Procurement: Page 4


  • An LG Energy Solution site.
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    LG Energy Solution, WesCEF expand lithium supply deal

    The partnership will supply the battery maker's North American manufacturing sites and produce more IRA-compliant vehicles.

    By Feb. 16, 2024
  • Facade of the French headquarters of Accenture in Paris, France on November 15, 2023.
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    Accenture to acquire procurement consultancy Insight Sourcing

    The consulting giant sees an opportunity to help private equity firms tackle management of spend, cost and suppliers across their portfolios.

    By Feb. 15, 2024
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    Trendline

    Procurement

    Can relationships between buyers and suppliers evolve fast enough to keep up with the speed of ever-changing supply chain risks?

    By Supply Chain Dive staff
  • Hershey's chocolate bars are shown on July 16, 2014 in Chicago, Illinois.
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    Cocoa supply issues could lead to smaller chocolate bar sizes: expert

    Producers may experiment with new product formulations to avoid recent heavy price hikes on chocolates.

    By Chris Casey • Feb. 15, 2024
  • A rendering of Panasonic's upcoming manufacturing facility in De Soto, Kansas. With green grass, trees, and a building with one car coming out and one going out.
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    Courtesy of SSOE Group.

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    Panasonic, Novonix sign synthetic graphite supply deal

    The deal will help the battery maker as it launches its Kansas factory, which is expected to supply automakers like Tesla and Mazda.

    By Feb. 13, 2024
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    Online retailer Zulily’s inventory is up for sale as it winds down

    After throwing in the towel in December, the struggling e-tailer’s remaining products — $85 million worth — are being liquidated along with warehouse equipment.

    By Feb. 12, 2024
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    EU passes law to bolster clean energy supply chains

    The European Commission's Net-Zero Industry Act trails similar actions by U.S. legislators to prop up manufacturing.

    By Lamar Johnson • Feb. 12, 2024
  • Boeing to increase supply chain inspections after plane door blowout

    Bolts that should have kept a blown-out door panel in place were removed and not replaced during repairs, a National Transportation Safety Board report found.

    By Sara Samora • Feb. 9, 2024
  • The Manhattan skyline in New York City.
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    NYC has struggled for years to pay its suppliers on time — and it’s getting worse

    The city was late on registering 77% of its contracts in the first half of its fiscal year, leading to long payment delays and financial issues for contractors. 

    By Feb. 8, 2024
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    Surging cocoa prices could lead to Valentine’s Day sticker shock

    Supply remains scarce due to heavy rains and the spread of black pod disease in West Africa, according to a recent CoBank report.

    By Feb. 8, 2024
  • Foot Locker COO Elliott Rodgers and Future Insights Network CEO Maria Villablanca speak at Manifest Vegas 2024 on Tuesday, Feb. 6.
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    Foot Locker COO names 4 skills crucial to supply chain leaders

    Global awareness was one skill Elliott Rodgers highlighted during remarks at Manifest Vegas 2024.

    By Feb. 7, 2024
  • Battery packs for the 2022 Chevrolet Bolt EV on the production line on at GM's Orion Assembly Plant in Michigan.
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    GM, LG Chem ink $19B cathode material supply deal

    The South Korea-based chemical maker will supply the automaker with enough CAM to power 5 million EVs.

    By Feb. 7, 2024
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    Upcoming Indo-Pacific trade deal adds to US supply chain priorities

    Meant to boost collaboration and resiliency, the agreement's member countries will make their picks for key committees in the coming months.

    By Feb. 7, 2024
  • Two people shopping in the produce section at Dollar General.
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    Dollar General taps AI to optimize produce ordering

    The retailer has partnered with software company Shelf Engine to boost ordering, efficiency and in-stock levels of fresh foods. 

    By Feb. 6, 2024
  • Jennie-O blended turkey burger
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    Hormel Foods names new supply chain executive

    Steve Lykken will take over as group vice president of supply chain, replacing the retiring Mark Coffey.

    By Feb. 2, 2024
  • Kroger Ocado
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    Plant supplier sues Kroger over stolen, mishandled inventory

    Theut’s Flower Barn alleges the grocer caused $5 million in missing goods.

    By Feb. 1, 2024
  • Workers in a factory.
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    Manufacturing ‘ready to start running again’ with demand up: PMI

    The industry is at the beginning of a possible growth cycle, but manufacturers are likely to be slow to start hiring again, economists say.

    By Feb. 1, 2024
  • Male and female models in Careismatic-made scrubs in front of a building
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    Image included in Careismatic bankruptcy document. 

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    Supply chain woes contribute to medical apparel supplier’s bankruptcy

    Careismatic said that delays, high costs, rising competition and fast-falling demand after pandemic-driven highs created a liquidity crunch.

    By Jan. 31, 2024
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    From geopolitics to inflation: 2024’s supply chain trends and risks

    Companies are adjusting their strategies at every step of the supply chain to position themselves for success in the year ahead.

    By Jan. 31, 2024
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    Kroger sets new produce supplier goal

    The grocer is requiring its fresh produce suppliers to use Integrated Pest Management practices by the end of the decade to help create a more sustainable supply chain.

    By Catherine Douglas Moran • Jan. 30, 2024
  • A Gulfstream aircraft flies in the air with a blue sky behind it.
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    General Dynamics’ aircraft production disrupted by Israel-Hamas war

    The company expects to deliver fewer Gulfstream G280 jets due to the conflict’s impact on an Israel-based supplier.

    By Jan. 30, 2024
  • A Cumberland Farms store in Colorado
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    EG America names new VP of procurement

    Less than two weeks after undergoing corporate layoffs, the c-store retailer has hired BJ’s Wholesale Club’s former director of strategic sourcing and procurement.

    By Brett Dworski • Jan. 29, 2024
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    Supply chain and procurement leaders are flocking to generative AI: Gartner

    Organizations are using the technology to simplify complexity, save time, reduce frustration and potentially cut back headcounts.

    By Jan. 26, 2024
  • A SpartanNash distribution facility in Minot, North Dakota.
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    SpartanNash launches food traceability program

    The grocery distributor tapped ReposiTrak to help it glean information from suppliers to improve food safety in its supply chain. 

    By Jan. 25, 2024
  • A truck passes a soyfield.
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    ADM to expand soybean traceability pilot ahead of EU deforestation regulations

    The grain trader said it completed its first shipments of "verified, fully traceable soybeans" from the U.S. to Europe.

    By Jan. 23, 2024
  • The lithium periodic table element. Lithium is used to build electric vehicle batteries.
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    Stardust Power to build lithium refinery in Oklahoma

    The company plans to turn the facility into a hub for its domestic supply chain.

    By Jan. 22, 2024