All Things Supply Chain
OCTOBER 7, 2020
Streamlining the process of converting raw materials into valuable products that are ultimately delivered into consumers’ hands can make or break any business.
ProcurePort
OCTOBER 7, 2020
The procurement process involves sourcing and finding required goods and services and then making agreements to acquire them from an external source. The procurement process can be short and simple or it can be long and complex depending on the industry an organization is in and its scale of operations. For instance, international and manufacturing […].
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ivalua
OCTOBER 5, 2020
The post BRIDGING THE GAP How smart procurement technology can help companies overcome the digital skills shortage appeared first on Ivalua.
Supply Chain Brain
OCTOBER 6, 2020
Brad Simmons, managing partner with KAI Design, speculates about the form that the office of the future will take, to accommodate the need for social distancing as well as permanent remote workers.
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All Things Supply Chain
OCTOBER 5, 2020
2020 will certainly be remembered as a year that changed our habits and conventions in many ways.
Supply Chain Game Changer
OCTOBER 6, 2020
Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. 10 Vital Supply Chain Lessons from the Coronavirus Pandemic! GET our EBOOK HERE. There are over 35 million cases and over 1 million deaths due to the Coronavirus pandemic as of the beginning of October, 2020. In many countries they are still experiencing the first wave of the virus.
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Supply Chain Brain
OCTOBER 7, 2020
Al Guarnieri, partner in the law firm of Parker Poe, details how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the planning efforts of manufacturers in the short, medium and long term.
Jaggaer
OCTOBER 6, 2020
“We have captured many benefits thanks to the decision we took to extend our JAGGAER implementation to include sourcing. Transparency, accountability, speed of response and great efficiency with a lean team of 10 people spread across the state. And not least, double-digit cost savings on our electronic sourcing bid events.”. — Scott Schlotthauer Chief Procurement Officer Oklahoma State University.
Supply Chain Game Changer
OCTOBER 7, 2020
Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. What is Supplier Diversity? GET our EBOOK HERE. Supplier Diversity in Logistics article and permission to publish here provided by Kevin Jessop at cerasis.com. The atmosphere of business representation has changed drastically over the last fifty years. A more diverse world has taken shape, and the transportation and supply chain industry is no stranger to this shift.
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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.
Supply Chain Brain
OCTOBER 4, 2020
Conan Ward, president and general manager of RubiQon Risk, a newly formed subsidiary of QOMPLX, details the evolution of the cyber-risk insurance industry, and describes how it can protect manufacturers against loss from cyberattacks.
Claritum
OCTOBER 7, 2020
Introduction. Grouped item fulfilment against a sales order is a common challenge across many sectors. With the need to link items together to form a kit or assembly. This may be a few items that need to be shipped together or it may be many individual components that form a complete assembly. However, often automation is ignored as being too expensive or complex for small and medium-sized organisations.
Supply Chain Game Changer
OCTOBER 8, 2020
Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. The Digital Supply Chain Road is Full of Potholes, Construction and Accidents! GET our EBOOK HERE. Digital Supply Chain predictions article and permission to publish here provided by Michael Gaughan at land-link.com. Digital transformation is now the overriding priority for most manufacturers and retailers, with the adoption of digital technologies aimed at improving efficiency and effectiveness in the shorter term while prov
The Network Effect
OCTOBER 9, 2020
The post Control Towers: A Conversation with Joe Bellini 1 appeared first on The Network Effect.
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
Supply Chain Brain
OCTOBER 7, 2020
CFI, an operating company of TFI International Inc., recently announced a major expansion of its capabilities and resources supporting shipments between the United States and Mexico.
All Things Supply Chain
OCTOBER 8, 2020
Britain open to Australian-style EU deal As the UK’s Brexit negotiations continue with the European Union, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said Britain could trade with the bloc on similar…
Jaggaer
OCTOBER 7, 2020
The post Oklahoma State University Never Misses a Beat through Covid-19 appeared first on Jaggaer.
Supply Chain Brain
OCTOBER 4, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic showed off one the U.S. economy’s best traits — its diverse and nimble small-business sector.
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.
Supply Chain Brain
OCTOBER 4, 2020
The regents of the University of California have expanded their groundbreaking patent-infringement lawsuit against major retailers and suppliers of innovative filament LED light bulbs, naming one retailer and four manufacturers as additional defendants in the action.
Supply Chain Brain
OCTOBER 9, 2020
DispatchTrack,a last-mile logistics technology company, recently announced a contactless pickup logistics optimization solution.
Supply Chain Brain
OCTOBER 9, 2020
The "just in time" distribution model is unable to meet the demands of a global pandemic.
Supply Chain Brain
OCTOBER 8, 2020
Amazon’s analysis of COVID-19 infection rates among its workers has several flaws and falls short of assessing whether the world’s biggest online retailer did a good job protecting its workforce through the pandemic, according to infectious disease experts who track pandemics.
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Supply Chain Brain
OCTOBER 7, 2020
Seegrid Corporation, a provider of self-driving industrial vehicles for material handling, recently announced that it acquired Box Robotics, a mobile robotics startup bringing high-definition maps, three-dimensional LiDAR and deep learning to the warehouse and manufacturing automation space.
Supply Chain Brain
OCTOBER 7, 2020
As organizations retool their supply chains for 2021, they have an opportunity to revisit their sourcing strategies, too.
Supply Chain Brain
OCTOBER 6, 2020
The coming of 5G wireless connectivity promises to have a far greater impact on a wide range of industries than just increased bandwidth.
Supply Chain Brain
OCTOBER 4, 2020
Tony Pelli, practice director for security and resilience with BSI, reveals where in the world cargo theft is most common today, and what form it’s currently taking.
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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.
Supply Chain Brain
OCTOBER 9, 2020
Ware2Go, a UPS company offering on-demand fulfillment through an integrated tech platform for one to two-day shipping, announced FulfillmentVu, a new technology platform with a combined warehouse management system, order management system and transportation management system.
Supply Chain Brain
OCTOBER 6, 2020
As the coronavirus pandemic drives shoppers online in record numbers, many companies are reevaluating their sales channels. Even manufacturers and other business-to-business (B2B) companies are branching out, bypassing distributors and selling direct to consumers through online marketplaces, web stores and mobile apps. In fact, 41 percent of B2B leaders believe selling directly to customers online is the most significant business opportunity in the next year, Episerver’s 2020 B2B Digital E
Supply Chain Brain
OCTOBER 7, 2020
Shoppers are becoming a pivotal part of the supply chain, and they’re participating with gusto.
Supply Chain Brain
OCTOBER 7, 2020
Cocoa giant Olam International Ltd. can now trace the supply of the majority of the beans it buys, stepping up sustainability efforts as customers and governments increasingly want to know where food comes from and whether it was ethically produced.
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