Albertsons jumps on early payment trend to boost supplier diversity

Early payments give suppliers access to capital and the ability to scale, the company said.

By Edwin Lopez • June 3, 2021

Procurement can't ignore market intel — especially now

The turbulence in the paperboard market is just one area that pushed companies to consider creative alternatives over the last year.

By Praveen Kumar Soni • June 3, 2021

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Retail Supply Chains

Retailers are making operational investments and adjustments to maintain supply chain resilience. Here’s how.

By Supply Chain Dive staff

HP, Dell adjust supply chains as shortages linger

Dell is prioritizing "more valuable places for" components and HP is building its inventory levels.

By Matt Leonard • June 3, 2021

The 4 biggest challenges facing sourcing and procurement professionals

Organizations need to solve the biggest challenges of sourcing and procurement to better plan for future disruption.

By Kayla Mackay, Solutions Marketing Manager, Quickbase • June 1, 2021

Coronavirus surge in India hits raw materials, manufacturing across multiple industries

Industries that use oxygen for production have curbed output to reserve supplies for critically ill patients, one analyst said.

By Matt Leonard • May 28, 2021

Disruptions to rare earth supply would be far-reaching at time of heightened demand: DOE

The Department of Energy study found a single year of not exporting rare earths and two years of mine closures could result in years of price, production and capacity impacts.

By A.B. Brown • May 27, 2021

Why lumber prices are spiking

An economist expects the labor part of the sawmill problem to start resolving itself later this year but prices to remain high into 2022.

By Jen A. Miller • May 27, 2021

Kroger announces the 5 winners of its supplier accelerator

The news concludes a three-month process to find new suppliers, and it's an "impactful step" to Kroger's goal of spending $10B on diverse suppliers by 2030.

By Sam Silverstein • Updated Aug. 12, 2021

Casper sidesteps product shortage with third-party manufacturers

The company's CEO expects its manufacturing base to be a "critical benefit" as sourcing improves long-term.

By A.B. Brown • May 20, 2021

Donate your procurement skills to community service

It’s time to use expertise to help community service organizations meet their missions, grow and prosper.

By Rich Weissman • May 20, 2021

Series: When supply chain and marketing intersect

The supply chain and marketing departments have historically been disparate. But that's changed as supply chains have entered the public eye.

May 18, 2021

Inventory accuracy is a must-have to cut waste in supply chains

The hard cost of wasted inventory in the grocery industry — known as shrink — is critical in addressing today's weighty climate change and food insecurity issues, the author writes. 

By Stefan Kalb • May 18, 2021

Toyota, citing lessons learned from 2011 earthquake, expects no major semiconductor impact

The automaker's production fell 78% after the earthquake, prompting an inventory rethink.

By Matt Leonard • May 14, 2021

Chocolate makers map 600K cocoa farms in Ghana, Ivory Coast

Companies increased traceability efforts in 2020, tracking more than 74% of purchases in the two countries, according to the World Cocoa Foundation.

By A.B. Brown • May 13, 2021

Procurement meets marketing: Responsible sourcing turns trendy in the public eye

With collaboration, supply chains have the opportunity to tell the stories of their A-plus vendors — and bank goodwill in case a bad apple is exposed.

By Jen A. Miller • May 13, 2021

Wayfair adds fulfillment capacity, scales forwarding to help supply chain flow

Scale and carrier partnerships help prioritize shipments, but the company is not immune to port congestion, inventory constraints and delivery delays, the CEO said.

By Matt Leonard • May 13, 2021

Utz to buy chip supplier for $41M to improve supply chain

The acquisition of Festida Foods will improve production of the recently acquired On The Border brand while helping the company's expansion efforts in the Midwest.

By Christopher Doering • May 12, 2021

Responsible sourcing is key to rid labor abuse from PPE supply chain

Legislation and governmental sanctions can help, but businesses must commit to ethical sourcing standards.

By Steve Ardagh • May 6, 2021

Concerns over Xinjiang forced labor prompt transparency tool for solar sourcing

The protocol aims to better equip companies to navigate U.S. import compliance obligations and ensure products are ethically produced.

By Jean Haggerty • May 6, 2021

Walmart gives diverse suppliers option for early payment to help increase access to capital

The retailer is expanding its early payments program through a partnership with the financial technology company C2FO.

By A.B. Brown • May 5, 2021

Supply chains play inventory catch-up against a growing backlog of orders

Clorox grew inventory 50% and 3M's grew 6% in a race to meet elevated demand.

By Matt Leonard • May 4, 2021

Ford doubles down on lean in the face of semiconductor shortage

The automaker expects the semiconductor shortage to get worse before the supply levels improve, with the second quarter now the expected trough for the sourcing issue.

By Matt Leonard • May 3, 2021

How construction is using technology to mitigate supply disruptions

Soaring material costs and supply chain woes threaten the industry's rebound.

By Joe Bousquin • April 30, 2021

Supply chains turn to Vietnam, India to diversify sourcing: Qima

Rising labor costs, a trade war and the pandemic have prompted companies to rethink their dependence on China, whether that means reshoring, nearshoring or China+1.

By A.B. Brown • April 29, 2021

What a meeting with suppliers taught me about being a better buyer

Simple operational solutions are low-hanging fruit, but more profound changes can make you a customer that suppliers value.

By Rich Weissman • April 29, 2021