SCMDOJO

AUGUST 22, 2023

Discover the power of sustainable procurement in enhancing supply chain resilience and brand reputation and learn about its importance.

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Sustainability Import Supply chain resilience Procurement 246

Supply Chain Dive

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The profession has growing needs for data and technology as well as general business skills, according to a recent survey by Gartner.

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Procurement Data 136

Supply Chain Brain

DECEMBER 20, 2023

From scenario planning to relationship building, procurement teams are in a new era of risk management that will be crucial for long-term success.

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Risk management Risk Management Procurement 126

Una

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

EPISODE 104 Leveraging the Power of a Procurement Task Force with Harold Hendrickx By Kelly Barner | March 1, 2023 With the last few years being as unpredictable as they have been, procurement has experienced a number of mindset shifts – all of which have increased our agility and resilience. In fact, procurement has undergone so many changes that comparisons to the approaches and team models seen in military settings are not out of line.

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Procurement Procurement team Leadership Sourcing 128

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Art of Procurement

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

The last few years in procurement recruiting have been wild – just like the external conditions procurement professionals have been. The post A Look at the Current State of Procurement Recruiting appeared first on Art of Procurement.

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Procurement Management 145

Supply Chain Dive

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

In an earnings call, the home appliance company said it reduced parts complexity and used dual sourcing to mitigate supplier-driven disruptions.

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Procurement Sourcing Suppliers 140

SCMDOJO

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Unlock efficient inventory management with ABC classification. Learn the steps, benefits, and use SCMDOJO's tool for quick analysis.

Supply Chain Optimization 279

Supply Chain Optimization Supply Chain Efficiency supply chain budgeting Supply chain 279

SCMR (Supply Chain Management Review)

MAY 24, 2023

Only 30% of digital transformations meet or exceed a company’s expected target value. The reason? The wrong procurement process was used, say experts.

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Procurement 123

All Things Supply Chain

OCTOBER 30, 2023

The global supply chain is facing a labor shortage that has slowed down manufacturing and shipping times. As a result, prices continue to rise and economic stagnation has gotten worse.

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Supply chain Supply Price Supply chain management 296

Strategic Sourceror

JANUARY 20, 2023

Supply chain challenges have dominated international headlines, and much of the focus has been on the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic and the lingering consequences of the public health crisis. However, climate change poses a more fundamental threat to global supply chains, as extreme weather events, sea-level rise, unpredictable weather patterns and new compliance regulations all conspire to restrict the ability of suppliers to move goods between markets.

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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.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

MAY 9, 2023

We stand on the frontier of an AI revolution. Over the past decade, deep learning arose from a seismic collision of data availability and sheer compute power, enabling a host of impressive AI capabilities. But we’ve faced a paradoxical challenge: automation is labor intensive. It sounds like a joke, but it’s not, as anyone who has tried to solve business problems with AI may know.

Data 128

Data Quality Sourcing Sustainability 128

Art of Procurement

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, better known as RICO, is usually associated with organized crime. In 1992, it. The post Reading FedEx Ground the RICO Act appeared first on Art of Procurement.

Influencing 142

Influencing Procurement Risk management Contract 142

Art of Procurement

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

The AOP Buyer Power Score is a content offering created in partnership with ProcurementIQ that rates the balance of power. The post Buyer Power Score – Pest Control Services appeared first on Art of Procurement.

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Art of Procurement

JANUARY 19, 2023

In this week’s episode of the Art of Procurement podcast, Philip Ideson and I took some time out to give. The post Translating Digital Investments into Digital Outcomes appeared first on Art of Procurement.

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Procurement 145

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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Art of Procurement

JANUARY 26, 2023

In this week’s podcast, Philip Ideson interviews Vytas Sliesoraitis, a procurement leader turned Ironman competitor. Click here to listen. Vytas. The post Three Key Lessons from a True Procurement Ironman appeared first on Art of Procurement.

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Procurement Leadership Management 145

Una

JANUARY 17, 2023

EPISODE 98. Turning Ethos Into Action with Ian Arthurs. By Kelly Barner | January 18, 2023. It is one thing to talk about the importance of preserving the environment, and it is another to take meaningful and measurable action to drive change. Corporate sustainability programs are often started in response to consumer demand, but in order to be successful long term, they need backing from innovative, disruptive thinkers willing to blaze new trails. .

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Consumer demands Sustainability Demand Leadership 145

Art of Procurement

OCTOBER 26, 2023

“We can’t say we inspire and develop the builders of tomorrow if we’re ruining the planet.” – Tim Guy Brooks, Head. The post The LEGO Sustainability Saga appeared first on Art of Procurement.

Sustainability 141

Sustainability Procurement Risk management Risk 141

Art of Procurement

JANUARY 12, 2023

In this week’s episode of the Art of Procurement podcast, Philip Ideson welcomed the first guest of 2023: Stephane Morel, The post Applying Category Management to the Challenges of a New Age appeared first on Art of Procurement.

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Category management Management Procurement 145

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.

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Una

JANUARY 10, 2023

EPISODE 97. No One Climbs Mount Everest Alone with Dylan McCabe. By Kelly Barner | January 11, 2023. When you are starting a new company, it is a challenge to convince customers that they should choose you over their alternatives. When you are also pioneering a completely new business model for your target market, that challenge increases substantially.

Sourcing 145

Sourcing Collaboration Import Demand 145

Supply Chain Dive

APRIL 25, 2023

The delivery giant has assigned executives to major customers to keep them from shifting volume to competitors amid Teamsters contract negotiations, CEO Carol Tomé said.

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Negotiation Contract 145

Art of Procurement

JANUARY 10, 2023

The user experience associated with procurement technology has come a long way. I’m dating myself here, but procurement used to. The post Procurement, meet no-code development appeared first on Art of Procurement.

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Procurement Data 145

Art of Procurement

JANUARY 16, 2023

Do fish know they are wet? Every creature on earth has a natural habitat. Procurement’s habitat is digital. And yet, The post [Pod] Digital Outcomes 2023 Agenda Reveal w/ Kelly Barner and Philip Ideson appeared first on Art of Procurement.

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Procurement Category management Management 145

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Art of Procurement

JANUARY 17, 2023

According to a 2020 study by BCG, 70 percent of transformation projects fall short of expectations. This means that transformations. The post Participating in Procurement and Other Extreme Sports appeared first on Art of Procurement.

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Procurement Risk management Leadership Risk 145

Art of Procurement

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Founded in 1894 by Milton Hershey, The Hershey Company has seen their share of ups and downs. Not only have. The post Getting a Kiss From a World Class Supply Chain appeared first on Art of Procurement.

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Supply chain Supply Procurement Contract 141

Art of Procurement

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

If there were a shortlist of core procurement skills, benchmarking would undoubtedly be on it. And yet, for the ease. The post How to Benchmark Supplier Diversity Performance appeared first on Art of Procurement.

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Suppliers Procurement Data Management 143

Art of Procurement

MAY 18, 2023

In 1907, J.P. Morgan was called back from a trip to help stop a series of bank runs on Wall. The post [Pod] JPMorgan Chase Stops the Financial Contagion appeared first on Art of Procurement.

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Procurement Risk management Contract Leadership 142

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

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Art of Procurement

MAY 25, 2023

Procurement is used to being under pressure to deliver savings, but is that pressure enough to make procurement break the. The post [Pod] A GAAP in Judgement at Kraft Heinz appeared first on Art of Procurement.

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Procurement Contract Sourcing Suppliers 141

Supply Chain Dive

OCTOBER 23, 2023

As the company looks to remove added packaging from more orders in 2024, its packaging innovation director explains how Amazon identifies products fit to ship in their own packaging and works with vendors on redesigns.

Innovation 142

Innovation 142

Supply Chain Brain

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The state of the economy and the mounting push to digitize supply chain processes are driving a creative approach to maintaining the integrity of your company's item master.

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Supply chain Supply 141

Art of Procurement

MAY 11, 2023

Cyber attacks have been on the rise since 2020, occurring with increasing frequency and having a more detrimental impact to. The post [Pod] Supply Chain Cyber Attack: Expeditors and iRobot appeared first on Art of Procurement.

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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

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