Mon.Dec 12, 2022

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Can Hybrid Packaging Improve Sustainability?

All Things Supply Chain

Rising climate change awareness has led to higher demand for sustainability actions. Consumers have made clear that businesses must demonstrate corporate responsibility for their environmental footprint.

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Don't Fear AI — Supply Chain Leaders Need it to be Agile

Supply Chain Brain

Supply chain decision-makers who overcome their fear of artificial intelligence (AI) and have embraced AI-driven technology, like AI-driven sales platforms, fare best and thrive.

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Press release: Introducing new names for Skill Dynamics’ technology

Skill Dynamics

LONDON , 12 December 2023. The Skill Dynamics eLearning platform comprises of three experiences that combine to deliver our world-class digital learning program. Until now, each of these technologies has had its own distinct product name. We felt we could help make our technology easier to understand – and say! – so we’re changing the names to make it clear that they are all modules within the Skill Dynamics platform.

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Watch: Another Crisis for the Food Supply Chain: Not Enough CO2

Supply Chain Brain

John Bell, head of the Department of Supply Chain Management at the University of Tennessee, explains why food processors and other industries are facing a critical shortage of carbon dioxide.

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Manufacturing Sustainability Surge: Your Guide to Data-Driven Energy Optimization & Decarbonization

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.

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[Pod] How to SUPERCHARGE Your Digital Procurement Strategy w/ Alpar Kamber, Julie Brignac and Chris Eyerman

Art of Procurement

“I’ve seen a lot of companies who try to jump the gun in terms of driving a very adventurous digital. The post [Pod] How to SUPERCHARGE Your Digital Procurement Strategy w/ Alpar Kamber, Julie Brignac and Chris Eyerman appeared first on Art of Procurement.

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CMA CGM purchases two terminals in New York, New Jersey

Supply Chain Dive

If the deal clears, the ocean carrier would own seven terminals in the U.S. and gain a critical foothold at the nation’s top East Coast gateway.

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Kahlúa touts full traceability of key coffee ingredient

Supply Chain Dive

The Pernod Ricard-owned liqueur said brands and retailers are facing mounting consumer pressure to provide greater transparency into their supply chains.

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Learn why location infrastructure is the future of logistics

SCMR (Supply Chain Management Review)

In this webinar, Nick Patrick, Radar CEO and Co-founder, will explain how modern and logistics innovators are using location infrastructure to drive operational efficiency and deliver amazing customer experiences.

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Breaking News: Coupa announces definitive agreement to be acquired by Thoma Bravo

Spend Matters

Categories: Industry News , Source to Pay , Spend Management Tags: EU , mergers and acquisitions Giant of the Business Spend Management (BSM) world, Coupa Software, this morning announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Thoma Bravo, one of the largest private equity firms in the world. "This is an all-cash transaction with an enterprise value of $8.0 billion.

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Merck Global Health Innovation Fund and P74 Ventures Make Strategic Investment in TransVoyant

Supply Chain Brain

With its new financing, TransVoyant will scale to reach new customers and expand its platform’s use cases.

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GEP Procurement & Supply Chain Tech Trends Report

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?

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Port of Savannah to transform terminal into container-only operation

Supply Chain Dive

The Georgia port will renovate its Ocean Terminal and shift breakbulk cargo to accommodate a rise in shipping volumes.

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TradeCentric: Vendor Analysis — B2B Commerce solution overview, roadmap, vendor competitors, analyst summary

Spend Matters

Categories: Accounts Payable , eProcurement / Procurement , Payments , Procurement Systems & Architecture , Requisition / PO Management Tags: PRO This Spend Matters PRO Vendor Analysis provides an overview of TradeCentric and its solution for B2B Commerce. TradeCentric, formerly PunchOut2Go, aims to revolutionize B2B commerce by solving complexities around the integrations between systems that allow for connectivity between buyers and suppliers.

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Why device infrastructure should be your next big tooling upgrade

Supply Chain Dive

Warehousing and logistics device deployments are increasingly complex. Are you ready to handle it?

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The past is NOT prologue

SCMR (Supply Chain Management Review)

There is an overwhelming need to implement new business models in the worldwide air cargo logistics industry.

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Scaling Logistics for Success: A White Claw Story

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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FedEx to launch consolidated returns service

Supply Chain Dive

The carrier is touting the program as a low-price option for shippers in an expensive reverse logistics market.

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Spend Matters Fall 2022 SolutionMap – Analyst observations in Spend Analytics

Spend Matters

Categories: Analytics , Procurement Systems & Architecture , Spend Analysis Tags: EU , SolutionMap , Spend Analytics Twice a year, Spend Matters analysts work hard to further deepen their understanding of procurement tech (and services) solutions at a granular level by analyzing vendor-based RFI requirements across 11 source-to-pay tech categories and reviewing anonymized customer references.

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Five Formidable Transportation Challenges Facing Shippers

Supply Chain Brain

Shippers need help with forecasting, strategy and carrier relationships just to stay afloat. Here are five key transportation concerns keeping them up at night.

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Solvoyo Named as a Representative Vendor in 5 Gartner® 2022 Market Guides

Solvoyo

We proudly announce that Solvoyo has been named a Representative Vendor in five separate 2022 Gartner Market Guides for: – Retail Assortment Optimization Applications in Merchandising – Retail Unified Price, Promotion, and Markdown Optimization Applications: Short Life Cycle – Retail Forecasting, Allocation, and Replenishment Solutions – Retail Assortment Management Applications: Short Life Cycle Products – … Continue reading "Solvoyo Named as a Representative Vendor in 5 Gartner® 2022 Market G

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Rethinking Direct Materials Sourcing: The Tools You Need To Manage Costs, Risks and Sustainability

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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Thank you: Summit 2022 Exceeds Expectations

Pipefy

The Pipefy Team express our deepest gratitude to all those who joined us for Summit 2022. . We knew when we started planning this year’s Summit that extraordinary times call for an extraordinary event. That’s why we decided to use this opportunity to focus on the uncertainty — and potential — that we all sense on the horizon. Here’s a brief recap of what we accomplished: We looked at what it takes to connect people, processes, and technology in today’s unique macroenvironment.

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Predictive Procurement: Overcoming Challenges in Health and Pharma

Arkestro

Procurement professionals of all types face a challenging and dynamic work environment. But those in the health and pharmaceutical industries deal with particularly demanding circumstances. The pandemic and resulting supply chain disruptions have added extreme pressure on the health and pharma sector to address shortages quickly and efficiently. During the pandemic, healthcare needed to treat people with COVID-19, and the pharmaceutical industry had to increase the production and distribution of

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10 Steps for Negotiating Ethically

Shapiro Negotiations Institute

10 Steps for Negotiating Ethically. Negotiating is the lifeblood of the business world. Through this process, we are able to resolve conflict with others directly and create solutions that are collaborative and forward-thinking. There are many opportunities for growth and innovation during the negotiation process, but there are also opportunities for unethical behavior to make its way into the room.

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Building Trust in Your Organization 

Negotiations Ninja

Debra Roberts is a self-proclaimed conversation expert, and rightfully so. She developed the “Relationship Protocol Communication Model,” a way of communicating with your employees or loved ones (and everyone in between). She also has a clinical background as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) and is both a trauma and business consultant. Everyone knows that […].

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Supply Chain Orchestration: A New Era in Supply Chain Management

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.

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Five Formidable Transportation Challenges Facing Shippers

Supply Chain Brain

Shippers need help with forecasting, strategy and carrier relationships just to stay afloat. Here are five key transportation concerns keeping them up at night.

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The History of Coupa: Moving Procurement Practice Beyond Adjunct Complexity – Part 1 (Original Post Date: September 8th, 2008)

Procurement Insights

(Editor’s Note: This post is a follow-up to the breaking headline “COUPA SOFTWARE ENTERS INTO DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT TO BE ACQUIRED BY THOMA BRAVO FOR $8 BILLION.” Part 2 – A Tale of Two Industry Titans will be published later in the week. #coupa #zycus). “Organizations that already have a technology-driven program in place or have just recently implemented one still surprise me with their significant interest in the dramatic changes in procurement methodologies and practices.

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Russian Ship Insurer Says It Won't Fill Void Caused by Sanctions

Supply Chain Brain

The comments leave unanswered questions about how tankers moving Russia’s oil will get insurance if international firms don’t do so.

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The Macro-Level Issues Impacting the CPO Right Now: Global Conflict

CPO Rising

Today’s business landscape is rife with unprecedented global conflicts that chief procurement officers must navigate against. As we explore those examples and their impact on supply chain dynamics, it is critical to weigh potential strategies. Global conflict is our fourth macro-level challenge that CPOs must address as they enter 2023. During the last few years, […].

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GEP Outlook Report 2024

Procurement and supply chain leaders have faced their share of disruption and economic turmoil these past four years. Whether from geopolitical tensions or the havoc caused by the pandemic and its aftershocks, plenty of challenges remain. Despite this, leaders are seeing a glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel — inflation is decreasing, interest rates are leveling off and supply chain volatility is easing.

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Fast-Fashion Giant Shein Mulling Becoming Online Marketplace

Supply Chain Brain

The new volumes under its sales umbrella would also make Shein a bigger force in international logistics.