Fri.Oct 18, 2024

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GM invests $625M in lithium production capacity

Supply Chain Dive

The automaker is partnering with Lithium Americas to develop the Thacker Pass Mine in Nevada, where GM agreed to buy up to 100% of lithium produced for 20 years.

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Oxfam Files Formal UN Complaint Against Amazon, Walmart’s ‘Systematic Human Rights Violations’

Supply Chain Brain

The organization has support in its allegations from a number of other groups and two anonymized employees — one from Walmart and one from Amazon.

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Honda supply chain woes had little impact on September sales

Supply Chain Dive

While the disruptions from Hurricane Helene have subsided, retooling efforts for Ohio EV production are still hampering its manufacturing activity.

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“I Had To Jon, There Was No Money Or Management”

Procurement Insights

Is another Solution Map Star falling? The following is a message I wrote to someone in our industry for whom I have great respect. I will not provide specific details because of respect for this individual and the solution provider they worked with. But I will say that this was a needless occurrence brought on by the fear of getting left behind in the GenAI “Hype Cycle.” A cycle in which solution providers were given little choice but to proclaim “we are now a GenAI companyR

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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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Levi Strauss taps Maersk for fulfillment and logistics

Supply Chain Dive

The logistics provider opened an omnichannel facility in Ohio to service Levi’s wholesale, retail and e-commerce channels.

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Emerj: Driving Analytics Efficiencies and Insights in F&B Procurement

Arkestro

This interview analysis is sponsored by Arkestro and was written, edited, and published in alignment with our Emerj sponsored content guidelines.

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CPO Rising Listicle: Replacing an Incumbent Supplier? Here are Six Considerations

CPO Rising

Fridays (in 2024) 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… The post CPO Rising Listicle: Replacing an Incumbent Supplier? Here are Six Considerations appeared first on CPO RISING - THE SITE FOR CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICERS & LEADERS IN SUPPLY MANAGEMENT.

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Procurement 6 – October 18th, 2024

Art of Procurement

Procurement 6 is a short podcast from Art of Procurement that publishes in the Art of Procurement feed every Friday. The post Procurement 6 – October 18th, 2024 appeared first on Art of Procurement.

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Why should problem-solvers versus PR/Marketing and Sales people be the ones to take the lead in giving demos?

Procurement Insights

(NOTE: This is a spontaneous and unedited video in which the solution provider had no advance notice of the questions or format) Watch this video to learn why. Backgrounder: I am choosing 5 or 6 solution providers with whom to work because I am tired of the marketing/PR-filtered industry narrative and the decades-long 80% rate of initiative failure.

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Cultivating an AI Mindset: AI-Collaboration

Supply Chain Trend

AI is infiltrating our personal lives and the workplace, and soon will be everywhere and irreplaceable in everything you do. At home and in the workplace. Developing and cultivating an AI Mindset will become a must for the modern knowledge worker. In a series of short blogs, I will explore core elements of an AI mindset. In this blog; Collaboration.

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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