Procurement Tactics
AUGUST 23, 2022
33 Procurement Interview Questions in 2022. Success! First Name. Email. Download Free PDF. Or receive our famous weekly newsletter. Contract Management Process — Everything You Should Know. The contract management process is an essential part of the organization to handle contracts with its third parties. However, it is sometimes overlooked and usually done through a manual process. .
ProcurePort
AUGUST 23, 2022
• In the business world today, delivering the highest possible value from the supply chain depends a lot on the kind of supplier relationships an organization can maintain. • Relationship management begins from vendor prequalification, to contracting, and eventually to performance and evaluation. The contracting process is often a complex one and understandably so.
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Supply Chain Dive
AUGUST 23, 2022
The retailer is canceling orders and leaning on promotions as it faces sluggish demand.
Supply Chain Brain
AUGUST 23, 2022
Because global modern supply chains are incredibly complex, involving a vast network of manufacturing and logistics personnel, even simple mistakes can result in lengthy delays.
Advertiser: GEP
“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.
Supply Chain Dive
AUGUST 23, 2022
The retailer is looking to bring products straight to home improvement professionals' jobsites.
Supply Chain Brain
AUGUST 23, 2022
Average container prices halved from August 2021; leasing rates declined by 17% from June to July this year. Further, China to Canada one-way leasing rates decline at the highest rate by 49 per cent as compared to China to any other country.
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Supply Chain Brain
AUGUST 23, 2022
Europe’s energy crisis is unleashing a global battle over liquefied natural-gas (LNG) tankers, with rates to charter the specialized ships jumping to record highs.
Supply Chain Dive
AUGUST 23, 2022
The 3PL said Need It Now Delivers will help bolster its e-commerce delivery capabilities.
Supply Chain Brain
AUGUST 23, 2022
In last-mile delivery, customers want their orders within a specific window — not a vague “now” or “sometime tomorrow.” .
Supply Chain Dive
AUGUST 23, 2022
Spencer Patton, who operates 225 routes in 10 states, has publicly pushed for better contract terms for delivery providers to account for inflationary pressures.
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
The Good Spending
AUGUST 23, 2022
Procurement value demystified Unfortunately, "procurement value" became another buzzword – everyone tells us to generate, capture, and sustain it. This post attempts to provide the most comprehensive view on procurement value and practical methods of its realizations compared to many other web sources replicating slogans and mystifying logical and straightforward concepts.
Supply Chain Brain
AUGUST 23, 2022
Is sales and operations planning obsolete? Not at all, says Evan Quasney, vice president of solutions marketing with Anaplan. But there's a need for organizations to take a deeper approach to connected planning, to achieve competitive advantage.
Una
AUGUST 23, 2022
How to Improve Collaboration Between Procurement and IT. By Hugo Britt | August 23, 2022. There’s an iconic scene in the 1951 sci-fi classic The Day The Earth Stood Still when the killer robot, Gort, first steps out of its spacecraft. The assembled politicians, journalists, and soldiers quickly realize that Gort is so unreadable, so alien , that there is little hope of understanding, communication, or peace.
Supply Chain Brain
AUGUST 23, 2022
The majority of U.S. pandemic-era inflation came from a surge in demand, but supply chain constraints stoked it further, Federal Reserve Bank of New York research shows.
Advertiser: GEP
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.
Spendesk
AUGUST 23, 2022
We go on and on about the benefits of automation. And the concept is pretty simple: you take slow, repetitive processes that normally waste hours or days each month , and let smart software take care of them for you.
Supply Chain Brain
AUGUST 23, 2022
The first day of the strike at Felixstowe — the U.K.’s biggest container port — brought a sharp decline in the incoming TEU capacity at the port.
Supply Chain Dive
AUGUST 23, 2022
The apparel brand’s facility will be able to process and ship 160,000 units daily and is part of the company’s plan targeting digital and brick-and-mortar expansion, executives said.
Supply Chain Brain
AUGUST 23, 2022
Ram Gopalakrishnan, chief executive officer of Bricz, discusses the technology investments that retailers need to make to deal with today's supply chain challenges.
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.
Spend Matters
AUGUST 23, 2022
Categories: Accounts Payable , P2P , Payments , Procurement Systems & Architecture , Purchasing Tags: EU , P2P , procurement strategy and planning Even the most customer-centric companies can have a blind spot when it comes to their own buying processes. They invest in the most sophisticated e-commerce platforms that make it possible for external customers to buy their finished products and services at the click of a button.
Supply Chain Brain
AUGUST 23, 2022
Apple is preparing to manufacture its new iPhone in India months earlier than it did previous models, because it wants to boost production outside China amid growing global tensions and supply chain disruptions in the country.
Supply Chain Game Changer
AUGUST 23, 2022
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Supply Chain Brain
AUGUST 23, 2022
Even before the recent rise in fuel costs to an all-time high, brands had started taking a closer look at their cost of reverse logistics.
Advertiser: GEP
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.
The Network Effect
AUGUST 23, 2022
The post Modernizing Domestic Logistics appeared first on The Network Effect.
Supply Chain Brain
AUGUST 23, 2022
Defense Strategies Institute is proud to announce the 2nd Annual Critical Infrastructure Security Summit, taking place this September 28-29, 2022 in Washington, D.C. This year’s summit will focus on defending and creating resilient systems to protect our nation’s vital infrastructure from outside threats and other dangers, highlighting this year’s theme “Ensuring the Resiliency of US Infrastructure Against Cyber Attacks, Threats, and Intrusions.
Procurify
AUGUST 23, 2022
Written by: Alex Cohen. For companies who desire optimum productivity, conventional supply chain methods may not fit the bill. Typical supply chains are often less efficient as lean supply chains, and as a result, numerous organizations around the world are implementing lean strategies. Lean supply chains focus on eliminating waste and strengthening processes that work.
Supply Chain Brain
AUGUST 23, 2022
The U.K. imported no fuel from Russia in June for the first time on record, with fuel imports falling by £499 million — or 100% — compared with the average for the previous 12 months to February.
Advertiser: ZoomInfo
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.
NLPA (Next Level Purchasing Association)
AUGUST 23, 2022
Annual strategy reviews are critical to strategic, tactical, and operational management. A Procurement strategy is a game plan or action plan by which a Procurement Function Mandate is implemented. Moreover, a procurement strategy provides teams with methods and best practices supportive of the company’s primary concerns. It helps enhance profitability by reducing extra expenses and by, minimizing delays and speeding up the supply chain.
Finale Inventory
AUGUST 23, 2022
As your small business grows, so does the information you need to keep track of, especially your inventory. While a growing inventory is a positive sign of increasing demand, it can be hard to keep it all organized. When it gets to the point that you need to keep your stock in more than one warehouse, the best way to stay on top of things is to implement lot numbers.
Planergy
AUGUST 23, 2022
Clients and results. More Customers. We saved more than $1 million on our spend in the first year and just recently identified an opportunity to save about $10,000 every month on recurring expenses with PLANERGY. Cristian Maradiaga. King Ocean. Book a Live Demo. Download a free copy of "Preparing Your AP Department For The Future", to learn: How to transition from paper and excel to eInvoicing.
Zycus Cognitive Procurement
AUGUST 23, 2022
Tough times call for more robust measures to be taken– the past few years have witnessed fast-paced changes in the business landscape. The impact of the Covid 19 pandemic, strict compliance and regulatory policies, political instability, environmental impacts, and stringent ESG compliances has shaken the fundamental baseline of our supply chains and procurement function.
Advertiser: GEP
The race to dominate AI is no longer about who has the smartest algorithms — it's about who can build and scale faster. Behind every AI breakthrough lies a battle for resources: data centers, compute hardware, power, and telecom infrastructure. And right now, even tech giants are hitting a wall. Our latest white paper reveals the six critical supply chain elements that are increasingly separating AI leaders from the rest.
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