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Over Three-Fourths of Companies Will Adopt Warehouse Automation by 2027

Supply Chain Brain

The top business priorities for supply chain organizations over the next two years are increasing productivity and efficiency (29%) as well as improving resiliency, continuity, risk and security (29%).

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Levi’s brings inventory under control, expands supplier base

Supply Chain Dive

The apparel company has made swift progress in cleaning up its stock recently after a “tough” time trying to operate its distribution centers.

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Black Friday, Boxing Day Expected to Be North America’s Busiest Shopping Days

Supply Chain Brain

Boxing Day is expected to overtake Black Friday as the busiest shopping day of 2023 in Canada while the holiday fell to sixth place on the U.S.'s list.

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UPS reduces service in some rural areas in efficiency push

Supply Chain Dive

Shipments in certain ZIP codes will spend an extra day in transit, but less than 1% of volume is impacted, according to the carrier.

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7 Leadership Themes for Procurement & Supply Chain Leaders in 2024

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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Smucker’s + Hostess = Supply Chain Synergy

Art of Procurement

In mergers and acquisitions, synergies are the benefits of combining two organizations that go beyond their new larger size. For. The post Smucker’s + Hostess = Supply Chain Synergy appeared first on Art of Procurement.

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Ocean carriers to implement carbon emission surcharges in 2024

Supply Chain Dive

CMA CGM, Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd are rolling out the fees to comply with new European Union regulations aimed at reaching carbon neutrality.

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Procurement 6 – October 13th, 2023

Art of Procurement

Procurement 6 is a short podcast from Art of Procurement that publishes in the Art of Procurement feed every Friday. The post Procurement 6 – October 13th, 2023 appeared first on Art of Procurement.

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ESG, ROI, AI, SC … What’s It All Mean?

Supply Chain Brain

You can make money using artificial intelligence to help meet environmental goals across your global supply chain, from supplier to shop floor.

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The job hunt is frustrating. How can employers fix it?

Supply Chain Dive

A call that never comes could lead a candidate to forever think negatively of a company. For some, avoiding such risks lies in simpler processes or better investments.

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Who could it be now: The New 2023 Titans of Procurement Technology

Procurement Insights

In 2009, Procurement Insights did a series of interviews and a panel with the leaders for providers I called the New Titans of the SaaS World series. Joining me on June 25th 2009, to discuss their take on this changing of the guard were Anurag Dixit, Vice President, Marketing ( Zycus ); Steve Wargalla, Vice President, Foundation & Managing Director ( QStrat ); Rob Bernshteyn, Chief Executive Officer ( Coupa ), Leonora Valvo, Chief Executive Officer ( aventri ) and Rich Becks, Senior Vice Pre

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Manufacturing Sustainability Surge: Your Guide to Data-Driven Energy Optimization & Decarbonization

Speaker: Kevin Kai Wong, President of Emergent Energy Solutions

In today's industrial landscape, the pursuit of sustainable energy optimization and decarbonization has become paramount. Manufacturing corporations across the U.S. are facing the urgent need to align with decarbonization goals while enhancing efficiency and productivity. Unfortunately, the lack of comprehensive energy data poses a significant challenge for manufacturing managers striving to meet their targets.

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Peak has passed for maritime import volumes: forecast

Supply Chain Dive

The National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates lowered their forecast based on August figures, noting maritime flows are starting to slow.

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Watch: The Benefits of a Multi-Carrier Strategy for Parcel Shippers

Supply Chain Brain

These days, parcel shippers have more options than ever before in choosing the right carrier, and they should take full advantage of the opportunity, says Rob Glover, vice president sales with OSM Worldwide.

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REI secures approval for science-based emissions targets

Supply Chain Dive

The retailer is aiming for net-zero emissions by 2050, and is pushing some of its suppliers to adopt certified targets by 2025.

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Skills and expertise: Keys to the generative AI engine

IBM Supply Chain Blog

IBM recently gathered with our services partners, some of the world’s most prominent consultancies and systems integrators, to discuss AI for business at the IBM Global Systems Integrators and Consultancy Exchange event in New York. On the front-line guiding client technology decisions, our services partners are crucial to the IBM Ecosystem and our success.

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Next-Gen Procurement: Transforming Processes with the Power of Generative AI

Generative AI goes beyond just automating tasks and providing real-time answers. Did you know that implementing generative AI reduces sourcing cycle times and allows for faster decision-making across procurement operations? In this whitepaper — Next-Gen Procurement: Transforming Processes With the Power of Generative AI — experts reveal how the strategic application of generative AI within procurement processes is paving the way for groundbreaking improvements.

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Microsoft Inks First Renewable Energy Purchase Deal in Japan

Supply Chain Brain

Shizen Energy Inc. signed a 20-year agreement with Microsoft to provide 25 megawatts of solar power capacity from a project in the Aichi prefecture.

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Understanding Offshoring, Onshoring, Nearshoring, and Rightshoring in Procurement

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Understanding Offshoring, Onshoring, Nearshoring, and Rightshoring in Procurement Explore the nuances between offshoring and other approaches to procurement and how each one can impact the bottom line, supply chain resilience and overall strategic objectives. By Hugo Britt | October 12, 2023 Search Search If you’re new to the world of procurement, you may have come across various words ending in -shoring : onshoring, offshoring, nearshoring, and rightshoring.

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Future-proofing the Supply Chain in a Way that Works

SCMR (Supply Chain Management Review)

Companies looking to build resiliency in the supply chains need to get out of silos and build collaboration to collect the right data.

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Five Concerns That AI Developers Need to Address

Supply Chain Brain

While the artificial intelligence industry has brought forth innumerable benefits, it has also been found to pose some critical concerns.

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Scaling Logistics for Success: A White Claw Story

Speaker: Scott Campbell and Molly Feller

As the demand for your products skyrockets 🚀, you're likely experiencing logistical challenges that are preventing you from scaling your business. The sudden surge in demand can be exciting, but it can also put a strain on your supply chain and logistics operations. In this webinar, join Scott Campbell, Vice President, Logistics & Demand at Mark Anthony Services and Molly Feller, VP Logistics as a Service Operations at e2open, as they explore the challenges that arise when companies expe

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The Market Speaks: Customer asks and challenges of the SxM digital procurement world

Spend Matters

In a new series of interviews Spend Matters is speaking with representatives from the procurement world of practitioners, tech solution providers and consultants to discover the word on the street about ‘turning digital.’ We aim to find out what the day-to-day pain points are for the tech users and their processes, what’s causing the low-scale uptake of procurement tech and preventing the elevation of the tech game.

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REI Co-op Opens Distribution Center in Lebanon, Tennessee

Supply Chain Brain

The new state-of-the-art distribution center will serve more than 60 stores and 5.6 million REI members in the region.

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How data stores and governance impact your AI initiatives

IBM Supply Chain Blog

Organizations with a firm grasp on how, where , and when to use artificial intelligence (AI) can take advantage of any number of AI-based capabilities such as: Content generation Task automation Code creation Large-scale classification Summarization of dense and/or complex documents Information extraction IT security optimization Be it healthcare, hospitality, finance , or manufacturing, the beneficial use cases of AI are virtually limitless in every industry.

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Podcast | How to Build a Flexible Supply Chain

Supply Chain Brain

Just what is a “flexible” supply chain, anyway?

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GEP Procurement & Supply Chain Tech Trends Report

The technological landscape is dynamic and changes quickly. And for procurement and supply chain leaders looking to harness the power of technology to navigate complex challenges and an uncertain business environment, keeping up with the latest trends can be its own obstacle. So, what’s on the technological horizon for procurement and supply chain for the year ahead?

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The Market Speaks: Customer asks and challenges of the SxM digital procurement world

Spend Matters

In a new series of interviews Spend Matters is speaking with representatives from the procurement world of practitioners, tech solution providers and consultants to discover the word on the street about ‘turning digital.’ We aim to find out what the day-to-day pain points are for the tech users and their processes, what’s causing the low-scale uptake of procurement tech and preventing the elevation of the tech game.

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The Market Speaks: Customer asks and challenges of the SxM digital procurement world

HICX

By Nancy Clinton, Spend Matters In a new series of interviews Spend Matters is speaking with representatives from the procurement world of practitioners, tech solution providers and consultants to discover the word on the street about ‘turning digital.’ We aim to find out what the day-to-day pain points are for the tech users and their processes, what’s causing the low-scale uptake of procurement tech and preventing the elevation of the tech game.

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Understanding the different types and kinds of Artificial Intelligence

IBM Supply Chain Blog

Early iterations of the AI applications we interact with most today were built on traditional machine learning models. These models rely on learning algorithms that are developed and maintained by data scientists. In other words, traditional machine learning models need human intervention to process new information and perform any new task that falls outside their initial training.

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UAW Resuming Negotiations After Expanding Strike to Ford's Biggest Factory

Supply Chain Brain

The decision by the UAW to expand strike actions to Ford’s Kentucky plant on October 11, which employs 8,700 workers, signified the strike's largest single walkout.

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Supply Chain Orchestration: A New Era in Supply Chain Management

When the only certainty is uncertainty, what does that mean for today’s supply chain management approaches? This eBook delves into how supply chain orchestration can help businesses unlock agility, transparency, intelligence, and trust across their end-to-end supply chain.

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The Israel-Palestine Conflict Could ‘Lead to a Shift in the Transportation of Goods’

Supply Chain Brain

The conflict could interrupt trade between Israel and other major markets, such as the U.S., Germany and India, over the next few weeks.

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