Procurement Tactics
JULY 17, 2023
Bonus PDF: 51 ChatGPT Prompts to 10X Your Productivity in Procurement Download 51 Prompts → Or receive our famous weekly newsletter Choosing a Contract Management Tool Choosing a contract management tool is crucial for your business as you need to select what suits your company the best. However, what are the factors that you need to consider when choosing one?
Supply Chain Brain
JULY 16, 2023
Leveraging analytics software with supply chain data helps shippers predict freight market trends, lower operating costs, negotiate rates more effectively and respond to disruption quickly.
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Procurement Leaders
JULY 19, 2023
In partnership with Tradeshift: Making the right move before anyone else can deliver significant business benefits.
SCMR (Supply Chain Management Review)
JULY 20, 2023
New research from The Hackett Group found that top-performing procurement organizations spend 21% less on operations than their peers.
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Supply Chain Brain
JULY 18, 2023
As inflation lingers, the tough times for the freight industry are likely to continue. But shippers and carriers have the power to combat rising costs.
All Things Supply Chain
JULY 21, 2023
Mercedes-Benz incorporates ChatGPT in Supply Chain Mercedes-Benz plans to integrate OpenAI’s ChatGPT technology into its manufacturing processes and vehicles.
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Procurement Heads
JULY 19, 2023
For our latest CPO Spotlight, Stephen spoke with Sagar Bhardwaj , Head of Practice – Consumer, about what has changed for him professionally since he last spoke with Procurement Heads. How much has changed for you professionally since your last Head2Head with us? Our organisation is up and running, we have Category Managers, and we have regional teams.
Supply Chain Brain
JULY 20, 2023
Wheat prices grew by 8.2% on the European stock exchange from July 18 to July 19 while U.S. wheat futures rose by 8.5%.
Supply Chain Dive
JULY 20, 2023
The parcel carrier's growing delivery network can now reach 80% of the U.S. population.
Procurement Tactics
JULY 20, 2023
51 ChatGPT Prompts to 10X Your Productivity in Procurement Download ChatGPT PDF Procurement Courses Or receive our famous weekly newsletter US Stone Supplier — Industry and Applications, Benefits, Types, Pricing, and Reviews US Stone Industry and Applications The US stone industry is a major economic driver generating billions of dollars in revenue each year and employing hundreds of thousands of people.
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?
SCMDOJO
JULY 18, 2023
Contract management plays a crucial role in the procurement process, as it helps ensure compliance, mitigate risks, and optimize supplier relationships. By effectively managing contracts, organizations can maximize the value of their procurement activities and minimize potential issues. In this guide, we will explore the key benefits and importance of contract management in procurement and provide insights on how to implement effective practices.
Supply Chain Brain
JULY 20, 2023
UPS said that it is pleased to be continuing contract negotiations and that it's prepared to meet some of the union’s demands for better pay and more benefits.
Supply Chain Dive
JULY 19, 2023
A return to the bargaining table is welcome news for shippers, as the union says it will strike Aug. 1 if a tentative deal isn't reached.
Procurement Tactics
JULY 21, 2023
Menu Course Library 1. Negotiation Course Learn from industry experts who negotiated billion $ deals 2. Procurement Strategy Take the lead with our proven 5-step procurement strategy 3. Sustainable Procurement Maintain high profitability while moving toward sustainability 4. ChatGPT & AI Use ChatGPT to automate procurement processes 5. Junior Procurement Management Kickstart your career and become a procurement expert Access To All Unlimited access to all courses & templates Platform F
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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.
Positive Purchasing
JULY 18, 2023
The Fact Is We All Negotiate Whether it’s with our partner, our parents, children, friends, suppliers, customers or even our colleagues, when we want somebody to do something, we may well need to persuade them. And this is very much what negotiation is – persuading somebody else to either see something our way, or to do something that we want.
Supply Chain Brain
JULY 19, 2023
The new location offers direct planeside recovery, immediate unit load device (ULD) transfers to the facility and reduced processing fees.
Supply Chain Dive
JULY 19, 2023
Maritime employers had already ratified a deal when an ILWU Canada division rejected it, leading longshore workers to again walk off the job on Tuesday.
Procurement Tactics
JULY 19, 2023
Menu Course Library 1. Negotiation Course Learn from industry experts who negotiated billion $ deals 2. Procurement Strategy Take the lead with our proven 5-step procurement strategy 3. Sustainable Procurement Maintain high profitability while moving toward sustainability 4. ChatGPT & AI Use ChatGPT to automate procurement processes 5. Junior Procurement Management Kickstart your career and become a procurement expert Access To All Unlimited access to all courses & templates Platform F
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
Arkestro
JULY 21, 2023
All Case Studies Whitepapers Webinars Videos Press Blog Featured News Dover Chemical Corporation Leverages Arkestro to Streamline Procurement, Increase Cost Efficiency read more Koch Engineered Solutions Achieves Procurement and Supply Chain Success with Arkestro read more In The News SupplyChainBrain: Will AI Drive the Next Wave of Supply Disruptions?
Supply Chain Brain
JULY 21, 2023
The organization said that it will not be able to begin manufacturing chips in 2024, as originally planned, due to a skilled worker shortage.
Supply Chain Dive
JULY 18, 2023
As companies consider realistic options for diversifying their supply chains, one Supply Chain Dive panelist asked if partners are ready to respond to new changes.
Procurement Tactics
JULY 20, 2023
Menu Course Library 1. Negotiation Course Learn from industry experts who negotiated billion $ deals 2. Procurement Strategy Take the lead with our proven 5-step procurement strategy 3. Sustainable Procurement Maintain high profitability while moving toward sustainability 4. ChatGPT & AI Use ChatGPT to automate procurement processes 5. Junior Procurement Management Kickstart your career and become a procurement expert Access To All Unlimited access to all courses & templates Platform F
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Let's Talk Supply Chain
JULY 20, 2023
Zarrin Lilani on How Women Lead in Supply Chain At Let’s Talk Supply Chain, we’re passionate about closing the gender gap to expand innovation through diversity. Making this hard dichotomy shift isn’t just about good business ethics either. It’s a business investment in an industry that’s anything but predictable. Research shows that women in supply chain empower more curiosity and agility—empowering breakthrough business outcomes at organizations across the globe—these are the women whose stori
Supply Chain Brain
JULY 20, 2023
If Germany approves the expansion plans, Tesla’s gigafactory will be able to increase its battery storage capacity to 100 gigawatt hours per year from 50 gigawatt hours currently.
Supply Chain Dive
JULY 17, 2023
The company implemented warehouse automation in four locations and has "other projects in the works,” a spokesperson said.
Procurement Bulletin
JULY 16, 2023
Renewable Energy Will Generate a Third of World’s Electricity by 2030 As the OG companies of O&G (oil & gas) clamber to get into renewable energy, a new report by non-profit Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) finds that one third of the world’s electricity will be powered by wind and solar by 2030 (that’s very soon for the math challenged).
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.
Spend Matters
JULY 19, 2023
This Spend Matters Insider vendor analysis provides an overview of Productiv and its SaaS procurement and management solution. Managing applications and procuring SaaS manually can cause critical pain points, such as siloed systems and poor alignment across stakeholders. Procurement, Finance and IT teams often lack a single source of truth, relying instead on spreadsheets, documents and contracts scattered across various platforms.
Supply Chain Brain
JULY 17, 2023
The U.S. and Europe will need to stimulate more innovation and reward manufacturers if they hope to loosen Asia's grip on the global semiconductor market.
Supply Chain Dive
JULY 18, 2023
Months of talks led to a nearly two-week strike and cargo standstill, but concluded after a settlement was proposed by government mediators.
Let's Talk Supply Chain
JULY 18, 2023
Today I’m joined by GoFreight , an all-in-one software provider that is on a mission to build a global company that is customer-obsessed, values innovation in technology, and solves problems with deep empathy and brilliant simplicity. GoFreight is a customer-first SaaS company that is revolutionizing the logistics and supply chain industry. Passionate about providing best-in-class solutions and customer service, GoFreight consolidates the complexities of running a freight forwarding business fro
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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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