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Only 38% of businesses are tracking Scope 3 emissions: IBM report

Supply Chain Dive

Greenhouse gases used in supply chains represent the largest source of most industries’ carbon footprint, but many firms are just beginning to account for them.

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Port of LA, Long Beach and Shanghai Planning Trans-Pacific Green Shipping Corridor

Supply Chain Brain

Under the plan, carrier partners will deploy reduced or zero lifecycle carbon-capable ships on the Trans-Pacific routes starting in 2025.

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The Competitive Expectations Behind the Google Antitrust Trial

Art of Procurement

Google is currently defending themselves in court because the U.S. Department of Justice claims they have violated the Sherman Antitrust. The post The Competitive Expectations Behind the Google Antitrust Trial appeared first on Art of Procurement.

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The Market Speaks: Procurement practitioner requirements and the tech vendor response — Globality

Spend Matters

Spend Matters constantly updates its understanding of the state of the procurement tech market via RFIs for our SolutionMap dataset, vendor interviews, global event attendance and product demos with the aim of keeping tech-selection decision makers ahead of market trends. But we also endeavor to grow our understanding of the wants and needs of the customers using that tech – the practitioners.

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7 Leadership Themes for Procurement & Supply Chain Leaders in 2024

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.

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Generative AI that’s tailored for your business needs with watsonx.ai

IBM Supply Chain Blog

According to a recent IBV study , 64% of surveyed CEOs face pressure to accelerate adoption of generative AI, and 60% lack a consistent, enterprise-wide method for implementing it. An AI and data platform, such as watsonx, can help empower businesses to leverage foundation models and accelerate the pace of generative AI adoption across their organization.

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UgoWork Launches Energy and Battery Management Platform

Supply Chain Brain

UgoPilot allows companies to securely manage their fleets, reduces the need for underused equipment and provides businesses with access to energy professionals.

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Procurement 6 – September 29th, 2023

Art of Procurement

Procurement 6 is a short podcast from Art of Procurement that publishes in the Art of Procurement feed every Friday. The post Procurement 6 – September 29th, 2023 appeared first on Art of Procurement.

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Podcast | Will an Investment ‘Supercycle’ Spark the Revival of American Manufacturing?

Supply Chain Brain

Will three big recent funding measures entice manufacturers to shift production from China back to the U.S.?

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MIT’s Yossi Sheffi Talks AI, the Future of Work

SCMR (Supply Chain Management Review)

MIT Professor Yossi Sheffi gave a keynote address on artificial intelligence and the future of work at the Association for Supply Chain Management Connect 2023 conference.

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Watch: How COVID Changed the Shipping Industry — Forever

Supply Chain Brain

While demand has dropped since then, the innovations remain, says Jakki Krage Strako, chief commerce and business solutions officer with the U.S. Postal Service.

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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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“Siloed” Implementations: One of the main reasons E-procurement initiatives fail

Procurement Insights

Have you ever wondered why, with the great advances we have made in digital technology – including AI, so many E-procurement initiatives still struggle to get the needed traction to achieve success? No matter how great the technology, how well-versed the end-user procurement professional may be, or how perfectly an implementation goes, “siloed” implementation will undermine even the best-executed strategies.

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The Role of Customer Engagement Technologies in Enhancing Deliveries

Supply Chain Brain

Digital customer engagement has emerged as a pivotal factor in maintaining a competitive edge, by improving the delivery experience, capturing customer feedback and reducing delivery costs.

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What role does governance play in cluster development and the globalized supply base?

Procurement Insights

Great article , Elvire Regnier ! Governance is THE key to cluster development and the globalized supply base. In 2007, I wrote an article titled “ Public Sector Procurement Practice and “The Principles of External Economies, Clustering and the Global Value Chain ” – [link] Here is an excerpt: “According to Humphrey and Schmitz (2002 “, “value chain research focuses on the nature of the relationships between the various actors involved in the chain and th

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Northvolt Gets Billions from Canada to Build Quebec EV Battery Plant

Supply Chain Brain

The plant is set to start operating in 2026 and will initially produce enough batteries for about half a million EVs.

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Next-Gen Procurement: Transforming Processes with the Power of Generative AI

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.

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MIT CTL Offers Free Supply Chain Sustainability Course

SCMR (Supply Chain Management Review)

MIT’s Center for Transportation & Logistics is offering a free sustainability course for supply chain managers looking to advance their organization’s climate pledges.

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Five Visibility Benefits for Fashion and Retail Supply Chains

Supply Chain Brain

Even retailers who get it right in terms of technology investment and sourcing soon inevitably face growth challenges.

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The ambitious regulations cleaning up fashion’s supply chain

Supply Chain Dive

From pollution to human rights violations, new European laws are holding global fashion brands accountable for collateral damage.

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Want to keep good ESG data? Foster its source

HICX

HICX CEO Costas Xyloyiannis on why we should turn the spotlight toward the experience suppliers receive as they serve big manufacturing brands. What’s clear from Deloitte’s Global Chief Procurement Officer Survey 2023 is that environmental and social governance (ESG) is now firmly on the corporate agenda. This year, it leapt right up the priority list, from seventh place to second.

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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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Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory names head of supply chain, manufacturing

Supply Chain Dive

Scott Ouellet was appointed to the position effective Sept. 18.

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Toyota Broke Its Global Sales Record in August

Supply Chain Brain

Toyota said that it is planning to produce 150,000 electric vehicles this year, 190,000 EVs in 2024 and 600,00 EVs in 2025.

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NEW WEBINAR — (Digital AP Innovation: Transforming Your Accounts Payable Department for Success)

CPO Rising

Join Ardent Partners and Kofax on October 5th (11 AM ET) for a webcast on Digital AP Innovation: Transforming Your Accounts Payable Department for Success. The evolution of ePayables technologies, spanning more than two decades, has ushered in a new era of innovation.

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Kayla Watson, Heidi Hoffman Receive Women in Supply Chain Awards

Supply Chain Brain

Award recipients will be recognized at the Women in Supply Chain Forum held in Atlanta, Georgia on November 14 and November 15.

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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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Finale Inventory vs. SkuVault: A Comprehensive IMS Comparison Tailored for SMBs

Finale Inventory

Efficient inventory management is pivotal to the success of your ecommerce business, and choosing the wrong one can have long-lasting impacts that can set your business back financially and competitively. For ecommerce sellers, two inventory management software front-runners are Finale Inventory and SkuVault, as both offer a range of tools to optimize inventory control, order fulfillment, and warehouse management processes across sales channels.

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Kazakhstan Planning to Increase Oil Supplies to Germany

Supply Chain Brain

Tokayev said that Kazakhstan has shipped roughly 500,000 metric tons of crude oil to Germany’s Schwedt refinery through 2023.

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In observability, “automation” is spelled I-N-S-T-A-N-A

IBM Supply Chain Blog

Modern application environments need real-time automated observability to have visibility and insights into what is going on. Because of the highly dynamic nature of microservices and the numerous interdependencies among application components, having an automated approach to observability is essential. That’s why traditional solutions like New Relic struggle to keep up with monitoring in cloud-native environments.

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EU Threatens Sales Ban of Western Parts Used in Russian Drones

Supply Chain Brain

The latest supply-chain news, analysis, trends and tools for executives in the supply chain management industry.

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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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Logistics on TV!

Supply Chain Brain

Logistics appears to be emerging into the world of TV, at least online and on-demand.