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Cotton Prices – Historical Graph [Realtime Updates]

Procurement Tactics

Cotton Prices – Historical Graph Real-time chart of historical daily cotton prices. The prices are down in U.S. dollars per Lbs. The current price is and is last updated on. The average price in the past 3 days is The average price in the past 7 days is The average price in the past 30 days is The average price in the past 365 days is Popular questions about cotton prices: Why are cotton prices fluctuating?

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ChatGPT for Supply Chain: Exploring the Opportunities Ahead

SCMDOJO

If you are in the supply chain industry, you are probably well aware of the constant need to optimize processes and improve communication between stakeholders. With the advent of new technologies, businesses have revolutionized how they operate and stay ahead of the curve. And one of the most promising innovations in recent years is ChatGPT for supply chain.

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Wheat Prices – Historical Graph [Realtime Updates]

Procurement Tactics

Wheat Prices – Historical Graph Real-time chart of historical daily wheat prices. The prices are down in U.S. dollars per BU. The current price is and is last updated on. The average price in the past 3 days is The average price in the past 7 days is The average price in the past 30 days is The average price in the past 365 days is Popular questions about wheat prices: Why are wheat prices fluctuating?

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Regulators approve Canadian Pacific’s $31B acquisition of Kansas City Southern

Supply Chain Dive

The deal, first announced in March 2021, set off anti-competition concerns including from the U.S. Department of Justice.

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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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Rubber Prices – Historical Graph [Realtime Updates]

Procurement Tactics

Rubber Prices – Historical Graph Real-time chart of historical daily rubber prices. The prices are down in U.S. dollars per KG. The current price is and is last updated on. The average price in the past 3 days is The average price in the past 7 days is The average price in the past 30 days is The average price in the past 365 days is Popular questions about rubber prices: Why are rubber prices fluctuating?

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It’s Time to Embed Climate Considerations Into Supply Chain Strategies

Supply Chain Brain

As companies focus on reducing their greenhouse gas (GHG) footprint, buyers and suppliers have an opportunity to embed climate considerations into their supply chain strategies.

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Why Funko is destroying at least $30M worth of toys

Supply Chain Dive

The company faced high storage costs and inefficiency in its fulfillment operations as surplus stock piled up.

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Planergy: Vendor Analysis — P2P solution overview, roadmap, competitors, tech selection tips, analyst summary

Spend Matters

Categories: Accounts Payable , P2P , Procurement Systems & Architecture Tags: PRO This Spend Matters PRO Vendor Analysis provides an overview of Planergy and its P2P solution. It has been interesting to watch the evolution of IT procurement for SME and MM over the last few years. The pandemic certainly accelerated the digitalization of SME and lower-middle-market companies.

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Big Lots reports furniture shortages after largest supplier abruptly closes

Supply Chain Dive

The shutdown of vendor United Furniture Industries pressured the discount retailer's e-commerce sales.

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EVs Finally Land at North America’s Biggest Machinery Conference

Supply Chain Brain

Multiple machinery companies at the event said the main reason for the slow uptake in the U.S. is the lack of incentives like those offered in Europe.

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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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Tyson to close two plants, laying off nearly 1,700 workers

Supply Chain Dive

The company is closing two of its processing facilities to help optimize its chicken supply chain, and offered assistance to employees impacted by the decision.

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Episode 106: The Power of Procurement for Small Business with Chandhrika Venkataramen

Una

EPISODE 106 The Power of Procurement for Small Business with Chandhrika Venkataramen By Kelly Barner | March 15, 2023 Most procurement professionals work for organizations that predate their decision to join the company. Starting procurement from scratch in a small or mid-sized business is a unique journey, with many decisions that need to be made about when and how, and with many potential answers to the question, “Why?

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Port of LA to Establish Green Shipping Corridor with Tokyo & Yokohama Ports

Supply Chain Brain

MOUs finalized during the 2023 California Japan Clean Energy Trade Mission build on Port of LA’s pursuit of expanded global sustainability cooperation, and further its long-standing relationships with Japan’s ports.

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Seven Benefits of Using GPS Equipment Tracking

Let's Talk Supply Chain

The transportation industry continues to grow ever more competitive, while concurrently facing mounting supply chain disruptions, congestion, parts and supply shortages, as well as ongoing labor shortages. While some of these challenges are beyond the control of fleet managers, others can be overcome through embracing and investing in transportation technology such as GPS asset-tracking devices.

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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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Canadian Pacific’s Merger With Kansas City Southern Is Approved

Supply Chain Brain

The new network could draw traffic away from U.S. West Coast ports to gateways in Canada and Mexico, and tens of thousands of shipments away from trucks, an environmental selling point for the combination.

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328: Blended – Breaking the Class Ceiling

Let's Talk Supply Chain

It’s episode 30 of Blended: I’m joined by a brand new panel of inspirational professionals and, today, we’re talking about classism. Now, some people believe that we’ve left classism behind. But, sadly, studies show that it’s alive and well – and its impacts are huge. The bottom 80% of the United States holds only 12% of its wealth; the bottom 60%, is just 3% of its wealth.

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Automated Decision-Making in the Warehouse

Supply Chain Brain

With significant advances in computing technology, it’s time to review and adopt new automated warehouse decision-making systems.

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Episode 106: The Power of Procurement for Small Business with Chandhrika Venkataraman

Una

EPISODE 106 The Power of Procurement for Small Business with Chandhrika Venkataraman By Kelly Barner | March 15, 2023 Most procurement professionals work for organizations that predate their decision to join the company. Starting procurement from scratch in a small or mid-sized business is a unique journey, with many decisions that need to be made about when and how, and with many potential answers to the question, “Why?

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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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Watch: What Goes Around, Comes Around: Circularity in the Supply Chain

Supply Chain Brain

Supply chain circularity involves procurement, transportation management, customer tracking and reverse logistics, says Kristin Toth, president and chief operating officer of Fernish.

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Mastering Sales Competencies: Your Guide to Building a High – Performing Sales Team

Shapiro Negotiations Institute

As a sales and negotiation expert, you know that the ability to close deals and the skills of the sales reps are both important for sales success. Salespeople can persuade prospects and close deals more easily when they have the right skills. Without these skills, sales representatives may struggle to meet their sales targets, which can be costly to your company.

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Germany Forms Alliance to Change EU's Planned Combustion Engine Ban

Supply Chain Brain

The ICE ban, the EU's main tool to speed up Europe's shift to electric vehicles, was put on hold earlier this month after last-minute opposition from Germany.

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Mastering Sales Competencies: Your Guide to Building a High – Performing Sales Team

Shapiro Negotiations Institute

As a sales and negotiation expert, you know that the ability to close deals and the skills of the sales reps are both important for sales success. Salespeople can persuade prospects and close deals more easily when they have the right skills. Without these skills, sales representatives may struggle to meet their sales targets, which can be costly to your company.

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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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Today’s Economic Uncertainty and the Impact on Procurement Teams

Procurement Foundry

Over the past few years, we have seen the ongoing effects from COVID-19, as well as rising costs, branch out into every area of our lives. The World Economic Forum has predicted that prolonged economic downturn will be one of the top severe global risks over the next two years, as well as a less impactful, but still pronounced, effect over the next decade.

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Technology Round-Up — March 15, 2023

CPO Rising

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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CPO Spotlight: Victoria Cope

Procurement Heads

For Procurement Heads ‘ latest CPO Spotlight, she spoke with Ben Stickland from our Public Sector team about her career. You previously took part in our Big Interview series in 2021, how much has changed for you professionally since then? Since we last spoke I am delighted to have made the move into public sector procurement and joined the Government Commercial Function as the Commercial & Category Director for the UK Health Security Agency.

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Tech is evolving, so must the ecosystem

IBM Supply Chain Blog

Federal government leaders are asking questions such as, are we ready for quantum ? Are we integrating artificial intelligence (AI) and automation effectively while protecting privacy and IP? These challenges are real, and the answer is, not fast enough. As we have asserted over the last year , our government’s challenges are systemic. Systems problems require industry to work together, differently.

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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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U.S. Toxic Chemical Rules Pit Economic Growth Against Public Health

Supply Chain Brain

Many of the substances in question are important to industries that President Biden has backed through other policies intended to bolster global competitiveness and national security.

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