Wed.Nov 06, 2024

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Air cargo demand remains on course for double-digit growth in 2024

Supply Chain Dive

October volumes were up 11% YoY despite disruptions like the dockworker strike at U.S. East and Gulf Coast ports.

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Zoom in on Natural Disaster Risk

Spend Matters

When we refer to natural disaster risk, we are talking about ‘unavoidable’ risk — albeit ‘mitigatable’ — that affects a supplier’s business. The natural occurrence, such as a hurricane, earthquake, fire or a pandemic, affects a supplier’s business which in turn affects its customers or end users causing a knock-on effect down the supply chain. Find our in-depth guide to third-party and supply chain risk management with accompanying free download here.

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Walmart Moves Forward in Bid to Decarbonize with Fleet of EV Vans

Supply Chain Brain

Walmart has sought to decarbonize its freight and delivery fleets across its supply chain for years, having set a goal to achieve zero emissions by 2040.

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The risk solution landscape is complicated

Spend Matters

As part of our third-party/supply chain risk management (TPRM/SCRM) series, today we address the risk management landscape. Many solutions exist to manage risk in its broadest definition. However, they don’t necessarily all have the same focus and capabilities. There are different high-level segments and even within a segment the coverage varies from one provider to the other.

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Load Optimization: A Sustainable Way To Reduce Transportation Costs

Discover strategies to optimize load building and achieve significant transportation cost savings. Plus, learn how load optimization can help reduce CO 2 emissions and align with climate regulations and consumer expectations. Finally, discover best practices for sustainable load optimization.

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Stellantis Lays Off Another 1,100 Workers at Ohio Jeep Factory

Supply Chain Brain

Stellantis said the decision was needed to manage output levels to better align with sales as it works to cull a stockpile of unsold vehicles.

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‘Not just the beef’: How Chipotle’s supply chain helped bring back smoked brisket

Supply Chain Dive

The return of the popular menu item required what CEO Scott Boatwright called “a huge cross-muscle effort.

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Closing the Gap between Supply Chain Planning & Execution with Autonomous Technology

Supply Chain Action Blog

There is a lot of buzz about the “autonomous” supply chain these days. The subject came up at a conference I attended where the theme was the supply chain of 2030. But, before we turn out the lights and lock the door to a fully automated, self-aware, supply chain “Ava Ex Machina” , let’s take a moment and put this idea into some perspective. The Driverless Car Analogy From CBC News [link] I’ve heard the driverless vehicle used as an analogy for the autonomous supply chain.

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According to AI, even Agentic AI isn’t self-learning beyond an agent-based model

Procurement Insights

Question to ChatGPT: Is agentic AI self-learning ANSWER: Agentic AI is generally designed to be self-directed and autonomous, with the ability to act independently within certain parameters. While it may include self-learning capabilities , not all implementations of agentic AI are fully self-learning by default. However, when agentic AI includes machine learning or adaptive algorithms, it can adjust its behavior based on feedback from its environment, thus engaging in a form of self-learning.

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NEW WEBINAR: Cast a Wider Net: Leveraging Innovation to Expand Procurement’s Influence and Impact

CPO Rising

Join Ardent Partners and ORO Labs on November 21st (11 AM ET) for a discussion on Cast a Wider Net: Leveraging Innovation to Expand Procurement’s Influence and Impact. If granted… The post NEW WEBINAR: Cast a Wider Net: Leveraging Innovation to Expand Procurement’s Influence and Impact appeared first on CPO RISING - THE SITE FOR CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICERS & LEADERS IN SUPPLY MANAGEMENT.

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Supply chain leaders react to Donald Trump’s win

Supply Chain Dive

Some industry groups fear expanded tariffs under a second Trump presidency, while others foresee benefits for manufacturing and trucking.

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Autonomous AI Agents Are the Future of Procurement and Supply Chain Operations

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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'Huge' Impacts on Supply Chains Likely During Next Trump Presidency

Supply Chain Brain

Over the course of his campaign, Trump vowed to implement tariffs on Chinese imports between 60% and 100%, in addition to 10-20% tariffs on all other imports.

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4 employment actions to expect under a second Trump presidency

Supply Chain Dive

Employers are likely to see immigration raids, agency chair replacements and a slowing in regulatory activity, experts at Littler predicted.

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Revolution with AI and No-Code: the era of digital transformation

Pipefy

In today’s fast-paced business environment, the era of digital transformation is reshaping industries across the globe. Companies are under immense pressure to adapt to constant market changes, driven primarily by advances in artificial intelligence and no-code platforms. These technologies are revolutionizing how businesses operate, making process automation more accessible and efficient than ever before.

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Trump Tariffs Would Damage U.K. Economy, Says Think Tank

Supply Chain Brain

A 60% tariff on Chinese goods and a 10% tariff on goods from all other countries would result in a trade war that would lower U.K. growth.

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Freight Procurement Simplified: Bids from Hours to Minutes

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