All Things Supply Chain

MARCH 4, 2024

The counterfeiting merchandise market has boomed over the last few years.

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Price Supply chain management Supply chain management Supply chain 162

Supply Chain Dive

MARCH 7, 2024

Carrier executives are beginning to show optimism for a rate recovery, which could spell rising costs for customers.

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Procurement Templates

MARCH 8, 2024

It’s time to celebrate! International Women’s Day is a wonderful occasion to celebrate the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women worldwide, while also advocating for gender equality. It’s a day to honour the contributions of women in every sphere of life and to recognize the progress that has been made, while also acknowledging the work that still needs to be done to achieve full gender parity.

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Procurement Leaders

MARCH 4, 2024

“Procurement is not a job, it’s a responsibility,” are words that will be nagging at the minds of a hundred procurement executives, following an impassioned speech by Henkel CPO Bertrand Conqueret in Frankfurt last week. As a founding member of Together for Sustainability (TfS) and a cofounder of the Sustainable Procurement Pledge, Bertrand was taking advantage of a prompt offered by the outgoing CPO of Innio, Thomas Janvier.

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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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Supply Chain Brain

MARCH 5, 2024

The world’s major ocean container lines can’t get enough of big new ships — never mind the threat of severe overcapacity and a resulting downward pressure on freight rates.

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Supply Chain Dive

MARCH 7, 2024

Here are five strengths leaders bring to foster trust and promote ethical conduct.

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Spend Matters

MARCH 5, 2024

Today Spend Matters is delighted to announce the release of its Spring 2024 SolutionMap and TechMatch℠ procurement technology rankings, which include 79 procurement technology vendors. Known as the most data-centric functionality assessment of procurement technologies in the industry, SolutionMap Insider put these 79 procurement technology vendors through rigorous functionality and capability assessments via 500+ RFI requirements across 12 source-to-pay (S2P) categories, with mandatory demos and

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SCMR (Supply Chain Management Review)

MARCH 6, 2024

PepsiCo is known for its iconic food and beverage items, but it required partnering with other organizations to truly remake its supply chain on a journey to be “always everywhere” for its customers.

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Supply Chain Dive

MARCH 4, 2024

Large buyers have been pressuring suppliers, dragging down smaller, private firms’ operational efficiency, according to RapidRatings analysis.

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Procurement Templates

MARCH 6, 2024

Ok, so we all agree that us procurement people are powerhouses to yield good results, well most of the time! We all love a good simile or metaphor or what ever it is, and they can be quite useful in getting down to the core qualities of something in one fell swoop. In a busy department, when trying to get to know your workmates, there is good way of getting to know each other, what fruit would you be?

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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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Supply Chain Brain

MARCH 3, 2024

As businesses struggle to conform their supply chains to the ever-changing the needs of the market, they’re constantly reminded of one core truth: In the end, it’s all about the money.

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SCMR (Supply Chain Management Review)

MARCH 4, 2024

The promise of faster transactions, lower costs, and widespread executive buy-in are driving AI-powered procurement to deliver new efficiencies and insights.

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Supply Chain Dive

MARCH 8, 2024

Executives' 2024 priorities make sense given geopolitical tensions and the rising costs of raw materials and other inputs, said Boston Consulting Group's Paul Goydan.

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Procurement Templates

MARCH 3, 2024

I asked my assistant to help me mock up a strategic sourcing framework and she did a fairly good job but made a few mistakes. Can you spot the mistakes! She’s added in category analysis twice and then she added a RFQ before a PQQ which means the flow isn’t quite right. A RFQ is used for low cost purchases and a PQQ is typically used for higher cost tenders.

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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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Supply Chain Brain

MARCH 4, 2024

Optimizing supply chain readiness and resilience will remain a top priority for the automotive industry in the coming year, as executives manage the convergence of political, economic and environmental risks.

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Spend Matters

MARCH 4, 2024

This Spend Matters Vendor Analysis provides an overview of Sievo and its solution for spend and carbon management analytics. Procurement organizations need effective analysis to make informed decisions, identify cost-saving opportunities, manage risks, and measure and improve performance. Analytics enhances the overall effectiveness and strategic impact of the procurement function within an organization.

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Market analysis Management Buyers Procurement 106

Supply Chain Dive

MARCH 4, 2024

Large companies will still need to track scope 3 emissions as part of California and European Union requirements, analysts said.

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SCMR (Supply Chain Management Review)

MARCH 5, 2024

The long history of academia, industry and students working together to create supply chain solutions has never been more important as complexity increases.

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Supply Chain Brain

MARCH 6, 2024

Industry consolidation will continue this year as a proving ground for companies’ tech. Two thousand twenty-four will be the year our industry begins to realize the promises of modernity.

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Spend Matters

MARCH 6, 2024

Artificial intelligence (AI) comes in many forms and despite being a consistent ‘hot topic’ for well over a decade now, continues to grow and evolve each year in the procurement industry. In this series of articles, we explore the current state of AI in procurement technology. Today we cover the Risk Management market. We give an overview of its capabilities, a high-level market outline and an introduction to the emerging field of GenAI.

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Supply Chain Dive

MARCH 6, 2024

The shipping line’s CEO also said he expects the maritime industry to settle for four alliances instead of three moving forward.

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SCMR (Supply Chain Management Review)

MARCH 7, 2024

For shippers, properly assessing market conditions is critical to bid season. Data, when used correctly, can be an asset to this process.

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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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Supply Chain Brain

MARCH 3, 2024

Ten years after enactment by Congress, the Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA) serialization mandates finally took effect in November 2023. How ready are you?

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Spend Matters

MARCH 4, 2024

Part 2 of this Spend Matters Vendor Analysis focuses on the strengths and weaknesses of Sievo’s procurement analytics solution. It also suggests elements to consider when looking at Sievo as a potential solution provider. Part 1 of the series provides a history and overview of Sievo’s analytics solution and a company-level SWOT analysis and profiles of competitors.

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Supply Chain Dive

MARCH 4, 2024

One expert told Trucking Dive the retailer likely assessed it was better off eliminating its private intermodal fleet after reviewing operating costs.

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SCMDOJO

MARCH 8, 2024

In the world of business, managing inventory efficiently can make all the difference between success and struggle. Whether you’re a small startup or a large enterprise, optimizing your inventory is crucial for staying competitive and profitable. In this blog, we’ll explore some key inventory optimization strategies that can benefit businesses of all sizes and industries.

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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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Supply Chain Brain

MARCH 8, 2024

The administration announced a U.S. Coast Guard Maritime Security Directive on cyber risk management actions for ship-to-shore cranes manufactured by the People’s Republic of China.

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Spend Matters

MARCH 4, 2024

Part 3 of this Spend Matters Vendor Analysis focuses on a deeper overview of Sievo’s analytics offering, with a detailed look at each of its modules. It concludes with an analyst summary. Part 1 focuses on company background and general capabilities and gives a SWOT analysis and a look at its competitors. Part 2 looks at the solution’s strengths and weaknesses and offers user considerations.

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Supply Chain Dive

MARCH 8, 2024

The retailer’s chief supply chain officer said the federal data platform is helping it avoid reactionary decisions and predict delays.

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Procurement Bulletin

MARCH 3, 2024

Food Logistics Tests Autonomous Trucking Autonomous trucking startup, Kodiak Robotics, are testing a new delivery route to deliver refrigerated freight with their autonomous trucks for logistics company Martin Bower. Martin Bower’s big clients include McDonald’s, Chick-fil-A, Ikea and Maersk. China’s BYD Could Disrupt the EV Market As the world builds up the demand for EV’s, China’s leading EV manufacturer, BYD is building capacity with factories coming to Brazil, T

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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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