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How to issue an IT RFP: Tips, templates and examples

RPF360

IT purchasing is crucial to your business's strategic goals, so there's a lot of pressure to get it right. Explore how an IT RFP can help you select the perfect vendor. In addition, explore steps for writing your RFP for information technology, key terminology and templates to get you started. The post How to issue an IT RFP: Tips, templates and examples appeared first on RFP360.

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CPO Spotlight: Sebastien Bals 

Procurement Heads

For Procurement Heads ‘ latest CPO Spotlight, Sebastien spoke with Rupert Gaster about his career, how CPOs can influence an organisation’s sustainability agenda and what key achievements he’s most proud of. How did it feel to be recognised once again in the CIPS Power List? It always gives a double feeling in my opinion. I don’t think that the recognition is a personal one because I would not be in a position to be on that list and be at the forefront of thinking if it were no

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How the end of Maersk and MSC’s 2M alliance will shake up ocean shipping

Supply Chain Dive

Experts say that the split could prompt capacity shifts and lower rates as competition for customers heats up.

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Gartner announces supply chain award winners

SCMR (Supply Chain Management Review)

Microsoft wins top award for supply chain breakthrough of the year.

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Tariffs on the Table: How to Brief the Board and C‑Suite With Confidence

“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.

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Columbia Sportswear’s Q4 performance hampered by delivery delays

Supply Chain Dive

To avoid late deliveries, the retailer is making adjustments in people, processes and systems.

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Maintaining Efficiency in the Order-Picking Process

Supply Chain Brain

The growing dominance of the omnichannel supply chain requires a more flexible and efficient approach to order picking.

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Tesla Recalls More Than 362,000 Cars Due to Self-Driving Crash Risk

Supply Chain Brain

Tesla Inc. is recalling hundreds of thousands of vehicles after U.S. authorities said its automated-driving technology could increase the risk of a crash.

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Shopify to expand program offering better delivery date visibility

Supply Chain Dive

Shop Promise has drawn comparisons to Amazon's “Buy with Prime” offering.

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New Suppliers on Thomasnet.com for February 2023

The Thomas Blog

Exciting new B2B companies are being established across the U.S. and Canada every day, and every month, hundreds of them are joining Thomasnet.com ®. We're highlighting ten of the most notable and innovative companies below to bring some of the unique services and products they provide to the forefront. 1. OptiPro Systems OptiPro Systems is located in Ontario, NY, where it focuses on the manufacture of CNC machines and metrology systems for making precision optics and advanced ceramics.

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For GM, the EV race is a marathon

Supply Chain Dive

Despite a slower EV ramp-up, analysts say the automaker’s long-term approach to manufacturing and sourcing could give it an edge over competitors.

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How to Modernize Manufacturing Without Losing Control

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

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Five Strategies for Improving Warehouse Worker Retention

Supply Chain Brain

Warehouse worker retention is an area that’s become increasingly fractious in recent years, as the COVID-19 pandemic threw the entire supply chain into a state of gridlock and upheaval, and factors including a labor shortage and bogged-down channels in the Suez Canal and elsewhere have made everyone familiar with the concept of shortages of products that were once thought to be in unlimited supply.

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Understand 'Friction-less' when Integrating Tax and Procurement Technology

Procurement Foundry

The irony of so-called “friction-less” procurement transactions is that creating a convenient, user-friendly customer experience requires difficult work behind the scenes.

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Talking Supply Chain: Could a tunnel across Colombia compete with the Panama Canal?

SCMR (Supply Chain Management Review)

That's the question that Byron Bennett and the team from Zergratran plan to answer, with new technology to speed containers underground from the Pacific to the Atlantic in record time.

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Economic Uncertainty Calls for Output-Based Staffing

Supply Chain Brain

There’s a way to prepare for employment fluctuations that many businesses might not be taking advantage of: switching to an output-based staffing partner.

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How Companies Are Navigating Tariff Chaos with GEP’s AI-Powered Procurement Platform

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.

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[Update] Exciting features to come and other useful changes in ProcurementExpress.com

Procurement Express

Software updates are essential to keeping devices and applications running at their best. In 2023, we’ve already made significant updates, including new features, bug fixes, and security improvements. In this blog post, we’ll explore some of the most notable updates of the year so far, and how they can enhance your experience in ProcurementExpress.com.

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A Segmented Sourcing Strategy for Business Services

The Good Spending

Modern trends in the procurement of business services Long ago, I wrote a post about XaaS – Everything-as-a-Service, where I tried to cover general tendencies in the outsourcing market and hailed the service-minded approach of modern business. This fantastic article, “ From products to services and back again ,” went miles beyond my observations and studied two important trends – servitization and objectification.

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Are the recent devastating earthquakes a result of climate change? The Connection Explained and how those communities are further impacted by the risk of modern slavery?

Value Match

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6 Silver Linings From An Era of Unpredictability

Art of Procurement

Art of Procurement recently welcomed Rujul Zaparde and Colin Glazier from Zip on an AOP Live session focused on Forecasting. The post 6 Silver Linings From An Era of Unpredictability appeared first on Art of Procurement.

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A Roadmap For Modernization: How To Break Free From Your Monolith Before July 31, 2026

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.

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Six innovation strategies for Life Science organizations in 2023

IBM Supply Chain Blog

Last year, as life sciences organizations were consumed by the recovery from COVID-19, their focus had to shift rapidly to mitigating supply chain constraints, labor and skill shortages, and by the end of the year, inflationary pressures—all of which were exacerbated by the Russia-Ukraine war. Along with these challenges, the ongoing drive to reduce costs, improve efficiency and productivity, drive better decision-making and reduce risk will continue to drive pharma investment in cloud, AI