ABC of Procurement
MAY 18, 2024
Especially for those new to procurement, navigating procurement ethics is sometimes complex. Here are the dos and don'ts. The post Procurement ethics – the dos and don’ts first appeared on ABC of Procurement.
All Things Supply Chain
MAY 20, 2024
In the bustling world of construction, fleets of vehicles and equipment are the gears that keep projects moving forward.
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Procurement Leaders
MAY 13, 2024
Over the course of the coming week, large swathes of the global procurement community will congregate in London to collaborate, challenge, celebrate and learn at the World Procurement Congress. It’s a hugely energising experience – an opportunity to inhale knowledge, grow networks, and challenge our current beliefs, approaches and trajectories. This year’s agenda is world-class in every sense, featuring a diverse group of speakers – from a who’s who of the global CPO community to four-time Olymp
All Things Supply Chain
MAY 13, 2024
Warehousing is an essential part of modern supply chain management, serving as a pivotal hub for storage, sorting and distributing goods.
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Procurement and supply chain leaders are presented with their fair share of challenges, with a host of tools and strategies to resolve them. That said, what’s the best path forward to leverage this year’s trends? In this recap of a recent GEP-WBR webinar, 7 Leadership Themes for Procurement & Supply Chain Leaders in 2024, GEP’s Pramod Sethumadhavan explores seven vital leadership trends that will help guide procurement and supply chain decision-makers.
Supply Chain Brain
MAY 16, 2024
Unions are demanding fair wages, collective bargaining agreements, access to Wi-Fi, and a dedicated system to handle grievances without fear of retaliation.
Supply Chain Dive
MAY 13, 2024
The ground delivery offering has been the target of controversial changes that would impact key shipping partners like DHL eCommerce and Pitney Bowes.
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Procurement Leaders
MAY 13, 2024
Challenge With global energy demand on the rise and fossil fuels continuing to make up most of the world’s power consumption, cutting emissions in the energy sector represents a formidable task. What’s more, the pathways for companies to reach net-zero are not necessarily clear. The scale and complexity of the challenge is such that businesses are looking far and wide for answers to it.
Supply Chain Brain
MAY 13, 2024
Gartner predicts that by 2028, 70% of companies will adopt regionally diversified supply chain models to improve network resiliency in the face of ongoing global disruptions.
Supply Chain Dive
MAY 15, 2024
The retailer also said “the majority” of remote workers and those at offices in Dallas, Atlanta and Toronto, must relocate — mostly to its Arkansas headquarters.
Spend Matters
MAY 15, 2024
Solutions that cover intake management and procurement orchestration have evolved from being niche or a novelty to being players in a competitive market. The former, as our analysts have written , “use interactive inquiries to understand needs, triage requests, determine the needed guidance and ultimately solve the problem through interactive and integrated workflows,” and the latter is “more focused on orchestrating end-to-end business processes across domain-specific business applications with
Speaker: Kevin Kai Wong, President of Emergent Energy Solutions
In today's industrial landscape, the pursuit of sustainable energy optimization and decarbonization has become paramount. ♻️ Manufacturing corporations across the U.S. are facing the urgent need to align with decarbonization goals while enhancing efficiency and productivity. Unfortunately, the lack of comprehensive energy data poses a significant challenge for manufacturing managers striving to meet their targets. 📊 Join us for a practical webinar hosted by Kevin Kai Wong of Emergent Ene
IBM Supply Chain Blog
MAY 17, 2024
Business leaders worldwide are asking their teams the same question: “Are we using the cloud effectively?” This quandary often comes with an accompanying worry: “Are we spending too much money on cloud computing?” Given the statistics—82% of surveyed respondents in a 2023 Statista study cited managing cloud spend as a significant challenge—it’s a legitimate concern.
Art of Procurement
MAY 16, 2024
“The first casualty of war is truth—the second is empathy. Empathy has to call for backup. The backup is in. The post Empathy is Not a Soft Skill appeared first on Art of Procurement.
Supply Chain Brain
MAY 13, 2024
The chemicals industry, which contributes trillions of dollars to the global economy every year, is undergoing a significant transformation due to recent social and political trends.
Supply Chain Dive
MAY 13, 2024
The delivery rivals are fighting to gain share in the lucrative volume segment as their relationships with larger shippers evolve.
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Generative AI goes beyond just automating tasks and providing real-time answers. Did you know that implementing generative AI reduces sourcing cycle times and allows for faster decision-making across procurement operations? In this whitepaper — Next-Gen Procurement: Transforming Processes With the Power of Generative AI — experts reveal how the strategic application of generative AI within procurement processes is paving the way for groundbreaking improvements.
Spend Matters
MAY 13, 2024
Part 2 of this Spend Matters Vendor Analysis focuses on the strengths and opportunities of Corcentric Platform’s source-to-pay (S2P) solution. It also looks at customer reviews and the elements to consider when looking at Corcentric Platform as a potential solution provider. Part 1 of the series provides a history and overview of Corcentric Platform’s S2P solution and the solution’s roadmap/vision.
SCMDOJO
MAY 15, 2024
Supply chain design and optimization projects present significant challenges, ranging from complex network structures, and multiple databases to diverse business objectives. Drawing from hands-on experience gained at leading organizations, I’ve compiled a comprehensive document to assist professionals in this industry. Introduction In today’s fast-paced and competitive business landscape, the optimization of supply chain networks is critical for enhancing operational efficiency.
The Network Effect
MAY 16, 2024
How generative AI will disrupt and project delivery in advanced manufacturing and maximize the value across product design, maintenance.
Supply Chain Brain
MAY 14, 2024
Managing a supply chain is a complex task which has only grown more intricate in recent years due to globalization, a volatile geo-political landscape, technological advancements, and the increasing demands of consumers.
Speaker: Scott Campbell and Molly Feller
As the demand for your products skyrockets 🚀, you're likely experiencing logistical challenges that are preventing you from scaling your business. The sudden surge in demand can be exciting, but it can also put a strain on your supply chain and logistics operations. In this webinar, join Scott Campbell, Vice President, Logistics & Demand at Mark Anthony Services and Molly Feller, VP Logistics as a Service Operations at e2open, as they explore the challenges that arise when companies expe
Supply Chain Dive
MAY 15, 2024
C.H. Robinson, ITS Logistics, Home Depot and IMC Companies shared insights on the federal data-sharing platform designed to improve visibility of disruptions.
Spend Matters
MAY 13, 2024
This Spend Matters Vendor Analysis provides an overview of Corcentric Platform and its source-to-pay (S2P) solution. In the ever-evolving landscape of business operations, organizations are constantly seeking ways to enhance efficiency, reduce costs and streamline their processes. For procurement professionals, the one-stop-shop offered by source-to-pay (S2P) solutions can be invaluable.
IBM Supply Chain Blog
MAY 14, 2024
CFOs are the stewards of investment capital, orchestrating a movement with transformative technology and innovation to evolve businesses, accelerate revenue streams and drive meaningful outcomes. The current business environment has CFOs facing headwinds for decision-making in less-than-ideal conditions with rapidly shifting regulations, tedious reporting standards, ESG requirements and inflationary pressures; however, the need for growth and profit expansion remains, and as CEOs look for ways t
Una
MAY 15, 2024
EPISODE 165 Making Mentorship Possible at Scale with Jason Edmonds By Kelly Barner | May 15, 2024 Mentors have the opportunity to provide valuable, trusted advice to the individuals they work with, but those relationships are often formed haphazardly. One team of entrepreneurs is working to pair ascending college students with recent graduates who can mentor them through the college selection process.
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The technological landscape is dynamic and changes quickly. And for procurement and supply chain leaders looking to harness the power of technology to navigate complex challenges and an uncertain business environment, keeping up with the latest trends can be its own obstacle. So, what’s on the technological horizon for procurement and supply chain for the year ahead?
Supply Chain Brain
MAY 14, 2024
Allianz estimates that global trade will increase by 2.8% in 2024 — below the average of 5% — blaming that on disruptions brought on by the Red Sea crisis.
Supply Chain Dive
MAY 13, 2024
The race to secure market share is driven by looming e-commerce demand and upheaval to rate changes sparked by conflict in the Red Sea.
Art of Procurement
MAY 19, 2024
“In some weird sense, as we see the power of technology, the more apprehensive we get about how much information. The post Optimizing Procurement’s Source-to-Pay Strategy appeared first on Art of Procurement.
The Good Spending
MAY 13, 2024
" One of the worst and most expensive contracting fiascos in the history of the public sector." Some real-life cases only require a little reflection to understand that the project was predefined for failure well before its launch. Can we make appropriate conclusions to prevent that from happening again? The first step is to deepen our study of such cases beyond populistic cliches.
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When the only certainty is uncertainty, what does that mean for today’s supply chain management approaches? This eBook delves into how supply chain orchestration can help businesses unlock agility, transparency, intelligence, and trust across their end-to-end supply chain.
Spend Matters
MAY 20, 2024
This Spend Matters Vendor Analysis provides an update on Agiloft and its contract lifecycle management (CLM) solution. We last covered Agiloft in 2020, and the provider has since continued to build advanced functionalities to appeal to large organizations. Agiloft’s product updates have centered around AI, including recent generative AI releases. Overall, the provider has cemented its position as a best-of-breed provider that can compete against any CLM provider on the basis of solution depth, w
Supply Chain Brain
MAY 16, 2024
Learners can curate a library of training modules drawn from the Accountability Framework, a practical roadmap for addressing deforestation, conversion, and human rights in the agriculture and forestry sectors
Supply Chain Dive
MAY 17, 2024
The fast fashion giant responded to the allegations by saying the report doesn't convey "the reality" of the organization.
IBM Supply Chain Blog
MAY 17, 2024
Key takeaways By implementing effective solutions for AI in commerce, brands can create seamless, personalized buying experiences that increase customer loyalty, customer engagement, retention and share of wallet across B2B and B2C channels. Poorly run implementations of traditional or generative AI in commerce—such as models trained on inadequate or inappropriate data—lead to bad experiences that alienate consumers and businesses.
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Direct materials sourcing is evolving, with procurement now tasked not only with cost efficiency but managing sustainability and risk management. The environment is marked by heightened demand and expectations, compounded by challenges such as rising input prices, supply chain disruptions and geopolitical tensions. While some embrace cutting-edge tools like AI and blockchain for global trade functions, others lag in technology adoption.
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