Wed.Dec 07, 2022

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CPO Spotlight: Nick Priest

Procurement Heads

For the latest in Procurement Heads ‘ CPO Spotlight series, he spoke with James Dobbin about how he got into procurement, some of the trends he’s seeing in the financial and procurement space and whether the pandemic has pushed us closer to a cashless society. Could you tell us a little about Paysafe and what it is that you do. Paysafe is a leader in the payment sector and has been for the last 20 years.

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Financial Supply Chain —  The Ultimate Guide of 2023

Procurement Tactics

33 Procurement Interview Questions in 2022. Download Whitepaper →. . Or receive our famous weekly newsletter. Financial Supply Chain — The Ultimate Guide of 2023. The financial supply chain is new to many procurement professionals, especially those who have just started their journey in the procurement and supply chain industry. . For this article, we will tackle what a financial supply chain is.

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Bol.com Selects Ivalua to Digitalize Strategic Source-to-Contract

ivalua

Redwood City, CA, December 7, 2022. Ivalua, a global leader in spend management , today announced that bol.com, the largest online retailer in the Netherlands and Belgium, has selected Ivalua’s solution to digitalize its indirect Source-to-Contract (S2C) processes. The project has been delivered in partnership with Accenture. Headquartered in Utrecht, bol.com is one of the most successful retail platforms for third-party suppliers in Europe with 13 million customers in the Netherlands and Belgiu

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Report Links Car Supply Chain to Forced Labor in China

Supply Chain Brain

The authors claim China's systematic repression of the Uyghurs and opaque supply chains has allowed the automotive industry to become reliant on abusive suppliers.

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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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Amazon leverages ocean shipping for next-day delivery in Sweden

Supply Chain Dive

The e-commerce giant is ramping up its use of short trips by sea in a bid to lower carbon emissions.

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Coupa vs Basware: AP Automation head-to-head technology evaluation and comparison

Spend Matters

Categories: Accounts Payable , Analysis , Procurement Systems & Architecture Tags: Head-to-Head , PRO , SolutionMap AP Automation , SolutionMap AP Automation Premium , SolutionMap Head to Head , SolutionMap Premium Europe was the territory where the first e-invoicing specialists, such as Basware, emerged. At the time, Basware was a specialist with great strengths against any competitor, until suite providers like Coupa began to invest in their e-invoicing capabilities.

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China overtakes U.S. in robot density

SCMR (Supply Chain Management Review)

Robot density is considered a key indicator of automation adoption by manufacturing.

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MSC Air Cargo debuts first flight

Supply Chain Dive

The flight to Belgium reflects the carrier's plan to use Liege Airport as its European hub.

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Inflation doesn't cause holiday shoppers to shy away from spending

Strategic Sourceror

With crippling inflation taking its toll on Americans' budgets, consumers have been tightening their belts to save where they can. But they haven't let that belt tightening sap their holiday shopping appetite — and on Thanksgiving weekend, no less. Over the five-day Thanksgiving holiday — running Thanksgiving Day to the following Monday — nearly 197 million U.S. consumers spent at least a portion of it shopping, according to newly released statistics from the National R

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Kappahl selects TrusTrace as its traceability solution to support sustainable efforts

SCMR (Supply Chain Management Review)

The TrusTrace platform will strengthen Kappahl’s sustainability initiatives and provide the company with infrastructure that facilitates compliance with current and upcoming supply chain regulations.

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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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Raw materials shortages slow Getinge heart support device production

Supply Chain Dive

The medtech company is asking hospitals to share underutilized devices.

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Watch: The Marriage of Ops Management and Transportation Spend

Supply Chain Brain

Until operations management and transportation spend are combined, a company doesn't know the true cost of its business, says Jim Barnes, executive vice president of Körber Supply Chain.

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Introducing Punch-in: Amazon Business and Fraxion integrate to further simplify business purchasing

Fraxion

We’re pleased to announce the latest Fraxion collaboration with Amazon Business: integration with Amazon Business Punch-in. In addition to our current Punchout procurement feature, we now offer the latest Amazon Business Punch-in integration. Launched by Amazon Business in 2022, this new procurement tool enables businesses to simplify the buying experience.

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U.K. Border Force staff at airports to strike over Christmas

Supply Chain Brain

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on December 7 that he would bring in "new tough laws" to curb the impact of strikes as he criticized "unreasonable" union chiefs.

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Rethinking Direct Materials Sourcing: The Tools You Need To Manage Costs, Risks and Sustainability

Direct materials sourcing is evolving, with procurement now tasked not only with cost efficiency but managing sustainability and risk management. The environment is marked by heightened demand and expectations, compounded by challenges such as rising input prices, supply chain disruptions and geopolitical tensions. While some embrace cutting-edge tools like AI and blockchain for global trade functions, others lag in technology adoption.

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Procurement News — December 7, 2022

CPO Rising

Welcome to Procurement News, part of our ongoing aggregate news series covering recent supply management headlines and trends pertinent to Chief Procurement Officers and other procurement leaders. Contact us with your news story here. CPOs, Rising!!! Janelle Orozco Joins Kraft Heinz as North America Zone Chief Procurement Officer PITTSBURGH & CHICAGO — The Kraft Heinz Company […].

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Retooling S&OP for a Successful 2023

Supply Chain Brain

R etailers must expand their models to include the unexpected or fall victim to the same problems that blindsided them this year. .

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Germany Vows to Shield Infrastructure Against Russian Threats

Supply Chain Brain

New regulations will address and improve the physical protection of critical infrastructures on a federal level for the first time.

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