Art of Procurement
NOVEMBER 9, 2023
According to the National Retail Federation, 43 percent of people started doing their holiday shopping in October, leading the NRF. The post Is it the most wonderful time of the supply chain year? appeared first on Art of Procurement.
ProcurePort
NOVEMBER 10, 2023
Holistic Risk Management Approach: Proactive Identification: Implementing proactive measures to identify and assess diverse risks, ranging from supply chain disruptions to market fluctuations, regulatory changes, and operational inefficiencies. Strategic mitigation involves using advanced technologies, strong supplier relationships, and considering globalization, ESG factors, and post-pandemic changes.
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Arkestro
NOVEMBER 7, 2023
Resources / Blog / How to Transform Procurement into a Strategic C-Suite Player How to Transform Procurement into a Strategic C-Suite Player Procurement is at a crossroads. At the same time that automation has launched the discipline into a new era of efficiency, global supply chain and manufacturing practices are in a constant state of flux. With technological advancements in their playbook, procurement has largely risen to meet these new challenges — 80% of C-suite leaders say procurement has
ProcurePort
NOVEMBER 10, 2023
Agile Procurement involves a new way of thinking. It promotes flexible sourcing and working closely with suppliers. It also involves adapting plans and constantly improving through feedback. Successful examples show that being flexible in procurement brings better responsiveness, smoother processes, and strong supplier relationships. This helps organizations succeed in today’s ever-changing business world.
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.
Procurement Freelancers
NOVEMBER 5, 2023
Amid growing uncertainty, business organisations need to prepare accordingly to adapt to the new normal.… The post 5 Key Challenges in Sourcing & How to Manage Them with Procurement first appeared on Procurement Blog | Procurement & Supply Chain News.
All Things Supply Chain
NOVEMBER 6, 2023
The first mentions of Lean Six Sigma date back to the late 1990s and early 2000s.
Purchasing & Procurement Zone brings together the best content for professionals in the purchasing and procurement field from the widest variety of thought leaders.
ProcurePort
NOVEMBER 7, 2023
Efficiency and Cost Savings: P2P software streamlines and automates the entire procurement process, reducing manual tasks, minimizing errors, and optimizing spending, leading to significant cost savings and operational efficiency. Compliance, Visibility, and Control: P2P software ensures compliance with internal policies and external regulations, offers real-time visibility into procurement activities, enhances control over spending, and provides […] The post Why is Procure-to-Pay Software
Supply Chain Brain
NOVEMBER 6, 2023
Intel sets out to replace an arduous and time-consuming manual process for inspecting damaged boxes in the warehouse, with an automated system that employs computer vision and artificial intelligence.
Supply Chain Dive
NOVEMBER 9, 2023
In an earnings call, the home appliance company said it reduced parts complexity and used dual sourcing to mitigate supplier-driven disruptions.
IBM Supply Chain Blog
NOVEMBER 6, 2023
Over the past decade, we’ve seen serverless computing take the cloud computing world by storm. Serverless is a cloud computing application development and execution model that enables developers to build and run application code without provisioning or managing servers or backend infrastructure. When developers first started using serverless technology, they were mostly only using it for Function-as-a-Service, or FaaS.
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.
Spend Matters
NOVEMBER 8, 2023
Part 1 of our mini-series focused on the impact of technology on the business world and, more specifically, on procurement. After considering the key milestones in the history of digital technology, we discussed the various impacts that technology can have in terms of automation (efficiency) and augmentation (effectiveness). We also mentioned a strong dependency between the two value drivers and that “new technologies can not only handle a growing number of repetitive and manual tasks but also p
Supply Chain Brain
NOVEMBER 9, 2023
The Port of Colombo has been operating near its capacity since 2021, meaning the new terminal will enable the continued growth of economies located in the Bay of Bengal.
Supply Chain Dive
NOVEMBER 7, 2023
The constraints have had a limited impact on cargo due to more blank sailings and earlier peak season activity, analysts say.
IBM Supply Chain Blog
NOVEMBER 10, 2023
Once your business has decided to switch to an enterprise resource planning (ERP) software system, the next step is to implement ERP. For a business to see the benefits of an ERP adoption it must first be deployed properly and efficiently by a team that typically includes a project manager and department managers as well. This process can be complicated and feel overwhelming, depending on the needs of your organization.
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Positive Purchasing
NOVEMBER 9, 2023
A Wider Horizon You will be familiar with the idea of optimizing what you buy. You may already be challenging what the business is specifying and have questioned the ‘needs’ versus ‘wants’ within each buying decision. Now, with the need to move beyond price and security of supply to sustainable and ethical sourcing, procurement must become a more strategic and proactive function.
Supply Chain Brain
NOVEMBER 8, 2023
Omni-channel, demand-driven fulfillment using AI and automatic decision-making technologies will give retailers the edge they need to succeed in a very competitive landscape.
Supply Chain Dive
NOVEMBER 6, 2023
Corrugated boxes’ environmental impact substantially reduced, greenhouse gas emissions cut in half.
IBM Supply Chain Blog
NOVEMBER 6, 2023
Enterprise businesses are continuing to move toward digitalized and cloud-based IT infrastructures. Digital systems enable unprecedented flexibility, scalability and speed when compared to their more traditional, on-premises counterparts. However, digital infrastructures are highly dependent on application programming interfaces — or APIs — to facilitate data transfers between software applications and between applications and end users.
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?
SCMR (Supply Chain Management Review)
NOVEMBER 9, 2023
A new report from Accenture finds that the number of companies nearshoring product manufacturing will double in three years time.
Supply Chain Brain
NOVEMBER 6, 2023
Global logistics difficulties are at the lowest in 26 years as transportation costs keep declining, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York's Global Supply Chain Pressure Index.
Supply Chain Dive
NOVEMBER 6, 2023
Air cargo demand remains down at FedEx and other carriers, but passenger airlines continue to hire pilots at a strong pace, a VP told crew members in a memo.
IBM Supply Chain Blog
NOVEMBER 8, 2023
The supply chain plays a pivotal role in delivering goods and services to both businesses and consumers, serving as the connective thread between industries, nations, communities and all components of the value chain. Our dependence on supply chains is most pronounced in ensuring food supply. However, over the decades, the supply chain has grown longer and increasingly intricate, which means consumers may find themselves more distant from the origin of the products they consume.
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
Procurement Leaders
NOVEMBER 6, 2023
In partnership with GEP: Insights into the long-term technological, geopolitical and ESG trends that will impact procurement teams this decade
Supply Chain Brain
NOVEMBER 6, 2023
Investing in and implementing smart sourcing and manufacturing solutions is not a quick and complete fix for today’s drug and device shortages, but it can help.
Supply Chain Dive
NOVEMBER 8, 2023
The variances within the carriers’ price hikes indicate what services are seeing the most pressure from competitors, experts say.
IBM Supply Chain Blog
NOVEMBER 6, 2023
In a tightening economy, small and medium businesses (SMBs) are challenged to grow while protecting thinning margins. Compared to large businesses, SMBs have fewer resources to help them weather an economic downturn or diversify into new value streams. As such, enterprises that serve SMBs must provide solutions that lessen administrative burdens and deliver tangible value.
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.
Spend Matters
NOVEMBER 9, 2023
Spend Matters is delighted to announce the 2023 roster for our ‘Future 5’ list. For the fifth year in a row, our analysts have highlighted five start-ups that excite them the most. This year, the five companies that have proven themselves as potential future trend setters are akirolabs, Calculum, dSilo, Mithra and ORO Labs. To warrant such attention, these vendors must have a product that is ideally 2 to 5 years old, is used by more than five customers and displays an innovative appl
Supply Chain Brain
NOVEMBER 5, 2023
Officials for the Biden administration said the projects will allow ports to meet increased shipping demands while improving worker safety and lowering costs for consumers.
Supply Chain Dive
NOVEMBER 6, 2023
The $500 increase affects all salaried employees, whether at retailers, warehouses, manufacturers, trucking firms or other employers.
IBM Supply Chain Blog
NOVEMBER 10, 2023
Every day, tens of thousands of patients in seek care for treatment of new or existing conditions. Behind the scenes, a complex net of information about health records, benefits, coverage, eligibility, authorization and other aspects play a crucial role in the type of medical treatment patients will receive and how much they will have to spend on prescription drugs.
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