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Procurement Tracking – Everything You Should Know

Procurement Tactics

 Menu Course Library 1. Negotiation Course Learn from industry experts who negotiated billion $ deals 2. Procurement Strategy Take the lead with our proven 5-step procurement strategy 3. Sustainable Procurement Maintain high profitability while moving toward sustainability 4. ChatGPT & AI Use ChatGPT to automate procurement processes Access To All Unlimited access to all courses & templates Platform For Teams Procurement Tactics For Teams Where procurement teams build better skills, fas

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UPS strike ‘now appears inevitable,’ Teamsters president says

Supply Chain Dive

The union called on the company to provide "its last, best, and final offer" by Friday.

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Commodity Trading — Everything You Should Know

Procurement Tactics

Bonus PDF: 51 ChatGPT Prompts to 10X Your Productivity in Procurement Download 51 Prompts →  Or receive our famous weekly newsletter Commodity Trading — Everything You Should Know Commodity trading plays a vital role in the way of how our lives work and how the economy functions. Each of the essential resources that we consume every day is acquired through commodity trading.

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CPO SPOTLIGHT: AMANDA DAVIES

Procurement Heads

Amanda Davies is Chief Procurement and Sustainability Officer at Mars Wrigley and a member of the Mars Wrigley Global Executive Team, based in Chicago, Illinois.   In her current role, she is responsible for connecting the dots between Mars Wrigley’s sustainability goals and the needs of their supply chain.  Amanda oversees the environmental impact of more than 15,000 suppliers that Mars works with, while also unlocking the possibility that their suppliers and partners can bring into the busines

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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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US ‘by far’ the top importer of at-risk products as modern slavery grows to 50M people

Supply Chain Dive

Global conflict, COVID-19 and climate change have exacerbated forced labor issues, according to the latest index from Walk Free.

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Five Supply Chain Strategies to Avoid Risk and Enable Sustainability

Supply Chain Brain

Building resilient and sustainable supply chains is emerging as an important element in corporate risk-mitigation strategies.

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Jaggaer: Vendor Analysis, 2023 update (Part 2) — P2P solution strengths and weaknesses, tech selection tips

Spend Matters

This second part in the three-part Spend Matters Vendor Analysis 2023 update focuses on the strengths and weaknesses of Jagger’s Procure-to-Pay (P2P) solution. We also look at the elements to consider when looking at Jaggaer as a potential solution provider. Part 1 of the series provides background on Jaggaer, an overview of Jaggaer’s P2P solution, a company-level SWOT analysis and profiles of competitors.

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DHL relocates Orlando, Florida, e-commerce facility to handle more volume

Supply Chain Dive

The integrator’s eCommerce Solutions unit is moving to a larger site that will double its footprint in the city.

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Jaggaer: Vendor Analysis, 2023 update (Part 1) — Procure-to-Pay solution overview, market analysis, company SWOT, competitors

Spend Matters

This article is the first in a series of three that covers Jaggaer’s Procure-to-Pay (P2P) offering, which is a subset of its larger Jaggaer ONE platform. As mentioned in our S2C vendor analysis (here), Jaggaer is not an old brand name, but the company is a veteran of the digital procurement space. Before being called Jaggaer, the company was known as SciQuest, which dates back to 1995.

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Trader Joe’s to build 1M-sq-ft distribution center in California

Supply Chain Dive

The 104-acre site will have three structures, including a 211,000-square-foot freezer building, and host nearly 1,000 workers, the city of Palmdale announced.

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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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Jaggaer: Vendor Analysis, 2023 update (Part 3) — P2P solution details and analyst summary.

Spend Matters

This third part in the three-part Spend Matters Vendor Analysis 2023 update gives a detailed solution overview of Jaggaer’s Procure-to-Pay (P2P) offering, an examination of each of its modules and an analyst summary to end the series. Part 1 focuses on the company background, general capabilities, a SWOT analysis and Jaggaer’s competitors. Part 2 looks at the solution’s strengths/weaknesses and offers tech selection tips.

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Hannaford pushes back on activist calls to reform milk supply chain

Supply Chain Dive

As Migrant Justice urges the grocer to address alleged "widespread labor abuses" at its dairy suppliers, the chain said it does not think the organization’s proposals fix the “systemic and complex” issues facing workers.

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Boeing’s Main 737 Supplier, Union Forge Agreement to End Strike

Supply Chain Brain

The latest terms of the contract sweeten management’s previous offer of health insurance and increased wages while also limiting mandatory overtime.

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Digital transformation key attributes: Challenges, enablers & success factors

SCMR (Supply Chain Management Review)

When a company undergoes digital transformation, it integrates new technology throughout its operations to spur substantial shift. The most important fact for doing this is to improve effectiveness, enhance adaptability, and create brand-new value for the shareholders, customers and even employees.

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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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Hydrogen Production Project Awarded €20M Grant by European Commission

Supply Chain Brain

The HOPE project aims to develop, build and operate the first 10 MW hydrogen production unit off the coast of Belgium by 2026.

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Delivering a performance edge to warehouses, distribution and fulfillment centers

SCMR (Supply Chain Management Review)

Join this informative webinar to learn of new mobility, automation, and sensor technologies and new ways of applying existing technologies can make this achievable.

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New Railroad Agreement Would Link Mexico, Texas and the Southeast U.S.

Supply Chain Brain

Under the proposed transactions, CPKC and CSX would each acquire or operate portions of Meridian & Bigbee Railroad (MNBR), a railway in Alabama and Mississippi owned by G&W.

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What is slow productivity?

IBM Supply Chain Blog

Slow productivity can be defined as working at a slower pace on fewer tasks at a time to increase workplace productivity and satisfaction. The trend toward slow productivity is for businesses and employees to rethink what productivity looks like and create an environment where quality of work is emphasized over quantity of work. In his book Rest: Why You Get More Done When You Work Less , Silicon Valley consultant Alex Soojung-Kim Pang describes taking a working sabbatical where he got an enormo

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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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China's CATL in Talks to Build EV Battery Recycling Sites in Europe

Supply Chain Brain

The company is also seeking partners to set up recycling sites in North America, said chief manufacturing officer Ni Jun June 28.

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Why Global Defense Organizations Need a Joint Ammunition Management System

The Network Effect

The benefits of a joint ammunition management system for global defense organizations is are tremendous. This article explores ammo management.

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Sen. Tillis Co-Introduces Legislation to Limit the Department of Energy's Power

Supply Chain Brain

Under the proposed law, all U.S. distribution transformers would be required to shift from industry-standard grain-oriented electrical steel cores to amorphous steel cores.

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Driving Competitive Advantage with Integrated Demand & Supply Planning

SCMR (Supply Chain Management Review)

Join Blue Yonder as we discuss how Integrated Demand and Supply Planning supports manufacturers’ growth and manages disruptions with unified, connected supply chain plans across the value network.

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Procurement Is Navigating a Tech Tsunami (and It’s Upending How You Work)

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.

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Nestle Puts KitKat Carbon Neutrality in Greenwashing Graveyard

Supply Chain Brain

Nestle joins airline EasyJet Plc and Gucci owner Kering in backing away from so-called carbon offsetting as a way to meet net zero emissions targets.

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Achieve competitive advantage in precision medicine with IBM and Amazon Omics

IBM Supply Chain Blog

A deeper understanding of biology has the potential to transform how healthcare is delivered, how people are screened, how clinical conditions are treated and monitored. The exponential growth of biomedical datasets over the recent years has resulted in the identification of a great number of molecular signatures vital for the realization of the personalized diagnosis and treatment era.

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U.K. Considers Nationalization of Thames Water as Crisis Escalates

Supply Chain Brain

Thames’ bonds tumbled on June 28, just one day after CEO Sarah Bentley suddenly stepped down from her position amid concerns over the firm's financial stability.

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The Future of xP&A and Supply Chain Planning – Part 1

Supply Chain Trend

Extended Planning & Analysis (xP&A) , is the evolution of financial planning beyond the finance function. It requires planning that is highly integrated with other business functions, a transformation of analytics , and a business partner culture, which combined lead to the requirement for modern FP&A skills in the workforce. In two articles, based on the webinar “XP&A in action: Enhancing FP&A Agility with Supply Chain Planning” , I will discuss the future of xP&A and su

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State of AI in Sales & Marketing 2025

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.

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New energy and carbon emission tools for your business applications with IBM Turbonomic

IBM Supply Chain Blog

IT teams are tasked with improving energy efficiency and reducing their overall carbon footprint and waste in data centers—on-premises or in the cloud. IT operators often face challenges to know just how much energy IT applications use or which ones are generating more carbon emissions in order to target the biggest offenders and make the appropriate updates.

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Watch: The Changing Technology Landscape in Supply Chain

Supply Chain Brain

Artificial intelligence enhances alignment of supply and demand, says Matt Hoffman, vice president of product industry solutions at John Galt Solutions.

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The Role of a Procurement Agent in Streamlining Business Operations

Procurement Freelancers

Organisations often depend on procurement agents in today’s highly competitive business climate to maximise the… The post The Role of a Procurement Agent in Streamlining Business Operations first appeared on Procurement Blog | Procurement & Supply Chain News.

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How Additive Manufacturing Can Modernize and Reshore Production

Supply Chain Brain

A powerful tool for ensuring agility by global producers is additive manufacturing, also known as 3D printing.

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The AI Race Isn’t Just About Tech Superiority – Its the Supply Chain, Stupid!

The race to dominate AI is no longer about who has the smartest algorithms — it's about who can build and scale faster. Behind every AI breakthrough lies a battle for resources: data centers, compute hardware, power, and telecom infrastructure. And right now, even tech giants are hitting a wall. Our latest white paper reveals the six critical supply chain elements that are increasingly separating AI leaders from the rest.