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Supply Chain Brain
JULY 13, 2025
Bowman, SupplyChainBrain Supply chains consist of imperfect humans struggling to make perfect decisions. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain Supply chains consist of imperfect humans struggling to make perfect decisions. By itself, the word “optimize” doesn’t mean anything specific. “A
ivalua
MAY 29, 2025
Procurement and supply chain management are often used interchangeably—but in practice, the lines between them can blur in ways that create real friction. In this blog, we cover the key differences between procurement and supply chain management, and explain where the biggest disconnects typically occur.
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SCMDOJO
OCTOBER 23, 2024
As businesses become increasingly global, professionals in the supply chain field must keep up with new technologies, trends, and best practices. Summary Table edX Supply Chain Courses vs. SCMDOJO Aspect SCMDOJO edX Focus & Specialization A dedicated platform focused entirely on supply chain management.
Procurement Templates
NOVEMBER 21, 2024
Mastering these skills not only optimizes procurement processes but also positions managers as strategic business partners. Audit Supply Chains: Identify and address environmental and social risks in the supply chain. Develop Contingency Plans: Create backup strategies for critical suppliers and contracts.
Supply Chain Brain
JUNE 17, 2025
SCB Feature Report From DPW: What’s Next for AI in Supply Chain? That’s because the promise of artificial intelligence for supply chain operations is huge. It could do more to accelerate the journey of supply chain operations from the backroom to the boardroom than any other change. trillion to U.S.
Supply Chain Game Changer
FEBRUARY 18, 2025
Subscribe How Artificial Intelligence Benefits Logistics and Supply Chain! Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming supply chain management, enabling companies to adapt more effectively to market demands, streamline operations, and enhance visibility across the entire supply chain.
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. Your supply chain is already directly in the line of fire. Trade Representative.
Supply Chain Brain
JULY 17, 2025
Breaking Down Business Silos Supply chains don’t exist in isolation. To truly build resilience across the entire organization — including supply chain and logistics — businesses need to remove the internal silos that can lead to restricted data flow and collaboration. It all starts with adaptability.
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. For most CPG brands, indirect emissions — those that occur across the supply chain — represent the majority of their carbon footprint. Retailers are following suit. In the U.S.,
Supply Chain Brain
JULY 1, 2025
So argues Greg Petro, CEO of First Insight , a retail platform that uses AI analysis of consumer feedback to predict demand, determine pricing thresholds and model scenarios around, for example, differing tariff levels or supply chain bottlenecks. Combining them, you have two unmatched things coming together,” Petro says.
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Arkestro
DECEMBER 26, 2024
Resources / Blog / 5 Procurement Industry Trends to Watch in 2025 5 Procurement Industry Trends to Watch in 2025 In recent years, the procurement industry has undergone unprecedented transformations driven by the adoption of digital transformation, big data, and advanced technology like artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, and automation.
Supply Chain Brain
JUNE 19, 2025
The warehouse, meanwhile, has been elevated from afterthought to a central player, as new demands and responsibilities are placed on supply chains — from small-batch wave picking and reverse logistics to deeper supplier collaboration, and tariff and sustainability compliance. Just be prepared for anything and keep going.
Supply Chain Brain
JULY 17, 2025
Yet the complex supply chains behind those therapies are increasingly vulnerable. A System Under Strain The fragility of the medication supply chain isn’t theoretical; it’s happening in real time. In a 2022 ASHP survey, 99.7% of pharmacists reported experiencing shortages of critical sterile injectables.
Jaggaer
OCTOBER 24, 2024
Building Stronger Relationship s : Effective Approaches to Multi-Tier Supplier Collaboration A chain is only as strong as its weakest link—but what if you can’t evaluate the entire chain? Tier 1 suppliers and their suppliers—and their suppliers’ suppliers—make up an organization’s multi-tier supply chain.
Jaggaer
JULY 3, 2025
AI is moving from hype to reality, and the C-suite is under mounting pressure to deliver clear, ROI-driven strategies—especially in the high-stakes world of procurement and supply chain. On-Demand Webinar: AI on the Board Agenda: Redefining Procurement & Supply Chain for Manufacturing’s Next Chapter Watch Now
Supply Chain Brain
JUNE 16, 2025
Still, it can be just as disruptive to supply chain performance. Unlike other areas of the supply chain, fleet management lacks a structured leadership development pipeline. Stable leadership strengthens the supply chain overall. On day one. And when they struggle?
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Jaggaer
APRIL 9, 2025
The Manufacturing Supply Chain Journey through AI and Automation Manufacturing Supply Chains Explained The manufacturing supply chain comprises all the processes a business uses to turn raw materials and components into final products that are ready to be sold to customers, whether these are consumers or other businesses.
SCMDOJO
APRIL 11, 2025
Understanding how your Procurement and Supply Chain KPIs are performing isn’t just a nice-to-have; it’s essential for survival and growth. Why You Need Visibility of Supply Chain and Procurement KPIs? Running procurement and supply chain without metrics is like driving blindfolded.
Supply Chain Brain
JULY 9, 2025
Traditional AI dates back to at least the 1960s and encompasses techniques such as machine learning, which utilizes historical data to optimize problems and predict future outcomes. With that being said, Wood emphasizes that companies are already deriving significant value from traditional AI today, such as optimization and machine learning.
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. Supply chains are built on trust and timing. Each tier, from raw-material providers to logistics firms, relies on predictable, timely cash flow.
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Supply Chain Brain
JULY 14, 2025
Punching Through Your Packaging Process More from this author Subscribe to our Daily Newsletter! Timely, incisive articles delivered directly to your inbox.
Supply Chain Brain
JULY 14, 2025
Zebra Navigating the Future of Demand Forecasting More from this author Subscribe to our Daily Newsletter! Timely, incisive articles delivered directly to your inbox.
Supply Chain Brain
JUNE 10, 2025
issued similar statements on June 10, saying their payment plans are aimed at promoting efficient capital flows across supply chains in the automotive industry. Supply chain financing is common in the auto industry. At least three carmakers, including Dongfeng Motor Group Co., Guangzhou Automobile Group Co.
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Supply Chain Brain
JUNE 15, 2025
Other users of the information will be retailers and their supply chains, as well as government authorities seeking to uphold export regulations, according to Megan Brewster, vice president of advanced technology with Impinj , a manufacturer of radio frequency identification devices. It’s all about the data,” he adds.
Supply Chain Brain
JUNE 24, 2025
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Supply Chain Brain
JULY 10, 2025
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Supply Chain Brain
JUNE 18, 2025
Featured Product Popular Stories Report From DPW: What’s Next for AI in Supply Chain? Time to Start Preparing for the Digital Product Passport Supply Chain Visibility Five Ways AI-Enabled Digital Twins Will Shape the Future of Supply Chains Technology Digital Edition SupplyChainBrain 2025 ESG Guide: Is ESG Still Relevant?
Supply Chain Brain
JUNE 7, 2025
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Supply Chain Brain
JULY 13, 2025
While such a move isn’t likely at this point, “we can’t take for granted just how concentrated some of these production and supply chains are,” Taylor said in an interview. “We The latest escalation of violence between Israel and Iran had raised fears over a possible closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a critical export channel.
Supply Chain Brain
JUNE 9, 2025
Supply Chain Finance & Revenue Management Lawyer for 737 Crash Victim Families Slams DOJ Deal with Boeing Quality & Metrics DHL Express Canada Workers on Strike Following Lockout Last Mile Delivery U.S. Timely, incisive articles delivered directly to your inbox.
Supply Chain Brain
JUNE 9, 2025
Supply Chain Finance & Revenue Management Lawyer for 737 Crash Victim Families Slams DOJ Deal with Boeing Quality & Metrics DHL Express Canada Workers on Strike Following Lockout Last Mile Delivery U.S. Timely, incisive articles delivered directly to your inbox.
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Supply Chain Brain
JUNE 26, 2025
If you asked those same leaders what they wished they had in place and are now investing in heavily, the answer would be “supply chain analytics.” If you asked those same leaders what they wished they had in place and are now investing in heavily, the answer would be “supply chain analytics.”
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. The stated aim of those measures is to bolster domestic manufacturing and reduce reliance on foreign supply chains. Tariffs also destabilize supply chain operations.
Supply Chain Brain
JUNE 22, 2025
Such a model, based on prioritizing unit economies and production at scale, doesn’t prepare manufacturers and retailers for the waves of disruption that are washing over global supply chains today. They can make selections based on an optimal mix of price, quality and geographic location.
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
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? Bowman, SupplyChainBrain Supply chain managers are in a risky business. President Trump’s on-again, off-again tariffs are only the latest headache to confront traders and their supporting supply chains.
Supply Chain Action Blog
NOVEMBER 6, 2024
There is a lot of buzz about the “autonomous” supply chain these days. The subject came up at a conference I attended where the theme was the supply chain of 2030. The Driverless Car Analogy From CBC News [link] I’ve heard the driverless vehicle used as an analogy for the autonomous supply chain.
Supply Chain Brain
JULY 16, 2025
At Optimal Dynamics’ recent Transportation Leadership Strategy Session, 25 industry peers gathered to exchange perspectives on how we’re all adapting to these pressures. Some of the most exciting developments are happening in AI-driven network optimization. Erica Frank is vice president of marketing with Optimal Dynamics.
Supply Chain Brain
JUNE 12, 2025
For many, higher costs, supply chain delays, and unpredictable inventory flows are creating significant hurdles. While navigating tariffs requires short-term tactics such as pricing adjustments and inventory management, it’s also important to think about the following long-term strategies: Diversify supply chains.
Supply Chain Brain
JUNE 9, 2025
As a result, Mexico’s role in North American supply chains is becoming increasingly strategic,” the Uber Freight report, released June 6, said. imposed a 25% tariff on Mexican steel and aluminum exports, deteriorating investor confidence, and disrupting key manufacturing supply chains. tariffs on non-originating goods. “As
Supply Chain Brain
JUNE 30, 2025
Ford CEO Jim Farley said the situation demonstrates the need to develop a domestic supply chain for critical auto components. China has instituted a new approval process for exports of rare earths that has slowed supply lines. “We trade tensions with China. Timely, incisive articles delivered directly to your inbox.
Supply Chain Brain
JULY 10, 2025
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Supply Chain Brain
JULY 2, 2025
For supply chain employers, particularly those managing large, distributed workforces or frontline operations, understanding this shifting landscape is essential to staying compliant, minimizing risk and planning for the future. For supply chain employers, this moment offers an opportunity to reassess.
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