Arkestro
SEPTEMBER 5, 2023
As the economy teeters between a so-called ‘soft landing’ and all-out recession, an emerging consensus across C-suites has taken shape: the time to cut costs is now. Once again, all eyes are on procurement. A recent study from CreditSafe showed an eye-popping 95% of North American manufacturers plan to push for cost reductions with their suppliers in the next six to twelve months.
Supply Chain Dive
SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
Reviewing clauses and KPI disclosures can help procurement managers minimize supply chain risks.
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Procurement Insights
SEPTEMBER 2, 2023
In 1998, when I leveraged advanced algorithms to procure MRO products for the DND IT infrastructure, I learned something early: Algorithms are an extension of human experience and expertise multiplied. For example – and this is the crucial difference between using an agent-based versus equation-based model, I knew only by experience that the time of day an order was placed for a part significantly impacted cost and SLA performance.
Spend Matters
SEPTEMBER 6, 2023
In today’s diverse society, businesses have a crucial role to play in fostering equality and inclusion. However, the business world often needs to improve to reflect the true diversity of society, both within companies and in their supply chains. To bridge this gap, organizations are increasingly embracing the concept of supplier diversity in their procurement processes.
Advertiser: ZoomInfo
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
Procurement Insights
SEPTEMBER 2, 2023
“But many purchasing managers’ skills and outlooks were formed 20 years ago in an era of relative stability, and they haven’t changed. Now, however, no company can allow purchasing to lag behind other departments in acknowledging and adjusting to worldwide environmental and economic changes. Such an attitude is not only obsolete but also costly.” In what way does procurement have to change or evolve?
All Things Supply Chain
SEPTEMBER 8, 2023
First American Uranium Reports on New Mexico’s Past Uranium Mining First American Uranium is highlighting the historical uranium production in New Mexico, particularly in the Grants district, where the company’s…
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Supply Chain Dive
SEPTEMBER 8, 2023
A new ground-based surveillance system will allow UPS to fly Matternet M2 drones without a visual line of sight throughout the route, setting the stage for increased delivery activity.
Supply Chain Brain
SEPTEMBER 5, 2023
Speculation swirled that the device achieved 5G capabilities, which would make it the first such handset since the Shenzhen-based electronics firm lost access to advanced chipmaking technologies in 2020.
All Things Supply Chain
SEPTEMBER 4, 2023
In the Sahel region of Africa, political instability and corruption has run rife since decolonisation from European nations. Arbitrary borders were drawn without the consideration of who they will affect.
IBM Supply Chain Blog
SEPTEMBER 8, 2023
Brands that deliver an excellent customer experience (CX) will always be more resilient than those that don’t. Giving our customers personalized support at every stage of their journey is proven to earn their longtime loyalty—and keep them from switching to a competitor. The challenge, however, is that many teams operate in siloes that inhibit them from applying their customer insights in meaningful ways.
Advertiser: FourKites
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.
SCMR (Supply Chain Management Review)
SEPTEMBER 6, 2023
Transportation planning for the furniture and home goods industry presents a complex puzzle, and traditional planning methods often fail to account for the inherent randomness and variation in real-world operations.
Supply Chain Brain
SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
There are multiple trends driving sustainability in the supply chain right now, says Frank Clary, vice president for sustainability at multi-business operator and investor Agility.
Supply Chain Dive
SEPTEMBER 5, 2023
Former SVP of distribution Rod West will lead the discount retailer’s distribution center operations and private fleet, as well as the company’s supply chain modernization.
IBM Supply Chain Blog
SEPTEMBER 5, 2023
This is part four in a five-part series on mainframe modernization. The secret to mainstreaming the mainframe into today’s modern, cloud-centric IT environments is to make the experience of working with the mainframe like the experience of working off the mainframe—especially the developer experience (DX). Historically, working on the mainframe was an entirely different experience from the distributed world.
Advertiser: GEP
For global manufacturers, managing direct and indirect material spend can get very complicated very quickly. Multiple legacy systems prevent procurement from standardizing processes and tracking what they’re spending with each supplier. In response to these challenges, a leading heavy equipment manufacturer selected GEP to redesign its source-to-contract processes and implement a convergent data model to help manage procurement data across its multiple locations.
SCMR (Supply Chain Management Review)
SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
The proliferation of e-commerce and the imperative for an omnichannel fulfillment experience has culminated in the advancement of the final mile. But even that is now being disrupted by technology that puts the customer front and center in the supply chain.
Supply Chain Brain
SEPTEMBER 5, 2023
Companies are always going to face the unexpected and unpredictable. The hard part is knowing how to prepare for these supply chain trends strategically.
Supply Chain Dive
SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
The craft retailer thinks it can cut $200 million in business costs, the bulk of that coming from its supply chain as inflation eases.
IBM Supply Chain Blog
SEPTEMBER 6, 2023
Generative AI is powering a new world of creative, customized communications, allowing marketing teams to deliver greater personalization at scale and meet today’s high customer expectations. The potential of this powerful new tool spans the entire end-to-end marketing process, from internal communications and productivity to customer-facing channels and product support.
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CEVA Logistics, a global leader in third-party logistics, was contracted to help a technology company manage its complex supply chain, supporting B2B, B2C, and reverse flows across multi-leg transport. CEVA leveraged Kinaxis to eliminate blind spots across supply chain activities, centralize order and logistics management, and drive cost-effective plans for order execution.
SCMR (Supply Chain Management Review)
SEPTEMBER 6, 2023
Download this new white paper for a deep dive into the role of demand forecasting and artificial intelligence (AI) to gain a better understanding of the problems associated with each aspect of the supply chain journey and — crucially — the ways teams can leverage AI to overcome them.
Supply Chain Brain
SEPTEMBER 6, 2023
Almost two-thirds of senior automotive executives say they cut their backlogged orders by 61% while another 34% expect to reduce their backlogs over the next 12 months.
Supply Chain Dive
SEPTEMBER 6, 2023
The retailer's “Bring it Home” plan seeks to improve inventory optimization, demand forecasting and delivery speeds.
IBM Supply Chain Blog
SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
It’s an exciting time in AI for business. As we apply the technology more widely across areas ranging from customer service to HR to code modernization, artificial intelligence (AI) is helping increasing numbers of us work smarter, not harder. And as we are just at the start of the AI for business revolution, the potential for improving productivity and creativity is vast.
Advertiser: ZoomInfo
In times of economic uncertainty, account-based strategies are essential. According to several business analysts and practitioners, ABM is a necessity for creating more predictable revenue. Research shows that nearly three-quarters of marketers (74%) already have the resources needed to build successful ABM programs.
SCMR (Supply Chain Management Review)
SEPTEMBER 6, 2023
In this webinar, Zebra and Qualcomm will discuss how their collaboration helps build impactful solutions and new innovative ways of addressing operational challenges across Manufacturing, Warehousing, and Logistics industries.
Supply Chain Brain
SEPTEMBER 6, 2023
OOCL Logistics customers will be able to apply for financing through the PODIUM platform, meaning suppliers can now receive funding less than 72 hours after shipping out a product.
Supply Chain Dive
SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
In a statement Wednesday, Clark said Petersen is best suited to lead the company as it shifts its focus back to "growth in the core freight business.
IBM Supply Chain Blog
SEPTEMBER 6, 2023
Modern enterprise networks are vast systems of remote and on-premises endpoints, locally installed software, cloud apps , and third-party services. Every one of these assets plays a vital role in business operations—and any of them could contain vulnerabilities that threat actors can use to sow chaos. Organizations rely on the vulnerability management process to head off these cyberthreats before they strike.
Speaker: Glenn Koepke and Steve Rotter
This webinar – coming to you from Glenn’s own backyard – discusses the importance of supply chain visibility for seasonal shipping, new product promotions, and holiday ramping in the F&B and retail industries while providing sizzling secrets to creating the juiciest meats for your barbecue. Hear success stories from Land O’Lakes, Coca-Cola, and Dollar Tree on how they beat the summer supply chain heat with real-time visibility.
Art of Procurement
SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
“You can’t unscramble eggs.” – J.P. Morgan U.S. Steel was formed in 1901 when J.P. Morgan financed the merger of. The post Nerves of U.S. Steel appeared first on Art of Procurement.
Supply Chain Brain
SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
The 40-seat vessel, which is outfitted with a 350-kilowatt hydrogen fuel cell, qualifies as a research, development and demonstration (RD&D) project under South Korea’s national hydrogen strategy.
Supply Chain Dive
SEPTEMBER 8, 2023
The rate hike applies to Ground, Air and International services and will take effect Dec. 26.
IBM Supply Chain Blog
SEPTEMBER 6, 2023
As security becomes ever tighter, with businesses provisioning more of their infrastructure on private networks, flexible access requires a VPN solution. In this post, we examine how to leverage the IBM Cloud VPN as a Service (VPNaaS) offering for VPC, while managing authentication through IBM Cloud Secrets Manager. IBM Cloud Secrets Manager IBM Cloud Secrets Manager provides a centralised resource to manage various secrets.
Advertiser: GEP
From new pricing strategies and material substitutability to alternative suppliers and stockpiling, a new GEP-commissioned Economist Impact report reveals that enterprises are adopting a variety of approaches underpinned by data and technology. In "The Cost-Plus World of Supply Chains: The Macroeconomic and Geopolitical Environment," you'll find lessons from AT&T and GSK on managing today’s supply chain disruptions.
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