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Sourcing & Procurement

SourceDay Debuts Supplier Reliability and Supply Volatility Indexes to Mitigate Procurement Risk

The Supplier Reliability and Supply Volatility Indexes are two quarterly benchmarking tools designed to help manufacturers and distributors better evaluate and even predict supplier performance and future risk across industries with greater accuracy.

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Training/Onboarding

Trucking, Warehousing Sectors Experience Uptick in Q1 Wage Growth: Study

Trucking and warehousing experienced a 16% and 15% wage growth in Q1, respectively, hitting new heights not seen since 2022.

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Procurement Software

Centralize Direct Procurement for Best Results

Organizations with centralized direct procurement are faster, more efficient, and more productive than those with decentralized direct procurement. Here's why.

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Reverse Logistics

How RFID Helps Retailers Streamline Reverse Supply Chains

How can RFID help to alleviate the knock-on effects that returns can have upon a business's overall operation? Here's how.

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Mentorship Programs

Women in Supply Chain: Nulogy's Christine Barnhart Talks Changing DEI Narratives on Women’s Progress

Nulogy Corporation

Christine Barnhart, chief industry and ecosystem officer for Nulogy, explores the impact of bias and changing DEI narratives on women’s progress.

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44% of U.S. Businesses Plan to Pass Tariff Costs to Customers

Nearly 90% of business leaders report macroeconomic factors have impacted their pricing levels over the past 12 months, with 44% describing the impact as “significant” or “severe.”

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Sourcing Solutions

Emerging Regions May Offer Opportunities for Global Trade: QIMA Study

For the first time since the pandemic, China’s relative share in the sourcing portfolios of Western buyers has diminished. This suggests that North American and European supply chains are intensifying efforts to reduce dependency on China.

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Financial Management Software

Pros to Know: EY Consulting's Sheri Hinish Details Why Sustainability Matters to Supply Chain Transformations

EY (Ernst & Young)

We talked exclusively with Hinish about the importance of sustainability and championing transformative strategies.

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Global Business Optimism Continues to Decline: Dun & Bradstreet

Dun & Bradstreet Inc. (D&B)

While financial confidence dropped 8.6% amid challenging business conditions, optimism levels for supply chain continuity were flat.

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Spot AI Introduces Universal AI Agent Builder for Security Cameras

Iris is said to be world's first universal video AI agent builder for enterprise cameras and conversational interface for video data in manufacturing, logistics, retail, construction, healthcare and more.

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North American Manufacturers Report Sharp Pullback Amid Tariff War: GEP Study

Overall, manufacturers’ stockpiling was the lowest in nine years, highlighting caution among procurement leaders worldwide about future demand.

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How Innovation is Widening the Gap Between Business and IT

Using Gen AI solutions will help streamline the existing procurement process, steps to automate data health checks and master data correction would be worked in parallel.

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