Procurement never makes the news, but when we do, we don’t hold anything back. Case in point: a viral video featuring (former) Apple Vice President of Procurement Tony Blevins. He recently made headlines for all the wrong reasons. The question is whether he was truly fired for what he said in that viral TikTok or…
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Tentatively Making the Trains Run on Time
Global supply chains are decidedly intermodal, and rail plays a much larger role than many people may realize. The potential for a rail workers’ strike recently dominated news headlines… until it didn’t. The strike was averted at the 11th hour by efforts made by Labor Secretary Marty Walsh…
The Supply Chain Buzz – Dial P edition featuring Kelly Barner & Kim Winter
The Supply Chain Buzz is Supply Chain Now’s regular Monday livestream, held at 12n ET each week. This show focuses on some of the leading stories from global supply chain and global business, always with special guests – the most important of which is the live audience! This week’s edition of The Buzz was a Dial P for Procurement edition…
There’s a Better Way: Procure to Pay in the New Abnormal
With over 60,000 product offerings and 8 ecommerce shopping sites, OnlineStores.com’s vast portfolio required complete access to freight and shipment data to reduce transportation costs and maximize resource effectiveness. Hear from John Gilkey, Chief Operating Officer at OnlineStores.com, on how they leverage RateLinx to…
Dial P Crossover: FedEx Ground’s Contractor Woes
FedEx has been in the news a lot lately, and for all the wrong reasons. They are facing a challenge from many of the 6,000 contractors that handle their FedEx Ground and FedEx Ground Economy deliveries. Spencer Patton has been the loudest voice in the dispute. As FedEx’s largest Ground contractor – at least until August 26th when…
FedEx Ground’s Contractor Woes
FedEx has been in the news a lot lately, and for all the wrong reasons. They are facing a challenge from many of the 6,000 contractors that handle their FedEx Ground and FedEx Ground Economy deliveries. Spencer Patton has been the loudest voice in the dispute. As FedEx’s largest Ground contractor – at least until August 26th when…
Why Choose Between Reducing Risk or Optimizing Costs?
As supply chain chaos continues, one of the most difficult challenges for suppliers & manufacturers is identifying strategic sourcing opportunities and across multiple facilities. In addition, organizations have relied on excess inventory as an insurance policy at the expense of opportunities to balance working capital. What if you no longer…
The Supply Chain Buzz Digital Transformers Edition for September 19th with SAP’s Florian Seebauer
The Buzz is on for September 19th, and this week, the crew is focused on all things cybersecurity and technology. Join Scott, Greg and Kevin L. Jackson as they chat with SAP’s Florian Seebauer about the security and operational challenges stemming from siloization, the limits of rare earth mineral extraction, how technology can help…
Banned Books Week 2022: Fighting for Intellectual Freedom
Banned Books Week is an annual effort to call attention to censorship and intellectual freedom. This year it runs from September 18th through the 24th. While Banned Books Week is mostly marked by libraries around the country, the drive behind it is something that all adults need to understand. Banned books are the physical representation…
Heavy Traffic and Human Trafficking at the U.S. Border
If you joined Supply Chain Now for the 2022 Supply Chain and Procurement Awards, you know that we partnered with Hope for Justice, a global non-profit dedicated to ending human trafficking and modern slavery, as our philanthropy partner. This is a cause that supply chain and procurement professionals can do more than support; we can play…
American Supply Chain Revolution
It would be easy to think of supply chains as a purely modern phenomenon. We think about Global logistics networks that leverage digital platforms using AI and predictive analytics and provide real time monitoring of package locations and conditions. It is absolutely amazing what is possible today – despite the challenges that persist…
Leverage on 18 Wheels: The South Korean Driver Strike
In late January 2022, hundreds of heavy-duty trucks headed for Ottawa, Canada. They parked in front of the national legislature building and in nearby streets. Period. They parked. Those drivers shut down most of central Ottawa for 23 days in protest of the nation’s vaccine mandates and related requirements. But did you know that just a couple of weeks…