Supply Chain Dive

JUNE 21, 2023

The company is weathering a decline in demand, and relief doesn't appear to be coming from strike-fearing shippers.

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SCMR (Supply Chain Management Review)

JUNE 21, 2023

With so much uncertainty and mixed economic signals, it is hard, if not impossible, to see trends or predict what will happen in the supply chain.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 21, 2023

Data-driven 3D printing provides a significant boost to the efficiency and productivity of the supply chain, helping manufacturers respond more quickly and effectively to disruptions.

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SCMDOJO

JUNE 21, 2023

The Supply Chain as a Service (SCaaS) market has experienced significant growth in recent years, with even greater potential ahead. SCaaS is a technology-driven approach to managing supply chains, offering comprehensive end-to-end solutions for businesses. Let’s delve into this emerging concept. Companies often outsource or entrust these processes to third-party providers, reaping the abundant benefits of SCaaS.

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Advertiser: GEP

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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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 21, 2023

FedEx has trailed UPS on profit margins even though its larger rival has a unionized workforce and pays its drivers more.

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Spend Matters

JUNE 21, 2023

When I first started working in the UK government sector, many years ago in the mid-1990s, it took some time to understand the jargon. “Frameworks,” for instance, were not the initial stages of a construction project, but something that resembled (to some extent) the “approved supplier lists” that were familiar to me from the private sector. That is, a list of chosen suppliers where some overarching terms and conditions had been agreed in advance of specific contract formation.

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Supply Chain Dive

JUNE 21, 2023

Inventory Transfer Services gives sellers the option to send goods to one centralized location and offer two-day to same-day shipping.

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Inventory 88

Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 21, 2023

Artificial intelligence has a valuable role to play in optimizing delivery networks around the globe, says Niklas Hedin, chief executive officer of Centiro.

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Networking 87

Supply Chain Dive

JUNE 21, 2023

Two nonprofits have launched a joint initiative, asking apparel companies to create deforestation-free leather supply chains.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 21, 2023

The growth of the circular economy and the logistics evolution that supports it are placing responsible action at the core of business culture and conduct.

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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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IBM Supply Chain Blog

JUNE 21, 2023

IBM Cloud Event Notifications is a service that can filter and route events received from other IBM Cloud services or custom applications to communication channels like email, SMS, push notifications, webhook, Slack, Microsoft® Teams, ServiceNow, IBM Cloud Code Engine and IBM Cloud Object Storage. This post explores how you can create and configure the Event Notifications service using an Infrastructure as Code (IaC) template (in this case, Terraform) and configure an example application to

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 21, 2023

Organizations both large and small face a significant hurdle when advancing warehouse automation initiatives.

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SCMR (Supply Chain Management Review)

JUNE 21, 2023

Manufacturers are feeling pressure to speed new product innovation, increasingly turning to technology to overcome traditional barriers.

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Barkers Procurement

JUNE 21, 2023

This Support Paper “The Business Case for Change” is free to download! Download Now When considering a P2P implementation, it’s crucial that there is a compelling case for change. The concept of an overarching Business Spend Management platform (BSM) is a relatively new and compelling concept, championed by our partners at Coupa, and is just as strategically important as your ERP, MRP or CRM systems.

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Advertiser: GEP

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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Una

JUNE 21, 2023

EPISODE 120 Increasing the Placement of Women in Senior Executive Roles with Sanja Cancar-Todorovic By Kelly Barner | June 21, 2023 Although women start most professional careers in the same proportion as their male colleagues, far fewer of them reach the top rungs of the corporate ladder. The reasons for this are many, but there is work that can be done to increase the role that women play in leading companies across industries.

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Empowering CPO

JUNE 21, 2023

Introduction Spend analysis, at its most basic, is a process that involves the collection, cleansing, classification, and analysis of expenditure data, with the goal of reducing procurement costs, improving efficiency, and monitoring compliance. It gives businesses a clear picture of their spending patterns and uncovers hidden opportunities for cost savings and process improvements.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 21, 2023

The deal comes on the back of a recent foray into the U.S. logistics sector that saw the family office spend close to a billion dollars on warehouses across the country.

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Logistics 52

Empowering CPO

JUNE 21, 2023

Introduction In the fast-paced business environment of the 21st century, having a firm grasp on your company’s spending patterns is not just beneficial—it’s essential. This is where Spend Analysis comes into play. Spend Analysis is a powerful process that allows organizations to identify, gather, categorize, and evaluate their expenditure data.

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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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Spend Matters

JUNE 21, 2023

Last year, Spend Matters launched its Carbon Management module in TechMatch. Now, we have updated TechMatch to refresh several participating vendors and include new ones. Read our previous coverage here: Carbon Management (Part 1): TechMatch launch, participating vendors and overall results Carbon Management (Part 2): Overview of solutions and strengths/weaknesses But, before going into the details of the update, let’s look at the current state of Carbon Management in procurement and supply chai

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 21, 2023

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

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Empowering CPO

JUNE 21, 2023

Introduction In an era where data has become the lifeblood of business, understanding and leveraging financial data to make informed decisions is a non-negotiable aspect of successful operations. A crucial component of this understanding comes from the practice of spend analysis. Spend analysis, at its core, is the process of collecting, categorizing, and deriving actionable insights from an organization’s spending data.

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CPO Rising

JUNE 21, 2023

CPO Rising’s Technology Round-Up Series returns today with fresh supply management technology news and updates covering a few recent major announcements. If you are a sourcing, procurement, or spend management solution provider and you are continually innovating the way that procurement and supply chain leaders and practitioners drive value, we’d love to hear from you.

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Advertiser: GEP

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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IBM Supply Chain Blog

JUNE 21, 2023

To provide stakeholders with vital IT services, organizations need to keep their private data centers operational, secure and compliant. Data center management encompasses the tasks and management tools necessary for doing so. A person responsible for carrying out these tasks is known as a data center manager. What is the role of a data center manager?

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

JUNE 21, 2023

IBM’s partnership with the All-England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) has driven digital transformation at Wimbledon for more than 30 years. And this year, Wimbledon is tapping into the power of generative AI, producing new digital experiences on the Wimbledon app and website using IBM’s new trusted AI and data platform, watsonx. Learn more about watsonx Automated AI commentary built from foundation models IBM first pioneered the use of AI to curate video highlight reels in 2017, work that

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

JUNE 21, 2023

IBM offerings were featured in more than 1300 unique G2 reports, earning a top-three product placement in over 400 reports, across various categories. Reports showcase vendors that excel in three key areas: Ease of implementation Ease of use Relationship ratings Highlights of IBM’s leadership Ranked #1 in 135 unique reports: Instana, an IBM Company ranked #1 in the AIOps Platforms, Application Performance Monitoring (APM), Observability Solution Suites, Container Monitoring, Log Analysis,

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