Supply Chain Brain

APRIL 6, 2021

In this conversation with SupplyChainBrain Editor-in-Chief Bob Bowman, Tony Uphoff, President and Chief Executive Officer of ThomasNet, reveals the findings of the company’s latest North American Manufacturing Trends report, covering the fourth quarter of 2020.

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SCMR (Supply Chain Management Review)

JANUARY 24, 2023

Peerless Media editor Bob Trebilcock hosts. On this episode, we meet Gabriel Segura and Arjith Jagannathan, two Purdue industrial engineering majors eyeing supply chain management careers.

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Procurement Insights

DECEMBER 18, 2023

EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is my comment to a LinkedIn post by Kimberly-Clark ‘s Rajesh Kumawat ABACUS Timing is everything.

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Procurement Insights

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is a post/video by IBM regarding the market’s perception of AI. I share my thoughts below. Natalie Gunn , Data and AI Innovation Leader, IBM, and Nicole Park , Senior Banking and Financial Markets Sales Leader, IBM Global Industries Is the appetite for Gen AI different in Australia than in the USA?

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Procurement Insights

APRIL 17, 2024

EDITOR’S NOTE: According to some reports hashtag#cocoa output is likely to shrink by 11% this season and contribute to the 40% increase in costs per kilogram seen by some manufacturers. – David Bateman, Mintec LinkedIn Post Do you like chocolate? Perhaps a better question would be, “Who doesn’t like chocolate?”

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Procurement Insights

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

EDITOR’S NOTE: The following picture was shared in a LinkedIn post by Pran Raj, CPSCM, MDI, IIM, VP Supply Chain | Devyani International. My comment is the basis for today’s post. A picture is indeed worth a thousand words!

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Procurement Insights

JANUARY 12, 2024

EDITOR’S NOTE: For those who may have missed Segment 1 in this video series, here is the link – My sales advice to solution providers (practitioners have a listen, so you will know what to look for in a provider partner) The main takeaway from today’s post: Solve a problem, create a process to scale, then introduce technology Question (..)

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Procurement Insights

DECEMBER 17, 2023

EDITOR’S NOTE: My response to a post about recycling plastic is below. While I was unable to access the video, here is what I appreciated about your post, Kerstin Benden : 1. An earnest effort is being made to recycle these products 2.

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Procurement Insights

DECEMBER 13, 2023

EDITOR’S NOTE: Today’s article was inspired by a LinkedIn post by Kate Vitasek. “Value isn’t just about exchange—it’s about creation.” ” “Through shared goals, you work together, investing in each other’s success and creating value that elevates everyone involved.”

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Procurement Insights

JANUARY 29, 2024

EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is a recent post by Cando Rail & Terminals President & CEO Brian Cornick. My response follows: “Joe McKendrick highlights the persistent staffing issues affecting supply chains, particularly in the context of labor shortages across design, production, and distribution.

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SCMR (Supply Chain Management Review)

DECEMBER 8, 2022

As always, the editors at SCMR wish all of our readers happy holidays, along with success in the year to come. We hope that the information and insights contained in this issue will play some part in that success.

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Procurement Insights

JANUARY 28, 2024

EDITOR’S NOTE: In his share of a post by Andrew Hilger talking about Microsoft’s leadership, Mintec’s Vinay Kapoor said the following about leadership: “Leadership is an exercise in bringing the best out of everyone, and yes, it involves being tough from time to time, but it is not about being the loudest voice in the room.”

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Procurement Insights

JANUARY 30, 2024

EDITOR’S NOTE: Mathew Schulz’s January 29th, 2024 post on “The Ritz-Carlton $2,000 rule” has a lesson for the C-Suite regarding their procurement department. I share my thoughts in today’s post: Great post, as always, Mathew Schulz !

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Procurement Insights

JANUARY 31, 2024

EDITOR’S NOTE: A few days ago, I shared a post on LinkedIn regarding Cando Rail & Terminals ‘ President & CEO Brian Cornick ‘s success with introducing AI into his organization.

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Procurement Insights

JANUARY 7, 2024

EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is one of my comments for a LinkedIn post that the Journal of Responsible Production and Consumption tagged me.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2020

– Co-Editor/Author for UMIST MSc Pharmaceutical Engineering. – Editor/Co-Author CIPS Finance for Purchasers Level 6 Graduate diploma. . – CIPS Global Board of Trustees (elect 1st November 2018). – Currently studying for a PhD at University of East Anglia (UK) in Behavioural Science.

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Supply Chain Brain

APRIL 14, 2021

Moderator: Bob Bowman, Editor in Chief, SupplyChainBrain. Speakers: Mark Baxa, Interim President & CEO, Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP). Caroline Proctor, Chief Marketing Officer, ToolsGroup.

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Procurement Insights

MARCH 14, 2024

EDITOR’S NOTE: One year ago today, I posted the following to LinkedIn and received some notable reactions regarding the ChatGPT controversy. How might these opinions change now that we have “experienced” ChatGPT? Great post by Bernard Marr – so, what is The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of ChatGPT AI ?

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Procurement Insights

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

EDITOR’S NOTE: In her September 18th, 2023 article Regenerative Procurement is the new Procurement , Elvire Regnier writes, “Procurement performance is assessed primarily on the basis of price reduction. Cost reductions and avoided costs are, in the vast majority of cases, not recognized by finance departments.”

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Procurement Insights

DECEMBER 22, 2023

EDITOR’S NOTE: I am going to share the following post with you. After reading it, tell me which one of the four options in the title of today’s post applies (see poll below). Sam Kashani, VP, Global Operations – FMCG at Too Good To Go Exciting news – Apple names Too Good To Go as one of the best apps in the world!

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Procurement Insights

APRIL 24, 2023

EDITOR’S NOTE: Click anywhere on the image below to access the paper.) In this seminal white paper, Senior Vice President, Growth Executive and Board Advisor Mita Gupta will review, analyze, and ultimately address the seven most pressing issues or challenges CPOs will have (or should have) at the top of their agendas in 2023.

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Supply Chain Brain

JANUARY 20, 2021

In this conversation with SupplyChainBrain Editor-in-Chief Bob Bowman, Mike Hamilton, Chief Information Security Officer with CI Security, discusses what needs to be done to protect the entire vaccine supply chain from hackers.

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Procurement Insights

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

EDITOR’S NOTE: A few days ago, SPICE Technology Group’s Neel Sharma wrote a post on LinkedIn titled “Vendor Item Data, New Item Setup Process and the Impact on Procure-to-Pay.” ” Check it out using the link above – it is an interesting read.

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Procurement Insights

OCTOBER 24, 2023

EDITOR’S NOTE: Tealbook’s Stephany Lapierre reached out to me, indicating that she wanted to hear my perspective on her most recent post , which I was glad to do. I also encourage you to check out her post and offer your thoughts on the question of the gap between data promise and data realization.

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Procurement Insights

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is a series of screen shots covering the years 2019 to 2024 based on a Google search of SPS Commerce. The search was inspired by the first picture, which was taken from a video the company posted on LinkedIn 5 Days ago.

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Procurement Insights

JANUARY 2, 2024

” – Doctors report ‘nightmare’ surge in scabies across UK by Andrew Gregory Health editor The Guardian (January 1st, 2024) I did not know this, but Scabies is highly contagious and, if not treated rapidly, can lead to a significant outbreak.

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HICX

AUGUST 31, 2022

By Procurement Magazine editor, Georgia Wilson. Taulia’s Bob Glotfelty and Costas Xyloyiannis of HICX explain the need to improve ESG maturity in procurement if net-zero initiatives are to be met.

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Procurement Insights

DECEMBER 27, 2023

EDITOR’S NOTE: Yesterday’s post certainly started to stimulate some thought-provoking feedback from people like Dave Jones and R.Gökhan Hüner. The following are their respective comments and my corresponding response. Dave Jones, MCIPS (and Next Gen Rebel) Great post.

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Procurement Insights

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

EDITOR’S NOTE: One of the many things I like about SIG is their way of engaging the expertise of their membership to answer some of our industry’s questions. Having written extensively about negotiation over the years, this latest one really caught my eye.

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Procurement Insights

OCTOBER 10, 2023

” – By Jessy Bains, Editor at LinkedIn News A bold headline and an even bolder promise caught my attention in my early reading this morning – lower grocery prices are on the way for consumers. Champagne also says a task force will be appointed to make sure the grocers live up to their commitments.”

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Procurement Insights

MARCH 8, 2023

EDITOR’S NOTE: Join me in a great conversation on LinkedIn regarding purchasing’s evolution since the 1983 seminal Harvard Business Review article “Purchasing Must Become Supply Management” by Peter Kraljic.

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Procurement Insights

DECEMBER 14, 2023

EDITOR’S NOTE: Today’s 1,999th Procurement Insights post is inspired by David Shillingford’s LinkedIn post about Supply Chain Dive’s December 13th article. It is also inspired by the Steve Miller Band song Fly Like an Eagle.

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Procurement Insights

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

EDITOR’S PREAMBLE (and yes, there is a point) – 2024 is a “special” year for me as I will be turning 65 this July. That’s right, the gates to seniors discount heaven will blast open as I am rewarded for. okay, living as long as I have.

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Procurement Insights

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

EDITOR’S NOTE: Here is one comment I received regarding yesterday’s supplier diversity post and my subsequent response. Reader Comment: Jon W. Hansen , in my opinion, it’s one of those where all parties have an accountability to act.

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Procurement Insights

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Editor’s Note: The following response/post was inspired by another interesting LinkedIn share by Joël Collin-Demers under the heading: “Standing up a new centralized Procurement department is a tough gig.”

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Supply Chain Brain

MARCH 24, 2021

Moderator: Robert Bowman, Editor-in-Chief, SupplyChainBrain. Best practices you can use to effectively pivot your operations and eliminate negative impacts to customer experience. Speaker: Melissa O’Keefe, Group Director, Product & Innovation E-Commerce, Ryder System, Inc.

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Procurement Insights

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

EDITOR’S NOTE: In December 2010, I wrote an article about one of Time Magazine’s picks for the Top Innovations in 2008 – Made-in-Transit Packaging.

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