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Ryder System sets sights on growing cross-border business

Supply Chain Dive

A new warehouse in Laredo, Texas, and an expanded drayage yard in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, give the carrier additional capacity to handle more freight.

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Deployed: Vendor Analysis — SOW solution overview, roadmap, competitors, user considerations, analyst summary

Spend Matters

This Spend Matters Vendor Analysis provides an overview of Deployed and its solutions for Statement of Work (SOW). SOW drafting traditionally starts once a supplier bid has been accepted and the business is ready to move forward with work. The business requestor and Sourcing or Procurement go back and forth (usually several times) to ensure the draft reflects the work being requested.

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Norfolk Southern saw FedEx Ground volume jump in peak season

Supply Chain Dive

The railroad met with the delivery provider last year and made strategic adjustments to strengthen service, an executive said.

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A 2024 Supply Chain To-Do List

Supply Chain Brain

The global economy is slowly recovering, but volatility remains a constant. Future-proofing supply chains to manage risk, boost real-time visibility, enhance sustainability, deploy AI effectively, and promote end-to-end collaboration is critical.

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Precision in Motion: Why Process Optimization Is the Future of Manufacturing

Speaker: Jason Chester, Director, Product Management

In today’s manufacturing landscape, staying competitive means moving beyond reactive quality checks and toward real-time, data-driven process control. But what does true manufacturing process optimization look like—and why is it more urgent now than ever? Join Jason Chester in this new, thought-provoking session on how modern manufacturers are rethinking quality operations from the ground up.

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Boeing CFO expects 2H24 production resurgence, cites ‘uncertain moment’

Supply Chain Dive

The aerospace company has temporarily slowed its output of 737 planes following last month's midair door plug blowout, which sparked an FAA audit.

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Anyline Launches Autonomous Drone Barcode Scanning Technology

Supply Chain Brain

Anyline said that it worked with the multinational paper and packaging company Mondi to develop this autonomous drone barcode scanning technology.

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Making Warehouses and Data Centers Greener

Supply Chain Brain

Although the process of upgrading or retrofitting facilities can seem daunting, many of these changes can quickly lead to energy and cost savings.

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Top 15 Considerations for Selecting 4PL Logistics Partners

SCMDOJO

When it comes to effective and profitable road transport management, it is undeniably crucial you get a reliable 4PL provider to handle your logistics. First, understand the difference between 3PL and 4PL in logistics. Knowing the potential value of a 4PL integrated early into the process is key to saving you more and delivering greater service. What is 4PL?

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Staples deploys RightHand Robotics tech in its fulfillment centers

Supply Chain Dive

The piece-picking robots will help the retailer automate operations and offer next-day delivery to over 98% of the U.S., according to the developing business.

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Innovating Supply Chain Higher Education with Generative AI

SCMR (Supply Chain Management Review)

Using artificial intelligence in the classroom is not without concerns, but it also offers supply chain students access to an increasingly critical industry tool.

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Reducing Global Lead Times To Improve Customer Experience At Becton Dickinson

Product lead time is crucial in the life sciences industry and represents a key consideration for customers’ purchasing decisions. For this reason, BD Biosciences aimed to optimize its global supply and distribution network to reduce delivery lead time to customers and optimize its global inventory. How BD Biosciences was successful in reducing global distribution lead times between 30% and 60% in addition to: Increasing agility to prioritize urgent and ad-hoc customer requests Increasing global

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Is your solution provider a giraffe?

Procurement Insights

EDITOR’S NOTE: The following picture was shared in a LinkedIn post by Pran Raj, CPSCM, MDI, IIM, VP Supply Chain | Devyani International. My comment is the basis for today’s post. A picture is indeed worth a thousand words! Here is an excerpt from a Procurement Insights article about why company leaders have to step out from behind their companies’ logos to demonstrate their experience and expertise in the industries they are seeking to serve – [link] “Instead of c

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ONE Launches Beta Version of AI Assistant NEO

Supply Chain Brain

One Network Enterprises (ONE) said that its NEO Assistant tool is the world’s first artificial intelligence supply chain assistant.

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Measuring Reverberating Impact – From Field To Consumer Shelves (OLIVE OIL)

Procurement Insights

Outside of a core group, how many in procurement have actually read reports like this one from Mintec ? I thought about this recently when I was in my local supermarket and felt the niggling feeling that the price of olive oil was out of whack. The price seemed considerably higher than it had been in the past. As a numbers guy with over 40 years in high-tech and almost as long in procurement, I wanted to do some research.

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Chemship Commissions Wind-Propelled Chemical Tanker

Supply Chain Brain

Technology installed on wind-powered Chemical Challenger targets 15% CO 2 savings on Transatlantic route.

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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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FTSE 30 CPG Client – IT Procurement

Barkers Procurement

Barkers were retained by a FTSE 30 CPG client to support its selection of Manufacturing Execution System (MES) software and a MES Systems Integrator and the subsequent software licensing and implementation contract negotiations. Due to severe time constraints, Barkers designed a parallel workstream approach that led to a 50% reduction in the time normally taken to run the overall process.

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The Power of Adaptability in Next-Gen Routing Solutions

Supply Chain Brain

Join us for an insightful webinar as we explore the critical elements of scalability, flexibility, and adaptability in the transformative world of next-generation routing solutions.

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392 – Blended: Preference vs Bias: What’s The Difference?

Let's Talk Supply Chain

 Welcome back to Blended! It’s episode 41, I’m joined by a new panel of professionals who are ready to be open, honest and challenge themselves with, sometimes tough, conversations. And, today, we’re talking about preference vs bias. We’ve talked a lot about bias on the show, whether it be gender, race or class. But, equally, we talk a lot about personal choice, autonomy, the importance of following our own paths.

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Watch: Announcing a Collaboration and Partnership Between Two Major Supply Chain Media Brands

Supply Chain Brain

Highlighting the new media collaboration between SupplyChainBrain and Sarah Barnes-Humphrey, founder and host of the Let's Talk Supply Chain podcast,

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From Basic to Brilliant: Early Optimization of Material and Transport Planning

Explore how a global manufacturing organization steadily advanced its supply chain maturity – starting with basic transportation management and evolving towards a fully integrated, optimization-driven planning approach. Get an inside look at a multi-year 4PL collaboration journey, culminating in the implementation of 4flow TORO to unlock the full potential of early optimization in material and transportation planning.

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Procurement News — February 21, 2024

CPO Rising

Welcome to Procurement News, part of our ongoing aggregate news series covering recent supply management headlines and trends pertinent to Chief Procurement Officers and other procurement leaders! Contact us with your news story here. Procurement Executive News Golden State Foods Promotes Trisha McRoberts to Corporate Vice President and Chief Procurement Officer IRVINE, Calif.

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B2B Manufacturers Investing More in Aftermarket Services, Report Says

Supply Chain Brain

The number of organizations that rely on e-commerce for aftermarket services more than doubled from 7% in 2023 to 15% in 2024.

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Biden administration issues executive order on port cybersecurity

Supply Chain Dive

The order attempts to shift more ship-to-shore crane manufacturing to the U.S. amid concerns about cyber risk at port facilities.

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Boeing 737 Max Boss Ousted

Supply Chain Brain

Ed Clark was vice president and general manager of the 737 program, overseeing the Renton, Washington factory that produced the plane involved in the January Alaska Airlines blowout.

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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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Ivory Coast Cashew Processors Ask for More Government Support

Supply Chain Brain

The Ivory Coast Cashew Industry Group asked for a renewed plan guaranteeing cashew suppliers up to 20% of the GTCI’s processing capacity at the beginning of each season.

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Biden Seeks to Bolster Port Cybersecurity with Executive Order

Supply Chain Brain

The order will give the Coast Guard authority to respond to malicious cyberactivity, require maritime vessels to bolster their cybersecurity and impose new rules on reporting cyber incidents at ports.

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