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Supply Market Information & Research 2023: The Sky’s the Limit with Fast Paced Innovation Yet Quality Assurance Efforts Become Increasingly Challenging

Supply Market Information & Research 2023: The Sky’s the Limit with Fast Paced Innovation Yet Quality Assurance Efforts Become Increasingly Challenging

This year’s annual post once again provides insights and reports on select trends and offerings that materialized in 2023. Kelly’s section focuses on the importance of maintaining quality standards for…

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S&P Global/IHS Markit Integration Launch of Supply Chain Console is Worth Noting

S&P Global/IHS Markit Integration Launch of Supply Chain Console is Worth Noting

S&P Global and IHS Markit completed their merger in February 2022. At the time of the closure of the merger: IHS Markit Financial Services and S&P Global Market Intelligence were…

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IEA Publishes Inaugural Edition of Critical Minerals Market Review and Announces Data Explorer Tool

IEA Publishes Inaugural Edition of Critical Minerals Market Review and Announces Data Explorer Tool

Recently, the International Energy Agency (IEA) released the inaugural edition of the Critical Minerals Market Review 2023, which provides valuable information on the critical minerals sector in 2022. It focuses…

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News Sites That Are Blocking OpenAI’s GPTBot

News Sites That Are Blocking OpenAI’s GPTBot

Originality.ai has done a study to determine how websites have responded since OpenAI shared details, earlier this month, on how to block its GPTBot. To identify which sites blocked GPTBot…

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Resources and Tools for Measuring Freight Energy Efficiency and Emissions Output

Resources and Tools for Measuring Freight Energy Efficiency and Emissions Output

According to the EPA, shipments of U.S. goods will grow 23.5% by 2025, and 45% by 2040. During this same time freight air emissions will exceed all other transportation activity…

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Partnership Announcements That Are Moving Sustainable Supply Chain Initiatives Forward

Partnership Announcements That Are Moving Sustainable Supply Chain Initiatives Forward

These recent partnership announcements emphasize the importance of collaboration when addressing sustainability challenges faced by supply chain and procurement professionals. SPLC and SHIFT to Launch Sustainable Procurement Assessment Platform The…

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New Supplier/Corporate Intelligence Offerings Tap Into Powerful AI Capabilities

New Supplier/Corporate Intelligence Offerings Tap Into Powerful AI Capabilities

Moody’s and Microsoft’s New Partnership Brings “Moody’s CoPilot” and “Microsoft Fabric” Moody’s and Microsoft made a big strategic partnership announcement in June 2023. The partnership will create enhanced insights into…

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AI-Generated Content That Misinforms: Recent Reports/Releases Indicate Growing Concern – NewsGuard and Google Launch Tools

AI-Generated Content That Misinforms: Recent Reports/Releases Indicate Growing Concern – NewsGuard and Google Launch Tools

In June 2023, as seen in various published reports and releases, there was a marked uptick in concern for AI generated content that misleads and/or misinforms. Examples include: The United…

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White House Reports More Resilient Supply Chains and Correlation to Goods Inflation: Key Measurement Indicators Used

White House Reports More Resilient Supply Chains and Correlation to Goods Inflation: Key Measurement Indicators Used

The White House released a report on June 8 indicating “increased access to transportation and warehousing capacity and equipment, solid throughput at the ports, improved delivery times, greater ocean shipping…

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Large Language Models for Healthcare, Finance, and Legal: Sampling of Recent Activity

Large Language Models for Healthcare, Finance, and Legal: Sampling of Recent Activity

ChatGPT, a large language model (LLM) trained by OpenAI, exploded on the scene as soon as it was launched in November 2022, bringing with it an enormous amount of attention…

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