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Tariffs Are the New Normal: Boardrooms are Finally Demanding a Pivot to Real-Time Supply Chain Orchestration – by Mark Morgan, Kinaxis

Logistics Viewpoints

Platforms like Maestro allow companies to model what-if cases in minutes, powering faster, more informed decisions across sourcing, pricing, and procurement. During the 2018 tariff wave, they leaned into orchestration to optimize costs and reroute shipments. Lippert Components is a clear example.

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Jaggaer Accelerates Cosentino’s Digital Transformation With New Procurement Features

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The company saved 700 man-hours annually on admin and increases its share of certified suppliers by 20% Madrid, 13th May 2025 JAGGAER bolsters the digitalisation of procurement processes at Cosentino, a Spanish family-owned company with an international presence and a world leader in the production of surfaces for architecture and design.

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Southern California Wildfires and Windstorm 

Exiger Perspectives

Source: Public Works Los Angeles County) Road closures in LA County Historical events, such as the 2017-2018 Thomas Fire in Southern California, have demonstrated that wildfires of this magnitude can severely disrupt supply chains, with road closures, damaged infrastructure, and workforce displacement leading to delays and increased costs.

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Understanding the Bullwhip Effect: Causes, Examples, and Strategies for Prevention

RFgen

Referring to the post-2008 period, he notes: “Sales are rising rapidly from 2017 through 2018. Additionally, order accuracy improved by 15% as automated data capture minimized manual entry errors, ensuring that procurement and fulfillment processes were more precise and responsive.

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This Week in Supply Chain Tech- May 15 2025

Supply Chain Matters

Cirtuo is a recognized leader in procurement spend category management. The inspiration came during Teslas Model 3 launch in 2018, when both realized how dependent the team was on unwieldy spreadsheets that could not keep up with the speed of changes at the business. The systems can be clunky and are rarely integrated.

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This Week in Supply Chain Tech- April 18, 2025

Supply Chain Matters

Founded in 2018 by industry veteran Don Burnette, Kodiak has a vision of becoming the trusted world leader in autonomous ground transportation dedicated to commercializing driverless trucking at scale.

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Terrified of Tariffs? Three Key Strategies to Implement Tariff Optimization and Create Adaptive Supply Chains

Logistics Viewpoints

Director of Product Segment Marketing at Coupa, where he brings products to markets in the areas of Direct Material Procurement and Supply Chain Design and Planning. This significantly increased the cost of solar energy projects, slowing the growth of the U.S. solar industry and leading to job losses.