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Apple Accused of Multiple Human Rights Violations
The Democratic Republic of Congo has accused Apple of using illegal minerals and violating human rights in its supply chain.
The Two Most Important Factors in Last-Mile Delivery
A new Microsoft report on last-mile delivery reveals that speed and cost are the two most important factors, as customer satisfaction takes a backseat,
Microsoft Unveils New AI Innovations For Warehouses
Microsoft hopes its new AI innovations are the answer to a new set of challenges facing manufacturers.
Biden Gives Samsung $6.4 Billion For Texas Semiconductor Plants
In another boon for domestic manufacturing, President Biden awarded Samsung $6.4 billion for new semiconductor chip plants in Texas.

Sourcing & Procurement Resources

GEP Procurement & Supply Chain Tech Trends Report 2024
We’ve researched the five biggest trends in the supply chain space this year, and, drawing on our...
JAGGAER Streamlines Supplier Management for Rolls-Royce
In this case study, JAGGAER helps MTU create centralized data access across all its locations which allowed companywide...


Sourcing & Procurement News

Outlook 2023 Supply Chain & Procurement: Key Trends, Challenges, and Opportunities
Supply chain and procurement leaders enter 2023 with a lot on their minds. The business outlook, stressed by war, inflation, interest rate changes, and more, will prompt many firms to take a cautious approach. Leaders from supply chain and procurement leaders will wield their supply chains to advance social causes and their corporate values. They will accelerate ESG outcomes, and they will accelerate digital transformation. These leaders hold the keys to unlocking a brighter and more productive future. This is their...

Supplier Management Automation
This ebook is for accounts payable (AP) and procurement professionals looking to leverage AI-driven supplier management automation to improve cashflow, strengthen supplier relationships and promote continuous, scalable growth.

How Sourcing Can Respond in Dynamic Markets to Drive Supply Chain Value
As disruptive events continue to be a constant, buying organizations are needing to ensure that pricing, supply, and capacity remain stable across the supply chain.

The Very Beginning of Supply Chains – Rare Earth Elements Mining at Sheep Creek, Montana
Listen in as Rosemary Coates and Rachel Winn, Director of Operations at U.S. Critical Materials, discuss the search for and mining of rare earth elements and the development of the Sheep Creek Mine in Montana. Rosemary Coates, Executive Director of the Reshoring Institute, hosts this episode of The Frictionless Supply Chain.

5 Interesting Facts About Automation Technology
Whether you are reading this for fun or to find a fact to help enforce a business initiative, here are five interesting facts about automation technology that you may not know.

Accounts Receivable Automation Using Artificial Intelligence
Supported by AI technology, Esker’s accounts receivable software solution removes the obstacles preventing timely cash collection while providing finance leaders with the visibility they need to monitor their organization's cash flow and achieve positive-sum growth.

Rethinking Receivables
This 14-page white paper explores how AI-driven automation solutions optimize the AR processes within the invoice-to-cash cycle that impacts company cash flow, operating capital, and customer relationships.

The 2022 Annual State of Supply Management Report
This Verusen annual survey explores supply chain professionals’ current perspectives, activities, and challenges related to the impact of the rapid shift in supply chains and consequent business conditions.

6 Truths About Business Spend Management Technology
There’s a lot of pressure on today’s CIO. So when the procurement and finance teams recommend a new supplier for their spend management system, it might seem safest for you to recommend the ERP vendor’s solution instead.

4 Reasons Supply Chain Leaders Are Investing in Order Management Automation Solutions
Supply chain leaders work in a competitive environment, and in order to get ahead of the competition, they are increasingly turning to order processing automation solutions.

5 Ways Supply Chains Can Flourish in an Inflationary World
Supply chain and procurement professionals are being called to manage their organizations' value chains in highly challenging macroeconomic conditions, it is important to have visibility into inflation indices like the consumer price index and producer price index inflation.

Outsourcing Your Supply Chain
Listen in as Rosemary Coates and Hannah Kain Founder, and CEO of ALOM, discuss outsourcing and managing your global supply chains.

Optimizing Cash Flow Automation in the Age of Uncertainty
By creating a collaborative environment of end-to-end efficiency, companies can shore up back-office activities such as paying bills, processing orders, and collecting cash, while transforming the way customers and suppliers interact within your organization.

4 Strategic Reasons to Choose a Unified Source-to-Pay Platform Over Enterprise Resource Planning
Enterprise resource planning systems have not provided the needed clarity and, in some respects, have made problems worse, as they don’t readily allow for the necessary rapid response to massive upheavals caused by disruption.

Supply Chain Automation: Optimizing Cash Flow in the Age of Uncertainty
This eBook examines the current challenges faced by supply chain leaders and the increasingly important role that automation is playing as businesses push for cash flow optimization.

4 Reasons Supply Chain Leaders Are Investing in Order Management Automation
This ebook details how supply chain leaders work in a competitive environment, and in order to get ahead of the competition, are increasingly turning to order processing automation solutions.

Re-thinking Procurement in a Prototype Business
In this Episode, Rosemary Coates, Executive Director of the Reshoring Institute, and Bernadine Henderson, Director of Strategic Sourcing and Global Procurement at Protolabs discuss procurement in a prototyping and small-lot environment.

Optimizing the End-to-End Order-to-Cash Process
Are outdated Order-to-Cash processes and siloed legacy systems affecting your company’s customer experience and working capital? Discover best practices in APQC’s latest report.

The Difference between Procurement & Supply Chain Management and Why the Two Should Converge
Many companies globally have kept the procurement and supply chain functions independent of each other, consequently, they have not been able to leverage the efficiency of merging the two.

Supply Chain Disruptions Spur Procurement and Finance to Band Together
It’s great to talk about resilient and sustainable supply chains, but what do they look like in practice? And how do you achieve those goals?


Featured Companies

Raytheon
Raytheon Company, with 2014 sales of $23 billion and 61,000 employees worldwide, is a technology and innovation leader specializing in defense, civil government and cybersecurity markets throughout the world. With a history of innovation spanning 93 years, Raytheon provides state-of-the-art electronics, mission systems integration…
CombineNet
CombineNet, Inc. delivers award-winning best-in-class e-sourcing software solutions through its products CombineNet ASAP® for advanced e-sourcing, CombineNet Spend Analysis, and CombineNet Contract Management. Using these Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)-based sourcing products, CombineNet customers can rapidly adopt proven solutions for increasing spend…
Apptricity
Apptricity Corporation is a leading global provider of Internet of Things, M2M solutions for Supply Chain and Spend Management. Deployed by commercial, government, and military entities worldwide, Apptricity solutions provide unprecedented real-time information and business intelligence. We seek to…
The Hackett Group
The Hackett Group, a global strategic business advisory and operations improvement consulting firm, is a leader in best practice advisory, business benchmarking, and transformation consulting services including strategy and operations, working capital management, and globalization advice.
Foods Connected
Giving food manufacturers and retailers the control to ensure that you have the right supplier, the right product, the right quality at the best price possible.
NetSuite
On November 7, 2016, Oracle completed the acquisition of NetSuite, the very first cloud company. In 1998, NetSuite pioneered the Cloud Computing revolution, establishing the world’s first company dedicated to delivering business applications over the Internet. Today, NetSuite provides a suite of…
Ally Commerce
Ally Commerce is the market leader in providing eCommerce-as-a-service for brand manufacturers. Ally spawned from one of the fastest growing retailers in history. They achieved this because they figured out how to optimize all functions, across online channels, and then…
OpenText
OpenText™ operates the world’s leading B2B network. Built on the strength of the OpenText Cloud™, it connects more than 600,000 businesses that execute in excess of 16 billion transactions per year. OpenText B2B Managed Services help reduce the complexity…
eBay Enterprise
By engaging eBay Enterprise as a co-sourcing partner for the products and services you need, you get the most out of your online channel. With eBay Enterprise bringing you greater speed and operating capabilities, your commerce team has the freedom…
Sourcing Interests Group
Sourcing Interests Group (SIG), is a membership organization that has served sourcing and outsourcing professionals from Fortune 500 and Global 1000 companies throughout its 20-year history. SIG is unique in that it blends practitioners, service providers and advisory firms in a non-commercial…
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