Fri.Dec 01, 2023

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Exploring the Main Functions of E-Procurement Systems

ProcurePort

In the rapidly evolving landscape of modern business, organizations are constantly seeking innovative ways to streamline their processes, enhance efficiency, and cut costs. One such technological advancement that has significantly transformed the traditional procurement process is the implementation of electronic procurement systems, commonly known as e-procurement systems.

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Panama Canal Water Levels Will Affect Western Trade in 2024

Supply Chain Brain

In response to the ongoing crisis, carriers have begun redirecting their shipments to the U.S. West Coast or have opted for alternative routes via the Suez Canal.

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New IRA guidance limits battery components made in China

Supply Chain Dive

The proposed guidelines clarify how the law’s “foreign entity of concern” requirements will impact automakers’ ability to qualify for EV tax credits.

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Types of enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems

IBM Supply Chain Blog

The fast-paced business world we live in today requires smart tools to manage a business’s operations and everyday needs. Enterprise resource planning (ERP) is a business management software built to do just that. This relatively new system offers a centralized platform with applications to manage all aspects of your business from supply chain management to inventory management to financial management.

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7 Leadership Themes for Procurement & Supply Chain Leaders in 2024

Procurement and supply chain leaders are presented with their fair share of challenges, with a host of tools and strategies to resolve them. That said, what’s the best path forward to leverage this year’s trends? In this recap of a recent GEP-WBR webinar, 7 Leadership Themes for Procurement & Supply Chain Leaders in 2024, GEP’s Pramod Sethumadhavan explores seven vital leadership trends that will help guide procurement and supply chain decision-makers.

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FedEx, UPS snag Black Friday volume share from regional carriers: Shipium

Supply Chain Dive

National providers' peak season gains indicate their rate discounting efforts are paying off, the shipping platform's CEO said.

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Mars Responds to Child Labor Accusations

Supply Chain Brain

The investigation found children as young as five years old using machetes to harvest the cocoa beans that ended up in someMars products.

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Japan Plans to Stop Building Unabated Coal Power Plants

Supply Chain Brain

The promise aligns with commitments made by the Group of Seven (G7) developed nations to bring an end to unabated coal-fired power generation as soon as possible.

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TrusTrace partners with UK apparel retailer on supply chain software

Supply Chain Dive

New Look will use TrusTrace’s tech to help reach some of the company’s sustainability goals, which include reaching net-zero by 2040.

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Strategies for Mitigating Cyber Fraud: Five Essential Tips for Safeguarding Your Company in 2024

Jaggaer

JAGGAER's latest news on procurement & sourcing. Read now: Strategies for Mitigating Cyber Fraud: Five Essential Tips for Safeguarding Your Company in 2024.

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US loses trade dispute over access to Canada’s dairy market

Supply Chain Dive

Farm groups called the ruling a "surprising setback" that weakens the value of the USMCA.

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Manufacturing Sustainability Surge: Your Guide to Data-Driven Energy Optimization & Decarbonization

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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5 Questions All Procurement Professionals Must Answer To Succeed In 2024

Procurement Insights

Calling all procurement and supply chain professionals: YOUR VOICE MATTERS! For the next issue of our magazine , which will be out by the first half of December, we drafted some questions for Jon Hansen , Strategic Advisor from Procurement Insights. Jon thought those were “ universal questions all professionals should ask themselves “, so we decided to propose them to you!

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Manufacturing down again in November amid low orders: PMI

Supply Chain Dive

The industry isn't expected to see major gains in demand or employment through the end of the year.

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CPO Rising Listicle: 10 Ways CPO Rising Brings Engagement and Education to Readers

CPO Rising

Fridays (in 2023) means that it’s time for another CPO Rising Listicle. Each list will include a variety of procurement tips, trends, insights, research, lists, strategies, and/or recommendations designed to help procurement teams improve operations. We’ll also include a summary graphic for you to share with your team.

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How generative AI delivers value to insurance companies and their customers

IBM Supply Chain Blog

Insurers struggle to manage profitability while trying to grow their businesses and retain clients. They must comply with an increasing regulatory burden, and they compete with a broad range of financial services companies that offer investment products that have potential for better returns than traditional life insurance and annuity products. Although interest rates have increased at an unprecedented rate over the past year as central banks attempt to curb inflation, a significant part of insu

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Next-Gen Procurement: Transforming Processes with the Power of Generative AI

Generative AI goes beyond just automating tasks and providing real-time answers. Did you know that implementing generative AI reduces sourcing cycle times and allows for faster decision-making across procurement operations? In this whitepaper — Next-Gen Procurement: Transforming Processes With the Power of Generative AI — experts reveal how the strategic application of generative AI within procurement processes is paving the way for groundbreaking improvements.

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Tokens and login sessions in IBM Cloud

IBM Supply Chain Blog

IBM Cloud authentication and authorization relies on the industry-standard protocol OAuth 2.0. You can read more about OAuth 2.0 in RFC 6749 —The OAuth 2.0 Authorization Framework. Like most adopters of OAuth 2.0, IBM has also extended some of OAuth 2.0 functionality to meet the requirements of IBM Cloud and its customers. Access and refresh tokens As specified in RFC 6749, applications are getting an access token to represent the identity that has been authenticated and its permissions.

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Hybrid cloud examples, applications and use cases

IBM Supply Chain Blog

To keep pace with the dynamic environment of digitally-driven business, organizations continue to embrace hybrid cloud, which combines and unifies public cloud, private cloud and on-premises infrastructure, while providing orchestration, management and application portability across all three. According to the IBM Transformation Index: State of Cloud , a 2022 survey commissioned by IBM and conducted by an independent research firm, more than 77% of business and IT professionals say they have ado

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How to move from IBM Cloud Functions to IBM Code Engine

IBM Supply Chain Blog

When migrating off IBM Cloud Functions, IBM Cloud Code Engine is one of the possible deployment targets. Code Engine offers apps, jobs and (recently function) that you can (or need) to pick from. In this post, we provide some discussion points and share tips and tricks on how to work with Code Engine functions. IBM Cloud Code Engine is a fully managed, serverless platform to (not only) run your containerized workloads.

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Supercharge security operations: How to unlock analysts’ productivity

IBM Supply Chain Blog

Security analysts are all too familiar with the challenges of alert fatigue, swivel chair type of analysis, and “ghost chasing” spurred by false positives. Facing massive volumes of data coming from an expanding digital footprint and attack surfaces across hybrid multi-cloud environments, they must quickly discern real threats from all the noise without getting derailed by stale intelligence.

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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