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How GenAI is Transforming Manufacturing for Greater Efficiency

Jaggaer

Business confidence has seen huge swings with fewer businesses expressing an intention to increase capital spending than at any time since the financial crisis of 2009 — with the brief exception of the peak inflation of 2023. Other challenges abound. Multimodal models process and generate data across different data types (e.g.,

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Supply Chains Are Still Constrained by Geography

Enterra Insights

Back in 2009, I wrote, “We have all heard someone say, ‘The world is getting smaller.’ Hansen , economists at the International Monetary Fund, observe, “Historically, supply chains were simple and operated within confined geographic areas. ” Supply chains have always been tied to geography.

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What Shippers Are Saying About Tarriffs - Part 2

Cathy Roberson

Rethinking supply chains is a reader-supported publication. Brent Kirby – President Given the uncertainties surrounding current trade deliberations, we would not anticipate significant country of origin changes in our sourcing in the near term. Automotive Parts Genuine Parts , Q1 ending March 31. tariffs were enacted.

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Will Green Economies Dominate the Future?

Enterra Insights

Supply chain professionals have certainly taken notice and are making plans to mitigate the effects and/or adapt to these new realities. will build a whole solar supply chain in time to respond to climate change, or how solar products made in the U.S. He told Sengupta, “It is hard to see how the U.S. At least $230.8

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The need to know

EFT

Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern explore cross-continental railroad merger, source says Union Pacific (UNP.N) , the largest U.S. Apple in $500 million rare earth magnet deal with MP to expand US supply chain Apple (AAPL.O) freight railroad operator, is exploring a possible acquisition of Norfolk Southern (NSC.N) trade deal.

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Navigating New Tariffs: How Retailers Can Mitigate Impacts

Supply Chain Brain

The retail sector now faces mounting cost pressures and volatility, with ripple effects expected across the supply chain from manufacturers to store shelves. Supply chain visibility is critical for enabling more accurate demand forecasting and smarter sourcing strategic decisions.

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Are We Witnessing the Death of the Foreign Aid Supply Chain?

Enterra Insights

More recently, in 2009, Dambisa Moyo , a Zambian economist, argued in her book Dead Aid that Africa was ‘addicted to aid’ and that ‘the notion that aid can alleviate systemic poverty … is a myth’ ” Pilling argues that the West’s increasing distaste for foreign aid could have serious consequences. [And,]