Logistics Viewpoints
JUNE 2, 2025
In the past, tracking a shipping container across continents or monitoring the temperature of a pharmaceutical package in a rural warehouse came with trade-offs: cost, power drain, or unreliable coverage. Asset visibility was reserved for high-value goods, while the rest of the supply chain operated on estimates, paper trails, and phone calls. This is changing.
Supply Chain Insights
JUNE 3, 2025
Supply Chains to Admire 2025 - v1.0 Abstract The Supply Chains to Admire report is a data-driven analysis of the performance of over 500 public companies within their peer sectors over ten years. This report is part of an annual series to help companies benchmark and analyze performance.
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Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy
MAY 29, 2025
Supply Chain nuts & bolts Last week I looked at some basic definitions of a Supply Chain and what Supply Chains are designed to achieve. After enjoying the wet UK Bank Holiday, one of my first meetings was with an established FMCG CEO. No names of course, but this is a medium sized player with a broad European base. I have disguised the identity to protect us both but their product range contains nuts which I think is rather apt in the circumstances.
Supply Chain Brain
MAY 29, 2025
Supply chain leaders interested in implementing AI agents should start with clearly defined, limited-scope projects addressing specific pain points.
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The $53 trillion manufacturing economy in the US is undergoing a major automation paradigm shift due to Artificial Intelligence (AI). Thanks to new practical frameworks, automation projects that were once impossible or inefficient to implement are now being fast-tracked, and robotics automation is becoming increasingly relevant to a growing number of users and scenarios.
SCMDOJO
MAY 31, 2025
When it comes to storing and moving bulk materials, the first instinct is often to go for the sturdiest-looking optionrigid containers, bins, or drums. They look solid, stack neatly, and seem reliable. But looks can be deceiving when efficiency is on the line. Rigid containers take up the same amount of space whether theyre full or empty, plus theyre heavy, expensive, and often require custom storage solutions.
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RFgen
MAY 30, 2025
Operating with razor-thin margins and relentless customer expectations, supply-chain leaders are under immense pressure to deliver faster, smarter, and more reliable warehouse operations. According to a special focus issue of Supply Chain Management Review (2025 Automation Survey: Diving Deep into Warehouse Automation Trends by Peerless Research Group) delivers precisely that.
All Things Supply Chain
JUNE 3, 2025
While the worlds been busy debating tariffs and reshoring strategies, a quiet policy shift is sending shockwaves through e-commerce: the repeal of the U.S. de minimis provision.
Supply Chain Brain
JUNE 2, 2025
Just like a GPS is useless without reliable location data, AI and automation fail when execution data is inaccurate, delayed, or incomplete. In this session, Anand will break down why data quality is the hidden foundation of resilient, AI-ready supply chains.
John Galt
JUNE 3, 2025
Powered by AI, intelligentworkflows in supply chain planning software are elevating how organizations manage their processes. Read more.
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Strengthen your operations with the Supply Chain Resilience Checklist. This practical, easy-to-use tool helps your organization prepare for disruptions and ensure long-term continuity in an unpredictable world. Why Download: Identify and assess critical supply chain risks Ask the right questions to evaluate vendor preparedness Implement effective strategies to reduce vulnerabilities Improve communication, transparency, and coordination across your network What You’ll Learn: How to evaluate and m
Logistics Viewpoints
JUNE 3, 2025
Bob Gill, General Manager of ARC Advisory Group (right), presented the award to Dave Ching, Head of Sales for Southeast Asia, Australia, and New Zealand (left). From May 19 to 21, 2025, CeMAT Southeast Asia and LogiSYM Asia Pacific were co-located for the second consecutive year at Singapore EXPO, creating a comprehensive platform for the regions logistics and supply chain community.
Supply Chain Matters
JUNE 3, 2025
Bob Ferrari, Founder of Supply Chain Matters and Michael Lamoureux, Founder of Sourcing Innovation have been collaborating together in a multi-part series aimed to help readers understand why both legacy sourcing and procurement planning processes and legacy supply chain support applications continue to struggle with today’s business challenges.
QAD
JUNE 3, 2025
Updated: June 3, 2025 Published: February 23, 2022 Parcel volumes have skyrocketed in recent years. Unfortunately, so have prices. In recent years, global carriers have lost some of their volumes to regional carriers. If you serve customers across a limited geographic area, this may be a more cost effective shipping strategy. However, if your customers are dispersed around the world, the best way to control global logistics and international parcel shipments is to leverage multiple carriers.
Supply Chain Brain
MAY 31, 2025
In response to a chaotic, unpredictable range of on-again-off-again new tariffs, companies are realigning supply chains, investing in technology and developing risk mitigation strategies to navigate the uncertainty. By staying agile and informed, they can minimize financial exposure and maintain long-term supply chain resilience despite an unpredictable global trade picture.
Speaker: Lee Andrews, Founder at LJA New Media & Tony Karrer, Founder and CTO at Aggregage
This session will walk you through how one CEO used generative AI, workflow automation, and sales personalization to transform an entire security company—then built the Zero to Strategy framework that other mid-market leaders are now using to unlock 3.5x ROI. As a business executive, you’ll learn how to assess AI opportunities in your business, drive adoption across teams, and overcome internal resource constraints—without hiring a single data scientist.
Arena Solutions
JUNE 3, 2025
Amid todays unpredictable environment, supply chain risk management has taken center stage for most product companies striving to maintain resilience and efficiency. Geopolitical tensions, tariffs, inflation, and labor shortages have heightened risk exposure, significantly impacting business performance. According to a KPMG survey, 51% of U.S. businesses do not have effective measures in place to handle increasing risk events and disruptions.
Logistics Viewpoints
JUNE 3, 2025
Order fulfillment is the complete process from when an order is placed until the shipment is delivered. Accurately fulfilling thousands of orders for millions of items is extremely challenging. Many large organizations have multiple systems for order, warehouse, or transportation management that are barely integrated frequently not at all. However, large organizations are often equipped to handle fulfillment in-house, leveraging their extensive resources and capabilities.
SCMDOJO
JUNE 3, 2025
Picture yourself at your local hardware store comparing two paint cans that appear completely identical, yet they have completely different price tags. Before digital tools entered the scene, thats almost exactly what procurement used to feel like. Today though? Estimating costs is no longer an art of educated guesses, its transformed into precision science.
Amware Logistics and Fulfillment
MAY 30, 2025
Efficiency, accuracy, and brand consistency arent just goals theyre imperatives in the supply chain environment. As product customization and omnichannel delivery models become more complex, brands are looking for fulfillment strategies that simplify operations without sacrificing quality or experience.
Advertiser: GEP
The race to dominate AI is no longer about who has the smartest algorithms — it's about who can build and scale faster. Behind every AI breakthrough lies a battle for resources: data centers, compute hardware, power, and telecom infrastructure. And right now, even tech giants are hitting a wall. Our latest white paper reveals the six critical supply chain elements that are increasingly separating AI leaders from the rest.
Supply Chain Brain
MAY 31, 2025
In the face of rising costs, volatile demand, geopolitical instability, and operational inefficiencies, one thing is clear: traditional tools just wont cut it anymore. This eBook explores the biggest challenges supply chains will face in 2025 and how companies can proactively respond using smarter, AI-powered software solutions.
ThroughPut
JUNE 2, 2025
In 2025, the landscape of spare parts management is undergoing a seismic shift. Maintenance, Repair, and Operations (MRO) professionals, heads of maintenance, and spare parts managers are navigating an environment shaped by supply chain volatility, legacy infrastructure, and an explosion of data. The stakes have never been higher: unplanned downtime due to unavailable parts can cost organizations thousands of dollars per minute, erode customer trust, and disrupt critical operations.
Cathy Roberson
JUNE 1, 2025
Another busy week in retail earnings! This is a continuation of previous articles from April 21 , May 8 and May 11 , May 18 and May 25. Rethinking supply chains is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. As noted in the previous articles, this is a compilation of quotes from shippers taken from earnings transcripts (Seeking Alpha).
SCMDOJO
MAY 29, 2025
Supply chains are the systems that move products from where they are made to where they are needed. These systems include factories, warehouses, trucks, ships, and people. Many companies follow Health, Safety, Environment, and Quality HSEQ practices to keep everything running smoothly. Strong HSEQ practices can help supply chains avoid big problems that cost a lot of time and money.
Advertiser: ZoomInfo
AI adoption is reshaping sales and marketing. But is it delivering real results? We surveyed 1,000+ GTM professionals to find out. The data is clear: AI users report 47% higher productivity and an average of 12 hours saved per week. But leaders say mainstream AI tools still fall short on accuracy and business impact. Download the full report today to see how AI is being used — and where go-to-market professionals think there are gaps and opportunities.
Supply Chain Matters
MAY 31, 2025
Among global developments this week are signs of a renewed price war involving China based EV car makers. Such a price war can have implications for specific auto makers and for the industrys supply networks. A published report from Nikkei Asia (Paid subscription or metered view) reports that Chinese EV automaker BYDs announcement of yesterday of discounts up to 34 percent on 22 of this makers plug-in and EV models raises the specter of a wider consolidation of domestic EV market players.
Supply Chain Brain
MAY 31, 2025
With recent global events, there is a need for a shift from reactive problem-solving to a proactive, opportunity-seeking approach. This guide highlights the vulnerabilities of centralized supply chains, the risks of over-reliance on human resources and global sourcing, and the challenges arising from a lack of supply chain visibility.
IT Supply Chain
JUNE 3, 2025
By Christine Baker (pictured) Content Writer The post From Ransomware to AdLoad: The Cyber Threats Targeting Today’s IT Supply Chains appeared first on IT Supply Chain.
Demand Driven Technologies
JUNE 2, 2025
The merry-go-round In thirty years of responsibilities in major industrial groups and ten years as a consultant, I’ve seen a lot of managerial changes! That said, I understand – I myself have rarely stayed in the same role for more than four years. Mea culpa. This turnover is natural in companies of a certain size. Read more The post Managerial turnover: a challenge for the supply chain appeared first on Demand Driven Technologies.
Speaker: Ethan Woolley, Director at Kharon
This webinar will explore how companies can proactively address compliance risks–rather than reactively responding to–UFLPA enforcement actions. Ethan Woolley will provide insights into the latest CBP enforcement trends, entity list updates, and industries under increased scrutiny, with a look at potential shifts under the Trump administration. Ethan will also explore how predictive data and strategic due diligence can help organizations stay ahead of regulatory challenges and strengthen complia
Tecsys
JUNE 2, 2025
Tecsys expands globally with a new subsidiary in India, enhancing its supply chain capabilities and global support through strategic acquisition.
All Things Supply Chain
JUNE 2, 2025
Elon Musk does not need a press conference to shake the world. He just needs to hit post. Teslas stock went on a rollercoaster ride in 2025.
Supply Chain Brain
MAY 31, 2025
Integrated business planning (IBP) remains largely misunderstood. IBP is a holistic approach that brings together sales, marketing, finance, supply chain and IT to collaborate and make informed decisions.
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