Una

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

What to Do When Supply Chains Break Your Heart Six helpful tips for what to do – and what NOT to do – when supply chains and supplier partners end up breaking your heart. By Anthony Clervi | February 14, 2023 Search We all know that supply chains can be fragile entities. Particularly in an era of Just-in-Time (JIT) supply management where businesses keep costs down by minimizing inventory, a supply chain only works so long as every link functions smoothly.

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Procurement Heads

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Whether you’re a small business owner or the HR manager of a large organisation, there are several situations when it makes sense to work with a recruitment agency. James Dobbin , Director of Procurement Heads ’ Financial & Professional Services offering, shares some of the most common reasons for engaging a recruitment agency and the benefits they can bring to your hiring process.

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Supply Chain Brain

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

It's vitally important for companies to understand every touchpoint in their supply chains and third-party relationships, to ensure they don’t link to transnational criminal organizations trafficking in war materials or money laundering.

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Procurement Insights

FEBRUARY 11, 2023

Are ESG demands another threat to efforts to “unclog” port supply chains? This past summer, the biggest threat to the free and timely flow of goods through our ports was the possibility of a port workers’ strike. This compelling and insightful post by Dawn Tiura – here is the link is worth more than a quick read: [link] While a strike was averted – at least for the foreseeable future, this new LinkedIn Post by Michael Orlowski introduces a new and potentially g

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Procurement Software

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

I wanted to bring you the key criteria that you should consider when sourcing or considering a digital procurement solution. A lot of the best of lists and a lot of the white papers out there don’t really seem to consider these in their analysis. If you’re more of an audio person, we also ran a recent episode of the podcast covering some of these, which you can access here: What are the top 10 criteria to consider when buying procurement software?

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All Things Supply Chain

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Germany looks to partner with Japan to Secure Raw Materials The German government wants to increase cooperation with Japan to help secure supplies of raw materials.

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Supply Chain Brain

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Supplier diversification is among the most essential actions a business can take to survive a black swan event, but it requires prior planning.

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Una

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

EPISODE 102 Insuring Against Cyber Liability and Exposure with Shawn Edgington By Kelly Barner | February 15, 2023 ‘Digital’ must be one of the most commonly used words in business conversations today. Its usage extends far beyond IT to include nearly every internal and external effort. With so many of a company’s assets and activities being conducted via digital platforms, why isn’t cyber security more frequently included in those conversations?

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RPF360

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

IT purchasing is crucial to your business's strategic goals, so there's a lot of pressure to get it right. Explore how an IT RFP can help you select the perfect vendor. In addition, explore steps for writing your RFP for information technology, key terminology and templates to get you started. The post How to issue an IT RFP: Tips, templates and examples appeared first on RFP360.

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Supply Chain Dive

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Lower demand in the spot market means “there’s no better time for a shipper to find efficiencies," a C.H. Robinson executive said.

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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?

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Procurement Heads

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

For Procurement Heads ‘ latest CPO Spotlight, Sebastien spoke with Rupert Gaster about his career, how CPOs can influence an organisation’s sustainability agenda and what key achievements he’s most proud of. How did it feel to be recognised once again in the CIPS Power List? It always gives a double feeling in my opinion. I don’t think that the recognition is a personal one because I would not be in a position to be on that list and be at the forefront of thinking if it were no

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Supply Chain Brain

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

The conversation we’re having today about supply chain finance is a lot different than that of just a few years ago.

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SCMR (Supply Chain Management Review)

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Sustained labor cost advantages in Asia complicates the reshoring equation, but a smart factory that offers worker productivity improvements of three-to-five times that of foreign workers makes it financially viable.

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Supply Chain Dive

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

The aircraft manufacturer has also increased material supply inventories and implemented a monitoring solution to mitigate potential disruptions.

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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.

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Negotiations Ninja

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Is emotional expressiveness important in negotiation? And if it is, what kind of emotions should you express? And can—or should—you control spontaneous emotional expressions? Spontaneous expressions and deliberate expressions come from separate motor neuron pathways. You don’t have full control over the spontaneous pathway like you do the deliberate pathway.

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Supply Chain Brain

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Supply chains need to look at technologies that can impact efficiency and productivity across multiple functions and tasks. One often-overlooked technology is wireless network connectivity.

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SCMR (Supply Chain Management Review)

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Microsoft wins top award for supply chain breakthrough of the year.

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Supply Chain Dive

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

The layoffs come as the digital load board provider adjusts its customer service model and pushes profitability.

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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

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Una

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

How to Save on Food Costs Learn how to save on food costs and how businesses can save money while preserving product quality and reducing administrative burdens. By Mackenzie Oakley | February 16, 2023 Search What if you could save money on food purchasing while increasing operational efficiency, all without sacrificing quality or adding to administrative burdens?

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Supply Chain Brain

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

In a highly connected and digital world, fragmented supply chains simply don’t work. Organizations today require end-to-end visibility, to compete and navigate the challenges that have recently plagued global businesses.

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Art of Procurement

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

When the Chinese surveillance balloon was finally ‘removed’ from the sky over the Atlantic Ocean on February 4th, we all. The post Revisiting the Importance of Supplier Watchlists appeared first on Art of Procurement.

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Supply Chain Dive

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Experts say that the split could prompt capacity shifts and lower rates as competition for customers heats up.

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SCMDOJO

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

The procurement department is an integral part of any organization, playing a crucial role in the purchasing process. This department manages the selection, acquisition, and payment of goods and services needed to run a business. To get the most out of any procurement team, all the associated key roles need to be filled with qualified individuals that understand both technology and the principles of supply chain management.

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Supply Chain Brain

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

The Fourth Industrial Revolution, or Industry 4.0, is rapidly impacting how global manufacturers operate.

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SCMR (Supply Chain Management Review)

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Center for Transportation & Logistics is once looking to identify the current status of sustainability inside the supply chain and is asking global professionals to participate in its 4th annual survey.

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Supply Chain Dive

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

As demand plummets, the delivery giant seeks to save billions of dollars through its DRIVE program and Network 2.0.

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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.

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The Network Effect

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

The post My Top 3 Takeaways from Manifest 2023 appeared first on The Network Effect.

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Supply Chain Brain

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Competition, government incentives and falling raw material prices are making battery-powered cars more affordable sooner than expected.

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SCMR (Supply Chain Management Review)

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

The International Federation of Robotics says those trends range from improved energy efficiency to further adoption of artificial intelligence.

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Supply Chain Dive

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

“We anticipate fully that cargo volumes will increase by mid-year as we normalize,” Executive Director Danny Wan predicted.

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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.

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