All Things Supply Chain

MAY 19, 2025

On Monday in April 2025, parts of Spain and Portugal were suddenly plunged into complete darkness.

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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 Unfortunately, outdated tools and fragmented processes make it difficult to maintain visibility across the supply chain and adapt at the pace of business.

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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 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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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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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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Spend Matters

MAY 19, 2025

In our In-Depth Guide , we introduce our series which is based on the critical roles finance and procurement play in shaping an organizations financial health and operational efficiency. Each function’s objectives often overlap, particularly in areas such as financial reporting, cost management, budgeting and data-driven decision making, so when procurement strategies align with finance-led initiatives, organizations gain greater financial visibility, improved efficiency and stronger risk

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Supply Chain Dive

MAY 22, 2025

The automaker’s Indiana plant, which now makes around 350,000 vehicles a year, has capacity to ramp up production, a company spokesperson said.

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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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Spend Matters

MAY 20, 2025

Continuing our guide to Procurement Transformation , we take a look at the big question you must answer when selecting a procurement tech solution. As discussed in a previous article , selecting the right tech solution depends on a number of factors: Without conducting an in-depth analysis of every need within your cross-functional team, your organization is primed for pitfalls.

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Supply Chain Brain

MAY 19, 2025

Amazon also has robotics fulfillment centers in Louisiana and Texas, and announced another new facility in North Carolina in March.

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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 Dive

MAY 22, 2025

The previously leased Salt Lake City property features a cross-dock facility and is within 10 miles of a Union Pacific intermodal hub.

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Procurement Insights

MAY 21, 2025

EDITOR’S NOTE: Today is the promised follow-up to the May 18th “ Do We Really Need To Reinvent Procurement Versus Finally Understanding Procurement? ” post regarding the recent Ardent Partners webinar. To start, I thought it was a well-structured webinar, adroitly delivered. It is clear that the participants knew their material quite well.

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Spend Matters

MAY 21, 2025

Coupa CEO Leagh Turner presented at Coupa Inspire Americas 2025 on Tuesday, May 13, in Las Vegas the companys 12th annual Inspire conference. Nearly 3,000 attendees were present for her opening speech, which elaborated on Coupas recent performance and future vision. She talked about the focus on business/commercial ‘trade’ versus just supplier spend, giving a clear signal to the market of a B2B focus on supply chain (and direct spend) and finance integrated hand-in-hand with procure

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Supply Chain Brain

MAY 20, 2025

CP paused collective bargaining talks with the CUPW on May 13, claiming that the union has "either held or hardened its previous positions on key issues.

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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 20, 2025

Shippers are pushing to import goods before the 90-day reprieve expires, Port of Los Angeles leader Gene Seroka said.

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Procurement Insights

MAY 18, 2025

EDITOR’S NOTE: The following are the details for an upcoming Webinar on “Reinventing Procurement” that I will be attending. As the world enters a new era of economic volatility, technological disruption, and geopolitical instability, procurement is once again at the epicenter of change. The role of the CPO has never been more vital or more complex.

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Spend Matters

MAY 22, 2025

To make the case for investment in a new tool or technology as part of your digital procurement transformation , understanding the expected benefits is fundamental. Outlining these perceived benefits to the CFO (or whomever is granting the funding) is an important part of the business case, but not the only one. As a digital transformation consultant told us in a recent interview : The topmost thing to consider in your business case is whether it aligns with corporate objectives, rather than you

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Supply Chain Brain

MAY 20, 2025

Even the most sophisticated generative AI system requires human guidance to function reliably and deliver tangible benefits.

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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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Supply Chain Dive

MAY 23, 2025

The action falls short of a nationwide work stoppage even as the carrier and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers failed to reach a deal by a Friday deadline.

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Procurement Software

MAY 18, 2025

“Lone wolves” and procurement leaders of small teams often face outsized expectations. Limited resources and growing demands create a challenging environment. The good news? Technology offers powerful solutions that level the playing field. This week, we explore how small teams in developing procurement functions can harness both general-purpose AI and specialised procurement tools.

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Spend Matters

MAY 20, 2025

We introduced our series on aligning finance and procurement for cash flow optimization and liquidity. We then outlined the differing priorities of finance and procurement and how they might be aligned and identified misalignments between finance and procurement. This week, we examined how procurement can structure its collaboration with finance, and now, we turn to see how that collaboration can work in practice.

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Supply Chain Brain

MAY 20, 2025

The plans first phase involves purchasing 79 ships, 30 of which would be medium-range vessels.

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Explore how a global manufacturing organization steadily advanced its supply chain maturity – starting with basic transportation management and evolving towards a fully integrated, optimization-driven planning approach. Get an inside look at a multi-year 4PL collaboration journey, culminating in the implementation of 4flow TORO to unlock the full potential of early optimization in material and transportation planning.

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Supply Chain Dive

MAY 22, 2025

CCO Brie Carere said the e-commerce giant still falls behind FedEx in terms of package pickup capabilities.

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Procurement Insights

MAY 23, 2025

The RAM 4-Model Assessment Tool , developed by Jon W. Hansen, is a proprietary evaluation framework designed to assess the readiness, alignment, and sustainability of ProcureTech solution providers or procurement transformation initiatives. Its especially useful when applied to both technology platforms and the organizations adopting them. RAM 4-Model stands for: Readiness Alignment Maturity Model-fit Purpose of the RAM 4-Model Tool Identify whether a solution or initiative is fit-for-purpose

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SCMDOJO

MAY 23, 2025

In an age where supply chains face persistent disruptionsfrom pandemics and trade wars to cyberattacks and climate volatilityresilience is no longer optional. Organizations must anticipate risk, adapt faster, and recover smarter. This shift has pushed supply chain leadership to pivot from reactive management to proactive strategy built on data. By embedding analytics across logistics, sourcing, and fulfillment, businesses gain the visibility and foresight needed to stay competitive.Analytics-dri

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Supply Chain Brain

MAY 21, 2025

Jason Griswold, automation application manager with Daifuku, addresses the wish list for today's warehouse: efficiency, labor productivity, scalability and flexibility.

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Advertiser: GEP

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.

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Supply Chain Dive

MAY 22, 2025

The company said the new facility’s technology will speed order completion and delivery times in the Northeast.

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The Network Effect

MAY 19, 2025

The post How to Use Predictive Analytics to Streamline Cross-Border Logistics appeared first on The Network Effect.

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Pipefy

MAY 19, 2025

In todays fast-paced worldwhere change happens at the click of a buttonrigid, traditional process management models are increasingly misaligned with market demands. But dont worry, that doesnt mean you need to throw everything out the window. Enter Agile BPM an approach that merges the structure of business process management with the adaptability of agile methods.

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Supply Chain Brain

MAY 22, 2025

Hochul and officials at the MTA have said congestion pricing is reducing traffic, raising needed revenue and that it will continue until a court orders it to end.

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Advertiser: ZoomInfo

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