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How SMBs Are Managing a 30% Procurement Cost Spike

More than 40% of small-business owners say economic conditions have worsened compared with a year ago — nearly double the share from just a few months ago.

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Watch: An Alternative to Traditional Battery-Making Technology for EVs

Lie Shi, chief executive officer of AM Batteries, explains the many advantages of the dry battery electrode method of manufacturing batteries for electric vehicles.

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Dollars Delayed, Suppliers Dismayed: The True Cost of Late Payments

Behind the familiar headlines about supply chain disruption, a quieter threat continues to destabilize supplier networks: late payments.

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Watch: The Latest Megatrends in Procurement

Agentic artificial intelligence, geopolitical uncertainties and energy acquisition are the three biggest issues facing supply chain procurement professionals, says Ryan Polk, senior director analyst at Gartner.

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Europe’s Steel Industry in Jeopardy, Says ThyssenKrupp Exec

If the industry failed, she argued, Europe would be left reliant on the U.S. and China for a key manufacturing material.

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Not-So-Secret Agents: The Latest Leap Forward in AI

Recently we’ve seen the emergence of agentic AI, which signals the arrival of “autonomous” systems that appear to dispense with the need for humans altogether.

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Watch: Are Tariffs Creating Supply Chain Havoc?

Risk management using artificial intelligence can identify and mitigate tariff exposures across multi-tier supply chains, says Kit Conklin, global head of risk and compliance at Exiger.

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ProcureCon Europe 2025 Announces Speaker Lineup and Agenda

ProcureCon Europe 2025 heads to a brand-new location — the Austria Center Vienna — bringing fresh energy and opportunity to Europe’s most influential gathering of senior procurement professionals, taking place September 23 - 25, 2025.

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U.S. Retailers Look to Steer Sourcing Away from China

Target Chief Commercial Officer Rick Gomez said that the retailer has reduced the share of products it sources from China from 60% in 2017, to 30% today.

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Watch: How PepsiCo Achieved Integrated Business Planning

A case study about integrated business planning with Gretchen Talley, global supply chain planning process owner with PepsiCo, and Dominick Metzger, president and chief product officer with SAP Supply Chain Management.

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How to Build Lasting Supplier Relationships in China

In the midst of economic and trade turmoil, it’s the responsibility of business leaders to develop and maintain effective relationships with supply chain partners.

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Watch: Soy Markets Are Experiencing the First Shocks of the Global Trade War

Simi Thambi, a climate and nature economist at FAIRR, describes an unexpected environmental consequence of the Trump Administration’s tariffs on products from China.

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