Sun.May 18, 2025

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Do We Really Need To Reinvent Procurement Versus Finally Understanding Procurement?

Procurement Insights

EDITOR’S NOTE: The following are the details for an upcoming Webinar on “Reinventing Procurement” that I will be attending. As the world enters a new era of economic volatility, technological disruption, and geopolitical instability, procurement is once again at the epicenter of change. The role of the CPO has never been more vital or more complex.

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Shipping Giant CMA CGM Sees Cargo Jump After China Tariff Relief

Supply Chain Brain

The carrier suffered a roughly halving of freight bookings for China exports to the U.S. after the worlds two largest economies imposed triple-digit tariffs on each others goods.

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Shift-Left logistics: The Secret Ingredient for Supply Chain Resilience

Supply Chain Brain

Industry leaders are heeding the call to action to shift left, integrate early and create a more resilient global economy. The time is now.

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Watch: Innovation Promotes Efficiency in the Warehouse and Supply Chain

Supply Chain Brain

Supply-chain disruptions are inevitable, so shippers need to have multiple plans to deal with those headaches, says Dennis Anderson, chief innovation officer at ArcBest.

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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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Amazon Removed Backup Landing Sensors Before Drone Crashes

Supply Chain Brain

Engineers often work to simplify products as they mature from research projects to manufacturing, removing parts deemed redundant to cut costs and weight.

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Watch: How Data Is Enabling Deeper Insights Into Fleet Operations

Supply Chain Brain

Vignan Velivela, chief executive officer and co-founder of AtoB, lays out the most pressing challenges that companies are facing in managing their fleets, and the potential of data to make possible deeper insights into operations.

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