Mathematical Optimization: Supply Chain Management by the Numbers
Supply Chain Brain
JULY 13, 2025
Rapid-fire, essentially live decision-making only happens when you have a reliable and fast solver behind the scene,” he says.
Outsmart Disruption with AI: Three Strategies for Supply Chain Resilience
Supply Chain Brain
JULY 17, 2025
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. The business required 100% vehicle uptime but struggled to meet this goal and manage spare parts inventory.
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How MTSS Platforms Can Prepare the Next Generation of Supply Chain Professionals
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OCTOBER 30, 2024
For instance, students might be tasked with developing a logistics plan that involves coordinating with multiple stakeholders to ensure the timely delivery of goods. By engaging in these simulated environments, students gain practical experience in decision-making, strategic planning, and crisis management.
Report From DPW: What’s Next for AI in Supply Chain?
Supply Chain Brain
JUNE 17, 2025
Humans will still be very much in the picture, he argued, but one of the most important elements in the relationship between human and machine will continue to be trust.
The Best Ways to Use Project Management to Build Resilient Supply Chains Amid Global Disruptions
SCMDOJO
FEBRUARY 15, 2025
By using its main principles, companies can: Identify risks early and develop contingency plans. Improve collaboration between suppliers, manufacturers, and logistics partners. With the help of dedicated software, companies can track demand fluctuations, monitor supplier lead times, and adjust inventory planning in real time.
How to Understand, Anticipate and Navigate the Cost of Tariffs on Your Business
Supply Chain Brain
JULY 29, 2025
Businesses must also consider the ripple effects on their inventory strategy; any change of supplier will change lead times. A New Approach to Supply Chain Management Logistics and supply chain leaders know their supply chains need to be more agile, ready to withstand everything from a global pandemic to geopolitical conflict.
AI-Powered Supply Chains: Building Resilience in a Complicated World
Supply Chain Brain
JULY 24, 2025
By enabling seamless communication, automating tasks, and providing predictive insights, generative AI can significantly increase the accuracy of estimated times of arrival, and overall performance across the logistics supply chain. A Case Study A global automotive manufacturer adopted sophisticated AI technology for spare-parts distribution.
Mastering Inventory Management!
Supply Chain Game Changer
JUNE 14, 2025
Work out order strategies and create an inventory plan to tackle this ever-changing demand. The art of inventory optimisation Inventory optimisation involves a streamlined process of maintaining the correct amount of stock required to meet customer demand while keeping logistics costs low.
Visual Supply Chain: How Better Presentation of Data Can Drive Operational Decisions!
Supply Chain Game Changer
JULY 24, 2025
Demand Forecasting and Inventory Planning Demand planners often work with multi-variable models involving seasonality, lead times, customer behavior, and historical data. By using workflow diagrams, swimlane charts, and SOP templates , teams can demystify logistics workflows and create reusable communication tools that scale.
Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI): What It Is & A Complete Guide
Finale Inventory
JULY 18, 2025
For broader context on how VMI fits into comprehensive inventory strategies, explore inventory planning software. Results: The retailer reduced stockouts by 32% while decreasing inventory costs by 18%. This model shifts inventory planning from the buyer to the seller, creating a more synchronized supply chain.
Supply Chain Issues: Causes, Impacts & Mitigation Strategies
Finale Inventory
JULY 18, 2025
Discover how inventory planning software and improved lead time management can transform these challenges into competitive advantages. Infrastructure & Logistics Constraints Port labor disputes have created bottlenecks at critical junctures, while persistent chassis shortages limit container movement.
Pricing Power: The Most Effective Weapon During Trade Wars
Supply Chain Brain
JULY 22, 2025
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Warehouse P2G Robotics: A Flexible and Affordable Solution
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.
How Forex Volatility Affects Supply Chain Costs!
Supply Chain Game Changer
AUGUST 11, 2025
The effects are especially challenging for industries relying heavily on global logistics networks. Suppliers often adjust their prices to account for fluctuating exchange rates, making it difficult for businesses to predict costs or plan budgets accurately.
Reorder Point Formula: When to Replenish Your Inventory
Finale Inventory
JULY 18, 2025
We'll explore how the right inventory planning software transforms your reordering process from guesswork into a precise, data-driven system. Use comparable products as proxies, then adjust formula inputs as real days sales in inventory accumulates.
Healthcare: Shortages, Tariffs, and Tech
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JULY 17, 2025
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Shipping to Hawaii: How to Navigate the Obstacle Course
Supply Chain Brain
JULY 24, 2025
To thrive under these constraints, shippers need a playbook designed specifically for them — or they need to partner with a logistics provider that has thought them through. If you’re partnering with a logistics provider, you want to carefully vet their operations and reputation. It also means taking sustainability extremely seriously.
AI-Tuned Pricing and Inventory Strategies are the Way Forward for Retailers
Supply Chain Brain
JULY 1, 2025
Governments have been doing that for years, but retailers are slow to pick up on this.”
The Next War Will Be Fought in Supply Chains
Supply Chain Brain
JULY 10, 2025
In Ukraine, before the full-scale invasion, similar commercial sabotage — amplified by coordinated social media disinformation — was used to erode public trust and paralyze logistics. Iran, North Korea and cybercriminal syndicates are adopting similar tactics, using logistics as an entry point to destabilize commerce and confidence.
Net-Zero Commitments Are Reshaping Carbon Tracking in CPG Supply Chains
Supply Chain Brain
JUNE 17, 2025
That includes everything from raw materials and manufacturing to packaging and logistics. AI can integrate with procurement platforms, utility meters, logistics trackers and internet of things sensors to gather real-time data. Known as Scope 3 emissions, these are also the most difficult to measure and manage.
How to Minimize Supply Chain Disruptions!
Supply Chain Game Changer
JULY 16, 2025
Supply chain processes that can benefit from technological advancements include the following: Inventory Planning : Managing your inventory is daunting if you rely on manual stocktaking procedures. Partner With Logistics Experts It’s not best to work alone. Partners are excellent helpers in times of turbulence.
Using AI Collaboration to Empower the Supply Chain Workforce
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JULY 23, 2025
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Three Data Strategies for Retail and CPG Organizations During Tariff Turmoil
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JULY 21, 2025
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Infusing Intelligence into the Buying Journey: How Order Management Links Your Supply Chain
Supply Chain Brain
JULY 31, 2025
Order management is uniquely positioned as the command center of the supply chain, sitting at the intersection of inventory data, logistics intelligence and customer experience. These disruptions, often unpredictable and rapidly evolving, demand an OMS that is both flexible and integrative.
How an Online Masters in MIS Enhances Supply Management Strategies!
Supply Chain Game Changer
JULY 24, 2025
Procurement teams may use one platform, while logistics depends on another, and finance runs an entirely separate system. A graduate of an MIS program learns how to bridge these gaps using integrated databases and enterprise resource planning tools. These improvements result in shorter lead times and better service levels.
Before You Automate: Five Tips Every Fulfillment Leader Should Know
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JULY 22, 2025
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Dollars Delayed, Suppliers Dismayed: The True Cost of Late Payments
Supply Chain Brain
JUNE 10, 2025
Each tier, from raw-material providers to logistics firms, relies on predictable, timely cash flow. 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.
Three Questions to Consider Before Collaborating on Supply Chain Innovations
Supply Chain Brain
AUGUST 10, 2025
Fifty-seven percent of respondents said they’re working with a third-party logistics provider, outside consultant or both on adopting potential technologies, so it’s important that supply chain managers understand how to get the relationship off on the right foot.
Drive Down Your Cost per Unit – And Make Every Movement Count
Supply Chain Brain
JULY 14, 2025
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Why the Future of Freight Is Multimodal
Supply Chain Brain
JULY 21, 2025
In mid-May, after the two countries agreed to temporarily halt planned tariff increases, container bookings surged by nearly 300% , straining port operations and carrier capacity. It’s a logistics model designed for change — and the foundation for long-term supply chain resilience.
Identifying the Source of Products Through Chemical ‘Fingerprinting’
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JULY 27, 2025
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Bezos? Jeff Bezos? What does he have to do with anything related to procurement and supply chain?
Procurement Insights
JUNE 7, 2025
Real-Time Synchronization: Amazon’s systems integrate suppliers, warehouses, and logistics partners (e.g., Automation and AI: Amazon employs machine learning for demand forecasting, inventory management, and logistics optimization (e.g., Kiva robots, route planning).
Supply Chain Optimization Software: Streamline Your Inventory Network
Finale Inventory
JULY 18, 2025
Stock-outs alienate customers, aged inventory fees drain cash flow, and rising logistics costs erode profit margins. Supply chain optimization software helps small-to-mid-market companies streamline planning, execution, and analytics without enterprise-level budgets. "Finale is a cost effective way to control our inventory.
Podcast | Have a Good Trip! The Journey to Logistics Automation
Supply Chain Brain
JULY 10, 2025
The Journey to Logistics Automation THE SUPPLYCHAINBRAIN PODCAST Podcast | Have a Good Trip! The Journey to Logistics Automation Photo: iStock / imaginima July 11, 2025 Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain If picking the right systems for automating logistics is a journey, how do you even get out the door?
Machine learning adoption into supply chain management on the horizon – Pharmaceutical Technology
Let's Talk Supply Chain
MARCH 6, 2025
leveraging advanced algorithms and predictive analytics, organizations can optimize inventory management, streamline logistics, and mitigate disruptions. With the adoption of machine learning in pharmaceutical logistics, companies can benefit from real-time insights, proactive problem-solving, and better inventory management.
Crutchfield — Amplifying Packaging Automation
Supply Chain Brain
JULY 14, 2025
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AI: Real or Hype?
Supply Chain Brain
JULY 9, 2025
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China’s Carmakers to Pay Suppliers on Time as Price War Curb
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JUNE 10, 2025
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Inventory Life Cycle: Your Guide to Master Inventory Management
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DECEMBER 5, 2024
Optimise Inventory Planning with this Free Inventory Ageing Report Enhance Supply Chain Visibility In Inventory Life Cycle: When we discuss supply chain and inventory life cycle together, one crucial aspect is better visibility, which will allow us to learn more about potential business descriptions and bottlenecks.
Selling Into the EU? Time to Start Preparing for the Digital Product Passport
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JUNE 15, 2025
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Sweating Your Assets With ASRS
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JULY 28, 2025
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The Leadership Retention Crisis in Fleet Operations, and Why It Matters to the Supply Chain
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JUNE 16, 2025
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Cyberattack on Supplier Causes Empty Shelves at Whole Foods
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JUNE 24, 2025
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. 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.
How AI Is Turning Inventory Data Into a Strategic Advantage
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JUNE 9, 2025
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