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Key Takeaways from SAP Spend Connect Live

Logistics Viewpoints

At SAP Spend Connect Live, held October 14-16 in Las Vegas, SAP did make several significant product announcements. While SAP has had procurement analytics solutions, last year at Spend Connect Live, SAP announced the Spend Control Tower. This is the largest area of investment for the company outside of ERP.

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Coupa Inspire 2025 Keynote: Welcome to the Age of Autonomous Trade

Logistics Viewpoints

Coupa Inspire 2025 opened with a bold message from the main stage in Las Vegas: the future of global trade isnt just digitalits autonomous. But now, it’s being activated through AI agents designed to automate sourcing, manage risk in real time, and reduce the friction thats long plagued procurement and finance functions.

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FedEx Founder Fred Smith Dies at 80

Supply Chain Digest

Studying economics at Yale, Smith’s 1965 term paper pitched the idea of creating a logistics company that would carry only cargo, and do so for a package’s end-to-end journet, such that a package could be delivered almost anywhere in the US overnight. Fred Smith was the founder of FedEx, Supply Chain Digest Says. What do you say?

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GM Signs Domestic Rare-Earth Deal to Reduce Reliance on China

Supply Chain Brain

The latest agreement and two others — with Las Vegas-based MP Materials Corp. Photographer: Emily Elconin/Bloomberg August 6, 2025 Bloomberg General Motors Co. has signed a deal with Texas-based Noveon Magnetics Inc.

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Boston University’s Sourcing Transformation

Logistics Viewpoints

In 2017, a strategy consultant was hired to do a top-to-bottom assessment of the Boston University procurement program. Randall Moore was hired as the new chief procurement officer in May. Facilities sourcing and construction contracting were centralized in the procurement department. They recommended a change in leadership.

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Top Takeaways from Coupa Inspire

Logistics Viewpoints

It ran from April 11 th through the 13 th at the Aria Resort in Las Vegas. This technology allows businesses to unify their procurement, expense management, invoicing, payments, contract management, and spend analysis processes and reporting. The post Top Takeaways from Coupa Inspire appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.

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This Week in Logistics News (November 6-10, 2017)

Talking Logistics

Ok, enough about concrete; let’s move on to this week’s supply chain and logistics news… Majority of small fleets yet to comply with ELD mandate (CCJ). Self-operating shuttle bus crashes after Las Vegas launch (SFGate). UPS Joins Top Alliance To Create Blockchain Standards For Logistics. Bloomberg).