All Things Supply Chain

APRIL 24, 2024

Navigating the ever-evolving landscape of logistics requires a keen understanding of emerging trends.

Logistics 223

Logistics Innovation 223

Supply Chain Brain

APRIL 21, 2024

Under the rules, medium- and high-risk products, which include meat and dairy products, as well as most plants, could be subject to checks at the borders for biosecurity.

Import 145

Import Risk 145

Procurement Leaders

APRIL 22, 2024

One of the privileges of being in this role is the opportunity it offers to have regular conversations with CPOs about their visions for the function and the strategic journeys they are on. It’s inspiring and helps to inform many of our own strategic product decisions. It’s conversations like these, as well as the many other community interactions we have, which have informed the development of our long-term product theme, Horizon 2030: Glide Paths for Sustainable Growth.

Influencing 130

Influencing Sustainability Strategy Procurement 130

Supply Chain Dive

APRIL 24, 2024

The limited access channel could help draw more commercial activity back to the port after the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge.

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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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Spend Matters

APRIL 24, 2024

Spend Matters analysts attended Coupa Inspire Americas 2024 in Las Vegas, the company’s 11th annual Inspire conference and its largest to date. In their first dispatch our analysts cover Coupa CEO Leagh Turner’s opening speech, which touched on Coupa’s five initiatives to bridge the customer “margin erosion zone:” assisting customers with growth, efficiency, productivity, resiliency and sustainability.

Sustainability 99

Sustainability Sourcing 99

Supply Chain Brain

APRIL 24, 2024

Moving from risk-reduction mode (defense) to opportunity-creation mode (offense) requires a mindset change and more advanced processes, technologies and talent.

Risk 116

Risk Supply chain Supply 116

Supply Chain Dive

APRIL 25, 2024

The automaker will create an comprehensive electric vehicle value chain in Canada to meet future demand in North America.

Supply chain 115

Supply chain Demand Supply 115

Art of Procurement

APRIL 21, 2024

“I think we are headed for human-centered AI where we have the human at the core, and you are going. The post Overcoming Procurement’s Fear of AI appeared first on Art of Procurement.

Procurement 98

Procurement Leadership 98

Supply Chain Brain

APRIL 24, 2024

Gartner's report warns that a focus on using GenAI to cut down on labor costs could alienate supply chain workers.

Supply chain 116

Supply chain Risk Supply 116

The Network Effect

APRIL 22, 2024

The post What is on the Horizon for Supply Chain Management? appeared first on The Network Effect.

Supply chain management 96

Supply chain management Supply chain management Supply chain Management 96

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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Supply Chain Dive

APRIL 23, 2024

Carol Tomé said the carrier offers “an integrated solution that’s very different” from what FedEx can provide.

Networking 111

Networking Contract 111

Spend Matters

APRIL 24, 2024

In this Spend Matters Vendor Analysis, we give an overview of Daato, an ESG compliance solution built to address the challenges companies face with complying to different reporting frameworks. The regulatory landscape that procurement professionals have to navigate is constantly changing. New regulations are frequently being introduced, especially regarding sustainability.

supply chain software solutions 95

supply chain software solutions Sustainability Supply chain Buyers 95

Supply Chain Brain

APRIL 22, 2024

The European Union has updated proposed sustainability compliance legislation to target only the region’s largest businesses for enforcement.

Sustainability 116

Sustainability Networking Suppliers 116

SCMDOJO

APRIL 22, 2024

As recent times have shown us, political matters across the world can have an impact on shipping routes, thus affecting the prices of goods all around the world. But what steps can you take to a more resilient supply chain during disruptions? This article will explore why disruptions happen, and how the industry deals with them as they come. If you’re ready to learn more about creating stronger supply chains, read below.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 89

Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Efficiency supply chain software solutions Supply chain 89

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Supply Chain Dive

APRIL 22, 2024

More than 200 employees will be impacted by the decision as the delivery giant continues to trim operating costs.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

APRIL 22, 2024

AI can be a force for good, but it might also lead to environmental and sustainability concerns. IBM is dedicated to the responsible development and deployment of this technology, which can enable our clients to meet their sustainability goals. “AI is an unbelievable opportunity to address some of the world’s most pressing challenges in health care, manufacturing, climate change and more,” said Christina Shim, IBM’s global head of Sustainability Software and an AI Ethics

Ethics 88

Ethics Sustainability Data Suppliers 88

Supply Chain Brain

APRIL 21, 2024

In a difficult economy, the most obvious action item on executive agendas is cutting cost. Yet businesses often fail to make good on that relatively straightforward objective.

Supply chain 116

Supply chain Supply 116

Spend Matters

APRIL 22, 2024

This Spend Matters Vendor Analysis provides an overview of Penny and its P2P solution. Penny is a cloud-based procurement solution that covers the procurement journey from purchase requisition to sourcing to payments. Customers can pick and choose from an array of modules (Purchase Requisition, E-Sourcing, Orders, GRN, Bills, Payments). This Vendor Analysis explores Penny’s platform, application and supporting services.

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Procurement strategies Purchasing Buyers Sourcing 86

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?

Innovation

Supply Chain Dive

APRIL 24, 2024

The carrier integrated its services with its parent's European network, which could help it stand out among FedEx and UPS alternatives.

Networking 106

Networking 106

Procurement Insights

APRIL 20, 2024

EDITOR’S NOTE: Today’s post is inspired by an energized discussion on LinkedIn prompted by a post by Michael Lamoureaux. Join in using the following link. Michael Lamoureux , you make excellent points. We are not even talking about the companies that are not on the radar screens but have been out there for 20 to 30 years and have a solid and loyal client base.

Procurement 85

Procurement Product development 85

Supply Chain Brain

APRIL 22, 2024

As we’ve seen over the last few years, planning and forecasting alone haven’t been enough to deal with the delays and shortages rippling through global supply chains.

Supply chain 114

Supply chain Supply 114

IBM Supply Chain Blog

APRIL 26, 2024

As large language models (LLMs) have entered the common vernacular, people have discovered how to use apps that access them. Modern AI tools can generate, create, summarize, translate, classify and even converse. Tools in the generative AI domain allow us to generate responses to prompts after learning from existing artifacts. One area that has not seen much innovation is at the far edge and on constrained devices.

Data 83

Data Networking Innovation Sourcing 83

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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

Supply chain

Supply Chain Dive

APRIL 24, 2024

Federal funds will support the electrification of ports and electric truck charging infrastructure, among other projects.

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Art of Procurement

APRIL 25, 2024

On March 29th, it was announced that manufacturers of heavy-duty vehicles must reduce their overall emissions by mandated percentages, starting. The post Examining the Practicality of the EV Truck Mandate appeared first on Art of Procurement.

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Procurement 81

Supply Chain Brain

APRIL 22, 2024

The U.S. Department of Transportation reaffirmed the timeline the reopen the Port of Baltimore in a meeting with East Coast port leaders.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

APRIL 24, 2024

Large language models (LLMs) may be the biggest technological breakthrough of the decade. They are also vulnerable to prompt injections , a significant security flaw with no apparent fix. As generative AI applications become increasingly ingrained in enterprise IT environments, organizations must find ways to combat this pernicious cyberattack. While researchers have not yet found a way to completely prevent prompt injections, there are ways of mitigating the risk.

Data 82

Data Risk Bidding Networking 82

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Supply Chain Dive

APRIL 26, 2024

The company said it explored multiple suppliers and materials for the packaging conversion as it advances its sustainability efforts.

Sustainability 104

Sustainability Suppliers 104

Supply Chain Trend

APRIL 25, 2024

“ There is only one way to eat an elephant: a bite at a time.” Desmond Tutu Outside-in thinking in theory Outside-in thinking makes sense. It has been suggested to include a market, customer, and competitor view in a strategy definition for more than 50 years. It is not new in strategy. It is not new in supply chain management either. Lee’s uncertainty framework (2002) shows how segment your supply chain in demand streams and how to define your supply chain response to that.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 78

Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Efficiency supply chain software solutions Supply chain 78

Supply Chain Brain

APRIL 25, 2024

Blind spots in sourcing and a lack of due diligence and industry oversight have made it easier for food fraudsters to penetrate the supply chain.

Food and Beverage Supply Chain 111

Food and Beverage Supply Chain Supply chain Supply Sourcing 111

IBM Supply Chain Blog

APRIL 25, 2024

In today’s dynamic and uncertain landscape, commerce strategy—what we might formerly have referred to as ecommerce strategy—is so much more than it once was. Commerce is a complex journey in which the moment of truth—conversion—takes place. This reality means that every brand in every industry with every business model needs to optimize the commerce experience, and thus the customer experience , to drive conversion rates and revenues.

Strategy 82

Strategy Ethics Purchasing Data 82

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