All Things Supply Chain

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Tomorrow marks the 2024 U.S. presidential election, a pivotal event with significant implications for supply chains.

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Art of Procurement

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Maybe it is because I grew up watching Mr. Rogers Neighborhood, but there is something about the United States Postal. The post Consolidating the USPS Final Mile appeared first on Art of Procurement.

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Supply Chain Dive

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Experts said shipments can be easily diverted to U.S. West Coast ports in the short term, but a lengthier stoppage could be costly.

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Procurement Leaders

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

Last week, Procurement Leaders released the CPO Compass 2025 – a unique piece of thought leadership that aims to challenge the assumptions that underpin leaders’ long-term planning. It’s a chance to step back and reflect; to look at the world differently. This year we’ve explored three key topics that CPOs will have to navigate over the coming years: navigating the world’s accelerating “geoeconomic fragmentation” as trading blocs become increasingly common; understanding the balance and interp

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Speaker: Benjamin Woll

Enterprise commerce is at an inflection point. Rigid, monolithic platforms slow brands down, but a full replatforming is disruptive and costly. Shopify’s modular architecture offers a flexible, scalable alternative - allowing enterprise brands to modernize without ripping and replacing their entire stack. Learn how Shopify’s composable approach helps modernize commerce stacks while maintaining control over critical systems.

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All Things Supply Chain

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

The Association for Supply Chain Management (ASCM) has launched a new supplier Relationship Management certificate designed to help supply chain professionalsbuild strong supplier relationships.

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Supply Chain Brain

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

John Gardner owns a small business that sells to the U.S. military. He’s also a vocal proponent of reinvigorating America's entire domestic manufacturing base.

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Spend Matters

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Ongoing training is important for procurement teams to keep up with the constantly evolving and advancing procurement tech and services landscape, specifically in niche areas such as category management, supplier management, negotiation and strategic sourcing and in the broader areas of change management and leadership. Even experienced procurement professionals must remain aware of ongoing advancements to streamline procurement processes and support organizational goals with the latest technolo

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Procurement Insights

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

JWH – What is the difference between Agentic AI and Agent-based AI? Over two decades ago, the foundational elements for successfully utilizing advanced, self-learning algorithms to optimize the procurement process using an agent-based model were well established. Somewhere along the line, we got distracted by SaaS and digital transformation, and now we are at risk of being sidetracked by Agentic AI.

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Supply Chain Brain

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

The National Retail Federation projects $979-989 billion worth of retail sales in the U.S. during the November-December holiday season in 2024.

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Supply Chain Dive

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Customers near the company's Tolleson facility can get thousands of items delivered with the technology, but there are limitations.

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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

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

In this Spend Matters Vendor Analysis, we give an overview of IDAS, a solution from M.K. Technologies built to address critical challenges faced by manufacturers, particularly unexpected late deliveries, which can halt production lines and damage customer relationships. By providing a unique supplier portal that integrates data from various ERP systems, IDAS helps manufacturers maintain on-time delivery rates, ensuring operational efficiency and stability in complex supply chains.

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Procurement Freelancers

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Scaling a business is no small feat. It requires meticulous planning, effective cost management, and… The post Why You Need a Purchasing Agent to Scale Your Business first appeared on Procurement Blog | Procurement & Supply Chain News.

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Supply Chain Brain

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

PITT OHIO increases efficiency and reduces costs for its pickup, delivery and linehaul trucking business by replacing outdated legacy systems with an AI-powered platform.

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Supply Chain Dive

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Secondary 25, housed in the Memphis World Hub, still needs employees to help move bulky packages as technological improvements boost throughput.

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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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Spend Matters

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Spend Matters honors a vast array of procurement solution providers each year by selecting them for our ‘50 to Know,’ ‘50 to Watch,’ ‘Future 5’ and ‘Hall of Fame’ celebration lists. Discover everything you need to know about these accolades here, including who is on them. For the Future 5, Spend Matters analysts scour the market to find new specialist solution providers that can answer a burning need of procurement practitioners today.

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Procurement Freelancers

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Do you ever feel like you’re spending more and getting less? Imagine wanting to save… The post How Purchasing Professionals Boost Cost Savings with Smart Buying first appeared on Procurement Blog | Procurement & Supply Chain News.

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Supply Chain Brain

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

The Verdantix report concludes that political and regulatory events are driving the need for supply chain sustainability software.

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Supply Chain Dive

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

A northern route has opened while a long-awaited expansion of a 1.7-mile tunnel is set to be complete by the end of next year.

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Spend Matters

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

As part of our Q4 research into supplier risk, third-party and supply-chain risk management (TPRM/SCRM) and the solutions that support it, we have not only conducted analyst- and market-led research in the shape of analyses, advisory, definitions and webinars, but taken the pulse of the practitioners who use that technology and who deal with risk on a daily basis (for example here and here ).

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Procurement Insights

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

EDITOR’S NOTE: More than two decades ago, the foundational elements for successfully utilizing advanced, self-learning algorithms to optimize the procurement process using an agent-based model were well established. Somewhere along the line, we got distracted by SaaS and digital transformation, and now we are at risk of being sidetracked by Agentic AI.

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Supply Chain Brain

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

The omnichannel has been with us for a long time. But does that mean that retailers are truly “channel-agnostic”?

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Supply Chain Dive

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

As the holiday shopping rush looms, e-commerce businesses are willing to pay more to avoid bottlenecks at warehouses along the West Coast.

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Speaker: Becky Parisotto and John Vurdelja

Fulfillment is no longer just about getting products from point A to point B – it's about crafting seamless, scalable, customer first experiences. Flexible fulfillment strategies are more important than ever for those aiming to stay ahead and build resilience as retail enters a new era in 2025. Learn how to optimize fulfillment processes, tackle complex, multi-vendor orders, and create seamless customer experiences – from white-glove delivery for high-value items to quick-ship solutions for ever

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Spend Matters

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Spend Matters is delighted to announce the 2024 roster for our ‘Future 5’ list. For the sixth year in a row, our analysts have highlighted five start-ups that excited them the most. This year, the five companies that have proven themselves as potential future trend setters are BlueBean , ivoflow, Covalyze, Halo Ai and True ValueHub. 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 applica

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Procurement Insights

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Would you take driving lessons from someone who doesn’t have a driver’s license? Would you deal with a financial/investment advisor who makes less money than you? Would you eat at a restaurant that orders takeout food for their staff? Would you take swimming lessons from someone who doesn’t know how to swim? Would you ask someone for career advice who has never had a job?

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Supply Chain Brain

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

The World Trade Organization estimates the global cost of food fraud to be anywhere between $30 billion and $50 billion each year.

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Supply Chain Dive

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

The new agreements advance FedEx's efforts to draw in more volume from small businesses.

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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

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Spend Matters

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

As part of our third-party/supply chain risk management (TPRM/SCRM) series, today we address the risk management landscape. Many solutions exist to manage risk in its broadest definition. However, they don’t necessarily all have the same focus and capabilities. There are different high-level segments and even within a segment the coverage varies from one provider to the other.

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The Good Spending

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

The comparison—where a $100K sales win gets a $10K bonus, but saving $100K on a procurement contract gets nothing—might seem like a compelling argument for unfairness at first glance. However, this comparison oversimplifies the complex roles of sales and procurement teams. Let’s unpack this misconception from different angles. Different Objectives and Impact While it’s tempting to see a $100K sales win and a $100K procurement savings as equivalent financial achievements, their impact on business

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Supply Chain Brain

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

All 24 ships will have dual-fuel engines that can run on LNG and biomethane, and will be equipped for ammonia fuel as well.

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Supply Chain Dive

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

The toy and game company’s long-term transformation plan has focused heavily on shrinking inventory, a trend that continued in Q3.

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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.

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