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Canada border disruption? What shippers should know on possible strike

Supply Chain Dive

If no deal is reached shippers can expect lengthy delays in moving freight on trucks between the U.S. and Canada as soon as Thursday.

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Latest research – Beyond centre-led: The future of procurement operating models

Procurement Leaders

In association with SpendHQ: Discover how functional structures are evolving in response to changing demands and their own particular circumstances

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What is a Service Credit

Procurement Templates

A service credit is a payment for a non performance by a supplier. It’s normally measured using a KPI. Context and Usage The hierarchy is an SLA, then the KPI’s and then service credits. Here’s a breakdown of what this entails: Service Level Agreements (SLAs) : A service credit will typically be part of the SLA and sits alongside the KPI’s.

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6 Ways Logistics Optimization Is Shaping Used Car Dealerships’ Success

All Things Supply Chain

Logistics, often the unsung hero of automotive commerce, is decisively shaping how used car dealerships operate and prosper. Smart inventory management isn’t just a tactic; it’s an operational transformation.

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Precision in Motion: Why Process Optimization Is the Future of Manufacturing

Speaker: Jason Chester, Director, Product Management

In today’s manufacturing landscape, staying competitive means moving beyond reactive quality checks and toward real-time, data-driven process control. But what does true manufacturing process optimization look like—and why is it more urgent now than ever? Join Jason Chester in this new, thought-provoking session on how modern manufacturers are rethinking quality operations from the ground up.

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Sriracha shortage: Supply chain woes strike Huy Fong Foods again

Supply Chain Dive

The popular hot-sauce maker has notified wholesalers of a production halt that will last for months, citing issues with the chile crop this year.

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The Trillion-Dollar Problem for Retailers: Not Having Clean Data

Supply Chain Brain

A study by the IHL Group found that retailers miss out on nearly $1 trillion in sales per year because of out-of-stock items.

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Procurement Training Reimagined: SCMDOJO Launches Procurement Track

SCMDOJO

Do you dream of confidently navigating the ever-changing procurement world, not confused with what procurement training to opt for? Are you ready to ditch the “cost-cutter” label and become a strategic mastermind? The SCMDOJO Procurement Track isn’t just another training program – it’s your key to unlocking a commanding presence in the field.

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Cost cutting is procurement execs’ top 2024 priority: Hackett

Supply Chain Dive

With interest rates still high and global elections creating economic uncertainty, many companies are being conservative about spending.

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Are We Seeing an End to the Age of Offshore Production?

Supply Chain Brain

A new report from Capgemini suggests that, for U.S. manufacturers, the dominance of offshore production is coming to an end.

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Basware: Vendor Analysis (Part 1) — P2P solution overview, company background, platform and services overview, modules and application overview, roadmap and vision

Spend Matters

This Spend Matters Vendor Analysis updates our coverage of Basware and its procure-to-pay (P2P) solution. Basware is a long-standing veteran in the accounts payable (AP) space and has built its reputation as one of its largest providers. We have covered Basware various times in the last few years. Since we last examined Basware in 2019, a number of changes and enhancements have been made, including M&As that built its enterprise scale.

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Reducing Global Lead Times To Improve Customer Experience At Becton Dickinson

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 BD Biosciences was 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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CPO Crunch: Operating models evolve

Procurement Leaders

Operating models can be complex beasts. The traditional conundrum for CPOs has focused on whether to adopt full centralisation, to manage a decentralised environment or to sit on the fence and go down the middle with a hybrid route. The benefits of the former are full compliance and spend leverage, the trade-offs are seen in functional agility, speed to market, and local-market knowledge and diversification.

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Home Depot expands same-day delivery with Instacart

Supply Chain Dive

The move is part of the home improvement retailer’s plan to expand its e-commerce capabilities.

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Supply Chains Under Siege: What Organizations Should Know

Supply Chain Brain

Among all the threats facing global supply chains today, the issue of greatest concern lies within the very heart of the system: a lack of effective cybersecurity measures.

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Basware: Vendor Analysis (Part 2) — P2P solution product-level strengths and opportunities, competitors and market analysis, user considerations, voice of the customer, analyst commentary and summary

Spend Matters

Part 2 of this Spend Matters Vendor Analysis focuses on the strengths and opportunities of Basware P2P solution. It also looks at the voice of the customer and the elements to consider when looking at Basware as a potential solution provider. Part 1 of the analysis provides a history and overview of Basware’s P2P solution its roadmap/vision. This content is for members only.

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Tariffs on the Table: How to Brief the Board and C‑Suite With Confidence

“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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How do you know you are really “ready” to attend a live webinar?

Procurement Insights

Yet another webinar. I remember the first webinar I did was in early 2005. Webex was the platform, and there were some initial challenges, such as getting through company firewalls. Not only was the drawbridge up but the entire castle was locked down, as many organizations were unfamiliar with the technology. Today, webinars are as common as wheat in a wheatfield.

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Alaska Airlines names new VP of strategic sourcing and supply chain

Supply Chain Dive

Justin Neff will build sourcing and aircraft management best practices, engine acquisitions and maintenance support agreements.

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U.K. Clothing Exports Take Nosedive Since Brexit

Supply Chain Brain

Exports of clothing and footwear from the U.K. to the EU have dipped from £7.4 billion ($9.4 billion) in 2019 to £2.7 billion in 2023.

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Intake and Orchestration in procurement: How do the solution providers define its role? – Zip

Spend Matters

Spend Matters continues its focus on Intake and Orchestration as this quarter’s theme of special interest with a viewpoint on the importance of this market segment from Nick Heinzmann, Head of Research at e-procurement and intake management specialist, Zip. Our analyst recently wrote that it was Zip which “productized and popularized intake,” and that today, for something that did not really exist a few years ago, it is the fastest-growing procurement tech market.

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Breaking The Commerce Bottleneck: Your SAP Exit Plan Starts Now

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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Sending a Powerful Message About America’s Pharmaceutical Independence

Art of Procurement

Victor Suarez is a retired Colonel from the United States Army. He worked for the U.S. Department of Health and. The post Sending a Powerful Message About America’s Pharmaceutical Independence appeared first on Art of Procurement.

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Ineffective leadership poses biggest people risk to organizations today, HR pros say

Supply Chain Dive

Inadequate succession planning and poor use of worker skills are among concerns worsened by poor management, according to a report from Mercer and Marsh.

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‘Sustainable’ Procurement: More Than a Buzzword

Supply Chain Brain

Chief procurement officers must deal with complex global supply chains and disparate country standards, simply to ensure that all involved are adhering to sustainable practices.

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Field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) vs. microcontrollers: What’s the difference?

IBM Supply Chain Blog

Field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) and microcontroller units (MCUs) are two types of commonly compared integrated circuits (ICs) that are typically used in embedded systems and digital design. Both FPGAs and microcontrollers can be thought of as “small computers” that can be integrated into devices and larger systems. As processors, the primary difference between FPGAs and microcontrollers comes down to programmability and processing capabilities.

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How to Modernize Manufacturing Without Losing Control

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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7 Ways a Sourcing Agent Can Transform Your Imports

Procurement Freelancers

Effective importing procedures are essential in international trade. They are what keep supply chains operating… The post 7 Ways a Sourcing Agent Can Transform Your Imports first appeared on Procurement Blog | Procurement & Supply Chain News.

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Flexport expands Convoy load board to brokers

Supply Chain Dive

The logistics tech firm says its AI-driven digital platform will lower procurement and load management costs as much as 90%.

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Tive Releases Solo Lite Tracker to Monitor Shipments for Ocean Carriers

Supply Chain Brain

Solo Lite has global coverage in more than 186 countries, and includes a more environmentally-friendly non-lithium battery-powered option.

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Agility, flexibility and security: The value of cloud in HPC

IBM Supply Chain Blog

In today’s competitive business environment, firms are confronted with complex, computational issues that demand swift resolution. Such problems might be too intricate for a single system to handle or might require an extended time to resolve. For companies that need quick answers, every minute counts. Allowing problems to linger for weeks or months is not feasible for businesses determined to stay ahead of the competition.

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From Basic to Brilliant: Early Optimization of Material and Transport Planning

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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Elevate Your Business With Innovative Suppliers Sourcing Solutions

Procurement Freelancers

The prosperity of every company is mostly dependent on its suppliers. They offer the goods… The post Elevate Your Business With Innovative Suppliers Sourcing Solutions first appeared on Procurement Blog | Procurement & Supply Chain News.

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High interest rates are stalling manufacturing growth: May PMI

Supply Chain Dive

With the Federal Reserve unlikely to cut rates this summer, manufacturers aren't keen to invest in new orders or capacity.

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'Clock Ticking' on Potential Canada Border Agent Strike

Supply Chain Brain

The Canada Border Services Agency — made up of over 9,000 border workers — previously set a June 6 deadline to reach a collective bargaining agreement.

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Maximizing SaaS application analytics value with AI

IBM Supply Chain Blog

Software as a service (SaaS) applications have become a boon for enterprises looking to maximize network agility while minimizing costs. They offer app developers on-demand scalability and faster time-to-benefit for new features and software updates. SaaS takes advantage of cloud computing infrastructure and economies of scale to provide clients a more streamlined approach to adopting, using and paying for software.

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How Companies Are Navigating Tariff Chaos with GEP’s AI-Powered Procurement Platform

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.