Supply Chain Management news and trends

Unlocking the Future of Digital Health at the World Economic Forum

January 24, 2025
Unlocking Future of Digital Health at World Economic Forum
Adoption of AI in Cybersecurity Grows, but Experts Say Risks Remain High
Cybersecurity // January 21, 2025

With scams, fraud and new ways for criminals to commit financial crimes springing up seemingly by the hour, the World Economic Forum 2025 in Davos, Switzerland, has placed cybersecurity front and center. “It’s highly likely that if your organization hasn’t experienced a cyber incident, it will...

AI Agent Systems Are Here — Will They Transform B2B?
artificial intelligence // January 15, 2025

In the B2B space, one Shakespeare quote rings out louder than the rest: better three hours too soon than a minute late. And the ongoing consumerization of the B2B space is increasingly giving time back to buyers and suppliers by automating and innovating traditionally tedious,...

3 Reasons Now Is the Golden Age of B2B Procurement
B2B Payments // January 13, 2025

Digital transformation’s impact is typically specific to each sector, company or workflow. But no matter how granular and varied the effect, embracing innovation can help businesses turn formerly tactical processes into strategic elements of organizational growth. This is especially true within procurement. Traditionally seen as...

FreightWise Teams With Estes to Offer Less-Than-Truckload Pricing
Partnerships // January 02, 2025

Transportation technology and services provider FreightWise launched a partnership with freight shipping firm Estes. The collaboration offers “highly competitive” less-than-truckload (LTL) pricing with Estes for users of the FreightWise and Kuebix transportation management systems, according to a Thursday (Jan. 2) press release. LTL pricing is...

Interviews & Exclusives
Healthcare’s Working Capital Shift Strengthens Supplier Ties

November 07, 2024
The healthcare industry might be likened to a battleship when it comes to payments innovation. It’s massive and slow to turn, but once turned, the waves made are enormous. In the United States, for example, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services estimated that the healthcare sector accounts for as much as 17% of GDP. […]

BofA: Tech Turns Global Trade’s Paper Jams Into Payment Streams

September 26, 2024
Global trade, at its heart, is about receivables. One company owes another for the goods or services it has purchased. While that may sound simple enough, businesses engaged in international...

Data Shows 93% of Truckers Would Use Instant Payments if Offered

August 19, 2024
The transportation industry is a high-speed world of logistics and delivery, where efficiency and speed are paramount. Yet, the methods by which many transportation businesses conduct financial transactions are not...

Walmart: AI Helps Create ‘Ready for Anything’ Supply Chains

July 03, 2024
What gets measured ultimately gets improved. And when it comes to supply chain management, that old adage couldn’t be truer. Fortunately for businesses, despite ongoing supply chain disruptions and operational...

Quick Reads
FreightWise Teams With Estes to Offer Less-Than-Truckload Pricing

January 02, 2025
Transportation technology and services provider FreightWise launched a partnership with freight shipping firm Estes. The collaboration offers “highly competitive” less-than-truckload (LTL) pricing with Estes for users of the FreightWise and Kuebix transportation management systems, according to a Thursday (Jan. 2) press release. LTL pricing is used when shippers don’t have enough freight to fill an […]

Prima to Expand Supply Chain Integrator Offering Across North America

December 06, 2024
Mexico City-based Prima has raised $23 million in funding to expand its offerings as a manufacturing and supply chain integrator across North America. The latest funding brings Prima’s total funding,...

Logility Adds New AI Capabilities to Supply Chain Management Offering

December 03, 2024
Supply chain management software maker Logility has introduced “two AI-native” capabilities. The new artificial intelligence (AI)-powered offerings, set to become available in spring 2025, are designed to “reimagine the way...

Santander and Pemberton Launch Supply Chain Solution Invensa

December 03, 2024
Santander has teamed with Pemberton Asset Management on a new supply chain solution. The banking giant and the private credit manager have formed Invensa, a company focused on supply chain inventory solutions...