Topic: Sourcing & Procurement - Supply Chain 24/7 https://www.supplychain247.com/rss/category/procurement SupplyChain247 en peerless@peerlessmedia.com Copyright 2026 2026-02-19T17:15:00+00:00 Procurement Orchestration Cuts Cycle Times By 20 Days, Study Finds https://www.supplychain247.com/article/procurement-cut-cycle-times-20-days-study
Companies using procurement orchestration tools are cutting sourcing cycle times by 20 days and reporting measurable gains in efficiency and cost savings.]]> https://www.supplychain247.com/article/procurement-cut-cycle-times-20-days-study Warehouse|DC, Automation, Supply Chain, Inventory Management, Sales & Operations Planning, Sourcing & Procurement, Technology, Business, Workforce Management, News 2026-02-18T15:42:00+00:00 Blank Sailings Hit Lowest Level in Over a Year, Data Shows https://www.supplychain247.com/article/project44-blank-sailings-china-trade-shift-2026
Blank sailings have fallen sharply, but U.S.–China trade remains under strain as sourcing shifts toward Southeast Asia.]]> https://www.supplychain247.com/article/project44-blank-sailings-china-trade-shift-2026 Transportation, Ocean, Freight Forwarding, Freight Rates, Transportation Management, Supply Chain, Global Trade, Sourcing & Procurement, Trade, Technology, Big Data, Business, Other, News 2026-02-18T13:27:00+00:00 Gap Rebuilds Its Supply Chain for a Constantly Disrupted World https://www.supplychain247.com/article/retail-supply-chains-resilience-rila-gap
At RILA, Gap said retail supply chains must move beyond fast and cheap and focus on resilience, flexibility, and strong fundamentals.]]> https://www.supplychain247.com/article/retail-supply-chains-resilience-rila-gap Warehouse|DC, Automation, Supply Chain, Enterprise Resource Planning, Inventory Management, Sales & Operations Planning, Sourcing & Procurement, Business, Leadership, Retail, News 2026-02-16T18:29:00+00:00 Six Steps Public Procurement Teams Must Take to Survive a Chip Crisis https://www.supplychain247.com/article/public-sector-procurement-semiconductor-crisis-six-steps
With chip production concentrated in a few regions, public sector procurement teams must map risk and protect critical services before a crisis hits.]]> https://www.supplychain247.com/article/public-sector-procurement-semiconductor-crisis-six-steps Supply Chain, Enterprise Resource Planning, Global Trade, Risk Management, Sourcing & Procurement, Business, Government, News 2026-02-13T05:27:00+00:00 Flesh-Eating Parasite Threatens U.S. Beef Supply Chain, Texas Takes Action https://www.supplychain247.com/article/flesh-eating-screwworm-beef-supply-chain-texas
The U.S. has opened a sterile fly center in Texas to stop a flesh-eating screwworm from disrupting cattle imports and straining the beef supply chain.]]> https://www.supplychain247.com/article/flesh-eating-screwworm-beef-supply-chain-texas Transportation, Transportation Management, Supply Chain, Risk Management, Sourcing & Procurement, Business, Government, News 2026-02-12T17:00:00+00:00 Report: 3PLs Accounted for 44% of Top 100 Industrial Leases in 2025 https://www.supplychain247.com/article/3pl-lead-industrial-leases-2025-cbre-report
In 2025, 3PLs accounted for 44 of the top 100 U.S. industrial leases, while average lease terms grew as landlords pushed to hold tenants longer, CBRE data shows.]]> https://www.supplychain247.com/article/3pl-lead-industrial-leases-2025-cbre-report Transportation, Third Party Logistics, Supply Chain, Inventory Management, Sales & Operations Planning, Sourcing & Procurement, Business, Retail, News 2026-02-11T15:18:00+00:00 Procurement Anxiety Hits Two-Year High, CIPS Survey Finds https://www.supplychain247.com/article/procurement-professionals-warn-rising-supply-chain-pressures
Procurement professionals are once again warning that rising costs and supply chain uncertainty are putting pressure on global operations, according to new CIPS survey data.]]> https://www.supplychain247.com/article/procurement-professionals-warn-rising-supply-chain-pressures Transportation, Supply Chain, Global Trade, Risk Management, Sales & Operations Planning, Sourcing & Procurement, Supply Chain Optimization, Trade, Business, Leadership, Workforce Management, News 2026-02-11T13:01:00+00:00 Freehand, a New Startup, Launches AI Platform for Supply Chain Spend Management https://www.supplychain247.com/article/freehand-launches-ai-teams-supply-chain-spend-management
Freehand launched at Manifest 2026 with “AI Teams” designed to automate procure-to-pay work across supply chain spend.]]> https://www.supplychain247.com/article/freehand-launches-ai-teams-supply-chain-spend-management Warehouse|DC, Warehouse Management, Supply Chain, Sourcing & Procurement, Supply Chain Optimization, Business, Leadership, Workforce Management, News 2026-02-10T12:13:00+00:00 Procurement AI Has a Data Problem and It’s Bigger Than You Think https://www.supplychain247.com/article/procurement-ai-hallucinations-supplier-data-problem
New research shows that poor supplier data is causing procurement AI to hallucinate, creating risk, missed signals, and failed automation.]]> https://www.supplychain247.com/article/procurement-ai-hallucinations-supplier-data-problem Supply Chain, Inventory Management, Sourcing & Procurement, Supply Chain Optimization, Technology, Business, Leadership, News 2026-02-04T13:04:00+00:00 The Procurement Problem No System Was Built to Solve https://www.supplychain247.com/article/procurement-institutional-memory-spencer-penn
LightSource CEO Spencer Penn explains why procurement keeps losing institutional memory and how teams can stop it.]]> https://www.supplychain247.com/article/procurement-institutional-memory-spencer-penn Supply Chain, Sourcing & Procurement, Technology, Business, Leadership, Workforce Management, News 2026-02-03T15:46:00+00:00 John Deere Plans Two New Facilities in Indiana and North Carolina https://www.supplychain247.com/article/john-deere-expands-us-manufacturing-indiana-north-carolina
John Deere is opening two new U.S. facilities in Indiana and North Carolina, creating jobs and bringing excavator production back to the U.S.]]> https://www.supplychain247.com/article/john-deere-expands-us-manufacturing-indiana-north-carolina Supply Chain, Sourcing & Procurement, Business, Manufacturing, Workforce Management, News 2026-01-29T12:09:00+00:00 The Biggest Problem With Procurement AI: It Lacks Context https://www.supplychain247.com/article/why-procurement-ai-misses-the-mark
Most procurement AI falls short because it automates tasks without understanding the context behind real purchasing decisions.]]> https://www.supplychain247.com/article/why-procurement-ai-misses-the-mark Supply Chain, Inventory Management, Risk Management, Sourcing & Procurement, Supply Chain Optimization, Technology, Big Data, Software, Business, Workforce Management, News 2026-01-26T15:09:00+00:00 Report: Only 11% of Companies Treat the CPO as a True Executive https://www.supplychain247.com/article/report-only-11-of-companies-treat-the-cpo-as-a-true-executive
Procurement leaders are being asked to lead more, but most companies still stop short of giving them real executive power.]]> https://www.supplychain247.com/article/report-only-11-of-companies-treat-the-cpo-as-a-true-executive Supply Chain, Sourcing & Procurement, Business, Leadership, Workforce Management, News 2026-01-26T14:02:00+00:00 Micron Breaks Ground on Massive Chip Plant by Syracuse, New York https://www.supplychain247.com/article/micron-breaks-ground-new-york-chip-plant
Micron has officially begun construction on a large chipmaking campus in central New York as part of a long-term push to expand U.S. semiconductor production.]]> https://www.supplychain247.com/article/micron-breaks-ground-new-york-chip-plant Supply Chain, Sales & Operations Planning, Sourcing & Procurement, Technology, Business, Government, Manufacturing, Workforce Management, News 2026-01-20T12:25:00+00:00 Better Data, Same Problems: Where Supply Chains Get Stuck https://www.supplychain247.com/article/why-supply-chain-decisions-slow-down
Supply chains now see problems faster than they can act on them, and misaligned decision structures are the reason why.]]> https://www.supplychain247.com/article/why-supply-chain-decisions-slow-down Transportation, Warehouse|DC, Supply Chain, Inventory Management, Sales & Operations Planning, Sourcing & Procurement, Technology, Business, Leadership, Workforce Management, News 2026-01-15T12:38:00+00:00 De Minimis Phaseout Delivers $1 Billion in Recovered Import Revenue https://www.supplychain247.com/article/cbp-collects-1-billion-after-de-minimis-exemption-ends
CBP says it has collected more than $1 billion in duties since shutting down the de minimis shipping loophole earlier this year.]]> https://www.supplychain247.com/article/cbp-collects-1-billion-after-de-minimis-exemption-ends Transportation, Freight Rates, Transportation Management, Warehouse|DC, Supply Chain, Enterprise Resource Planning, Global Trade, Sales & Operations Planning, Sourcing & Procurement, Trade, Business, E-commerce, Government, Other, Ecommerce, News 2025-12-26T13:57:00+00:00 40 ChatGPT Prompts Every Supply Chain Professional Should Know https://www.supplychain247.com/article/40-chatgpt-prompts-supply-chain
Supply chain teams are using ChatGPT to think through problems faster, prepare better conversations, and get everyday work done more efficiently.]]> https://www.supplychain247.com/article/40-chatgpt-prompts-supply-chain Supply Chain, Enterprise Resource Planning, Inventory Management, Sales & Operations Planning, Sourcing & Procurement, Supply Chain Optimization, Technology, Analytics, Big Data, Business, Education, News 2025-12-19T13:04:00+00:00 Supply Chain in 2026: Predictions From Industry Leaders https://www.supplychain247.com/article/supply-chain-predictions-2026
Supply chain leaders from across the industry share their biggest predictions for 2026, covering AI, talent, logistics, automation, and more.]]> https://www.supplychain247.com/article/supply-chain-predictions-2026 Warehouse|DC, Automation, Supply Chain, Enterprise Resource Planning, Sales & Operations Planning, Sourcing & Procurement, Supply Chain Optimization, Technology, Analytics, Big Data, Robotics, Business, Leadership, Manufacturing, Workforce Management, News 2025-12-15T15:06:00+00:00 Six Simple Steps to Prepare Your Supply Chain for 2026 https://www.supplychain247.com/article/six-supply-chain-steps-to-prepare-for-2026
Supply chain leaders are locking in budgets and taking practical steps now to prepare for another uncertain year in 2026.]]> https://www.supplychain247.com/article/six-supply-chain-steps-to-prepare-for-2026 Warehouse|DC, Automation, Order Picking, Warehouse Management, Supply Chain, Inventory Management, Risk Management, Sourcing & Procurement, Supply Chain Optimization, Technology, Analytics, Business, Leadership, Workforce Management, Other, Materials Handling, News 2025-12-15T14:40:00+00:00 Which Country Holds the Most Rare Earth Minerals in the World? https://www.supplychain247.com/article/global-rare-earth-mineral-reserves-chart-2025
A new chart shows global rare earth reserves remain heavily concentrated, with China far ahead and few easy alternatives in sight.]]> https://www.supplychain247.com/article/global-rare-earth-mineral-reserves-chart-2025 Supply Chain, Sourcing & Procurement, Supply Chain Optimization, Technology, Robotics, Business, Manufacturing, Other, Electronics, News 2025-12-15T14:06:00+00:00