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Germany Warns of Industry Shutdown if Russian Gas Stops Flowing

Supply Chain Brain

Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck said German policymakers should avoid "making the same mistake again" of assuming the economy will be unaffected by the Russian war in Ukraine.

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Deliveries keep getting faster. Will it last?

Supply Chain Dive

Shippers adjusted to pandemic-related disruptions to reach customers faster. But shifting shopper preferences and cost-cutting efforts may slow things down.

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Support a Struggling Supply Chain with Digital Thread

Supply Chain Brain

When manufacturing, quality management and supply chain planning systems are all working synchronously, manufacturers are better equipped to adapt and respond to supply chain disruption.

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How to improve sell-through rate (STR) to optimize inventory planning

Supply Chain Dive

A high sell-through rate indicates that products are being sold quickly and efficiently, and inventory can be replenished in time for availability.

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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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Why Should You Audit Your Freight Bills?

Supply Chain Brain

As transportation costs continue to rise and supply chains become increasingly complex, the demand for freight audit and payment services will likely grow.

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Sustainability and green logistics: reshaping the supply chain

Supply Chain Dive

The rise of sustainable practices and green logistics is revolutionizing supply chain. Companies are taking steps to reduce their carbon footprint and adopt environmentally friendly practices in their logistics operations.

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Slowdowns led to weekend closures at Port of Seattle, PMA says

Supply Chain Dive

The International Longshore and Warehouse Union denied the maritime employer's claim, saying ports remained open.

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U.K. Government Providing £31mn for Sustainable Food Production

Supply Chain Brain

So far, in 2023 alone, the government of the United Kingdom has made £168 million available to farmers and food producers across the country.

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Facing a skills gap, employers prefer to reskill current employees on company dime

Supply Chain Dive

With qualified skilled trades workers proving harder to find, companies are turning to reskilling.

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Watch: Attacking the Problem of Worker Engagement and Retention

Supply Chain Brain

Finding and retaining employees across the supply chain has become increasingly difficult in recent years. Dana Stiffler, vice president distinguished analyst with Gartner, offers some advice on how to approach that challenge.

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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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GM signs steel deal with ArcelorMittal North America

Supply Chain Dive

The steelmaker will supply the auto company with material containing at least 70% scrap.

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Vietnam’s Factories Boost Operations as Power Shortages Ease

Supply Chain Brain

Manufacturers in Bac Giang can now operate from midnight until 5 p.m. after factories were previously told to curtail production between 5 p.m. and 7:45 a.m.

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Malbek: Vendor Analysis Update — Contract lifecycle management solution overview, roadmap, competitors, tech selection tips, analyst summary

Spend Matters

Categories: Contract Management Tags: PRO This Spend Matters PRO Vendor Analysis updates our coverage of Malbek and its contract lifecycle management solution. When we examined Malbek in 2020, it was an upstart CLM vendor looking to shake up the space by reimagining deployment, integrations, system upgrades and end-user configurability. In 2021, Spend Matters included Malbek on the Future 5 list, an annual list that highlights the most impressive procurement technology start-ups.

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VW, Glencore Back $1bn SPAC Mine Deal to Secure EV Metals

Supply Chain Brain

According to a June 12 statement, London-listed ACG Acquisition Co. is buying the assets from the private equity firm Appian Capital Advisory.

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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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Reshoring isn’t the only change taking place in supply chains

SCMR (Supply Chain Management Review)

Reshoring has received a lot of attention, but more companies are shifting parts of their supply lines from China to other Asian countries.

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The Value of Automating the Vendor Onboarding Process

Supply Chain Brain

Among all areas of the supply chain, the vendor onboarding process is one that is particularly due for improvement.

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Is there a “right” cloud strategy for banking?

IBM Supply Chain Blog

As public cloud technology and hybrid multicloud architectures are being adopted in financial institutions at an increasing rate, we’re observing that their counterparts in the public sector— central banks—are a long way behind, due at least in part to a profoundly risk-averse approach. While central banks have a very different mission from commercial banks, what they do have in common is the need to modernize their IT operations to support digital transformation, contain costs

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Dutch Seek to Bar Chinese Students from Tech Courses in Chip War

Supply Chain Brain

The clear intention is to prevent students from China from gaining access to sensitive materials in their studies according to people with knowledge of the matter.

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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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IBM Tech Now: June 12, 2023

IBM Supply Chain Blog

​Welcome IBM Tech Now, our video web series featuring the latest and greatest news and announcements in the world of technology. Make sure you subscribe to our YouTube channel to be notified every time a new IBM Tech Now video is published. IBM Tech Now: Episode 78 On this episode, we’re covering the following topics: The 2023 X-Force Definitive Guide to Ransomware IBM Consulting’s Center of Excellence for Generative AI Stay plugged in You can check out the IBM Blog Announcemen

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Slumping Cardboard-Box Sales Signal U.S. Consumer Spending Slowdown

Supply Chain Brain

Shipments of empty boxes during March 2023 were down 11% from a year earlier, indicating a downward trend in sales for the U.S. corrugated products industry.

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Using the metadata service to identify disks in your VSI with IBM Cloud VPC

IBM Supply Chain Blog

A common use case in the cloud is attaching/removing volumes dynamically. Identifying the attached disk device in the operating system of the VSI is not always obvious. In IBM Cloud Virtual Server for VPC , the disk that is attached to the VSI is identified by the volume attachment identifier. Every volume has a UUID, but the attachment between the volume and the VSI also has a UUID.

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UK Public Procurement Lunchtime Webinar

Value Match

Categories Best Practice Guides Bid Management Business Case Study Circular Economy Community Story Contract for Change Cyber Security Environment and Climate Equality and Inclusion Government Buying Standards House of Commons Committee of Public Accounts Human Rights and Modern Slavery Legislation National Audit Office Reports News Procurement Best Practice Procurement Policy Notes Procurement Strategy Public Sector Library Public Sector Policy Resourcing Responsible Organisational Management S

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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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5G network rollout using DevOps: Myth or reality?

IBM Supply Chain Blog

The deployment of Telecommunication Network Functions had always been a largely manual process until the advent of 5 th Generation Technology ( 5G ). 5G requires that network functions be moved from a monolithic architecture toward modularized and containerized patterns. This opened up the possibility of introducing Dev Ops-based deployment principles (which are well-established and adopted in the IT world) to the network domain.

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Saudi Arabia Signs $5.6bn EV Manufacturing Deal with Chinese Company

Supply Chain Brain

The memorandum of understanding accounted for more than half of the $10 billion of investments signed by the Kingdom and China during the Arab-China Business Conference.

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How IBM HR leverages IBM Watson® Knowledge Catalog to improve data quality and deliver superior talent insights

IBM Supply Chain Blog

People analytics is at the center of human resources (HR) strategy and planning. Companies rely heavily on data and analytics to find and retain talent, drive engagement, improve productivity and more across enterprise talent management. However, analytics are only as good as the quality of the data, which must be error-free, trustworthy and transparent.

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Managing Moments Leads to Successful Negotiations

Negotiations Ninja

Moshe Cohen has been teaching negotiation and mediation for 27 years. After 11 years working as an engineer, he realized he was more interested in the people side of things. So he went to business school, took a negotiation class, and fell in love.

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State of AI in Sales & Marketing 2025

AI adoption is reshaping sales and marketing. But is it delivering real results? We surveyed 1,000+ GTM professionals to find out. The data is clear: AI users report 47% higher productivity and an average of 12 hours saved per week. But leaders say mainstream AI tools still fall short on accuracy and business impact. Download the full report today to see how AI is being used — and where go-to-market professionals think there are gaps and opportunities.

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#29 | How Current Trends Drive Tech Adoption and Better Ways of Working with Yash Rai

The Supplier Experience

How Current Trends Drive Tech Adoption and Better Ways of Working with Yash Rai In this episode of the Supplier Experience Live podcast, we spoke with Yash Rai , Vice President, Procurement and Supply Chain Solutions at The Smart Cube. Yash has over 14 years of experience working in the procurement domain. He loves the industry and is extremely passionate about technology and learning about best-of-breed solutions and capabilities.

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How Current Trends Drive Tech Adoption and Better Ways of Working with Yash Rai

HICX

In this episode of the Supplier Experience Live podcast, we spoke with Yash Rai , Vice President, Procurement and Supply Chain Solutions at The Smart Cube. Yash has over 14 years of experience working in the procurement domain. He loves the industry and is extremely passionate about technology and learning about best-of-breed solutions and capabilities.