All Things Supply Chain

MAY 21, 2025

Global shipping is evolving rapidly. Rising fuel prices, new trade regulations, and port congestion are making freight costs harder to predict.

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ivalua

MAY 30, 2025

AI is reshaping the way organizations source, manage suppliers, and drive value today. As supply chains become more interconnected and risks more dynamic, traditional procurement tools fall short. AI agents offer a smarter, faster way to manage sourcing, risk, and spend across the entire procurement lifecycle. At Ivalua, we help organizations harness AI to transform procurement from a tactical function into a strategic advantage – and our Intelligent Virtual Assistant (IVA) is leading the next w

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Spend Matters

MAY 14, 2025

Coupa announced during its Inspire 2025 event that it has acquired Cirtuo, a provider of category management (CatMan) software. The move addresses a long-standing gap in many procurement technology offerings: helping teams define and manage procurement strategies, rather than just executing sourcing events. The timing reflects the current environment.

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Supply Chain Dive

MAY 13, 2025

The agreement comes nearly six years after FedEx let its Express and Ground shipping contracts with the e-commerce giant expire.

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Product lead time is crucial in the life sciences industry and represents a key consideration for customers’ purchasing decisions. For this reason, BD Biosciences aimed to optimize its global supply and distribution network to reduce delivery lead time to customers and optimize its global inventory. How was BD Biosciences successful in reducing global distribution lead times between 30% and 60% in addition to: Increasing agility to prioritize urgent and ad-hoc customer requests Increasing global

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ABC of Procurement

MAY 19, 2025

These two terms confused me for a long time. Here is my understanding of what is what. The post Strategic Procurement vs. Procurement Strategy first appeared on ABC of Procurement.

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Supply Chain Brain

MAY 13, 2025

FedEx had severed its relationship with Amazon in 2019 because of rising competition between the two companies.

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ivalua

MAY 30, 2025

AI is reshaping the way organizations source, manage suppliers, and drive value today. As supply chains become more interconnected and risks more dynamic, traditional procurement tools fall short. AI agents offer a smarter, faster way to manage sourcing, risk, and spend across the entire procurement lifecycle. At Ivalua, we help organizations harness AI to transform procurement from a tactical function into a strategic advantage – and our Intelligent Virtual Assistant (IVA) is leading the next w

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Spend Matters

MAY 8, 2025

This weeks announcement that TPG and Corpay (formerly Fleetcor) will acquire AvidXchange in a $2.2 billion take-private transaction marks a significant moment in the evolution of the corporate B2B payments market. The move underscores the growing strategic importance of accounts payable (AP) automation and managed services, particularly in the underserved middle market.

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Supply Chain Dive

MAY 30, 2025

The ketchup maker is aiming to offset the impact of tariffs and weak consumer spending.

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Arkestro

MAY 28, 2025

Businesses must move beyond reactionary strategies and develop permanent procurement postures that support not merely resilient but antifragile supply chains.

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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.

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Supply Chain Brain

MAY 27, 2025

As extreme weather events become more frequent and more disruptive, weather intelligence has become a strategic asset for logistics companies.

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All Things Supply Chain

MAY 14, 2025

Workplace safety is a top priority in manufacturing and industrial maintenance operations.

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Innovation 157

ivalua

MAY 16, 2025

Rising software costs, lack of procurement oversight, compliance headaches, and clunky vendor management. Sound familiar? If you’ve been feeling the pressure, you’re not the only one. Many organizations are discovering that without clear procurement software best practices, costs spiral, risks multiply, and efficiency stalls. At Ivalua, we’ve helped some of the world’s most complex organizations transform their procurement operations, giving us deep expertise in what works – and what doesn’t.

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Spend Matters

MAY 30, 2025

Earlier this week, the Spend Matters team attended Ivaluas annual Americas conference in New Orleans, Louisiana. Located at the Caesars Superdome, the two-day event featured keynotes, breakout sessions, solution demonstrations, partner/sponsor booths and more. The first Ivalua NOW conference of 2025 took place in Paris in March. Both conferences were titled Innovate to Elevate and highlighted the impact of AI on procurement tasks.

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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

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Supply Chain Dive

MAY 19, 2025

Once completed, the 3.1-million-square-foot facility will join a roster that includes a Virginia Beach site set to open later this year.

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SCMDOJO

MAY 23, 2025

It is easy to address supply chain management from a strict numbers mindset. Getting things where they need to go, on time and on budget, is the goal. Fulfilling orders and keeping customers happy drives profits. But behind every logistics system are the people that make it run. And compliance to regulations and industry best practices ensure that everything is done correctly.

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Supply Chain Brain

MAY 4, 2025

As shippers adopt more innovative, emission-reducing strategies, they are paving the way for a more efficient and forward-thinking freight network.

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All Things Supply Chain

MAY 7, 2025

In 2025, the world of supply chain management continues to evolve, with technology playing an increasingly vital role in risk mitigation.

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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.

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ivalua

MAY 29, 2025

Procurement and supply chain management are often used interchangeably—but in practice, the lines between them can blur in ways that create real friction. Misaligned priorities, siloed systems, and unclear ownership can directly impact key performance indicators like cost savings percentage and procurement cycle time. At Ivalua, we’ve worked with hundreds of global enterprises to bridge these gaps, streamline operations, and build stronger, more connected processes.

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Spend Matters

MAY 27, 2025

Finance and procurement play critical roles in shaping an organizations financial health and operational efficiency. This series shapes a five-phase approach to aligning finance and procurement. Using technology to bridge the Finance-Procurement gap Once a well-defined technology adoption strategy is established in the collaboration phase, organizations can move to the next step: leveraging technology to bridge the finance-procurement gap.

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Supply Chain Dive

MAY 12, 2025

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Procurement Insights

MAY 14, 2025

Here is a Model 1 excerpt from yesterday’s post titled “ Moving AI From Progressive Theory To Practical Procurement Utilization And Outcomes.” Closely examine the profiles and assessments of the following three individuals, then decide with whom you would want to partner and work to select and implement your ProcureTech strategy. Analyst Backgrounds Analyst Primary Focus Pieter den Hamer AI strategy, maturity models, governance, and enterprise-scale AI roadmaps.

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Advertiser: ZoomInfo

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Supply Chain Brain

MAY 12, 2025

Seaborne information technology imports fell by 4.8% year-over-year in the last two weeks of April, after increasing by 11.3% in March.

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All Things Supply Chain

MAY 12, 2025

With headlines dominated by the escalating 2025 trade war between the U.S. and China, much of the attention is focused on the next tariffs announcement.

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ivalua

MAY 21, 2025

Enterprise procurement teams face growing pressure to deliver strategic value – managing supplier risk, ensuring compliance, and supporting sustainability – all without sacrificing speed or control. Unfortunately, outdated tools and fragmented processes make it difficult to maintain visibility across the supply chain and adapt at the pace of business.

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Real-time Visibility Procurement Agile and Lean Supply Chain e2e 130

Spend Matters

MAY 1, 2025

We continue our Procurement Transformation Guide with a look at implementing an e-procurement transformation. Procurement has moved beyond a transactional function. It is now a strategic enabler of operational efficiency, cost savings and supplier innovation. Yet, many organizations struggle to modernize procurement processes, not due to a lack of technology, but because they fail to align workflows, stakeholder collaboration and automation effectively.

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Supply Chain Dive

MAY 2, 2025

The Huggies diaper maker will use the funds to build an Ohio factory and a South Carolina distribution center, as well as install automation upgrades across its supply chain.

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Procurement Insights

MAY 23, 2025

Arkestro’s founder and chief strategy officer, Edmund Zargorin, commented on yesterday’s post, Peeling Back The Agent-Based Metaprise Onion , which inspired today’s post. So, where is the parallel between Arkestro’s solution in 2025 and RAM’s 1998 Agent-based, self-learning algorithm AI system from 1998? Arkestros Predictive Procurement Platform leverages early AI principles akin to Jon Hansens RAM model in several key ways, blending decentralized decision-making, a

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Supply Chain Brain

MAY 26, 2025

AI is embedded deeply in nearly every manufacturing and supply chain operation. Everything from logistics and inventory management to quality assurance and production scheduling relies on smart systems.

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SCMDOJO

MAY 13, 2025

Imagine a busy warehouse filled with boxes ready to go. Big trucks line up outside, engines humming, drivers checking their routes. It’s a normal day in the world of logistics. But behind every smooth delivery is a smart choice: picking the right commercial vehicle for Logistics. If you’re in the logistics world, you know how important it is to have the right ride.

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Advertiser: GEP

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