduced the free wait time for shipping containers from seven to four days. The reason? – Port Congestion.

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RPF360

AUGUST 11, 2022

Vendor onboarding is an essential element of successful supplier relationship management. Explore this topic as well as how RFP management software automates and centralizes the vendor onboarding process. The post Vendor onboarding: Process guide, checklist and tips appeared first on RFP360.

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ABC of Procurement

AUGUST 8, 2022

We have all heard about the terms:” tender”, “bid”, and “bidding”. Here is a short overview of the complete process. The post What is a technical and financial bid? first appeared on ABC of Procurement.

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Supply Chain Dive

AUGUST 9, 2022

Eight facilities already have Berkshire Grey technology, but FedEx is eyeing greater expansion.

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All Things Supply Chain

AUGUST 8, 2022

Starting in 2020, the supply chain world was disrupted in ways previously unheard of. A pandemic shut down everything.

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Supply Chain Brain

AUGUST 9, 2022

Maintaining your organization’s dependence on collecting, tracking and sharing supply chain data with Excel is perhaps the biggest threat to agility, resilience, visibility and profitability.

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ivalua

AUGUST 11, 2022

Redwood City, 11 August, 2022 – Ivalua, a global leader in spend management , today announced that Aegion Corporation, a leading provider of infrastructure maintenance, rehabilitation, and protection solutions, selected its platform to digitally transform procurement. The initial focus is on digitising the Procure-to-Order process with subsequent phases planned for invoicing and sourcing.

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All Things Supply Chain

AUGUST 11, 2022

Ukraine requires more ships to relieve grain supply chain Last week provided some relief for global food supply chains as the first ship loaded with grain left a Ukrainian port…

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ProcurePort

AUGUST 11, 2022

• Beyond flying cars and hoverboards, we’ll see a lot in the future. Machine learning, analytics, big data, cloud, and artificial intelligence are some of the few forces that are revolutionizing and defining the tech landscape. • New technologies impact functional business areas, including operations, sales, marketing, and strategic positioning.

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Procurement Heads

AUGUST 11, 2022

When did your interest in procurement and supply chain begin? It was back in 2004 in Romania – I am Romanian – and at the time I was working as a Marketing Assistant at British American Tobacco. The company was going through a transformation to become the market leader in Europe and I remember being asked by the Managing Director where I saw my career evolving, my answer was very quick, I wanted to join the cool and dynamic purchasing team because I was always fascinated by the negot

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Speaker: Ethan Woolley, Director at Kharon

This webinar will explore how companies can proactively address compliance risks–rather than reactively responding to–UFLPA enforcement actions. Ethan Woolley will provide insights into the latest CBP enforcement trends, entity list updates, and industries under increased scrutiny, with a look at potential shifts under the Trump administration. Ethan will also explore how predictive data and strategic due diligence can help organizations stay ahead of regulatory challenges and strengthen complia

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Procurement Tactics

AUGUST 10, 2022

33 Procurement Interview Questions in 2022. Success! First Name. Email. Download Free PDF. Or receive our famous weekly newsletter. Invoice Management — Everything You Should Know. In the past, the process of invoice management was slow. However, throughout the years, it has also adopted some advancements that made it fast and efficient. Yet, many people are still relying on what they were taught in the past. .

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Supply Chain Brain

AUGUST 7, 2022

It takes solid partnerships to weather crises — or, for that matter, the day-to-day business of supply chain management. In this latest edition of our annual roster of 100 Great Supply Chain Partners , we present instances of true collaboration in the face of enormous challenges.

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ProcurePort

AUGUST 10, 2022

• Understanding the procurement process flow in your organization is key to identifying areas of inefficiencies and taking the necessary corrective action. • The process involves all the steps from needs identification to the payment of suppliers. • Procurement is a combination of processes, people, and documentation. The management has to bring all these things […].

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Procurement Heads

AUGUST 8, 2022

My core skills are across Category Management and procurement function leadership, involving functional transformation, strategy development and end-to-end process improvement in a global environment. In addition, I have expert knowledge of outsourcing the procurement service. My experience is largely within manufacturing organisations, including pharmaceutical, chemicals, electrical hardware, packaging and point of Sale.

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Procurement Tactics

AUGUST 9, 2022

33 Procurement Interview Questions in 2022. Success! First Name. Email. Download Free PDF. Or receive our famous weekly newsletter. Selecting a Vendor — The Ultimate Guide of 2022. Selecting a vendor is not an easy task for each organization. It requires a lot of factors before choosing a potential supplier. In the field of procurement, the procurement department of each organization has its own way of selecting a vendor. .

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Supply Chain Dive

AUGUST 11, 2022

The temporary price increases “frankly seem pretty reasonable compared to what FedEx has proposed,” one consultant said.

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ProcurePort

AUGUST 9, 2022

• The step of the procurement process is the sum of the activities an organization takes to ensure goods and services necessary for operation are available on time and in the right quantity and other specifications. • Procurement affects the supply chain, quality of final goods, prices, and profitability of a company. Therefore, in many […]. The post You Didn’t Know These 7 Steps of an Effective Procurement Process appeared first on ProcurePort Blog.

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Procurement Heads

AUGUST 7, 2022

Watch Christoph’s Head2Head here. Why did you get into procurement? I’ve been in procurement for nearly 28 years, seven years at Marks & Spencer after studying business studies and supply chain management at university. I was a Buyer at M&S, so it was direct procurement. I then spent seven years at IBM, firstly as a Procurement Consultant then Head of Procurement for IBM Europe, before moving on to Care UK.

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Speaker: Benjamin Woll, Tiffany Spizzo, and Jaime Santos Alcón

Enterprise commerce is evolving fast, and brands relying on rigid, one-size-fits-all solutions risk losing agility. But modernization doesn’t have to mean disruption. In this webinar, we’ll explore how an extensible, modular approach empowers brands to integrate new capabilities, enhance performance, and scale efficiently—all while leveraging Shopify’s strengths.

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Supply Chain Brain

AUGUST 9, 2022

The world’s biggest container lines are on course to post profits in 2022 that will top last year’s record by 73%, according to a new forecast, buoyed by logistics and labor strains that are squeezing capacity amid sustained U.S. demand for imports.

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Supply Chain Dive

AUGUST 9, 2022

Jim Van Ingen will lead the company's manufacturing, procurement and distribution teams to reduce costs.

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Una

AUGUST 10, 2022

Episode 77: Manufacturing Macrotrends and the Metaverse with Minesh Pore. By Kelly Barner | August 10, 2022. Although each procurement professional and team does the best they can under the circumstances they are handed, all industries and companies are subject to global mega-trends… and they never stop evolving. From where low cost labor is located to how the “fast fashion” industry is managed, the rate of change is accelerating – and having implications worldwide.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 8, 2022

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Supply Chain Automation Helps Selling Food Online! The pandemic saw the restaurant industry face challenges like never before, with most being forced to close for a substantial period and, when allowed to re-open once more, having to operate under new restrictions, ensuring social distancing was being maintained for example.

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Supply Chain Brain

AUGUST 11, 2022

A new survey shows wages for truck drivers rose at a double-digit pace last year, as companies raced to recruit workers in a market marked by tight labor conditions and high freight demand.

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Supply Chain Dive

AUGUST 11, 2022

Large air carriers have rolled out plans to trim greenhouse gases, but remain far off from meeting their ambitious goals.

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ivalua

AUGUST 10, 2022

test. The post Silver Microsoft Partner appeared first on Ivalua.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 11, 2022

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. What is Product (or Master) Data Management? Manufacturing contributed 10.8% to the total US GDP in 2020. Manufacturing businesses are at the heart of eCommerce and retail businesses. If you’re an eCommerce seller or manufacturer, you need to know BOMs (bill of materials). How do you create a bill of materials?

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Supply Chain Brain

AUGUST 10, 2022

A safe-technology advocacy group issued claimed Aug. 9 that Tesla’s full self-driving software represents a potentially lethal threat to child pedestrians, the latest in a series of claims and investigations into the technology to hit the world’s leading electric carmaker.

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Supply Chain Dive

AUGUST 11, 2022

CPG giants are unable to produce popular items as supplier delays have left them waiting on key ingredients.

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ivalua

AUGUST 9, 2022

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Una

AUGUST 11, 2022

The True Impact of Procurement. By Hugo Britt | August 11, 2022. It’s no secret that the U.S. workforce, as a whole, is re-evaluating its priorities after the experience of the pandemic. First there was the work-life balance revolution made possible by remote collaboration technology, followed by the Great Resignation , an ongoing talent shortage with no end in sight, and – more recently – the “ Quiet Quitting ” movement.

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