All Things Supply Chain

JANUARY 22, 2025

Chinese New Year (CNY) is not just a major cultural event; its a pivotal moment for global supply chains.

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Future Purchasing

JANUARY 23, 2025

In the dynamic landscape of procurement, the road to success is paved with data-driven insights. Yet, all too often, procurement teams find themselves navigating the realm of uncertainty due to a scarcity of data. In this updated article, we delve into the pivotal role of data analytics in procurement decisions, explore strategies to harness its potential for optimised outcomes, and highlight a way towards cleaner data.

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Arkestro

JANUARY 24, 2025

Press Releases / Arkestro’s Museum of Procurement Moves to Arizona State University Arkestro’s Museum of Procurement Moves to Arizona State University Revolutionary Exhibit Explores Procurement’s Evolution and Inspires the Next Generation of Supply Chain Leaders TEMPE, Ariz. and SAN FRANCISCO, CA, January 24, 2025 Today, Arizona State University (ASU) has become the newest host for Arkestro’s one-of-a-kind Museum of Procurement – a traveling exhibit that celebra

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SCMDOJO

JANUARY 23, 2025

Storage facilities are essential to countless businesses but also present significant risks. One oversight or momentary lapse can result in costly interruptions, injuries, or severe consequences. Safety culture is not merely a preventative measure against incidents but the impetus behind business growth. With a safe warehouse , productivity rises, employees are valued, and the bottom line benefits.

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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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Spend Matters

JANUARY 21, 2025

This content does not express the views or opinions of Spend Matters. Virtual payment cards are digital alternatives to traditional plastic credit or debit cards designed for business transactions. They streamline corporate purchasing processes by allowing companies to issue unique card numbers linked directly to their business accounts. These virtual cards enhance control and visibility over spending while simplifying the payment processes for suppliers and vendors.

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Jaggaer

JANUARY 20, 2025

According to research, the Supply Chain Management Software market in Saudi Arabia is estimated to reach US$58.31m by 2029 Leveraging JAGGAER’s intelligent Source-to-Pay and supplier collaboration platform, the partnership with TForce will support Saudi Arabia’s digital transformation objectives Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 21 January 2025 : JAGGAER, a global leader in enterprise procurement and supplier collaboration, has announced a strategic partnership with Saudi-based company Te

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SCMDOJO

JANUARY 23, 2025

Most people today are active online, using computers and smartphones to search for services and goods nearby. Thats why local SEO, or Search Engine Optimization, is critically important for any business operation, and Supply Chain Management is no exception. If you are looking for ways to improve your supply chain management performance, e.g., by cutting costs and saving time, you must consider leveraging local SEO.

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Fraxion

JANUARY 22, 2025

Key procurement trends to watch in 2025 Procurement is undergoing a rapid transformation, evolving from a traditional cost-saving function into a strategic powerhouse that drives value creation, resilience, and innovation across organizations. Fueled by technological advancements and shifting global priorities, procurement now plays a pivotal role in securing not only the goods and services necessary for business operations but also the organizations competitive edge.

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Spend Matters

JANUARY 22, 2025

As consumer demand has spurred increased production, companies have expanded their supply chains and added new vendors. Each step in this process from manufacturing to transportation generates carbon emissions. This, in turn, contributes to global warming, which has exacerbated the frequency and intensity of natural disasters, including hurricanes, floods, wildfires, and more.

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Procurement Insights

JANUARY 24, 2025

Setting The Stage I have been getting increasing calls from practitioners – especially in the C-Suite, regarding my human-led agent-based implementation and development model. So much so that I am beginning to see a notable trend: solution provider market share and size trumping market experience and expertise. More specifically, it is a big company technology-led equation-based beating out or replacing smaller but more successful providers using a human-led agent-based solution developmen

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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 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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SCMDOJO

JANUARY 22, 2025

Want to optimize your supply chain metrics and drive significant improvements? Understanding and tracking key supply chain metrics is essential. This guide will equip you with the knowledge you need to make data-driven decisions, achieve your business goals, and boost your supply chain metrics. 1. Customer OTD (On-Time Delivery) % Definition One of the most critical KPIs in supply chain metrics is the percentage of order lines delivered to the customer within the agreed-upon timeframe.

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Jaggaer

JANUARY 23, 2025

A year ago, we published a checklist naming eight procurement challenges manufacturing companies would face in 2024. We began the piece by writing, Procurement is more dynamic than ever. It must turn on a dime to react to sudden changes and unexpected developments in the market. How right that turned out to be! Nobody was predicting the sharp change in US economic policies that have been heralded by the election of Donald Trump as the 47th President of the United States.

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Skill Dynamics

JANUARY 23, 2025

The supply chain management industry is growing and changing before our very eyes, and new technologies are at the very heart of that change. In the same way that a solid supply chain is the cornerstone of business efficiency and effectiveness, investing in supply chain innovation technology can help improve your business processes and cost margins while giving you a strong advantage over your competitors.

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Procurement Insights

JANUARY 19, 2025

In a paper I wrote early in 2000, I stated that “technology is irrelevant in an increasingly process-driven world.” Ask Chat GPT 4 simple questions, and then tell me why maps and quadrants and solution provider logos matter: What were the top 10 procuretech solutions in 1995, 2005, 2015, and 2025? Then, you can answer this question: What is the one constant in each of those four eras?

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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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SCMDOJO

JANUARY 19, 2025

The ways to find and buy items online with instant processing had changed the customers’ views on the whole chain. But convenience is not the only trait of a click-to-buy process. With the rise in online marketplace value, so too does the pressure to deliver products fastly and cheaply. Here, we get another central point, the capital. We conclude that different types of loans may help e-commerce supply chains.

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Supply Chain Queen

JANUARY 19, 2025

Women in Sustainability Leadership: Pioneering Innovation in 2025 Meta Description: Discover how women leaders are transforming corporate sustainability in 2025. Learn about pioneering innovations in circular economy, supply chain transformation, and environmental stewardship from top female sustainability executives. Keywords: women in sustainability, female sustainability leaders, corporate sustainability, circular economy, sustainable supply chain, environmental innovation, women.

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Skill Dynamics

JANUARY 21, 2025

How can you ensure that your supply chain team are consistently up-to-speed with the modern supply chain landscape? A well-defined supply chain competency framework can be extremely useful. It sets out the skills and capabilities required for each role within your supply chain function and gives clear paths for development for all of your staff. Lets take a look at the main competencies that your framework needs to address, along with why theyre important and how you can invest in them to furthe

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Spend Matters

JANUARY 23, 2025

This content does not express the views or opinions of Spend Matters. Apple has made famous the use of ‘should-cost’ modeling and benchmarking as a cornerstone of effective procurement organizations for the past few decades, which has led many companies, big and small, to adopt the practice. The momentum around this ‘best practice’ has been further accelerated by the marketing efforts of market intelligence companies selling data and even a few purpose-built software plat

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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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SCMDOJO

JANUARY 22, 2025

Logistics Metrics KPIs are the hub of innovations. As Peter Drucker said, “If you can’t measure it, you cannot improve it.” In this blog, we’ll explain how our logistics KPIs dashboard can help you improve your logistics performance. Logistics Metrics Operation Activities In summary, a typical logistics metrics operation has five main activities, which can be divided into several sub-activities.

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Planergy

JANUARY 21, 2025

What's PLANERGY? Modern Spend Management and Accounts Payable software. Helping organizations spend smarter and more efficientlyby automating purchasing and invoice processing. Learn more We saved more than $1 million on our spend in the first year and just recently identified an opportunity to save about $10,000 every month on recurring expenses with PLANERGY.

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Supply Chain Queen

JANUARY 19, 2025

10 Sustainable Supply Chain Technology Trends Transforming Business in 2025 Meta Description: Discover how AI, blockchain, and other emerging technologies are revolutionizing sustainable supply chain management in 2025. Learn about key innovations driving environmental and business value. Reading time: 8 minutes In today’s rapidly evolving business landscape, sustainable supply chains are more important than ever.

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Procurement Insights

JANUARY 23, 2025

“Within the TOC are three main principles: convergence, consistency, and respect. Convergence: This principle suggests that a complex system is actually simpler to manage because tweaking, adjusting, or correcting just one aspect will impact and change the whole system for the better.” Simplilearn, Jul 23, 2024 STEP 1 – WATCH THE FOLLOWING VIDEO STEP 2 – ASK YOURSELF THE FOLLOWING QUESTION “Why does Gartner’s conceptual framework for executing AI look more lik

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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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CPO Rising

JANUARY 24, 2025

[Editors Note: Todays article is a guest post from Blake Wetzel, CEO of AIQ, a leader in procurement consulting and e-auctions. AIQ provides an end-to-end service, from performing the spend… The post Guest Article: Layoffs Havent Worked. Its Time to Try Something New. appeared first on CPO RISING - THE SITE FOR CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICERS & LEADERS IN SUPPLY MANAGEMENT.

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Planergy

JANUARY 20, 2025

What's PLANERGY? Modern Spend Management and Accounts Payable software. Helping organizations spend smarter and more efficientlyby automating purchasing and invoice processing. Learn more We saved more than $1 million on our spend in the first year and just recently identified an opportunity to save about $10,000 every month on recurring expenses with PLANERGY.

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Supply Chain Queen

JANUARY 19, 2025

The Convergence of Our Crises: A Call for Climate Justice The Awakening Today on January 20, 2025, the United States ushered in a new republican president, Donald Trump. As we stand for bracing ourselves for the first 100 days to unfold, we gather at the intersection of multiple emergencies. The thermometers of our planet and. Read more The post The Convergence of Our Crises: The Debt We Carry and Call for Climate Justice appeared first on SupplyChainQueen.

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Procurement Leaders

JANUARY 19, 2025

Its always a nervous time for us at Procurement Leaders as we round the New Year and start preparing for some milestone activities in the coming months. Our Americas Procurement Congress in March, the World Procurement Congress in May and, the cause of most of those nerves, the World Procurement Awards that follow WPC. Why the nerves? Waiting for the community to submit entries to our awards programme is one of those anxiety-riddled periods: Will people invest the time?

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Spend Matters

JANUARY 20, 2025

This Spend Matters Vendor Analysis provides an overview of ContractSafe and its contract lifecycle management (CLM) solution. The provider offers end-to-end CLM capabilities and is a popular option among SME organizations, with an increasing stake in midsize to large enterprise companies. ContractSafe focuses on ease of use and attacking common contract management pain points, such as lack of visibility, poor organization and lengthy/expensive implementations.

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Planergy

JANUARY 21, 2025

What's PLANERGY? Modern Spend Management and Accounts Payable software. Helping organizations spend smarter and more efficientlyby automating purchasing and invoice processing. Learn more We saved more than $1 million on our spend in the first year and just recently identified an opportunity to save about $10,000 every month on recurring expenses with PLANERGY.

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Procurement Insights

JANUARY 22, 2025

Holly S Glennon , your comment reminded me of the following Procurement Insights post from this past fall – [link] The numbers and case studies suggest that unless we adopt a human-led agent-based development and implementation model, the generational failure rates of previous technology breakthroughs will continue or even increase in the AI era and beyond.

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

JANUARY 20, 2025

Today Im joined by Werner, a company focused on delivering multi-modal solutions to help shippers get their goods delivered safely and on time. Werner is one of the largest truckload carriers in the United States, with a diverse range of transportation services. From intermodal and cross-border transport to final mile and expedited services, its multi-modal solutions are built for businesses demanding precision, flexibility, and speed.

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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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