General Mills is combining broad commodity hedging with weekly indexed flour pricing to contain input volatility before it reaches retail pricing decisions. In Brief Commodity
Costco has converted tariff recoveries into a controlled price-investment pool, using item-level decisions to lower prices without treating a temporary refund as permanent procurement savings.
Companies are setting supplier requirements, allocating spend and pursuing emissions targets with surprisingly little primary carbon data. New research suggests the quality of that information
When disruption hits, the fastest sourcing decision can also become the most expensive one to unwind. Emergency suppliers, expedited transportation, excess inventory and manual approvals
Procurement is being asked to find more savings while managing geopolitical risk, supply disruption and a growing technology agenda. Yet many of the constraints limiting
Companies are adding AI to global trade workflows at a time when tariff rules are becoming harder to interpret, maintain and apply at speed. The
Purchase price remains one of procurement’s clearest supplier metrics, but a competitive quote can conceal costs elsewhere in the business. Freight, inventory, financing, tariffs, compliance
Procurement is gaining greater authority over supplier contracts, but ownership is exposing a harder problem after negotiations end. Agiloft research finds that missed remedies, off-contract
Casey’s has protected approximately 80% of its cheese requirement through the first quarter of FY2028. The decision gives the company greater visibility over a critical
Burlington responded to tariffs by making a decision many businesses resist. It accepted lower sales rather than continue purchasing merchandise whose landed economics no longer
General Mills is combining broad commodity hedging with weekly indexed flour pricing to contain input volatility before it reaches retail pricing decisions. In Brief Commodity
Costco has converted tariff recoveries into a controlled price-investment pool, using item-level decisions to lower prices without treating a temporary refund as permanent procurement savings.
Companies are setting supplier requirements, allocating spend and pursuing emissions targets with surprisingly little primary carbon data. New research suggests the quality of that information
When disruption hits, the fastest sourcing decision can also become the most expensive one to unwind. Emergency suppliers, expedited transportation, excess inventory and manual approvals
Procurement is being asked to find more savings while managing geopolitical risk, supply disruption and a growing technology agenda. Yet many of the constraints limiting
Companies are adding AI to global trade workflows at a time when tariff rules are becoming harder to interpret, maintain and apply at speed. The
Purchase price remains one of procurement’s clearest supplier metrics, but a competitive quote can conceal costs elsewhere in the business. Freight, inventory, financing, tariffs, compliance
Procurement is gaining greater authority over supplier contracts, but ownership is exposing a harder problem after negotiations end. Agiloft research finds that missed remedies, off-contract
Casey’s has protected approximately 80% of its cheese requirement through the first quarter of FY2028. The decision gives the company greater visibility over a critical
Burlington responded to tariffs by making a decision many businesses resist. It accepted lower sales rather than continue purchasing merchandise whose landed economics no longer
