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JULY 3, 2023

In today’s fast-paced and competitive business landscape, organizations across industries are realizing the immense value of effective procurement practices. Procurement professionals play a vital role in driving operational efficiency, cost savings, and strategic decision-making. Whether you’re an aspiring procurement enthusiast or a seasoned professional aiming to advance your career, investing in procurement training and procurement training courses can be a game-changer.

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Empowering CPO

JULY 3, 2023

Introduction In the complex and fast-paced business world of today, Managed Procurement Services (MPS) have emerged as a key solution for enterprises seeking to streamline their operations, improve efficiencies, and achieve cost savings. MPS involve the outsourcing of procurement functions to a specialized third-party provider, offering a strategic approach to managing and optimizing organizational spend.

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Procurement Insights

JULY 1, 2023

What procurement myths do we need to bust and stop following? Inspired by the following lovefood.com article, “The worst cooking advice in history,” I could not help but wonder if there is an article or book about the “worst procurement advice in history.” So, here goes, what do you think is the worst procurement advice you have either heard or received?

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All Things Supply Chain

JULY 3, 2023

Apple’s new Vision Pro AR glasses aim to revolutionize access to technology by seamlessly blending the digital and real world.

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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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Procurement Tactics

JULY 4, 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 Access To All Unlimited access to all courses & templates Platform For Teams Procurement Tactics For Teams Where procurement teams build better skills, fas

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Procurement Heads

JULY 5, 2023

Martin Lee is Chief Procurement Officer at KPMG, and fellow member of the Sustainable Procurement Pledge. He caught up with James about his career and thoughts within the CPO role. You joined Ford Motor Company back in 1995, straight from A Levels, what made you choose a career in procurement, and could you tell us about your career journey so far? Back in 1995, I was just considering what I should do at university, with the thought of going to uni not really clear in my head.

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All Things Supply Chain

JULY 7, 2023

Taiwan Exports at a 14 Year low as Demand Woes Taiwan’s exports experienced their sharpest decline since 2009 in June, signalling concerns about the global demand slump for electronics and…

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Procurement Tactics

JULY 2, 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 Access To All Unlimited access to all courses & templates Platform For Teams Procurement Tactics For Teams Where procurement teams build better skills, fas

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Supply Chain Brain

JULY 7, 2023

Between January 2021 and December 2022, 102 allegations of abuse were linked to Chinese companies’ overseas investments in the transition minerals sector

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Supply Chain Dive

JULY 7, 2023

The carrier will use volume from July 17 to July 21 as a baseline capacity measurement. Shipments exceeding that amount aren't guaranteed to be accepted.

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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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All Things Supply Chain

JULY 5, 2023

Throughout history, fireworks have been an integral part of cultural and religious celebrations worldwide.

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SCMR (Supply Chain Management Review)

JULY 7, 2023

A new Gartner survey has found that women make up 41% of the total supply chain workforce, and 26% of C-suite roles.

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Supply Chain Brain

JULY 2, 2023

AI seems like the ideal tool for sussing out supply chain vulnerabilities. But can we trust the algorithms?

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Supply Chain Dive

JULY 5, 2023

The impasse complicates efforts to reach a deal with enough time for union members to vote on it before the current contract expires July 31.

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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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Let's Talk Supply Chain

JULY 2, 2023

In today’s episode of Women in supply chain , I’m joined by Seretha Willingham – founder, CEO, project management professional and Certified Scrum Master! Seretha’s impressive corporate career spans from financial data analysis and IT project management to strategic planning and execution. And, utilizing all of that knowledge and experience, Seretha went on to found SJW Logistics – a 3PL providing freight transportation, warehousing and e-commerce fulfilment services.

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Procurement Bulletin

JULY 2, 2023

Chinese Factories See 3rd Month of Contraction Production at Chinese factories contracted for a third month in a row but at a slower rate. Maybe they need to look at exporting chiles, I hear those are in demand… US Wants ALL the Chips As the US continues to hoard chip production, they’re contemplating more restrictions on chip exports to China.

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Supply Chain Brain

JULY 6, 2023

In this environment, for retailers to compete, they need to give customers a full menu of delivery options to fit their preferences at the point of purchase, each and every time.

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Supply Chain Dive

JULY 6, 2023

The new offering, set to debut July 9, is formed from existing shipping services and aims to help it grow package revenues.

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Spend Matters

JULY 5, 2023

As established in part one of our intake management market series, the segment involves a high degree of cross-functional complexity. As a result, the overall market includes a mix of vendors that market as intake, orchestration, category-specific, process-specific, etc. As long as a solution covers the step of capturing a request into the functional processes (e.g., the S2P process for stakeholder requests involving supplier fulfillment), it at least tangentially covers intake management.

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SCMR (Supply Chain Management Review)

JULY 3, 2023

To evaluate change management, be flexible and remember the influence of measures.

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Supply Chain Brain

JULY 7, 2023

The International Maritime Organization's initially unclear target date implies a divide within the ocean shipping sector on net-zero emission goals, according to The Wall Street Journal.

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Supply Chain Dive

JULY 5, 2023

Experts say an Aug. 1 strike isn't a certainty, but customers should still solidify alternative carrier options.

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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

JULY 6, 2023

Throughout the year our analyst team provides vendor-specific profiles and tech solution analyses as part of This content is for members only. Visit the site and log in/register to read. The post Q2 2023 Insider roundup: A deep dive into procurement tech market movements; updated coverage of 10 vendors appeared first on Spend Matters.

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Art of Procurement

JULY 5, 2023

We have seen many trends come and go over the last few years, and most of them stemmed from the. The post R.I.P. Great Resignation (2020-2023) appeared first on Art of Procurement.

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Supply Chain Brain

JULY 4, 2023

Moving into the summer, freight forwarders sit in an advantageous position to drive pricing down and demand on-time performance.

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Supply Chain Dive

JULY 7, 2023

A dispute over pay and work contracts at British Columbia ports has led to a union strike that could spill over to broader supply chain disruptions.

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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

JULY 5, 2023

As procurement and other functions have sought to create more value by aligning better with internal stakeholders and users, the role of ‘intake’ has become increasingly popular. The overall concept has existed for years within procurement, but it has been aspirational only and weakly implemented within the source-to-pay (S2P) software market. This has led to a clutter of functionalities for requisition management, stakeholder/demand management, procurement service/‘help desk’ requests and more

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SCMR (Supply Chain Management Review)

JULY 3, 2023

FTR said a weaker environment for freight rates and carrier utilization offset slightly stronger freight demand and a deceleration of fuel cost decreases in April, and that the outlook is positive through mid-2024 for shippers.

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Supply Chain Brain

JULY 2, 2023

Original equipment manufacturers need real-time information on molds that are used to make product parts but often don't have it, says Gabriel Tejada, senior project manager at eMoldino.

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Supply Chain Dive

JULY 6, 2023

The two sides are far apart in terms of their hourly pay rate proposals, General President Sean O'Brien told Supply Chain Dive.

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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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