Mon.Oct 03, 2022

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The Reality, Promise and Limits of Artificial Intelligence

Supply Chain Brain

Just what is artificial intelligence, anyway? In its ultimate form, will it model, augment or replace human thought?

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Walmart GoLocal exceeds 5,000 delivery locations, outpacing company targets

Supply Chain Dive

The retailer plans to “double down” on its white-label delivery service in its second year, a GoLocal exec said in an interview.

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Five Mistakes Companies Make in Managing Supply Chain Risk

Supply Chain Brain

T he pandemic has inflicted serious damage in the last two and a half years, but there may be a silver lining for companies smart enough to take advantage of the opportunity to develop a more resilient supply chain. .

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Corrugated boxes: The ultimate circular economy

Supply Chain Dive

Circularity is the epitome of sustainable materials management – linking all life cycle stages for production, use and reuse of materials to protect the environment.

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Tariffs on the Table: How to Brief the Board and C‑Suite With Confidence

“What should we do about the tariffs?” There’s no straightforward answer — every leader has a different expectation. CFOs want numbers. COOs want action. CEOs want strategy. And supply chain and procurement leaders need to be ready with the right response — fast. That’s why GEP has created a simple three-part framework that will help CPOs and CSCOs brief the board and C-suite with clarity and confidence.

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Toyota’s CEO Says EV Adoption Will Take Longer Than Expected

Supply Chain Brain

The automaker plans to keep gas-powered cars as a key part of its lineup, rejecting efforts by rivals to go fully electric amid concerns over how quickly consumers will embrace new technologies.

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BNSF plans $1.5B inland intermodal hub to ease port congestion

Supply Chain Dive

Instead of letting cargo crowd the docks in Los Angeles and Long Beach, the goal is to move goods further inland.

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Inflation, supply chain woes weigh on spice maker McCormick

Supply Chain Dive

The flavorings giant is among a handful of food and beverage firms reporting business challenges in a volatile economic environment.

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Month-end close process: how to make accounting more efficient

Spendesk

Accountancy is the job that’s never finished. Whether you’re preparing for tax returns, presenting financial reporting data, or indeed performing month-end close, there’s barely a chance to breathe.

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Nike looks to clear dated products as inventory costs rise

Supply Chain Dive

After placing holiday orders early to combat lengthy transit times, the retailer is now getting hit with an onslaught of product arrivals.

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LUPR: Vendor Analysis — SxM solution overview, competitors, tech selection tips, analyst summary

Spend Matters

Categories: Accounts Payable , Procurement Systems & Architecture , Supplier Management , Supplier Performance , Supplier Risk and Compliance Management Tags: PRO In this Spend Matters PRO Vendor Analysis, we give an overview of LUPR, a supplier management (SxM) solution built on Salesforce. Sales and procurement have a lot in common, with the former influencing the latter's concepts and practices.

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How to Modernize Manufacturing Without Losing Control

Speaker: Andrew Skoog, Founder of MachinistX & President of Hexis Representatives

Manufacturing is evolving, and the right technology can empower—not replace—your workforce. Smart automation and AI-driven software are revolutionizing decision-making, optimizing processes, and improving efficiency. But how do you implement these tools with confidence and ensure they complement human expertise rather than override it? Join industry expert Andrew Skoog as he explores how manufacturers can leverage automation to enhance operations, streamline workflows, and make smarter, data-dri

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

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Five Essential Things to Consider when Optimizing Your Supply Network

Supply Chain Brain

In a world of constrained supply, manufacturers and suppliers are challenged to manage risk by balancing inventory availability and working capital commitments. Here are five factors to consider when embarking on the effort to optimize supply networks.

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Trollishly: Secrets Behind TikTok Hooking Up Millions of Users!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Private Instagram Story Downloader! Have you ever wondered how TikTok is grabbing the attention of millions of users worldwide? Is it possible for an app to drive more engagement at this quick time? TikTok is a short-video social media platform that has been downloaded more than 2 billion times worldwide.

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[Pod] Improving Procurement’s Impact From the Moment of Intake w/ Philip Ideson and Kelly Barner

Art of Procurement

“We’re eliminating the problem of procurement not being brought in soon enough the same way we resolved maverick and rogue. The post [Pod] Improving Procurement’s Impact From the Moment of Intake w/ Philip Ideson and Kelly Barner appeared first on Art of Procurement.

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How Companies Are Navigating Tariff Chaos with GEP’s AI-Powered Procurement Platform

Tariffs are no longer just policy noise. They’re driving real, bottom-line impact. One policy shift and your sourcing strategy is upside down. This bulletin cuts straight to the point. How Market-Leading Companies Are Navigating Tariff Chaos with GEP’s AI-Powered Procurement Platform breaks down how procurement teams are staying ahead of the chaos with real-time insights, smarter sourcing moves and AI-powered agility.

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296: Take Control of Managing Your Demand Chain, with SEKO

Let's Talk Supply Chain

Today I’m joined by SEKO Logistics , a global, market-leading provider of logistics services who are small enough to care, but big enough to scale, for shippers around the world. SEKO provides complete supply chain solutions, specializing in transportation, logistics, forwarding and warehousing. Powered by their innovative and customizable IT solutions, SEKO provide a seamless flow of information, giving their ever-growing customer base true supply chain visibility.

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Interview with Carmen Erhardt on Supplier Experience Management

HICX

In a series of interviews which took place during World Procurement Congress 2022 (WPC) in London, we spoke to a number of thought-leaders and experts from the Procurement and Supply Chain industries about their opinions on Supplier Experience Management (SXM) and the future of Procurement. The theme of this year’s event was ‘Challenging the status quo,’ with the aim of amplifying the voices of those that are ‘pushing the boundaries on innovation, ESG and supply chain resiliency’ as they ‘delive

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EU Agrees Windfall Tax on Energy Firms

Supply Chain Brain

The plan includes a levy on fossil fuel firms' surplus profits and a levy on excess revenues made from surging electricity costs. The cash raised is expected to go to families and businesses.

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Trends Driving the Future of Work

CPO Rising

The Future of Work impacts every workplace in one way or another. Monday’s CPO Rising article explores several trends that the Future of Work Exchange (powered by Ardent Partners) identified as shaping the Future of Work movement today and in the future. Be sure to register for our webinar on Thursday (details below) to learn […].

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A Roadmap For Modernization: How To Break Free From Your Monolith Before July 31, 2026

Speaker: Jason Cottrell and Gireesh Sahukar

Retailers know the clock is ticking–legacy SAP Commerce support ends in 2026. Legacy platforms are becoming a liability burdened by complexity, rigidity, and mounting operational costs. But modernization isn’t just about swapping out systems, it’s about preparing for a future shaped by real-time interactions, AI powered buying assistants, and flexible commerce architecture.

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Using Second-Level Assessment Questions to Navigate Differing Perceptions of Value

Negotiations Ninja

During an interaction with a prospective customer, do you find ways to give them value? 80% of buyers say they don’t get anything of value from salespeople. The problem is that salespeople think they’re offering value. But there’s a gap between what they perceive as valuable and what the customer perceives as valuable. It’s a major problem. If your buyers don’t perceive the value, it doesn’t matter.

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Watch: How Micro-Fulfillment Slashes Carbon Emissions

Supply Chain Brain

Micro-fulfillment reduces carbon emissions by placing warehousing and delivery operations closer to final-mile destinations, says Julien Seret, vice president of network supply chain at Attabotics.

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295: Women In Supply Chain, Naomi Sylvian

Let's Talk Supply Chain

In today’s episode of Women In Supply Chain, I’m joined by one of the Let’s Talk Supply Chain family – a woman who is helping leaders discover the value of connected planning, with supply chain best practices and stories that matter: it’s Naomi Sylvian. Naomi has 16 years of experience in telling brand stories, powering sales enablement, and increasing brand exposure and online lead generation.

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Tata Group’s Air India Weighs Raising $1 Billion for Expansion

Supply Chain Brain

The carrier, controlled by India’s oldest conglomerate Tata Group, is in discussions with potential investors including private equity funds and sovereign wealth funds, and fundraising could be completed in the next few months.

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Procurement Is Navigating a Tech Tsunami (and It’s Upending How You Work)

Procurement is in the middle of a tech tsunami. And if it feels like the old playbooks aren’t working anymore, that’s because they aren’t. Agentic AI. Autonomous procurement. Unified source-to-pay ecosystems. These innovations are converging and transforming how procurement teams operate. The GEP 2025 Procurement & Supply Chain Tech Trends Report breaks it all down.

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Democratising Supply Chain Training – Dr. Muddassir Ahmed from SCM Dojo

The Procuretech Podcast

Welcome back to The Procuretech Podcast! We're continuing our series of interviews with industry experts and thought leaders to get their take on digital procurement. In this episode, we're going to extend that a little bit and talk about supply chain. Democratising Supply Chain Training - Dr. Muddassir Ahmed from SCM Dojo . Today's guest is a big personality in the supply chain space: Dr.