Procurement Tactics
MAY 23, 2023
18 Must-Have Negotiation Skills For Procurement Professionals Download Course Details → Or receive our famous weekly newsletter Bullwhip Effect — Everything About Supply Chain Bullwhip effect can disrupt your supply chain and you must consider yourself lucky if you still have not experienced this. However, what is it? In this article, we will define what the bullwhip effect is.
Supply Chain Dive
MAY 23, 2023
The pandemic showed that forecasting is more important — and difficult — than ever.
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Supply Chain Brain
MAY 23, 2023
Digital capabilities are creating smarter and better-informed customers, both in the B2B and B2C spaces.
Supply Chain Dive
MAY 23, 2023
The restaurant chain is expanding its use of the technology to track ingredients from suppliers in real-time.
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.
Una
MAY 23, 2023
Group Purchasing and Indirect Spend: A Fairy-tale Romance A unique take on the relationship between group purchasing and indirect spend and how the two work together to drive cost savings and value. By Hugo Britt | May 23, 2023 Search Welcome to Story Time with Una , a not-so-regular series that offers a fresh, fun take on various topics impacting procurement.
Supply Chain Dive
MAY 23, 2023
The deal will allow the activewear brand to scale its circular efforts through textile-to-textile recycling.
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Supply Chain Dive
MAY 23, 2023
Receiving activity at the new center began in April, with outbound activity expected to occur this month.
IBM Supply Chain Blog
MAY 23, 2023
As more enterprises move to hybrid cloud environments, hybrid cloud security has become imperative to business growth. According to a 2021 study by the IBM Institute for Business Value (IBV), 80% of executives expected their organizations to operate more than 10 distinct clouds by 2023, up from eight in 2020. “The scale of most enterprise hybrid cloud deployments is so vast and penetrates so deeply that the need for an all-in security culture is absolute,” says Shue-Jane Thompson, ma
Supply Chain Dive
MAY 23, 2023
The facility will help the retailer boost order throughput via a proprietary storage and retrieval system.
SCMR (Supply Chain Management Review)
MAY 23, 2023
Supply chains are designed to move goods from point A to point B, and that is certainly true for those that move health care goods through the supply chain.
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
Supply Chain Dive
MAY 23, 2023
The North Charleston site will help the drayage and logistics provider grow its dedicated services business, which launched last fall.
IBM Supply Chain Blog
MAY 23, 2023
IBM Cloud Code Engine is a fully managed, serverless platform that runs your containerized workloads, including web apps, microservices, event-driven functions or batch jobs. Code Engine even builds container images for you from your source code. All these workloads can seamlessly work together because they are all hosted within the same Kubernetes infrastructure.
Supply Chain Dive
MAY 23, 2023
The pandemic showed that forecasting is more important — and difficult — than ever.
SCMR (Supply Chain Management Review)
MAY 23, 2023
A Boston Consulting Group survey finds CEOs generally optimistic, but focused on executing strategic cost-cutting that leaves their businesses poised for success.
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.
IBM Supply Chain Blog
MAY 23, 2023
IBM Cloud completed its 2023 independent review of IBM Cloud services and processes. The review report demonstrates to its clients, partners and other interested parties that IBM Cloud services have implemented and adhere to the technical, administrative and physical control requirements of IBM Cloud Framework for Financial Services. What is the IBM Cloud Framework for Financial Services?
Supply Chain Brain
MAY 23, 2023
PPG, LyondellBasell, Fluence Energy and Viatris were some of the first companies to disclose their supply chain financing data under the FASB's new rule.
HICX
MAY 23, 2023
Today, environmental, social and governance (ESG) initiatives are a mainstay on the corporate agenda. And, as everything is connected in a supply chain, ESG progress at your organization is directly linked to progress for your partners. To effectively gather and analyze ESG data from all parts of your network, you need direct support from two key stakeholders: your tier-one suppliers and your internal team.
Supply Chain Brain
MAY 23, 2023
With more capacity from shipbuilders on the way, shipping companies have limited leverage in what’s become a buyers’ container market.
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.
Una
MAY 23, 2023
Group Purchasing and Indirect Spend: A Fairy-tale Romance A unique take on the relationship between group purchasing and indirect spend and how the two work together to drive cost savings and value. By Hugo Britt | May 23, 2023 Search Search Welcome to Story Time with Una , a not-so-regular series that offers a fresh, fun take on various topics impacting procurement.
Supply Chain Brain
MAY 23, 2023
Less than 50% of life science companies currently have access to real-time data while less than a third use this data to make real-time business decisions.
Finale Inventory
MAY 23, 2023
If you’re affected by the sunsetting of QuickBooks Commerce, Finale Inventory’s cost-effective software offers advanced inventory management, robust reporting, and excellent customer support. If you’re one of the many businesses affected by the sunsetting of QuickBooks Commerce, which was initially TradeGecko but renamed after it was acquired in 2020, don’t worry – there’s a reliable alternative.
Supply Chain Brain
MAY 23, 2023
A case study about how Takt helped CarParts.com achieved visibility into its activities on the warehouse floor, and improve its operations in the process.
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.
Arkestro
MAY 23, 2023
Resources / Blog / Overcoming Construction Struggles With Predictive Procurement Overcoming Construction Struggles With Predictive Procurement In years past, the construction industry lagged behind the pack when it came to predictive procurement and digital transformation. After all, procurement in construction faces many unique challenges and requirements, making it a historically difficult industry to manage effectively.
Supply Chain Brain
MAY 23, 2023
The deal will see the company develop 5G RF and wireless connectivity components for Apple while Broadcom will be able to invest in more automation projects.
Art of Procurement
MAY 23, 2023
Cybersecurity tops the list of risks that keep c-suite leaders and procurement practitioners up at night. Organizations face repeated and. The post From Cybersecurity Threats to Revenue Loss: How to Manage (and Minimize) Risk with Procurement appeared first on Art of Procurement.
The Procuretech Podcast
MAY 23, 2023
Today on The Procuretech Podcast, we welcome Sarah Scudder, Chief Marketing Officer of SourceDay. They're a Texas-based supply chain software company. Sarah previously appeared on the show way back in Series 1. SourceDay's mission is to ensure that manufacturing companies always get their parts on time. I can relate to this mission, having been a direct materials buyer in the automotive industry before the 2008-09 recession.
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.
IBM Supply Chain Blog
MAY 23, 2023
Every day, people encounter multiple obstacles while traveling to their intended destinations. Sitting in traffic, waiting for the bus to arrive 15 minutes later than scheduled, driving around for 30 minutes to find a parking spot—the modern world is full of inconveniences due to underlying inefficiencies in our transportation systems. However, stalled cars and harried people waiting for public transportation aren’t just an individual nuisance.
Procurement Software
MAY 23, 2023
Procurement excellence is a hot topic these days. If Procurement is to deliver more with less, it’s essential that we get the most out of the resources we do have. Part of this is ensuring that we operate effectively through our optimised stakeholder and supplier relationships. If we’re to deliver the increasingly challenging expectations of managing the supply base, we need to have executive level sponsors and world class management of our strategic suppliers.
Pipefy
MAY 23, 2023
In its long history , procurement has evolved from self-contained purchasing entities to an essential business partner handling processes involving several departments and many subprocesses. Because of this, carrying out its operations manually is time-consuming and incredibly expensive for businesses. Savvy leaders are quickly adopting e-procurement solutions to lower the time, costs, silos, and strained supplier relationships that plague manual operations.
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