Reducing Overhead In A Supply-Based Business
All Things Supply Chain
MAY 11, 2022
No matter what they do or what markets they serve, all companies have to worry about their overhead expenses.
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What Does a Strategic Sourcing Manager Do? Strategic Sourcing Roles and Responsibilities
ProcurePort
MAY 11, 2022
• The role of the procurement department in businesses today exceeds just finding the lowest possible price for items the organization needs. •The global nature of business today is such that a business can source items from anywhere in the world if it makes logistical and business sense. • It’s about establishing relationships and hedging […].
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Fate of U.S. Chipmaking Looks More Like Fantasy
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A talent shortage and other factors make reshoring of American chip manufacturing unlikely, at best.
Digital Marketing for Manufacturing Tips for Success!
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MAY 11, 2022
Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. How to Create a Digital Marketing Strategy for a Logistics Company! Most manufacturers still rely on traditional methods to promote their business. Word-of-mouth referrals, networking events, and trade shows are still preferred by those in the manufacturing industry for a good reason they still work.
Tariffs on the Table: How to Brief the Board and C‑Suite With Confidence
Advertiser: GEP
“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.
Shanghai Supply Chain Crisis Makes a Case for AI
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The closure of supply chain operations in China is yet another blow to an already fragile global supply chain. More will follow.
How to Help Friends or Relatives with Money Problems!
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MAY 11, 2022
Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. What to do in a Financial Emergency! When people face sudden money problems , they will most likely turn for help to their relatives and friends in the first place. During challenging times and financial hardship, you may become the first person your loved ones will talk to. If your close friend or a family member needs to get money today , there are several options.
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How to Choose a Cleaning Company!
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MAY 11, 2022
Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Nothing stands still, including services. Over time, more and more new systems of economic and other services appear, the need for which is dictated by the market. Cleaning is one of these relatively young services. In the usual words, cleaning is cleaning. But the cleaning service is professional, using special chemicals and technical devices.
Three Trends Driving Development of a Circular Economy
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Three major trends have emerged in the past few years that are driving new interest in circularity: changing consumer expectations, global supply chain disruptions and growing environmental concerns.
Ivalua NOW 2022: We Are Stronger Together
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MAY 11, 2022
Leading supply management suite provider, Ivalua‘s annual user conference Ivalua Now returned as an in-person (but also virtual) conference in Washington, D.C. last week and it was another stellar showing of this always well-organized and high-class affair. Ardent analysts participated virtually this year and hope to return in person in 2023.
The ‘Vested’ Approach: A Better Way to Outsource
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MAY 11, 2022
The pressures on supply chains remain enormous, leaving many supply chain professionals with a key question: Is there a better way to work with suppliers, including critical outsourcing partners such manufacturers and third-party logistics providers?
How to Modernize Manufacturing Without Losing Control
Speaker: Andrew Skoog, Founder of MachinistX & President of Hexis Representatives
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A Guide to Jumpstarting Circular Supply Chain Transformation
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MAY 11, 2022
Until recently, most supply chains have projected linear patterns from production to consumption.
GEO Politics, Infrastructure and Flexibility within the Supply Chain
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MAY 11, 2022
How does GEO Politics and other unforseen issues affect your overall infrastructure and how important of a role do your business partnerships play in the success of your day to day?
Supply Chain Professionals Can Lead on Green Freight
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MAY 11, 2022
Companies need to take a proactive approach to addressing the environmental and social impacts caused by shipments moving through their global supply chains.
Four Steps to Developing a Scope 3 Emissions Program
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MAY 11, 2022
The Securities & Exchange Commission’s (SEC) newly proposed rule lays down the marker for public companies when it comes to climate disclosure and reporting.
How Companies Are Navigating Tariff Chaos with GEP’s AI-Powered Procurement Platform
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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.
Tesla and Sony’s Problems Show Shanghai’s Big Restart is Faltering
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MAY 11, 2022
The official line coming out of Covid-hit Shanghai is that business is returning to usual despite the ongoing lockdown, yet hundreds of manufacturers in the city aren’t operating at anywhere near to full capacity, if they’re up and running again at all.
Watch: Can Algorithmic Hiring Create a Fair and Diverse Workplace?
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MAY 11, 2022
Noel Anderson, Steinhardt Director of Leadership and Innovation, and Clinical Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at NYU, discusses how algorithms can promote diverse hiring practices.
Six Ways to Make Your Supply Chain More Socially Responsible
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MAY 11, 2022
The push for sustainable and socially responsible supply chains has increased with pressure from governments, investors and consumers, and companies that chose to respond quickly are already seeing the benefits.
Sustainability Is the Pathway to Supply Chain Resilience
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MAY 11, 2022
Supply chain resilience is inseparable from the drive for sustainability.
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.
How Companies Can Make a Difference in Reducing Trucking’s Carbon Footprint
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Companies are zeroing in on trucking operations as an important means of achieving sustainable supply chains.
Increasing Sustainability in LTL Trucking With Route Optimization
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Could Omnichannel Become a Sustainability (and Profit) Hero?
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The key question of whether e-commerce is more or less sustainable than traditional retailing is particularly difficult to answer, because it compares visible with invisible waste
How Smart Warehouse Orchestration Helps Sustainability Efforts
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Procurement Is Navigating a Tech Tsunami (and It’s Upending How You Work)
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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.
Supply Chain Industry Faces a Sustainability Crossroad
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Achieving sustainability in transportation and global supply chains, once an option for socially aware businesses, has now become a must.
How AI Is Driving Sustainability in the Supply Chain
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Businesses are under increasing pressure from eco-conscious consumers and regulators to meet net-zero commitments for greenhouse gas emissions from their supply chains. But they still have a long way to go.
How OMS Technology Helps Retailers Cut Emissions
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