ivalua

JULY 23, 2025

E-procurement is a digital process spanning the entire procurement lifecycle, from sourcing and contracting to ordering, invoicing, and payment. E-procurement goes beyond digital purchasing processes, connecting sourcing, contracting, ordering, and invoicing in a single system. See how e-procurement transforms sourcing to payment.

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ThroughPut

JULY 9, 2025

Behind the scenes of every successful business lies a well-orchestrated machine made up of four critical functions: supply chain, logistics, transportation, and operations. Table of Contents What Is Supply Chain Management? What Is Supply Chain Management? What Is Logistics? What Is Transportation?

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Jaggaer

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Strategic Sourcing Simplified: Best Practices for Maximizing Value Strategic sourcing goes beyond cost savings its about making informed decisions that drive long-term value. Now well dive into best practices in these critical areas to ensure a more effective and resilient sourcing strategy.

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Freightos

JUNE 10, 2025

Join 60,000+ supply chain experts who never miss an issue! Source: National Retail Federation Global Port Tracker These projections have volumes in July – the peak of this year’s peak season – 9% lower than last year’s August peak and 4% lower than in April, this year’s strongest month to date.

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Arena Solutions

JULY 15, 2025

Supply chain disruptions have been hitting companies from all sides. Unprecedented tariff policy shifts, geopolitical instability, and natural disasters have all increased in recent years, causing unforeseen supply chain disruptions. Increase Supply Chain Agility: Take These Steps First 1.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 26, 2025

Supply Chain Matters features our latest full edition of This Week in Supply Chain Management Tech , a compilation of funding, partnership and other noteworthy announcements related to supply chain technology or industry services providers. In comparison, WiseTech reported $683.7 percent growth rate.

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Jaggaer

MAY 8, 2025

Lora is the Founder of Supply Chain Insights LLC. She works with supply chain leaders to take teams to higher levels of excellence and is an influencer with more than 340,000 followers on LinkedIn. In many organizations we are still in thrall to the almighty finance department.

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ThroughPut

APRIL 17, 2025

As companies across North America and Europe reconfigure their supply chains to reduce dependency on overseas operations in the wake of recently announced tariffs, there is a growing need for fully transparent, granular, and holistic visibility into manufacturing and supply chain operations as a whole. ThroughPut.AI

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Jaggaer

JULY 3, 2025

After a comprehensive comparison of providers, TGW Logistics finally opted for the source-to-pay suite from JAGGAER. This is also the case in the area of sourcing, where the company processed more than 3,400 tenders via JAGGAER One in 2024. million euros. The new tool had to respond to these needs and provide greater efficiency.

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o9 Solutions

JUNE 11, 2025

Demand planning has long been a requisite of supply chain management, but in a modern, high-speed environment, it’s become something more: a strategic lever for agility, and competitive advantage. Why demand planning matters more than ever Supply chains have an inherent problem: they move more slowly than customer expectations.

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Supply Chain Brain

JULY 9, 2025

In comparison, 20% indicated the same in 2017. If we put that into a business context and start asking generative AI or agentic AI to make a major decision about how to reorient our supply chain, that is incredibly risky," says Wood. Evolving AI According to Wood, AI is considered an umbrella term and has evolved over the years.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 21, 2025

Supply Chain Matters highlights an announcement from supply chain orchestration provider Kinaxis regarding the release of the Kinaxis Tariff Response application. Application Specifics This application is built on Kinaxiss AI-powered Maestro platform and delivered by Kinaxis supply chain experts.

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Precoro

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Unlike traditional tools that often operate in isolation or rely on rigid workflows, AI connects the dots between disparate data sources, providing a more comprehensive view of procurement activities. What sets AI apart is its ability to factor in external influences, like market shifts, supply chain disruptions, or geopolitical risks.

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TransAudit

JUNE 24, 2025

In today’s fast-moving supply chain environment, data is as valuable as the freight itself. Inconsistency Across Sources Carriers may use different naming conventions, billing formats, or rate structures. However, this data often suffers from: 1.

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IQMS

MARCH 6, 2023

The rapidly evolving global supply chain dynamics of the last few years have led manufacturers to rethink their strategies. The see-sawing of customer demand and supply chain conditions has reinforced the need to implement an agile forecasting and manufacturing methodology with a strong focus on rapid response.

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Cathy Roberson

MARCH 17, 2025

🙂 Rethinking supply chains is a reader-supported publication. Consumers have embraced e-commerce for price comparisons, ease of purchase anytime and anywhere, and for those participating in subscription services such as Amazon Prime, free shipping, and other benefits. E-commerce continues to grow.

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Jaggaer

MARCH 19, 2025

By comparison, in India the figure is just 2.5 The second has become more pronounced in recent years, notably with the Covid pandemic and supply chain disruptions. Lets now break that down into the various stages in the traditional upstream source-to-contract (S2C) processes. metric tons per person. metric tons.

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Descartes

JUNE 4, 2025

Accordingly, these expenses are excluded from Adjusted EBITDA, which we reference to both measure our operations and as a basis of comparison of our operations from period-to-period.

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IQMS

JUNE 9, 2023

For example, the comparison of a new order to available inventory may lead to a request for an expedited purchase of materials. Design-Through-Manufacturing Efficiencies. Product development can’t function on its own.

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ThroughPut

JUNE 12, 2025

As operations, maintenance, and supply chain leaders navigate a landscape shaped by rising asset complexity, volatile supply chains, and tight capital budgets, the pressure to optimize every part, every process, and every purchase has never been greater. What is Spare Parts Inventory Management Software?

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SCMDOJO

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Targeted Learning: SCMDOJO offers a range of courses and learning paths focusing on specific procurement areas, such as e-auctions, contract negotiation, cost optimization, and supply chain resilience. This allows you to tailor your learning to your particular needs.

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ThroughPut

JUNE 12, 2025

As operations, maintenance, and supply chain leaders navigate a landscape shaped by rising asset complexity, volatile supply chains, and tight capital budgets, the pressure to optimize every part, every process, and every purchase has never been greater. What is Spare Parts Inventory Management Software?

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 16, 2025

Supply Chain Digest Says. Gartner says that “Over 90% of supply chain logistics functions have started or completed a digital transformation within the past three years, and high-performing functions set the logistics digital technology strategy 48% of the time.” In comparison, in 2000-2007 the U.S.

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Exiger Perspectives

MARCH 25, 2025

Exiger Earns Categorys Highest Functional Scores in Both Supply Chain Risk Management and Third Party Risk Management WASHINGTON, DC. See membership comparisons and details here. Exiger was recognized as a Best-of-Breed Solution and named a Value Leader for the second consecutive release of Spend Matters biannual report.

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Precoro

MARCH 27, 2025

Rising costs, supply chain chaos, and economic swings put businesses under enormous pressure to protect their margins.   Make no mistake: cost avoidance can make a significant difference in your long-term spending and prevent future financial risks, such as inflation or supply chain disruptions.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 24, 2025

That variability directly impacts plant density, yield comparisons, and the statistical validity of your results. When seed is both your product and your data source, nothing should be left to chance. Originally written for Supply Chain Game Changer and published on July 24, 2025. Cover photo by Edgar Soto on Unsplash.

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 24, 2025

We always start with a check on the US and global economy, as that has such an impact in the end on supply chain practice. What is your reaction of 1H supply chain 2025 in numbers and charts? In comparison, in 2000-2007 the U.S. Gilmore Says. What do you say? I have lots more but am out of space.

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Freight Waves

JUNE 10, 2025

Nowhere was that tension more visible than during one of the conference’s hardest-hitting panels, a deep dive into the complexities of tariff policy and its ripple effects on global sourcing, consumer pricing and retail resilience. Now the triple is on the menu, and everything else looks small by comparison.”

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 9, 2025

Supply Chain Digest Says. Click here to send us your comments Just recently, Gartner itself did an interesting look at what supply chain execs were saying at the Orlando conference as well as a similar event in Europe. Below are some highlights from the Gartner blog post. This shift was accompanied by a change in tone.

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 22, 2025

Supply Chain Digest Says. Click here to send us your comments Aronow observes that many supply chain organizations are perpetually chasing their commercial partners to engage and improve the demand forecast. Aronow says to start by investing in organizational storytelling skills. What do you say?

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Freightera

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Disruptions Brexits Impact on Supply Chains Before Brexit, UK businesses benefited from seamless access to European supply chains. The introduction of tariffs and customs checks disrupted these integrated supply chains, resulting in significant delays. Potential U.S. Future Negotiations for the U.S.

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IT Supply Chain

JULY 17, 2025

Scrapy – Open-Source Framework for Custom Data Extraction Scrapy is the power tool for developers. It’s free and open-source, making it ideal for tech-savvy teams or startups building their own data pipelines. Scrapy: Python framework, open-source, unlimited flexibility. Pricing starts at $239/month, with a free trial available.

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 27, 2025

Or, we could look at the Gartner top 25 supply chains list. That famous ranking used to be released at a dinner the Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference in May (now called the Supply Chain Symposium), but this year it was again released in a webinar a few weeks after the conference. Gilmore Says.

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 3, 2025

In comparison, in 2000-2007 the U.S. It also has huge implications across the GE global supply chain with regard to the management of their support and spare parts network. But supply chain managers make decsions and use organizational resources that impact a company's financial well being.

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Supply Chain Brain

JULY 20, 2025

For many years, Gould says, government investigators would occasionally turn their attention to tariff fraud, “but compared to other things like [income] taxes, it pales in comparison.” Given the complexity of global manufacturing supply chains, a product’s country of origin isn’t easy to nail down.

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 1, 2025

The on-going conflict creates risks to critical raw materials and the continued flow of finished goods, Garter says, requiring supply chains to conduct cost-benefit analyses of mitigation actions in partnership with finance leaders. Supply Chain Digest Says. Prepare CFOs for continued supply chain cost volatility 3.

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 6, 2025

What I failed to do in any of those three columns was mention what in some ways may have been the biggest to news items: the retirements of sorts of Gartner analyst Dwight Klappich and groundbreaking, inaugural Gartner analyst, and famous inventor of the Three V’s of Supply Chain, Art Mesher.

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