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2025 Real-time Visibility Supply Chain Visibility 
Supply Chain Game Changer
JULY 4, 2025
Subscribe Supply Chain Visibility Has Never Been More Important! Supply chains are more complex than ever, stretching across continents, industries, and multiple stakeholders. What is Real-Time Supply Chain Visibility? Real-time visibility is key to achieving this transparency.
Jaggaer
FEBRUARY 28, 2025
Procurement Priorities for 2025 and Beyond The manufacturing industry is evolving rapidly, leaving Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs) grappling with challenges that could make or break their organizations. Maintaining revenue and profitability depends on a resilient and adaptable supply chain.
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ivalua
MAY 10, 2025
Modern platforms unify the entire Source-to-Pay lifecycle, offering real-time visibility, integrated compliance controls, and advanced analytics across sourcing, contracts, and payments. It forms the foundation of digital procurement, enabling better spend visibility, improved compliance, and faster, more efficient operations.
Supply Chain Brain
JULY 17, 2025
A System Under Strain The fragility of the medication supply chain isn’t theoretical; it’s happening in real time. Integrated digital solutions bring together disparate systems and data streams, improve transparency across workflows, and equip decision-makers with timely, actionable insights.
Supply Chain Brain
JULY 13, 2025
Bowman, SupplyChainBrain Supply chains consist of imperfect humans struggling to make perfect decisions. Yurchisin predicts that the granularity of mathematical optimization — its ability to delve into the minutest details of global supply chains — will continue to improve. “A
Jaggaer
DECEMBER 5, 2024
Opportunities for Procurement Technology As we look toward 2025, European businesses are reshaping their supply chains to navigate an increasingly complex global landscape. A recent report by Maersk and Reuters Events highlights that 68% of companies are making supply chain visibility and monitoring solutions a top priority.
Let's Talk Supply Chain
FEBRUARY 13, 2025
With the rapid advancements in technology and the ever-evolving landscape of supply chain management, the role of artificial intelligence is becoming increasingly vital. Join us as we analyze the key takeaways from this engaging discussion and contemplate the implications for the future of supply chain management.
Supply Chain Brain
JUNE 17, 2025
SCB Feature Report From DPW: What’s Next for AI in Supply Chain? Image: iStock/JuSun June 18, 2025 Helen Atkinson, Managing Editor “The future is already here; it’s just not evenly distributed,” wrote William Gibson in his 1984 novel Neuromancer. Timely, incisive articles delivered directly to your inbox.
Supply Chain Brain
JULY 22, 2025
To be precise, the ability to adjust pricing and pricing strategies in real-time, grounded in data and tailored to specific markets, has emerged as the most effective way to shield and even grow profits. Instead, it’s time for businesses to integrate tariffs as a strategic variable in long-term planning.
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Supply Chain Brain
JUNE 17, 2025
Many of the world’s largest companies have committed to reaching net zero by 2050, triggering a ripple effect throughout global supply chains. Tesco and Walmart have announced procurement policies aimed at reducing carbon emissions and promoting sustainability throughout their extended supply chains.
Procurement Insights
JULY 7, 2025
Between 2007 and 2025, Procurement Insights archives reflect a remarkable evolution in the procurement and supply chain industry—from basic cost and operational concerns to strategic, tech-driven, and resilience-oriented priorities. Procurement team transformation and data/process digitization appear as timely themes by 2019.
Supply Chain Brain
JUNE 19, 2025
They provide optimized pick, putaway and replenishment functions, working with the human workforce to reduce travel time, errors and repetitive stress. 3PLs, for example, rely on contracts with customers that can change over time. Return on investment (ROI) is a further consideration.
Supply Chain Brain
JULY 1, 2025
Photo: iStock/South_agency July 2, 2025 Helen Atkinson, Managing Editor How does a retailer stay ahead of the dizzying number of factors that go into whether it can sell what it puts on the shelves at a profit? The real hard stuff comes with what we’re doing, which is modeling the expected response of people to what you do.
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Supply Chain Brain
JULY 10, 2025
Twenty twenty-five is starkly different: the next global war has already begun, and it’s unfolding not on distant battlefields, but right through the supply chains that you rely on. The knock-on effects included delivery delays, inventory shortfalls and price spikes across multiple industries. What can you do?
Supply Chain Brain
JUNE 10, 2025
Late payments are the silent disruptor that’s eroding trust, liquidity and operational continuity across the supply chain. Supply chains don’t operate in silos. Each tier, from raw-material providers to logistics firms, relies on predictable, timely cash flow. Supply chains are built on trust and timing.
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Supply Chain Brain
JULY 17, 2025
Truth be told, the number of ways AI can strengthen your supply chain cannot be accurately measured, but there are several significant ones that leaders can initiate today. AI allows suppliers to review data in real time, so they can stress-test scenarios, make changes and tweak their responsiveness.
Supply Chain Brain
JULY 21, 2025
However, the real nuance comes into play when looking at a single mode of transport, particularly road freight. It’s a good option for shipments that are too large for regular LTL but don’t justify the expense of a full or partial truckload. This is typically the most cost-effective road option for small to medium-sized shipments.
Let's Talk Supply Chain
FEBRUARY 13, 2025
The holiday crunch intensifies as consumer demands spike, leading to logistical complexities and inventory management issues. Moreover, amidst discussions on tariff implications and trade agreements, supply chain experts must stay informed and agile to adapt to changing regulations and market dynamics.
Finale Inventory
JULY 18, 2025
Supply Chain Disruption in 2025: Navigating Supply Chain Issues Supply chain issues have become the defining challenge for multichannel merchants in 2025. Discover how inventory planning software and improved lead time management can transform these challenges into competitive advantages.
Supply Chain Brain
JULY 14, 2025
Timely, incisive articles delivered directly to your inbox. Packsize Box First or Box Last? Punching Through Your Packaging Process More from this author Subscribe to our Daily Newsletter!
Supply Chain Brain
JULY 21, 2025
Following are three strategies for using data to meet these challenging times. Now is an excellent time to develop organizational execution intelligence, which means using data and analytics to optimize operations across inventory management, pricing and promotion to squeeze every last ounce of efficiency out of your processes.
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Supply Chain Brain
JULY 9, 2025
SPECIAL REPORT AI: Real or Hype? Image: iStock/koto_feja July 9, 2025 Sponsored by DELMIA No other technology in recent history has received as much attention as artificial intelligence. Its everywhere — but how much of it is real versus hype? Timely, incisive articles delivered directly to your inbox.
Supply Chain Brain
JUNE 15, 2025
Time to Start Preparing for the Digital Product Passport SCB FEATURE Selling Into the EU? Time to Start Preparing for the Digital Product Passport Photo: iStock.com/ Alexandros Michailidis June 16, 2025 Robert J. That said, it will be some time before the DPP is required of multiple product categories.
Supply Chain Brain
JUNE 10, 2025
BYD, China’s best-selling car brand, has a promissory note system called Dilian, or Dilink in English, that it uses as a form of payment to its suppliers and can be redeemed at a later time. billion) worth of notes as of May 2023, the last time that BYD disclosed such information. The platform had issued 400 billion yuan ($55.7
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Supply Chain Brain
JULY 14, 2025
You’ll discover a unique threefold strategy that enables workers to pick more items in less time with up to 30% fewer robots compared to legacy systems. Timely, incisive articles delivered directly to your inbox. Zebra Navigating the Future of Demand Forecasting More from this author Subscribe to our Daily Newsletter!
Procurement Insights
MAY 22, 2025
AI-First Automation: AI is built into every step, simplifying workflows, automating processes, and delivering real-time insights for compliance, onboarding, KYC/AML, contract management, and ESG initiatives. Real-Time, Data-Driven Insights AI analyzes live and historical data, providing actionable risk and compliance intelligence.
Supply Chain Brain
JULY 22, 2025
Whether youre upgrading an existing facility or installing automation for the first time, here are five tips to help you avoid common pitfalls and get the most from your investment. 1 Vet Automation Vendors for Real Flexibility Not all automation systems are created equal. Timely, incisive articles delivered directly to your inbox.
Supply Chain Brain
JUNE 16, 2025
Vehicles are sidelined, drivers grow frustrated, and delivery times slip. Every time a fleet manager leaves, strategic initiatives are put on hold while a new leader starts from scratch, relearns the operation, and gets buy-in all over again. Stable leadership strengthens the supply chain overall. It’s not just savings.
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Supply Chain Brain
JULY 23, 2025
Artificial Intelligence Customer Relationship Management Supply Chain Security & Risk Mgmt RELATED CONTENT RELATED VIDEOS Subscribe to our Daily Newsletter! Timely, incisive articles delivered directly to your inbox. Arno Ham is B2B e-commerce evangelist at Sana Commerce.
Supply Chain Brain
JUNE 18, 2025
Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg June 18, 2025 Bloomberg Amazon.com Inc. It’s hard to know exactly where this nets out over time, but in the next few years, we expect that this will reduce our total corporate workforce as we get efficiency gains from using AI extensively across the company.” CEO Andy Jassy.
Supply Chain Brain
JUNE 24, 2025
Timely, incisive articles delivered directly to your inbox. Global Supply Chain Management Digital Edition SupplyChainBrain 2025 ESG Guide: Is ESG Still Relevant? UNFI ), one of the U.S.’s s largest organic food distributor has led to empty shelves at Whole Foods stores across the country, reports NBC News.
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Supply Chain Brain
JULY 10, 2025
The Journey to Logistics Automation Photo: iStock / imaginima July 11, 2025 Robert J. Timely, incisive articles delivered directly to your inbox. Global Supply Chain Management Argentina: A New Opportunity in Latin America’s Industrial Sector Global Supply Chain Management U.S.
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Supply Chain Brain
JUNE 7, 2025
Products Before Talks Photo: iStock/Rat0007 June 7, 2025 Bloomberg RELATED CONTENT RELATED VIDEOS Global Trade & Economics Regulation & Compliance Apparel High-Tech/Electronics Related Articles CP Rail Agrees to Buy Kansas City Southern for $25 Billion Sartorius to Buy French Biotech Polyplus for $2.6
Supply Chain Brain
JUNE 9, 2025
Wing and Walmart first launched drone deliveries in Dallas-Fort Worth in fall 2023, with an average fulfillment time under 19 minutes, according to a June 5 release from Wing. This is real drone delivery at scale,” said Wing CEO Adam Woodworth. Timely, incisive articles delivered directly to your inbox.
Supply Chain Brain
JULY 13, 2025
Almost half of the world’s shipments of urea, a nitrogen-based fertilizer relied on by farmers to grow grains and other key crops, come from the Mideast, Rabobank senior analyst Samuel Taylor said in a report earlier in July. Timely, incisive articles delivered directly to your inbox. In the U.S.,
Supply Chain Brain
JUNE 9, 2025
This delay creates a dangerous blind spot for operators — higher landed costs, longer lead times and shifting sourcing patterns will start to accumulate in warehouses over the next two to 12 months. This is exactly where inventory robotics employing artificial intelligence is reaching an inflection point in 2025.
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Supply Chain Dive
JUNE 16, 2025
Improving supply chain decarbonization starts with the fundamentals: making emissions visible, involving suppliers more directly and translating data into procurement decisions. Without a centralized view of supplier data, emissions profiles and energy procurement, companies face a visibility gap.
Supply Chain Brain
JUNE 26, 2025
Moving from raw, unintegrated data to useful supply chain analytics is expensive — and it takes time. Enter 2025, and we’re facing another major supply chain challenge. This time, it’s not a global pandemic, but an administration’s uncertain and shifting stance on tariffs. Become an AI expert.
Supply Chain Brain
JUNE 24, 2025
From electronics manufacturers to retail giants, companies are grappling with a complex landscape of rising duties and other supply chain challenges. Four industries — electronics, automotive, retail and agriculture — illustrate tariffs’ real-world impact. A 2025 U.S. A 2025 Deloitte study predicted that 40% of U.S.
Supply Chain Brain
JUNE 22, 2025
It might mean setting up plants in Mexico or elsewhere in Latin America, aa means of cutting transit time and responding more quickly to changing patterns of demand. The conversations are becoming real,” he says. Timely, incisive articles delivered directly to your inbox. It could even entail some degree of domestic production.
Supply Chain Brain
JUNE 26, 2025
Bowman, SupplyChainBrain There’s always been procurement in supply chains — but today’s CPO is a whole different animal. Procurement sits at the center of every global supply chain, for acquisition of raw materials, components, assembly, finished goods, transportation and a range of other business functions.
Supply Chain Brain
JULY 16, 2025
Attendees explored emerging market trends and how organizations are responding in real time, strategic investments in automation and artificial intelligence, best practices in change management, and the key performance indicators that matter most for long-term sustainability. Another common roadblock is disconnected data.
Supply Chain Brain
JUNE 19, 2025
The reverberations from President Trump’s tariff war are being felt throughout global supply chains and trading countries. We cover changing distribution and inventory strategies in the wake of the tariffs, and how technology is helping all supply chain partners to cope in a time of great uncertainty.
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Supply Chain Brain
JULY 17, 2025
THE SUPPLYCHAINBRAIN PODCAST Podcast | Mitigating Supply Chain Risk: Is Insurance Up to the Challenge? Photo: iStock.com/Panuwat Dangsungnoen July 18, 2025 Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain Supply chain managers are in a risky business. At times like these, insurance should be a priority.
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