Procurement Bulletin

OCTOBER 22, 2023

Amazon Leading the Way in Robot Integration Amazon is leading the way with how they integrate robots into their logistics. The behemoth e-commerce company has implemented new AI-powered robots in their warehouses that reduce fulfillment time by up to 25 percent. Procurement Software Darling Secures New Funding Procurement software startup darling, Procurify, has secured CAD$68 million in funding to expand globally and invest in AI.

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Supply Chain Brain

OCTOBER 22, 2023

Wholesale distributors have long been masters of product inventory management, but now they must also take charge of another type of inventory.

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Art of Procurement

OCTOBER 22, 2023

“Developing trustworthy and reliable suppliers is critical to your business, and maintaining those relationships is beneficial to the organization as. The post Achieving Next Level Supplier Relationships appeared first on Art of Procurement.

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Supply Chain Brain

OCTOBER 22, 2023

For many businesses today, the desire to comply with environmental, social and governance (ESG) requirements doesn’t line up with the resources they’re devoting to that effort.

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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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Procurement Insights

OCTOBER 22, 2023

Three years ago, I wrote a LinkedIn post asking the question, Can Procurement Collaborate Outside of a Crisis? in which I cited Kate Vitasek’s famous Minnesota I35-W bridge collapse rebuild story – [link] (see image below). Then, in 2022, I wrote another post about Ottawa’s struggling LRT project titled – “Doors you couldn’t touch, switches that melted and wheels that turned square” – Why do PPPs usually fail?

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Supply Chain Brain

OCTOBER 22, 2023

Parcel shippers need to strike a delicate balance between loyalty to carriers and the desire to diversifying their service providers, says Oscar Gladman, director of parcel carrier development with Geodis.

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Supply Chain Brain

OCTOBER 22, 2023

The Black Friday Early Access sale for members who are part of the My Best Buy Plus and My Best Buy Total loyalty programs will begin October 27, 2023.

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