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Pillars of Sustainability — Everything About Sustainability

Procurement Tactics

18 Must-Have Negotiation Skills For Procurement Professionals Download Course Details →  Or receive our famous weekly newsletter Pillars of Sustainability — Everything About Sustainability The pillars of sustainability should be embedded into an organization’s strategy to achieve sustainability. However, what are these pillars? In this article, we will discuss what sustainability is.

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What drone companies need to do to reach lofty delivery goals

Supply Chain Dive

Zipline and Alphabet's Wing aim to scale up and reach more customers, but it will take more than their internal capabilities to secure long-term success and adoption.

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Circular Economy — Transforming Sustainable Procurement

Procurement Tactics

18 Must-Have Negotiation Skills For Procurement Professionals Download Course Details →  Or receive our famous weekly newsletter Circular Economy — Transforming Sustainable Procurement The circular economy is gaining traction throughout the years and many businesses are adopting it. Circularity is acknowledged as the most promising solution to sustainability issues around the world.

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Episode 108: Considering the Transparency and Control of Digital Currency with Kris Lance

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EPISODE 108 Considering the Transparency and Control of Digital Currency with Kris Lance By Kelly Barner | March 29, 2023 The banking system has been in the news quite a bit recently, and not for good reasons. Everyone has learned a lot about the liquidity and transactions that make the financial system – and our economy – work. Two initiatives that have received far less coverage are FedNow and Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs), both of which raise important questions about th

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How to Stay Competitive in the Evolving State of Martech

Marketing technology is essential for B2B marketers to stay competitive in a rapidly changing digital landscape — and with 53% of marketers experiencing legacy technology issues and limitations, they’re researching innovations to expand and refine their technology stacks. To help practitioners keep up with the rapidly evolving martech landscape, this special report will discuss: How practitioners are integrating technologies and systems to encourage information-sharing between departments and pr

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LSO offers shippers more capacity as UPS strike fears persist

Supply Chain Dive

The threshold increase is contingent upon the regional carrier's customers transitioning the additional volume by May's end to prevent negative service impacts.

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How Solar Roofs Are Being Used to Power Electric Cars

Supply Chain Brain

The future of solar-powered vehicles is becoming clear: smaller, lighter, cheaper systems built to subtly augment electric driving, rather than power it in full.

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Getting Back to Basics as the Freight Industry Normalizes

Supply Chain Brain

With carrier compliance and freight acceptance so high, now is the time to think about normalizing the freight industry by leaning into excellent customer service.

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Terzo: Vendor Analysis — Contract analytics solution overview, roadmap, competitors, tech selection tips, analyst summary

Spend Matters

Categories: Contract Management , Procurement Systems & Architecture Tags: PRO This Spend Matters PRO Vendor Analysis provides an overview of Terzo and its contract analytics solution. Terzo is designed to provide financial insights from contracts that more standard contract lifecycle management (CLM) and contract analytics tools neglect. Terzo is built with an underlying belief that legacy CLM solutions have a legal focus that, while useful, has made it difficult for non-legal end users to

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Is Your Supply Chain Prepared for a Recession?

Supply Chain Brain

As inflation rises and recession looms, companies are compelled to take a close look at their production, supply chain and sales practices.

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Nike touts ‘tremendous progress’ on inventory

Supply Chain Dive

Much of the retailer’s revenue surge was driven by markdowns, analysts said, and inventory is still up 16% year over year.

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Exploring the Advantages and Hurdles of Direct Store Deliveries

Direct Store Delivery, or DSD, is a common practice among global suppliers and retailers – like PepsiCo, Frito Lay, CVS, and Dollar General – and its popularity is growing, with the global DSD market expected to reach $1.19 trillion by 2027. Download this eBook for exclusive insights into direct store deliveries, challenges, benefits, and future trends.

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[Pod] Facilitating Differentiated Decision Making | Part 3: Talent & Human Decision Making w/ Deep Singh

Art of Procurement

In this four-part special series, host Philip Ideson speaks with members of the Sievo team. In each episode, we discover. The post [Pod] Facilitating Differentiated Decision Making | Part 3: Talent & Human Decision Making w/ Deep Singh appeared first on Art of Procurement.

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A Complete Guide to Agile Burndown Charts

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Data visualization is an essential capability for effective project management. It includes a variety of methods (such as graphical illustrations and statistics) to facilitate collaboration among project team members. One of these methods is a burndown chart, a tool that’s highly popular in Agile software development due to its efficiency and simplicity.

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Watch: Innovation Trends in Supply Chain and Logistics

Supply Chain Brain

Charley Dehoney, vice president of Zebox, discusses workflow automation, document digitization, transportation optimization, visibility, decarbonization of assets and infrastructure, and the future of work.

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The Association for Supply Chain Management announces North American Supply Chain Tour

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Beyond next month’s kickoff in Chicago, ASCM will also bring supply chain expertise to Belgium in June.

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ABM Evolution: How Top Marketers Are Using Account-Based Strategies

In times of economic uncertainty, account-based strategies are essential. According to several business analysts and practitioners, ABM is a necessity for creating more predictable revenue. Research shows that nearly three-quarters of marketers (74%) already have the resources needed to build successful ABM programs.

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Panera to Adopt Palm-Swipe Payment Systems, Sparking Privacy Fears

Supply Chain Brain

Amazon is now facing a lawsuit after a shopper in New York City claimed customers were not properly notified about the data that would be collected.

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Why Vendor Management Matters in 2023

CPO Rising

In today’s global economy, managing supplier performance has become increasingly important for companies to maintain their revenues and customer satisfaction. Supplier performance can directly impact a company’s success, making it essential to find and engage with high-value suppliers and manage their performance effectively.

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Microsoft, Pfizer Join $1bn Harris Effort on Gender Gap

Supply Chain Brain

Women’s empowerment is a focus of Harris’s week-long trip to Africa, which also includes stops in Tanzania and Zambia.

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Understanding Risk Management in 30-Seconds (Video)

Procurement Insights

Video Part 1 of 2 – the reaction when talking about managing risk. Video Part 2 of 2 – what happens when you ignore risk management.

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How One Manufacturer Used GEP SOFTWARE To Save $45M in Direct Material Sourcing

For global manufacturers, managing direct and indirect material spend can get very complicated very quickly. Multiple legacy systems prevent procurement from standardizing processes and tracking what they’re spending with each supplier. In response to these challenges, a leading heavy equipment manufacturer selected GEP to redesign its source-to-contract processes and implement a convergent data model to help manage procurement data across its multiple locations.

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Russia and India Discuss Northern Sea Shipping Route

Supply Chain Brain

Russia wants the route to become a major shipping lane and has invested heavily in infrastructure there.

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