All Things Supply Chain

JANUARY 9, 2025

In 2025, supply chains are undergoing a fundamental transformation to meet the demands of a rapidly changing world.

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Supply Chain Queen

JANUARY 19, 2025

10 Sustainable Supply Chain Technology Trends Transforming Business in 2025 Meta Description: Discover how AI, blockchain, and other emerging technologies are revolutionizing sustainable supply chain management in 2025. Learn about key innovations driving environmental and business value. Reading time: 8 minutes In today’s rapidly evolving business landscape, sustainable supply chains are more important than ever.

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Procurement Leaders

JANUARY 5, 2025

First, Id like to wish every CPO Crunch reader a happy new year and all the best for 2025 with all the challenges and adventures its likely to bring. Before the holidays, I spent a little time sharing how readers might want to prepare for a period of profound uncertainty , increasingly local-first strategies and internal competition for investment in AI.

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ABC of Procurement

JANUARY 5, 2025

There is a way to monitor price trends for mass-produced goods. All you need to do is to go a bit up the Supply Chain and do some maths. The post Knowing the price movement before anyone else first appeared on ABC of Procurement.

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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 Dive

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

The retailer's supply chain chief said technology and automation can help produce a more efficient inventory mix and flow into stores.

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Supply Chain Brain

JANUARY 13, 2025

While the boats have been out of service for about three weeks, port personnel are slowly bringing tankers into harbor, causing a bottleneck.

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Spend Matters

JANUARY 14, 2025

In readiness for our Q1 2025 theme of Procurement Transformation, which will include how to even start your digital journey, how to make the case for it, how to shape your digital roadmap and how to survive it, we have received input from some solution providers on their own customers journeys. Ruth Orenstein , Senior Director of Product Management at global finance automation specialist, Tipalti, shares what their customers are looking for from their digital procurement investment.

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The Thomas Blog

JANUARY 15, 2025

Here at Thomas , we've been powering North Americas largest and most active network of B2B buyers and industrial/commercial suppliers for more than 120 years. We understand the challenge of finding the best and most reliable suppliers. That's why we developed the Thomas Network to help you search for qualified manufacturers, distributors, and service companies.

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Skill Dynamics

JANUARY 7, 2025

Global markets are facing significant uncertainty and negativity, with instability and continued risk expected to impact businesses for the next decade, according to the World Economic Forum. Global conflicts, macroeconomic shocks, and shifting global trade routes are all combining to provide real challenges to modern supply chains, and are driving the uncertainty that organizations feel.

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Procurement Freelancers

JANUARY 22, 2025

Sourcing products from different countries offers immense potential for businesses. From accessing cost-effective suppliers to… The post How to Overcome International Sourcing Challenges with Expert Guidance first appeared on Procurement Blog | Procurement & Supply Chain News.

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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

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Amid the hustle and bustle of warehouse management, don’t let cleaning fall through the cracks Warehouse environments can be incredibly busy places.

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Supply Chain Queen

JANUARY 15, 2025

The New Frontier of Work: Where Sustainability Meets Supply Chain Innovation The numbers are staggering: 170 million new jobs created, 92 million displaced by 2030. The Future of Jobs Report 2025 reveals that 22% of current jobs will transform within just seven years. This isn’t merely change it’s a fundamental reimagining of how value.

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Procurement Leaders

JANUARY 26, 2025

With 2025 promising to be another year of uncertainty and CPOs seeking additional streams of value, we often hear from members of the Procurement Leaders community who say they are placing greater focus on enhancing productivity. With the global economy looking strong despite the fact geopolitical and other risks are seemingly everywhere, its proving to be something of a paradoxical business climate.

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Arkestro

JANUARY 24, 2025

Many of these tactics may be helpful for dealing with price volatility and disruption events more generally, even beyond the scope of tariffs.

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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 Dive

JANUARY 30, 2025

The reduction will occur by the second half of 2026 as part of the carrier’s push to deliver more profitable packages.

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Supply Chain Brain

JANUARY 1, 2025

With contentious union negotiations, rapid advancements in automation and AI, and growing global scrutiny on human rights abuses, 2025 is set to be a transformative year for labor.

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SCMDOJO

JANUARY 23, 2025

Most people today are active online, using computers and smartphones to search for services and goods nearby. Thats why local SEO, or Search Engine Optimization, is critically important for any business operation, and Supply Chain Management is no exception. If you are looking for ways to improve your supply chain management performance, e.g., by cutting costs and saving time, you must consider leveraging local SEO.

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Spend Matters

JANUARY 7, 2025

This content does not express the views or opinions of Spend Matters. Indirect spending can be the silent killer. Software, consultants, office supplies and maintenance whether you know it or not these costs are taking a bite of your bottom line. In fact, software and tech spend is often one of the five largest spend categories (behind line items like Cloud, advertising and payroll), with an estimated 11% growth in worldwide business spending.

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The Network Effect

JANUARY 24, 2025

The post Optimizing Inventory and Logistics for Luxury Retail appeared first on The Network Effect.

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Procurement Insights

JANUARY 27, 2025

In a previous post , I wrote the following: “With increasing frequency, procurement executives have told me that their successful ProcureTech implementations with smaller, longstanding solution providers are being replaced by more prominent, e.g., bigger providers like SAP Ariba and Workday. The transition results have been generally poor because these larger providers are growing market share through acquisition and assimilation rather than actual procurement industry experience and exper

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Procurement Freelancers

JANUARY 12, 2025

In todays interconnected world, businesses rely on global sourcing to meet their production and operational… The post How Procurement Agents Navigate Complex International Trade Regulations first appeared on Procurement Blog | Procurement & Supply Chain News.

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All Things Supply Chain

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

The container shipping industry is dominated by a handful of global companies that own and operate vast fleets.

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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?

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Supply Chain Queen

JANUARY 19, 2025

Women in Sustainability Leadership: Pioneering Innovation in 2025 Meta Description: Discover how women leaders are transforming corporate sustainability in 2025. Learn about pioneering innovations in circular economy, supply chain transformation, and environmental stewardship from top female sustainability executives. Keywords: women in sustainability, female sustainability leaders, corporate sustainability, circular economy, sustainable supply chain, environmental innovation, women.

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Procurement Leaders

JANUARY 19, 2025

Its always a nervous time for us at Procurement Leaders as we round the New Year and start preparing for some milestone activities in the coming months. Our Americas Procurement Congress in March, the World Procurement Congress in May and, the cause of most of those nerves, the World Procurement Awards that follow WPC. Why the nerves? Waiting for the community to submit entries to our awards programme is one of those anxiety-riddled periods: Will people invest the time?

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Arkestro

JANUARY 23, 2025

Apple has made famous the use of should-cost modeling and benchmarking as a cornerstone of effective procurement organizations for the past few decades, which has led many companies, big and small, to adopt the practice. The momentum around this best practice has been further accelerated by the marketing efforts of market intelligence companies selling data and even a few purpose-built software platforms to make these efforts more efficient and accurate.

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Supply Chain Dive

JANUARY 16, 2025

The ocean carrier used Craft's supply chain intelligence platform to help navigate last fall's East and Gulf Coast port strike.

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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

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Supply Chain Brain

JANUARY 29, 2025

The very conditions that allow U.S. egg farmers to pump out tens of billions of eggs a year are also what make flocks so susceptible to disease in the first place.

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SCMDOJO

JANUARY 29, 2025

Supply chain reports offer a comprehensive view of your entire supply chain operation. They are powerful tools for businesses to identify areas for improvement, optimize processes, and gain a competitive edge. What are Supply Chain Reports? Supply chain reports are data-driven documents that provide key metrics and insights into various aspects of your supply chain, including: Inventory Levels Tracking stock levels in real-time to ensure adequate inventory to meet demand while minimizing holding

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Spend Matters

JANUARY 9, 2025

In readiness for our Q1 2025 theme of Procurement Transformation, which will include how to even start your digital journey, how to make the case for it, how to shape your digital roadmap and how to survive it, we have received input from some solution providers on their own customers journeys. Jeff Collier , Chief Revenue Officer, SAP Intelligent Spend and Business Network , shares what their customers are looking for from their digital procurement investment.

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Skill Dynamics

JANUARY 14, 2025

Procurement is often an overlooked area within organizations, working behind the scenes to ensure businesses have the goods and services they need to operate at their best. Without it, many of the worlds most successful companies would simply cease to exist. Considering its importance, it makes sense that modern procurement teams have a structured approach to developing essential skills and capabilities.

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