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The Aftermath of a Capsized Cargo Ship

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On September 8th, the cargo ship Golden Ray capsized off the coast of the state of Georgia. At the time, the ship was carrying 24 people and 4,000 vehicles.

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Why Are Reverse Auction Services a Staple of e-Procurement?

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A reverse auction is considered a staple of e-procurement. Unlike a typical auction, the sellers are bidding to obtain a companies business. The bidding for business generally leads to the prices offered to drop during the period of the procurement auction. A reverse auction targets new suppliers, and sets out to ensure any previous suppliers […].

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How Supply-Chain Finance Can Help Companies Protect Working Capital

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U.S. manufacturers are lagging their European counterparts in the adoption of creative approaches to supply-chain finance. But three companies are demonstrating the varied ways in which that tool can be effectively deployed.

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The Factory Relocation Guide! (Infographic)

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Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Overcoming Trade War Myopia with Supply Chain Leadership! Article and infographic, and permission to publish here, provided by Kevin Brown at straightnorth.com. Relocating your factory? Anyone who has done it knows that it’s no easy task, and anyone who’s thought about it probably knows that it’s daunting to even consider.

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Load Optimization: A Sustainable Way To Reduce Transportation Costs

Discover strategies to optimize load building and achieve significant transportation cost savings. Plus, learn how load optimization can help reduce CO 2 emissions and align with climate regulations and consumer expectations. Finally, discover best practices for sustainable load optimization.

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Supply Chain Management in e-commerce: het bijhouden van de groei!

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De e-commerce sector heeft de afgelopen jaren een enorme groei doorgemaakt en staat net als in voorgaande jaren op het punt een recordomzetgroei te vestigen. Voorraadbeheer in e-commerce. Om onder deze snel veranderende omstandigheden te kunnen gedijen, moet elk e-commerce bedrijf zich aanpassen om de concurrentiestrijd niet te verliezen. Nieuwe spelers betreden voortdurend de markt, dus wees waakzaam.

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Prof Rick Hillum at Claritum shortlisted for Tech Southwest Leadership Award

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Claritum Article - Procurement Blog. Bath, UK (Sep 16, 2019) – Claritum, a provider of cloud based spend management solutions, today announced that Prof Rick Hillum, our Executive Chairman, has been shortlisted for The Tech Leadership Award, an award from Tech South West Awards. “I am so pleased to be nominated for this award.” said Prof. Richard Hillum, Executive Chairman at Claritum.

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Preparing Business for the Digital Supply Chain! (Oracle Interviews Mike Mortson)

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Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Imagining the Supply Chain of the Future! Mike Mortson was recently interviewed by Oracle as a part of their Global Supply Chain Influencer program. This article was posted on Oracle’s Supply Chain Management blog. Supply chain professionals are hiking their spending on supply chain innovation—substantially.

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Supply Chain weekly wrap up 9/13/19 – 9/19/19

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Attacks on Saudi oil facility impact the oil supply chain After drone attacks hit Saudi Arabia’s Aramco oil facility in the early hours of Saturday morning, production has halted disrupting…

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Modernizing Procurement At City Of New York

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Driving Business Results With Big Data Projects and AI

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What’s the single most important development shaping the future of how companies drive business value from their data and analytics capabilities?

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Autonomous AI Agents Are the Future of Procurement and Supply Chain Operations

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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How to Get the Most out of Business Travel! (Infographic)

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Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. The Change Leadership Process … And Guide! Article and infographic, and permission to publish here, provided by Kiana Mason at siegemedia.com. Whether you enjoy or despise business travel, there’s no doubt that it can be instrumental to the growth of your business. Business travel is an opportunity to network with potential buyers and partners and expand the reach of your business.

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Ivalua in the Public Sector

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