April, 2021

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How satellites and AI help achieve zero deforestation in supply chains

All Things Supply Chain

Maintaining a sustainable supply chain can seem like a daunting task, especially if you’re an FMCG company needing to communicate with suppliers, traders, growers and farmers.

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Transform Your Source to Pay to a New Level of Efficiency & Effectiveness

ProcurePort

Are you looking for the best practices that will improve the efficiency and effectiveness of your s2p services? The fastest way to do this is to transform your s2p process through digitalization. We’re talking automation by incorporating some of the leading emerging technologies into your daily operations. Not only does adopting robust artificial intelligence programs […].

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The Sustainable Procurement Pledge + Making Circular Supply Chains Real with Thomas Udesen, CPO of Bayer and Co-Founder of SPP.Earth

Supply Chain Queen

We all have a role to play in the decade of our lives to reach the 2030 SDG vision. Procurement professionals though have a unique opportunity controlling about $8.3T of world trade in materials flow and services annually. In one of the most inspiring episodes to date, Thomas Udeson, Chief Procurement Officer at Bayer and. Read more. The post The Sustainable Procurement Pledge + Making Circular Supply Chains Real with Thomas Udesen, CPO of Bayer and Co-Founder of SPP.Earth appeared first on Supp

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The Benefits of Onshore Supply Chains

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While companies have capitalized on globalization over the last few decades, the COVID-19 pandemic exposed a number of weaknesses within supply chain and procurement industries. According to the Institute for Supply Management , 75% of companies noticed disruptions in their supply chain network that were the direct result of the Coronavirus. This has led many companies to consider diversifying their networks to include more onshore suppliers in order to reap the benefits of having a supply chain

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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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Shipping Containers Are Falling Overboard at a Rapid Rate

Supply Chain Brain

Containers piled high on giant vessels carrying everything from car tires to smartphones are toppling over at an alarming rate, sending millions of dollars of cargo sinking to the bottom of the ocean as pressure to speed deliveries raises the risk of safety errors.

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What is Indirect Procurement? – All You Need To Know

SCMDOJO

What is Indirect Procurement? I have discussed this topic briefly with Procurement Expert Richard Beaumont in this episode of The Supply Chain Show. In this blog, we dig deep to answer these questions. Topics Covered: Knowing that procurement is a complex business function that varies from an organization to another, and is unknowingly linked to. Continue reading.

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How COVID-19 is Reshaping the Pharmaceutical Supply Chain

ProcurePort

Getting FDA-approved medication to patients in a cost-effective manner every time is one of the objectives of key stakeholders across the United States pharmaceutical supply chain. It appears like a very simple thing to do. However, did you know that 72% of the manufacturing facilities thatmake the active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) used in the formulation […].

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Intelligent Supply Chain Technologies for the Future!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Supply Chain Investment Challenges – Real and Imagined! Intelligent Supply Chain technologies article and permission to publish here provided by Dan Weinberger , UN Supply Chain Expert and CEO of Morpheus Network. Amid the thick covid-clouds, organizations are preparing to make their way back to regular business to maximize profitability and make up for the lost time.

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Working Capital: Leverage Spend to Improve Capital Efficiency  

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Your organization’s total spend is a powerful tool to wield. Leveraging purchasing power to capture volume- based pricing within a competitive supply chain builds sticky relationships with healthy suppliers, keeps input costs low, and acts as a hedge against inflation. If we apply the adage of, “Whomsoever holds the gold makes the rules”, we can further leverage this purchasing power to unlock working capital, improve capital efficiency, and generate savings.

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Reducing Supply-Chain Disruptions Through Integrated Logistics

Supply Chain Brain

Supply-chain and logistics challenges fueled by the COVID-19 pandemic have demonstrated how transportation partners with integrated, flexible offerings can keep the supply chain flowing.

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GEP Procurement & Supply Chain Tech Trends Report

The technological landscape is dynamic and changes quickly. And for procurement and supply chain leaders looking to harness the power of technology to navigate complex challenges and an uncertain business environment, keeping up with the latest trends can be its own obstacle. So, what’s on the technological horizon for procurement and supply chain for the year ahead?

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6 Strategies To Make a Career Change To Supply Chain

SCMDOJO

A career in Supply Chain can be fun, creative, rewarding, and smart for the long term, so if you want to learn more about “How to Career Change To Supply Chain”, you are on right track! Businesses will always need supply chain professionals to manage the information flow & product flow of their products, no. Continue reading. The post 6 Strategies To Make a Career Change To Supply Chain appeared first on SCMDOJO.

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Right to Repair – How the European Union tries to extend the lifecycle of products

All Things Supply Chain

Technology is becoming more integrated into our daily lives, but the life span of devices is getting shorter.

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What Is Supplier Performance Management? An SPM Guide

ProcurePort

Ever have that feeling where you just know something can be improved, but aren’t exactly sure how or what? That’s essentially the core of supplier performance management (spm). While that’s a relatively reduced example, the principle is mostly there. Supplier performance management is a continual business activity that involves the analysis and assessment of how […].

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All You Need to Know About Cryptocurrency!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. All you need to know about cryptocurrency article and permission to publish here provided by Jean Nichols. You need a way to swap your fiat currencies for crypt if you buy it for the first time. Users can purchase, sell, and retain cryptocurrencies via crypto exchanges. Currently, these organizations charge fees when ordering and withdrawing funds.

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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

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3 Ways Procurement Can Help Grow Revenues (Part 2)

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In part 1 of this blog I looked at how procurement can actually create new revenue opportunities. Here I’ll take a look at two other ways that procurement can help support growth. These are less revolutionary than the first but not used to their potential at most organizations. 2. Unlocking Supplier-Led Innovation. Supplier-led innovation can help increase margins, accelerate time to market and differentiate products/services to capture market share.

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Watch: A Stress Test for Supply Chains, Part 2

Supply Chain Brain

David Simchi-Levi, professor of engineering systems at MIT, brings us up to date on the results of applying a supply-chain “stress test” to companies in multiple industries.

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AI Is Here to Automate the Knowledge Worker!

Supply Chain Trend

This article is my commentary on an article published in Foresight , written by the authors of the book Humachine: Humankind, Machines, and the Future of Enterprise (Sanders & Wood, 2020). For the original Foresight article and other commentary, you can go here. INTRODUCTION: A NEW ERA. The authors of The Humachine make a valid point that enterprises should not focus on artificial intelligence (AI) alone if they wish to leap forward in automation, productivity, and competitiveness while stay

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The Importance Of A Balanced Inventory Management System

All Things Supply Chain

Operating a warehouse requires knowing where inventory is at all times. Warehouse workers receive products, take orders and retrieve them from the shelves every day.

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Supply Chain Orchestration: A New Era in Supply Chain Management

When the only certainty is uncertainty, what does that mean for today’s supply chain management approaches? This eBook delves into how supply chain orchestration can help businesses unlock agility, transparency, intelligence, and trust across their end-to-end supply chain.

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What is Supplier Relationship Management (SRM)?

ProcurePort

There’s an old phrase that goes, ‘communication can’t be a one-way street.’ The saying applies to communication in all of its contexts really, from personal to professional or otherwise. The same principle applies directly to the pursuit of building long-lasting customer or client relationships in professional settings. Taking this a step further, it also is […].

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Writing an Impressive Resume!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. 5 Minute Job Interview Tips for Success! Impressive resume article and permission to publish here provided by Jessica Fender. The supply chain industry is highly competitive and crowded. People are fighting their way up the professional ladder, and it can be quite a challenge to secure your spot.

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Procurement strategies shifting to restore growth post-COVID-19, reveals Ivalua research

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Ensuring supply chain continuity, identifying new revenue opportunities, and improving decision making are key focuses as firms recover from the pandemic. 8 April, Redwood City, CA – Ivalua, a leading provider of global spend management cloud solutions , has announced the latest findings of a worldwide study of supply chain, procurement and finance business leaders on restoring growth.

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Back to Basics: Improve Your Customer Experience while Reducing Costs

Supply Chain Brain

As demand for faster fulfillment surges, the sweet spot where customer experience meets cost efficiency gets smaller. Ballooning trip volumes, LTL capacity crunches, increasing fuel consumption, lack of driver availability and the need to scale self-service type delivery models pose significant operational challenges for 3PLs/carriers. To help you address these challenges, hear how global 3PLs/carriers efficiently balance customer experience and operational costs by leveraging intelligent delive

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How to Create a Blueprint for Fleet Resilience

Speaker: Jeff Dickinson - President and CEO of Railgistixs Transport, Supply Chain and Logistics Thought Leader

Despite the ongoing transformation of the supply chain and logistics landscape, the steadfast importance of carrier safety remains a core principle. From prioritizing preventative maintenance to optimizing fleet utilization, the fundamentals persist. If you’re overlooking and neglecting essential safety precautions today, this could result in expensive repairs and potential safety hazards in the future. 🚧 Join Jeff Dickinson for a conversation on how to mitigate risk, enforce compliance,

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Improving Resilience and Agility with DevNet on One Network’s Adaptable Supply Chain Platform

The Network Effect

The post Improving Resilience and Agility with DevNet on One Network’s Adaptable Supply Chain Platform appeared first on The Network Effect.

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Supply Chain Weekly Wrap-Up 04/09/2021 – 04/15/2021

All Things Supply Chain

Rising jet fuel price puts extra pressure on airfreight sector The rising price of jet fuel this year is further burdening companies with airfreight shipments, and could reduce limited capacity…

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What is Source to Pay (S2P)?

ProcurePort

So, what is s2p? Glad you asked. Source to pay is one of the core processes alongside procure-to-pay that procurement teams rely on to ensure raw materials and required services are available as and when needed. Understanding the S2P life cycle is vitally important as it will assist you in devising a strong procurement strategy, […]. The post What is Source to Pay (S2P)?

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Considerations Before Investing in Bitcoin!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Earn Money with Bitcoin! Investing in Bitcoin article and permission to publish here provided by Jean Nichols. How will anyone determine whether one should invest in cryptocurrencies or the philosophy behind the same purchase securities when there is too much noise and misleading knowledge about it?

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How to Stay Competitive in the Evolving State of Martech

Marketing technology is essential for B2B marketers to stay competitive in a rapidly changing digital landscape — and with 53% of marketers experiencing legacy technology issues and limitations, they’re researching innovations to expand and refine their technology stacks. To help practitioners keep up with the rapidly evolving martech landscape, this special report will discuss: How practitioners are integrating technologies and systems to encourage information-sharing between departments and pr

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Procurement Strategies Shifting to Restore Growth Post-COVID-19, Reveals Ivalua Research

ivalua

Ensuring supply chain continuity, identifying new revenue opportunities, and improving decision making are key focuses as firms recover from the pandemic. 8 April, Redwood City, CA – Ivalua, a leading provider of global spend management cloud solutions , has announced the latest findings of a worldwide study of supply chain, procurement and finance business leaders on restoring growth.

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Consumers Want Supply-Chain Transparency. Are Food Brands Listening?

Supply Chain Brain

Sixty percent of global consumers cite sustainability and social responsibility as essential considerations when choosing which products to buy. They look to their preferred food brands to make the best decisions, but are those companies looking out for their consumers’ best interest?

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From Analytics to Action: The Technology Side of Category Management

Jaggaer

The post From Analytics to Action: The Technology Side of Category Management appeared first on JAGGAER.

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Supply Chain Weekly Wrap-Up 04/23/2021 – 04/29/2021

All Things Supply Chain

Panasonic to acquire U.S. supply chain software firm Blue Yonder for $7.1 billion In its biggest acquisition in a decade, Panasonic Corp said it will buy U.S.

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Exploring the Advantages and Hurdles of Direct Store Deliveries

Direct Store Delivery, or DSD, is a common practice among global suppliers and retailers – like PepsiCo, Frito Lay, CVS, and Dollar General – and its popularity is growing, with the global DSD market expected to reach $1.19 trillion by 2027. Download this eBook for exclusive insights into direct store deliveries, challenges, benefits, and future trends.