All Things Supply Chain
OCTOBER 21, 2024
In an era where technological advancements are necessary for staying competitive, the digitization of supply chains represents a pivotal shift in operational excellence.
SCMDOJO
OCTOBER 23, 2024
As businesses become increasingly global, professionals in the supply chain field must keep up with new technologies, trends, and best practices. With numerous platforms offering online courses, including edX supply chain courses and SCMDOJO academy , it can be challenging to choose the one that best fits your needs, especially when it comes to specialized fields like supply chain management.
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Jaggaer
OCTOBER 24, 2024
Essential Guide to Supplier Collaboration Supplier collaboration is redefining success across industries. It’s no longer just about maintaining good relationships; it’s about turning those connections into engines of innovation, efficiency, and sustainability. Strong supplier partnerships drive new product development, unlock cost efficiencies, and ensure supply chains are adaptable to changing market conditions.
Art of Procurement
OCTOBER 20, 2024
There are two weeks to go until the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election. Interest, speculation, and tension have been building all. The post 2024 U.S. Presidential Election Special Series appeared first on Art of Procurement.
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.
Supply Chain Dive
OCTOBER 23, 2024
The program, called Amazon Today, will operate until Jan. 24 as the company looks to reduce overlap in its fast shipping offerings.
Procurement Leaders
OCTOBER 21, 2024
There are many ways that procurement brings financial value to an organisation – from the consistent delivery of year-on-year savings and cost avoidance to the strengthening of working capital positions and cash flow. But perhaps the most progressive of impacts that CPOs can pursue is to drive revenue generation – using procurement’s powers and relationships to deliver top-line impact.
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Spend Matters
OCTOBER 24, 2024
Spend Matters honors a vast array of procurement solution providers each year by selecting them for our ‘50 to Know,’ ‘50 to Watch,’ ‘Future 5’ and ‘Hall of Fame’ celebration lists. Discover everything you need to know about these accolades here, including who is on them. For the Future 5, Spend Matters analysts scour the market to find new specialist solution providers that can answer a burning need of procurement practitioners today.
Supply Chain Dive
OCTOBER 21, 2024
The fast food giant, which is the world's largest buyer of beef, alleges major meat companies conducted illegal acts to drive down supplies.
Supply Chain Brain
OCTOBER 23, 2024
As negotiations between the ILA and USMX continue, the issue of automation at ports remains a point of contention.
Jaggaer
OCTOBER 24, 2024
The Art of Supplier Collaboration: Best Practices to Build Lasting Partnerships Dynamic market changes and global events seem to create newer demands and greater pressure on procurement professionals. Their responsibilities focus on going beyond cost reduction and achieving broader business goals such as growth, innovation, and customer satisfaction.
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
Spend Matters
OCTOBER 23, 2024
As part of our third-party/supply chain risk management (TPRM/SCRM) series, today we address the ROI of risk management. As we inferred in our exploration of the types and sources of risk, risk management done well can reap rewards, just as risk management ignored can reap chaos. The breadth and depth of risk types and sources can be overwhelming for organizations and even costly if left unchecked.
Supply Chain Dive
OCTOBER 24, 2024
A condensed peak season is expected to increase in-store shopping activity, which could blunt home delivery demand.
Art of Procurement
OCTOBER 25, 2024
Procurement 6 is a short podcast from Art of Procurement that publishes in the Art of Procurement feed every Friday. The post Procurement 6 – October 25th, 2024 appeared first on Art of Procurement.
Jaggaer
OCTOBER 24, 2024
Supplier Collaboration: Fundamental to Elevating Manufacturing Performance Supplier relationships are at the heart of manufacturing performance. By selecting and developing the right suppliers and establishing streamlined, transparent communication with them, manufacturers gain the agility and resilience to respond to customer demands, rise to the top, and navigate disruptions more easily.
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.
Spend Matters
OCTOBER 21, 2024
This Spend Matters Vendor Analysis provides an overview of Spendscape by McKinsey and its solution for spend and CO2 analytics. Analytics are vital to the success of a procurement team, as data-driven decision making, improving efficiency and productivity, risk management, cost reduction and much more all depend on solid analytics. While many tools include analytics in the loosest sense, it takes an expertly designed analytics-focused tool to deliver the full value possible.
Supply Chain Dive
OCTOBER 21, 2024
Per-package ground parcel rates reached their lowest level since 2021, according to the TD Cowen/AFS Freight Index.
Supply Chain Brain
OCTOBER 22, 2024
The UNCTAD's report released on October 22 found that container trade measured in tons of cargo grew by just 0.3% in 2023.
Jaggaer
OCTOBER 24, 2024
Building Stronger Relationship s : Effective Approaches to Multi-Tier Supplier Collaboration A chain is only as strong as its weakest link—but what if you can’t evaluate the entire chain? Tier 1 suppliers and their suppliers—and their suppliers’ suppliers—make up an organization’s multi-tier supply chain. Collaboration across Tier 1, Tier 2, Tier 3, and beyond requires visibility and communication regarding capacity, cost, risk, order quantities, inventory levels, quality , timelines, logist
Advertiser: ZoomInfo
AI adoption is reshaping sales and marketing. But is it delivering real results? We surveyed 1,000+ GTM professionals to find out. The data is clear: AI users report 47% higher productivity and an average of 12 hours saved per week. But leaders say mainstream AI tools still fall short on accuracy and business impact. Download the full report today to see how AI is being used — and where go-to-market professionals think there are gaps and opportunities.
Spend Matters
OCTOBER 24, 2024
Spend Matters is delighted to announce the 2024 roster for our ‘Future 5’ list. For the sixth year in a row, our analysts have highlighted five start-ups that excited them the most. This year, the five companies that have proven themselves as potential future trend setters are BlueBean , COVALYZE, Halo Ai , ivoflow and True ValueHub. To warrant such attention, these vendors must have a product that is ideally 2-to-5 years old, is used by more than five customers and displays an innovative applic
Supply Chain Dive
OCTOBER 23, 2024
While lower demand may be driving the decline, shippers still have potential carrier surcharges to factor in.
Supply Chain Brain
OCTOBER 21, 2024
Private shippers will typically use dual labels to identify both the USPS and a private mail carrier as possible delivery agents for a parcel.
Jaggaer
OCTOBER 22, 2024
Research Triangle Park, N.C., October 22, 2024 – JAGGAER, a global leader in enterprise procurement and supplier collaboration, today announced a strategic partnership with AppZen, a pioneer in AI-powered finance automation, to offer AppZen Autonomous Accounts Payable (AAP) in JAGGAER. This collaboration, scheduled to be released later this year, aims to transform invoice processing for enterprises globally by integrating AppZen’s AI technology into JAGGAER’s comprehensive procure-to
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.
Spend Matters
OCTOBER 23, 2024
Geopolitical supply chain risk covers conflicts and political issues and actions across the world that affect regions and borders, economic issues (around the likes of regulations, commodities, natural resources and trade), military risks (around foreign policy and escalating conflict) and social risks (around environment, health outbreaks and safety).
Supply Chain Dive
OCTOBER 24, 2024
The state’s Smackover Formation region may contain up to 19 million tons of the critical mineral, more than enough to meet projected global demand in 2030.
Supply Chain Brain
OCTOBER 23, 2024
Multi-tier supply chain intelligence has the potential to strongly enhance the resilience of the supply chain, making it an invaluable asset to organizations.
Jaggaer
OCTOBER 23, 2024
ESG Sustainability Reporting As procurement’s intelligent source-to-pay and supplier collaboration platform, JAGGAER One enables customers and stakeholders to achieve their environmental, social, and governance (ESG) objectives by simplifying, automating, and embedding sustainability principles directly into our software solutions. Likewise, this is the approach we take to developing and implementing sustainable business practices internally at JAGGAER; simplifying, automating and embedding
Speaker: Ethan Woolley, Director at Kharon
This webinar will explore how companies can proactively address compliance risks–rather than reactively responding to–UFLPA enforcement actions. Ethan Woolley will provide insights into the latest CBP enforcement trends, entity list updates, and industries under increased scrutiny, with a look at potential shifts under the Trump administration. Ethan will also explore how predictive data and strategic due diligence can help organizations stay ahead of regulatory challenges and strengthen complia
Spend Matters
OCTOBER 21, 2024
During the week of September 23, I represented Spend Matters at the Amazon Business Reshape 2024 event in Dallas, Texas. The event, which hosted over 1,100 attendees (a 28% year-over-year increase), detailed Amazon Business’s growth, revealing that it has reached over $35 billion in annualized sales and serves more than 6 million business customers.
Supply Chain Dive
OCTOBER 25, 2024
Shippers took early action to avoid strike-related backlogs. Experts urge similar strategies ahead of another potential stoppage in January.
Supply Chain Brain
OCTOBER 24, 2024
In recent years, reshoring has evolved from a strategic consideration to a central priority for both policymakers and businesses. A key element of the reshoring push is additive manufacturing.
Arkestro
OCTOBER 22, 2024
In today's fast-paced business environment, procurement teams are often trapped in reactive cycles, limited from providing strategic foresight.
Speaker: Benjamin Woll, Tiffany Spizzo, and Jaime Santos Alcón
Enterprise commerce is at an inflection point. Rigid, monolithic platforms slow brands down, but a full replatforming is disruptive and costly. Modular architecture offers a flexible, scalable alternative - allowing enterprise brands to modernize without ripping and replacing their entire stack. Learn how a composable approach helps modernize commerce stacks while maintaining control over critical systems.
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