procurement
31 posts tagged with “procurement”
Freight Audit and Payment RFPs Need to Catch Up With Real-Time Disruption
Freight audit and payment RFPs should evaluate disruption control, clean shipment-level data, and financial governance—not just invoice processing cost.
CXTMS InsightsJune 12, 2026 · 6 min read
Procurement AI Confidence Is Low. Logistics Teams Should Treat That as an Execution Warning.
Procurement AI confidence is low, and logistics teams should treat that as a warning about supplier onboarding, routing rules, and execution handoffs.
CXTMS InsightsJune 9, 2026 · 7 min read
May Manufacturing PMI Hit 54. Freight Planners Should Watch the Production Signal, Not Just Orders.
May manufacturing PMI reached 54 as production and new orders expanded, giving freight planners an early signal to tighten lane forecasts and supplier-delivery workflows.
CXTMS InsightsJune 2, 2026 · 7 min read
Diesel Is Still Above $5.50: Why Fuel Volatility Belongs in Every Routing Guide
Diesel’s May 25 average of $5.523 per gallon shows why shippers need fuel volatility, surcharge controls, and oil-risk scenarios built into routing guides.
CXTMS InsightsMay 31, 2026 · 7 min read
Social Impact Traceability Is Becoming a Product-Level Supply Chain Requirement
Social impact traceability is moving from ESG reporting into product-level compliance, procurement, and logistics workflows.
CXTMS InsightsMay 31, 2026 · 7 min read
Ocean Contract Delays Signal a Muted Peak Season: How Shippers Should Manage Spot Exposure
Ocean contract delays, blank sailings, and muted import demand are pushing shippers into a harder spot-market exposure decision ahead of peak season.
CXTMS InsightsMay 30, 2026 · 6 min read
Procurement AI Agents Need Small Pilots First: The Practical Business Case for Sourcing Automation
Procurement AI agents can remove sourcing grunt work, but only when teams start with narrow pilots, clean supplier data, and measurable expansion criteria.
CXTMS InsightsMay 30, 2026 · 7 min read
Trucking Has Less Slack Than Prior Cycles. Shippers Should Rebuild Routing Guides Now.
Truckload capacity is showing less slack after three weak earnings years, while LTL pricing strengthens. Shippers should rebuild routing guides before tender pressure returns.
CXTMS InsightsMay 23, 2026 · 6 min read
DOJ Shipping Container Price-Fixing Charges Make Ocean Procurement a Compliance Problem
The DOJ shipping container price-fixing indictment shows why ocean freight procurement needs supplier concentration monitoring, quote history controls, and auditable approvals.
CXTMS InsightsMay 20, 2026 · 6 min read
Tariff-Adjusted Landed Cost Is Replacing Unit Price as the Sourcing Metric That Actually Matters
Tariff-adjusted landed cost gives procurement, logistics, and finance a shared way to model duties, refunds, transportation, inventory, and compliance risk before sourcing decisions lock in fragile assumptions.
CXTMS InsightsMay 19, 2026 · 6 min read