Procurement Tactics

MARCH 8, 2023

Lean Hogs Prices – Historical Graph Realtime chart of historical daily lean hogs prices. The prices are down in U.S. dollars per pound. The current price is and is last updated on. The average price in the past 3 days is The average price in the past 7 days is The average price in the past 30 days is The average price in the past 365 days is Popular questions about lean hogs prices: Why are lean hogs prices fluctuating?

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Supply Chain Brain

MARCH 8, 2023

2023 will continue to present supply chain organizations with an imperative to analyze, predict and resolve issues before they arise.

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Supply Chain Dive

MARCH 8, 2023

The U.S. Trade Representative said it is looking at all existing options and may consider new tools “to combat the harms of China’s state-led, non-market practices.

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Una

MARCH 8, 2023

Pain Points in Procurement Series When Supplier Negotiations Come to a Standstill What to do when supplier negotiations appear to be at an impasse, why negotiations break down, and how to up your chances for success. By Hugo Britt | March 9, 2023 Search Welcome to Una’s Pain Points in Procurement series. Each week, the Una team will explore one of ten common pain points impacting procurement today, and put forth actionable solutions to each of these challenges.

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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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IBM Supply Chain Blog

MARCH 8, 2023

Part one of a three-part series exploring how generative AI like ChatGPT is already transforming businesses Since its launch in November 2022, OpenAI’s ChatGPT has captured the imagination of both consumers and enterprise leaders by demonstrating the potential generative AI has to dramatically transform the ways we live and work. As the scope of its impact on society continues to unfold, business and government organizations are still racing to react, creating policies about employee use o

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Supply Chain Dive

MARCH 8, 2023

Competing in digital spaces will be just as critical for FedEx and UPS competitors as expanding their presence in the physical world.

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Supply Chain Dive

MARCH 8, 2023

Industry players expect the challenging market landscape to continue due to additional summer capacity and subdued demand.

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Spend Matters

MARCH 8, 2023

Categories: Procurement Strategy & Planning , Procurement Systems & Architecture , Strategic Sourcing Tags: PRO In this Spend Matters PRO Vendor Analysis, we give an overview of akirolabs, a category strategy management solution built to support the transformation of procurement from a tactical function to the role of value orchestrator. akirolabs brings traditional category management into new territories by relying on the latest technology (AI), embedding extended collaboration and lev

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Positive Purchasing

MARCH 8, 2023

Be yourself and play to your strengths, advises global negotiation master Jonathan O’Brien, and it is OK to bluff – provided you don’t get caught! Jonathan shares some tried and tested tactics guaranteed to make you a more accomplished negotiator. Negotiation is a game – a performance if you like. You can be completely honest and open, or you can choose to bluff (bend the truth).

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Procurement Insights

MARCH 8, 2023

EDITOR’S NOTE: Join me in a great conversation on LinkedIn regarding purchasing’s evolution since the 1983 seminal Harvard Business Review article “Purchasing Must Become Supply Management” by Peter Kraljic. You can also check out my corresponding 2023 article “Is your talent management based on the doom loop or flywheel model?

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Advertiser: GEP

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?

Supply Chain Efficiency

IBM Supply Chain Blog

MARCH 8, 2023

From the moment of birth to discharge, healthcare professionals can collect so much data about an infant’s vitals—for instance, heartbeat frequency or every rise and drop in blood oxygen level. Although medicine continues to advance further, there’s still much to be done to help reduce the number of premature births and infant mortality.

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Supply Chain Brain

MARCH 8, 2023

Norfolk Southern’s decision to call for the burning of five derailed train cars was a consequence of poor communication by the railroad, a local emergency management official told a Senate panel March 9.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

MARCH 8, 2023

In the first part of this three-part series, generative AI and how it works were described. IBM Consulting sees tangible business value in augmenting existing enterprise AI deployments with generative AI to improve performance and accelerate time to value. There are four categories of dramatically enhanced capabilities these models deliver: Summarization as seen in examples like call center interactions, documents such as financial reports, analyst articles, emails, news and media trends.

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Supply Chain Brain

MARCH 8, 2023

The EU is still working through how to respond to Biden’s huge climate law, the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which will offer as much as $369 billion in handouts and tax credits over the next decade.

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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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IBM Supply Chain Blog

MARCH 8, 2023

In the first and second part of this three-part series, we looked at definitions and use cases of generative AI. We’ll now explore the approach IBM Consulting takes when embarking upon AI projects. As business leaders investigate the best way to apply generative AI to their enterprise at scale, they need to consider trusted vendors and partners with expertise in data, machine learning and AI, data and AI governance, and proven capabilities of scaling applied AI within enterprises across in

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Supply Chain Brain

MARCH 8, 2023

Semiconductors, which power everything from mobile phones to military hardware, are at the center of a bitter dispute between the U.S. and China.

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SCMR (Supply Chain Management Review)

MARCH 8, 2023

TIA’s latest 3PL Market Report shows members have managed to grow business despite challenging conditions.

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Supply Chain Brain

MARCH 8, 2023

A company's transportation portfolio needs to ensure balance and agility, says Jennifer Kobus, vice president of transportation at Ulta Beauty.

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Advertiser: GEP

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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IBM Supply Chain Blog

MARCH 8, 2023

Imagine a team of explorers venturing into uncharted territory. To accomplish their objectives safely and efficiently, the team needs a leader. Their leader must be trustworthy, resourceful, adaptable and proficient with their tools: maps, compasses and other navigational instruments used to chart their course through the unknown. The rest of the team is responsible for working together to support the leader by using their unique skills and areas of subject matter expertise.

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Supply Chain Brain

MARCH 8, 2023

Many retailers are adjusting their supply chains to improve efficiency and get goods to customers as quickly as possible.

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CPO Rising

MARCH 8, 2023

Join Ardent Partners and Fairmarkit on March 22 from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM ET for a discussion on Defend Your Margins: Seven CPO Strategies for 2023. Companies with higher margins are more valuable to their investors.

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Supply Chain Brain

MARCH 8, 2023

On an inflation-adjusted basis, exports of consumer goods and motor vehicles and parts climbed to a record.

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Jaggaer

MARCH 8, 2023

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SCMR (Supply Chain Management Review)

MARCH 8, 2023

Co-founder and former CEO, Yaro Tenzer, will assume Chairman role

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SCMR (Supply Chain Management Review)

MARCH 8, 2023

Brian D.

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