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The complexity of current procurement challenges can hinder efforts to simplify processes, strengthen data accuracy and merge systems seamlessly. As companies grow, RFQ volumes often escalate quickly, preventing manual processes from keep pace. Automation can offer a clear path forward to drive efficiency and scale operations quickly.

Join us for a discussion and live Q&A that will explore the future of autonomous sourcing at scale. Maersk’s Adam Brown and Keelvar’s Dylan Alperin will join Journal of Commerce Editor Ariane Herrera to break down the steps taken by Maersk, one of the world’s largest shipping and logistics companies, to revolutionize sourcing with cutting-edge automation and optimization strategies.

Key takeaways will include:

- The potential of large-scale RFQ automation without the risk of errors

- Examples of supplier-friendly systems integration that ensure consistency and efficiency

- Strategies to cut costs, boost agility, and create a seamless procurement experience

Discover how Maersk, one of the world’s largest shipping and logistics companies, is revolutionizing sourcing with cutting-edge automation and optimization strategies.

Moderator

Ariane Herrera, Senior Associate Editor, Special Projects, Journal of Commerce by S&P Global

Speakers

Dylan Alperin, CCO, Keelvar

Adam Brown, Technology Platform Leader for Procurement, Maersk

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Logistics is the lifeline of retail success, essential for keeping the shelves stocked and customers happy. Join us for a must-attend webinar where QVC shares how they’ve transformed their logistics sourcing using Keelvar’s Sourcing Optimizer, all while improving efficiency and driving cost savings.

Learn how Dynamic Market Sourcing is helping QVC stay agile during tender season and discover best practices for optimizing logistics in the retail world.

Don’t miss this opportunity to gain insights from a retail leader transforming logistics procurement!

Moderator

Ariane Herrera, Senior Associate Editor, Special Projects, Journal of Commerce, S&P Global

Speakers

Dylan Alperin, Vice President, Professional Services, Keelvar

George Conway, Sr. Manager-Logistics Procurement, QVC

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After a two-year-plus freight downturn, trucking companies along with their partners and customers are looking forward to heightened demand. The US Federal Reserve’s interest rate cuts in September likely set the stage for not only improvements in manufacturing and housing demand that will generate freight, but also lower capital costs for companies looking to expand by acquisition. Even before September’s half-point rate cut, freight volumes were beginning to increase, as consumer spending rallied over the summer and more goods hit the road earlier than expected. All this has shippers bracing for truckload rate increases, perhaps in the fourth quarter but certainly down the road in 2025. Will demand push rates up sharply during the next round of contract talks? Or will the availability of capacity blunt rate hikes and pave a more moderate path toward growth in transportation pricing in 2025? This webcast, led by Senior Trucking Editor William Cassidy will assess those and other points, such as the growth of dedicated and private fleets and the outlook for less-than-truckload shipping.

Moderator:

William Cassidy, Senior Editor, Trucking and Domestic Transportation, Journal of Commerce by S&P Global

Speaker(s):

Jason Miller, PhD, Eli Broad Professor of Logistics, Michigan State University

Holly Pearce, Director of Logistics and Warehousing, Otis Elevator Company

Scooter Sayers, Founder, Sayers Logistics, and Sales Executive, Cubiscan

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Discussion of artificial intelligence is everywhere these days. It’s literally impossible to avoid the impact it is purportedly having across our personal and professional lives. The logistics industry is no different. The default setting for every vendor and third-party logistics provider is to pronounce that its capabilities are AI-powered. That leaves buyers of logistics technology in a tricky position because most are not experts in technology, much less artificial intelligence. AI will definitely affect the logistics industry, from making companies more efficient and accurate, to unlocking decision-making that lies beyond the reach of humans. It also will change the nature of the logistics workforce. But exactly how and when those changes will occur is not yet clear.

This webcast, led by Journal of Commerce senior technology editor Eric Johnson, will help the market understand where AI is actually impactful in international and domestic logistics by identifying key processes where AI is already in play or likely to be in play in the near future. What’s more, the session will explore the extent to which buyers need to equip themselves with the means to understand AI.

Moderator:

Eric Johnson, Senior Editor, Technology, Journal of Commerce by S&P Global

Speaker(s):

David Broering, President of Non-Asset Solutions, NFI Industries

J-Ann Tio, Chief Strategy Officer, Arrive Logistics

Greg Kefer, Chief Marketing Officer, Raft

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Ocean carriers are again awash with cash as early peak season demand and significant volume of cargo pushed onto soaring spot markets out of Asia fills their coffers. It is against this backdrop that saber-rattling by the International Longshoremen’s Association should be viewed as its master contract negotiations with maritime employers on the US East and Gulf coasts become increasingly fractured. The ILA is determined to extract a generous deal from United States Maritime Alliance with the carriers as major players. Ocean carriers are in a win-win situation. If the rhetoric intensifies ahead of the Sept. 30 expiration of the current contracts and that causes significant front-loading of US imports, space will be tight, and rates will soar. If a strike closes terminals and ships are stuck outside ports, space will evaporate, and rates will increase. The carriers can’t lose. Because of the devastating nature of a US East Coast strike it is unlikely to be a long, drawn-out affair, and carriers probably will be happy to have their vessels floating around outside ports waiting to get in until the dispute is resolved. As far as contingency plans are concerned, there aren’t many that make sense for shippers. Alternative routing such as Europe to the US West Coast would be one option, and entering North America through Canada’s east coast ports might be another, but both would add time and cost and leave imports far from where they need to be. As of early August, front-loading of cargo was not showing up in demand numbers or freight rates, but it’s surely only a matter of time before cargo volume begins to pick up on the westbound trans-Atlantic.

This webcast, led by Journal of Commerce senior Europe editor Greg Knowler, will analyze the potential disruption ahead and how the rest of 2024 is shaping up in the typically subdued trans-Atlantic trades.

Moderator:

Greg Knowler, Europe Editor, Journal of Commerce by S&P Global

Speaker(s):

Alison Leavitt, Managing Director, Wine and Spirits Shippers Association

Stephanie Loomis, Head of Ocean Freight-North America, Rhenus Logistics 

Eric Oak, Senior Analyst-Supply Chain, S&P Global Market Intelligence

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