Supply Chain Brain

JULY 24, 2025

Jones Act regulations, limited carrier options, capacity constraints, inter-island transfers and price rigidity all make Hawaii a challenging edge case for shippers that requires bespoke strategies and careful thinking. A second layer of pricing. In Hawaii, the state fixes drayage prices, which are updated annually.

Real-time Visibility

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 29, 2025

Will prices rise, and for whom? Will supply remain strong, or will we see empty shelves? But it’s a challenge they need to face, head-on. The Anatomy of Tariff Impact and Beyond Much of the tariff debate centers around direct cost implications. Will consumers or companies pay the levy? But the reality is much more complicated.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain

Jaggaer

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Enhancing collaboration pays off, both by increasing transparency with suppliers and improving the bottom line through multi-tier supply chain visibility.

Collaboration

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 23, 2025

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Supply Chain Optimization

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 21, 2025

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. Prioritize execution intelligence. Unify marketing and data teams for agility.

Data

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 22, 2025

Featured Product Popular Stories Pricing Power: The Most Effective Weapon During Trade Wars Technology U.S. Plans to Build Boat Repair Facility Near South China Sea Facility Location Planning U.S. Timely, incisive articles delivered directly to your inbox.

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Supply Chain Brain

JULY 27, 2025

But for profit-oriented businesses, efforts to uphold ethical supply chain are largely driven by two factors: regulatory pressure and the attitude of consumers. Do the latter really care about where their products come from, or are they primarily concerned with price and convenience? And is that changing?

Sourcing

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 10, 2025

The knock-on effects included delivery delays, inventory shortfalls and price spikes across multiple industries. That detour added up to 12 days of transit time and increased shipping costs by approximately $1 million per voyage, according to reporting from Bloomberg and Maersk’s own advisories.

Supply Chain Optimization

SCMDOJO

JANUARY 29, 2025

Identifying areas for cost reduction, such as improving production efficiency, minimizing waste, and negotiating better prices with suppliers. Improve Efficiency: Identify and eliminate bottlenecks in the supply chain, which will speed up order fulfillment and reduce lead times.

Supply Chain Optimization

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 21, 2025

it has several road transportation options available, each with different price points, service characteristics, and risk profiles: Partial truckload (PTL). Decarbonizing the Supply Chain Flexibility and cost control aren’t the only strengths of a multimodal strategy. Consider that U.K. engine-block manufacturer.

Supply Chain Optimization

Finale Inventory

JULY 18, 2025

What Are Supply Chain Issues in Plain Language? Technology Solutions & Future Outlook Visibility & early-warning platforms Modern supply chains require real-time visibility to function optimally. Raw material availability has improved in many sectors, but price volatility remains a challenge.

supply chain software solutions

Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 16, 2025

Strong supplier agreements and pricing structures depend on consistent leadership. When management shifts frequently, relationships with vendors and service providers become unstable, leading to potential renegotiation delays, lost bulk pricing, and inconsistent service levels. Impact on vendor relationships. Josh Turley is CEO of RTA.

Leadership

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 30, 2025

Driven by customers’ growing expectations for more options, companies are shifting from the traditional model of selling products and services on a one-time basis to offering a broader mix of solutions, services and pricing. Identify and standardize the most effective contracts and pricing models.

Supply Chain Optimization

Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 26, 2025

Construction-specific tools are also on the market, with companies using tariff risk-assessment dashboards to help contractors analyze vendor relationships for exposure to price changes and legal protections. And retailers are using AI to dynamically adjust pricing and inventory strategies in response to tariff-driven cost changes.

Supply Chain Optimization

Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 24, 2025

These costs cascade through the supply chain, raising consumer prices and squeezing profit margins. According to a National Retail Federation study , a 10% tariff on imported apparel can increase retail prices by 3% to 5%. China trade disputes, add uncertainty, making long term planning difficult. Beyond the U.S.,

Supply Chain Optimization

Supply Chain Brain

AUGUST 6, 2025

Excess inventory can jeopardize working capital, stockouts can erode consumer trust, and inaccurate forecasts can result in poor pricing strategies that can tank margins. When costs swing overnight, supply chains just don’t have enough time to recalibrate, resulting in empty shelves or surplus stock.

Collaboration

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 13, 2025

The last big geopolitical shock to the price and availability of crop nutrients — the start of the Ukraine-Russia war in 2022 — was followed by runaway food inflation and a severe strain on farmers. Mideast tensions have sent prices of urea up this week in the South American nation, according to Bloomberg Intelligence analysts.

Supply Chain Optimization

Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 26, 2025

Having ascended to the C-suite, the CPO is critical to the organization’s ability to react to changes in taxation, pricing, geopolitics and sourcing strategies. But this individual known as the chief procurement officer is something quite different today.

Chief Procurement Officer

Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 19, 2025

Bowman, SupplyChainBrain Importers and exporters aren’t the only ones paying the price of tariffs. The reverberations from President Trump’s tariff war are being felt throughout global supply chains and trading countries.

Logistics

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 20, 2025

But they’ll pay a high price for losing the bet — and, given the government’s new enforcement priorities — that’s an increasingly likely outcome. Facing a five-year statute of limitations, companies might think they’re rolling the dice by concealing any underpayments they discover internally.

Supply Chain Optimization

Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 12, 2025

Increased tariffs mean higher prices for raw materials and finished goods, but shipping, storage and handling costs often increase too, which threatens small- to midsized business (SMB) profitability — especially when up against larger competitors with more resources. Higher prices can alienate loyal buyers.

Supply Chain Efficiency

Supply Chain Brain

AUGUST 3, 2025

Supply chain visibility is critical for enabling more accurate demand forecasting and smarter sourcing strategic decisions. These increases will likely hit middle- and lower-income consumers the hardest, as they are more sensitive to price fluctuations and may begin to reduce spending, even on essential items.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain

Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 9, 2025

China Trade War Within Mexico, although tariffs have raised prices in select product categories, their broader inflationary effect has been muted, in part because Banco de México reduced the benchmark interest rate to 9.00% in March, its lowest level since September 2022. Read More: Mexico: Battleground for Trade in the U.S.-China

Supply Chain Optimization

Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 30, 2025

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Supply Chain Brain

AUGUST 1, 2025

consumers from price spikes. For the rest of the world, this is a serious demand shock,” Raghuram Rajan, former India central bank governor and chief economist of the International Monetary Fund, who is now a professor at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, told Bloomberg TV on August 1. and lift core prices by 1.1%

Export

Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 22, 2025

They can make selections based on an optimal mix of price, quality and geographic location. And they can identify alternative sources in the event of a disruption in the primary supply line, whatever the cause. Singhal says AI is instrumental today in helping buyers to locate suppliers that can provide maximum agility.

Supply Chain Optimization

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 9, 2025

Shipping Costs Threaten to Deliver a New Price Shock More from this author Subscribe to our Daily Newsletter! CBP Releases Info on China Tariff Collection, as Trump Doubles Down Trump’s On-Again, Off-Again Tariff Strategy Sows Confusion Bloomberg Surging U.K. Timely, incisive articles delivered directly to your inbox.

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Supply Chain Brain

JULY 24, 2025

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Supply Chain Optimization

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 1, 2025

Shippers, carriers, consumers — theyre all feeling the effects of geopolitical unrest, spiking oil prices, economic uncertainty and trade turmoil," Alix Partners said. with 34% of consumers saying that theyve delayed making purchases until theres more certainty. SupplyChainBrain Bottling Plant Strike Could Bring Wine Shortage to U.K.

Supply Chain Optimization

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 21, 2025

Beef Prices Soar to Record Highs More from this author Subscribe to our Daily Newsletter! Featured Product Popular Stories How AI-Driven Autonomy Is Reinventing Supply Chains Artificial Intelligence EU to Prepare Retaliation Plan as U.S. Timely, incisive articles delivered directly to your inbox.

Supply Chain Optimization

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 11, 2025

RELATED CONTENT RELATED VIDEOS Business Strategy Alignment Food & Beverage Related Articles Kellogg Is the Latest Food Company Looking to Shed Brands In a Complex Retail World, Kellogg Company Turns to Demand Sensing Breakfast Cereal Prices to Increase Due to Climate Change SupplyChainBrain Retailers Rush Goods into U.S.

Supply Chain Optimization

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 24, 2025

Supply Chain Visibility Climate Crisis Has Caused Food Price Spikes Global Supply Chain Management U.S. Hosted by Bob Bowman, Editor-in-Chief of SupplyChainBrain. Show notes: ArentFox Schiff’s 2025 “Guide for Global Businesses: Navigating the Complexities of Today’s Forced Labor Laws.”

Real-time Visibility

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 23, 2025

Featured Product Popular Stories Mobility at the Margins: What Border Crossings Reveal Before Trade Data Does Air Cargo Climate Crisis Has Caused Food Price Spikes Global Supply Chain Management U.S. locomotive and rail cars along the connector route at the Port of Prince Rupert in British Columbia.

Supply Chain Optimization

Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 24, 2025

adults expect to pay more for food this summer compared to last summer due to inflation, and nearly half (47%) expect to pay the same, suggesting 80% report feeling no relief from high grocery prices. Consumers Value Low Prices More than Same-Day Delivery, Survey Finds Egg Prices Jump 8.5%

Price

Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 26, 2025

Clothing Prices Up H&M Boss Warns Tariffs are Driving U.S. Clothing Prices Up Photo: iStock.com/Artur Bogacki June 26, 2025 SupplyChainBrain The price of clothing is beginning to rise in the U.S. we are starting to see some competitors increasing prices. we are starting to see some competitors increasing prices.

Price

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 24, 2025

He said it would bring “huge benefits to both of our countries,” boosting wages, raising living standards and bringing down prices to consumers. Featured Product Popular Stories Mobility at the Margins: What Border Crossings Reveal Before Trade Data Does Air Cargo Climate Crisis Has Caused Food Price Spikes Global Supply Chain Management U.S.

Export

Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 8, 2025

Boeing had expected to deliver another 50 planes to China when the latest trade spat erupted in April, with Beijing countering Trump’s new levies by hiking tariffs that priced the U.S.-made and Asia’s biggest economy. made engines, avionics and other technology to build its C919 jetliner. made jets out of the market for Chinese carriers.

Supply Chain Optimization