Supply Chain Brain

MAY 27, 2025

As extreme weather events become more frequent and more disruptive, weather intelligence has become a strategic asset for logistics companies.

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ivalua

MAY 30, 2025

AI is reshaping the way organizations source, manage suppliers, and drive value today. As supply chains become more interconnected and risks more dynamic, traditional procurement tools fall short. AI agents offer a smarter, faster way to manage sourcing, risk, and spend across the entire procurement lifecycle. At Ivalua, we help organizations harness AI to transform procurement from a tactical function into a strategic advantage – and our Intelligent Virtual Assistant (IVA) is leading the next w

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Supply Chain Dive

MAY 30, 2025

The ketchup maker is aiming to offset the impact of tariffs and weak consumer spending.

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Spend Matters

MAY 30, 2025

Earlier this week, the Spend Matters team attended Ivaluas annual Americas conference in New Orleans, Louisiana. Located at the Caesars Superdome, the two-day event featured keynotes, breakout sessions, solution demonstrations, partner/sponsor booths and more. The first Ivalua NOW conference of 2025 took place in Paris in March. Both conferences were titled Innovate to Elevate and highlighted the impact of AI on procurement tasks.

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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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Arkestro

MAY 28, 2025

Businesses must move beyond reactionary strategies and develop permanent procurement postures that support not merely resilient but antifragile supply chains.

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ivalua

MAY 30, 2025

AI is reshaping the way organizations source, manage suppliers, and drive value today. As supply chains become more interconnected and risks more dynamic, traditional procurement tools fall short. AI agents offer a smarter, faster way to manage sourcing, risk, and spend across the entire procurement lifecycle. At Ivalua, we help organizations harness AI to transform procurement from a tactical function into a strategic advantage – and our Intelligent Virtual Assistant (IVA) is leading the next w

Procurement 130

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Spend Matters

MAY 27, 2025

Finance and procurement play critical roles in shaping an organizations financial health and operational efficiency. This series shapes a five-phase approach to aligning finance and procurement. Using technology to bridge the Finance-Procurement gap Once a well-defined technology adoption strategy is established in the collaboration phase, organizations can move to the next step: leveraging technology to bridge the finance-procurement gap.

Real-time Visibility 101

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Supply Chain Brain

MAY 26, 2025

AI is embedded deeply in nearly every manufacturing and supply chain operation. Everything from logistics and inventory management to quality assurance and production scheduling relies on smart systems.

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ivalua

MAY 29, 2025

Procurement and supply chain management are often used interchangeably—but in practice, the lines between them can blur in ways that create real friction. Misaligned priorities, siloed systems, and unclear ownership can directly impact key performance indicators like cost savings percentage and procurement cycle time. At Ivalua, we’ve worked with hundreds of global enterprises to bridge these gaps, streamline operations, and build stronger, more connected processes.

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Supply Chain Dive

MAY 28, 2025

Postal Service officials shed light on the new overnight delivery offering's capabilities, coverage and pricing during a webinar last week.

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Price 107

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“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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Procurement Insights

MAY 29, 2025

The relationship between Jon W. Hansen’s strand commonality and the randomness of life – is everything ultimately connected? Jon W. Hansens strand commonality theory and the philosophical question of whether everything is ultimately connectedespecially in the context of the randomness of lifeoffer a compelling intersection between applied systems thinking and metaphysics.

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Networking Data Procurement Management 64

Supply Chain Brain

MAY 29, 2025

Supply chain leaders interested in implementing AI agents should start with clearly defined, limited-scope projects addressing specific pain points.

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Supply chain Supply 111

ivalua

MAY 28, 2025

We came, we connected, and we conquered! Ivalua NOW AMER 2025 in New Orleans was an event that exceeded all expectations, delivering an unforgettable experience for our thriving procurement community. The vibrant energy of the “Big Easy” served as the perfect backdrop for two days of discussions, technology showcases, networking opportunities, and a few beignets along the way.

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Supply Chain Dive

MAY 28, 2025

The U.S. International Trade Commission’s vote “clears the way” to set even higher solar import tariffs on four Southeast Asian countries, said attorney Tim Brightbill.

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Import 93

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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Procurement Software

MAY 25, 2025

Procurement stands at a crossroads. The old ways of working no longer fit our digital world. Traditional procurement teams operate too much like bureaucratic machines. They all-too-often focus on process over results. This inevitably means they slow down decisions, when we should instead be striving to speed them up. This approach costs organizations dearly.

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Supply Chain Brain

MAY 26, 2025

Colby Cavanaugh, senior vice president of marketing at Seagull Software, argues that item-level traceability improves operational efficiency, mitigates risk, enhances sustainability and boosts customer satisfaction.

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Procurement Insights

MAY 24, 2025

What you are talking about is a human-led, Agent-based Metaprise model, and it is exciting because it is based on a theory I developed in the late 1990s called “strand commonality.” Based on the above theory, the Government of Canada’s Scientific Research & Experimental Development program (SR&ED) funded my development of a self-learning algorithm MRO procurement solution within a nascent AI framework to support the Department of National Defence’s IT infrastructu

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Supply Chain Dive

MAY 28, 2025

Limited data sharing and fears of inconveniencing customers make addressing the problem more difficult, per the USPS’ Office of Inspector General.

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Data 92

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

MAY 30, 2025

In the hyper-connected global economy of the present day, supply chains traverse continents, cultures, and myriad communication barriers. Sourcing raw materials from Asia, coordinating freight with European logistics providers, or navigating distribution networks in the Americas cross-border operations rely on effective communication to make them happen.

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Supply Chain Brain

MAY 27, 2025

How should supply chains be navigating the challenges presented by rising geopolitical tensions? Nick Banich, partner and chief revenue officer, U.S.A. and Canada with Miebach Consulting, offers advice.

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Supply chain Supply 80

The Thomas Blog

MAY 27, 2025

When Thomas was founded in 1898, it championed Made In America, a phrase that takes on greater weight today in light of the worlds persistent and significant supply chain disruptions. As I step into my role as General Manager of Thomas, I'm struck by both tremendous responsibility and extraordinary opportunity to lead a brand that has been the backbone of American manufacturing for nearly 130 years.

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Supply Chain Dive

MAY 30, 2025

The facility would recycle metalloid antimony to boost U.S. battery production.

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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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Fraxion

MAY 27, 2025

Were thrilled to announce the latest updates to Fraxion Mobile. The features in the latest release are designed to simplify and inform approvals, boost efficiency, and provide real-time spend insights.

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Supply Chain Brain

MAY 29, 2025

This webinar examines how Integrated Business Planning equips organizations to proactively manage these changes and enable improved business performance. Attendees will learn how IBP operationalizes strategy, manages change, drives timely decisions enabling companies to adjust tactics and resources to create and maintain a competitive edge.

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Procurement Leaders

MAY 26, 2025

If I were to pick one term thats cropped up more than most over the past few weeks it would have to be the strangely satisfying word, agentic. Although the pedants among us would point out that agentic isnt actually a word at all, it has still been used liberally across many interactions in the Procurement Leaders community of late not least the World Procurement Congress and AI Forum in London earlier this month.

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Supply Chain Dive

MAY 27, 2025

Parcel volumes have plummeted due to the labor action as the carrier and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers negotiate new contracts.

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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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Procurement Express

MAY 27, 2025

In this enlightening episode of The Gross Profit Podcast , host James Kennedy chats with Jason Andrews, a finance leader whose career path has taken an unconventional but deeply insightful turn. From growing up in a family-run petrol station to becoming a key player in Twilio’s explosive growth, and now transitioning into a marketing role at FloQast, Jason’s story is one of calculated risks, relentless improvement, and people-first business thinking.

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Supply Chain Brain

MAY 29, 2025

Pending FAA approval, Boeing also hopes to soon increase production of its 737 Max to 42 planes per month, with a goal to produce 47 per month by the end of the year.

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The Thomas Blog

MAY 27, 2025

When Thomas was founded in 1898, it championed Made In America, a phrase that takes on greater weight today in light of the worlds persistent and significant supply chain disruptions. As I step into my role as General Manager of Thomas, I'm struck by both tremendous responsibility and extraordinary opportunity to lead a brand that has been the backbone of American manufacturing for nearly 130 years.

Buyers 52

Buyers Quality Suppliers Supply chain 52

Supply Chain Dive

MAY 30, 2025

The carrier is pre-integrated in Shopify Shipping in the U.S. and Germany, giving merchants an out-of-the-box option for logistics services.

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Logistics 75

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