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Sourcing & Procurement Top Stories

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

Market Dojo Accelerates Growth with the Completion of Esker Acquiring a Majority Share
British startup Market Dojo revolutionizes procurement standards by offering a 100% cloud eSourcing solution.

The Total Economic Impact™ of Esker’s Order Management Solution
Esker commissioned Forrester Consulting to conduct a Total Economic Impact™ study and examine the potential ROI that enterprises may achieve with Esker’s Order Management solution.

Achieving Supply Chain Management Excellence with Inbound Document Process Automation
The goal of this paper is to help CEOs and CIOs in the wholesale/distribution industry understand the variety of ways in which manual inbound document processing can negatively impact a business.

How Machine-Learning Solutions Drive Order Management Excellence
Download this Customer Service Workbook to discover industry tips and best practices for bringing efficiency and profitability to order management while freeing up your Corporate Social Responsibilities.

Uyghur Forced Labor Protection Act – This Is Going to Affect Your Global Supply Chains
Listen in as Rosemary Coates and Gabby Griffith, Director at BPE Global, and discuss the Uyghur Forced Labor Protection Act that goes into effect on June 21.

Is Your Ecommerce Process For Order Management Really As Automated As Possible?
You may think your eCommerce business is as automated as possible, but there’s a chance you’re still missing out on order management efficiencies that you can take right to the bank, and ways to better serve your valued customers.

GEP Outlook 2022 - Supply Chain & Procurement: Key Trends, Challenges, and Opportunities
Get actionable insights to effectively deal with disruption and uncertainty and learn supply chain and procurement strategies that can help your business thrive in the new normal.

Lockdowns in China – What to Expect Over the Next Few Years
On this Podcast, Rosemary Coates and Jennifer Clement of Complete Manufacturing and Distribution, discuss the current lock-down in Shanghai and what companies can expect for their global sourcing and manufacturing over the next few years.

Fashion Powerhouse Implements Supply Chain Transparency for its Sustainability Efforts
Serai’s Traceability solution helps cut time to trace products in half.

Environmental, Social, Governance, and Procurement - It’s Time to Take Charge
While ESG has been a board-level topic for many years, leaders have only recently woken up to the need to act.

The 2022 Business Spend Management Benchmark Report
The industry’s only collection of benchmarks is based entirely on hard data from real business spend transactions, with 20 community-powered KPIs for best-in-class performance across procurement, risk, invoicing, expenses, and payments.

How to Mitigate ESG Risk in Your Supply Chain
Businesses worldwide seek more transparency in ESG data, according to a new Coupa study.

6 Steps for Procurement to Drive Environmental, Social, Governance Excellence for the Enterprise
This white paper, 6 Steps for Procurement to Drive ESG Excellence for the Enterprise, lists the effective methodologies and expertise procurement leaders can equip their teams with to develop and implement ESG frameworks and unlock competitive advantage.

How To Mitigate the Impact of the Russia-Ukraine War on Your Global Supply Chain
The Russian invasion of Ukraine is adding new troubles to the world's already stressed supply chains, and this crisis has resulted in rising oil costs increasing transportation and manufacturing costs, exports, including natural gas, precious metals, and wheat, will negatively impact enterprises across a variety of sectors.

How to Ensure Your Digital Procurement Transformation Plan Delivers on the Promise
How to Ensure Your Digital Procurement Transformation Program Delivers on the Promise highlights the steps CPOs need to take to ensure their transformation plans don’t flop. In addition, get valuable advice on avoiding pitfalls with a top-down approach.

The Digital Levers You Need To Achieve Sustainable Cost Reduction
This white paper highlights the challenges and pressures that have forced enterprises to rethink their traditional approaches to cost optimization.

What Does Obsolescence Management Mean in 2022?
Due to paradigm-shifting events like the coronavirus pandemic and the global chip shortage, the meaning of obsolescence management has changed. OEMs need to update their methodologies to stay competitive in the worldwide marketplace.

Talking Supply Chain Podcast: The New Oil
On this episode, Lewis Black, the CEO of Almonty Industries, discusses the supply chain barriers to the EV revolution. Is tungsten then new oil? SCMR’s Editorial Director Bob Trebilcock hosts.

Unlocking Hidden Value for Your Business with a Business Spend Management Platform
In this ebook, learn how an integrated, single-platform suite helps business leaders in finance, procurement, supply chain, and IT unleash more value from business spending.

Supply Chain & Procurement Outlook 2022
The GEP Outlook 2022: Supply Chain and Procurement report, provides insights and strategies to help leaders navigate an environment of constraints and opportunities, of inflation and growth, disruptions, and digitalization.


Featured Companies

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…
Bamboo Rose
Bamboo Rose is the leading product innovation platform connecting the retail community to discover, develop and deliver products at consumer speed. Our company is made up of retail experts with decades of experience at some of the largest global retailers.…
POOL4TOOL America
POOL4TOOL America LLC, founded in 2009, is a subsidiary of POOL4TOOL AG. Headquartered in Farmington Hills, MI, we are an innovative leader in the field of eSolutions for optimizing sourcing. As an entrepreneurial company, we have been following our…
BigCommerce
BigCommerce is the world’s leading cloud ecommerce platform for established and rapidly-growing businesses. Combining enterprise functionality, an open architecture and app ecosystem, and market-leading performance, BigCommerce enables businesses to grow online sales with 80% less cost, time and complexity than…
WSI
WSI (Warehouse Specialists, Inc) is one of the largest privately held logistics companies in the U.S. For nearly 50 years, we have grown steadily to span a nationwide distribution network with global logistics reach. WSI delivers reliable, integrated logistics and…
Ivalua
Recognized as a Leader by Gartner, Ivalua’s Source-to-Pay suite is leveraged by over 300 leading companies across the globe to manage over $500 Billion in direct and indirect spend. The platform’s combination of ease of use, depth, breadth, and flexibility…
Esker
Esker is a global cloud platform built to unlock strategic value for supply chain, finance and customer service professionals, and strengthen collaboration between companies by automating the cash conversion cycle. Esker’s solutions incorporate technologies like Artificial Intelligence (AI) to…
Vantage Partners
Vantage Partners is a global management consulting firm. We specialize in helping companies achieve breakthrough business results by transforming the way they negotiate with, and manage relationships with, key business partners.
Epicor
Epicor Software Corporation is a global leader delivering inspired business software solutions to the manufacturing, distribution, retail and services industries. With over 40 years of experience serving small, midmarket and larger enterprises, Epicor has more than 20,000 customers in over 150 countries. Epicor…
Bitcoin
Bitcoin uses peer-to-peer technology to operate with no central authority or banks; managing transactions and the issuing of bitcoins is carried out collectively by the network. Bitcoin is open-source; its design is public, nobody owns or controls Bitcoin and everyone…
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