Exiger Perspectives

JANUARY 13, 2025

Southern California Wildfires and Windstorm Client Alert Supply Chain Risk Alert Severe wildfires and windstorms have impacted Southern California since January 7, 2025. Exiger empowers clients to assess the impact of wildfires on their supply chain through cutting-edge visualization tools that map the geolocations of their suppliers.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 23, 2025

Supply Chain Matters features its latest full edition of This Week in Supply Chain Management Tech , a compilation of funding, partnership and other noteworthy announcements related to supply chain technology providers. Our previous posting in this series was published on May 18 th.

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NC State SCRC

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Many of the sectors cited above as having declining output in 2019 were the exact goods protected by the 2018-2019 tariffs (e.g., No one can look at these data for manufacturing output and say that the 2018-2019 tariffs have increased U.S. Chinese furniture per The Wall Street Journal [link] ). manufacturing activity.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Supply Chain Matters highlights yet another labor strike timed to impact a peak period in domestic and global commerce. While alternative carriers have grown since 2018, today’s higher shipping volumes mean even private networks risk bottlenecks. All rights reserved.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Tariffs hit hard on the bottom line by hiking up costs across supply chains, thereby affecting sourcing, manufacturing, and distribution decisions. However, if organizations adopt proactive tariff optimization strategies and build adaptive supply chains, these challenges can be turned into opportunities.

Optimal Sourcing

Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

November 4th – 8th 2024 Supply Chain & Logistics News Steve Banker a tenured Supply Chain analyst with ARC Advisory Group will be presenting next Wednesday, November 13th with Wendy Ripley on “How Orvis Used Order Tracking to Eliminate Stockouts.” million in funding from the U.S.

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 20, 2025

Click here to send us your comments Around 2018, my sense was WERC was struggling financially. Itss easy and free Enter your email below to subscribe: Join the thousands of supply chain, logistics, technology and marketing professionals who rely on Supply Chain Digest for the best in insight, news, tools, opinion, education and solution.

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Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Hansen , economists at the International Monetary Fund, observe, “Historically, supply chains were simple and operated within confined geographic areas. However, in our modern economy, supply chains are highly complex and involve numerous producers around the globe.”[4] So do most supply chain professionals.

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Cathy Roberson

MAY 8, 2025

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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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

This is the very same authorization the first Trump Administration utilized to levy 25 percent steel and 10 percent on aluminum tariffs in 2018. But things started to change after he introduced the steel and aluminum tariffs in March 2018 and also launched a trade war against China. With the U.S. Stay tuned. All rights reserved.

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 30, 2025

New Roles and Skills likely to Emerge, Gartner’s Abdil Tunca Says July 30, 2025 Supply Chain Digest Says. Initially, robot management will operate as a distinct role within supply chain. It also has huge implications across the GE global supply chain with regard to the management of their support and spare parts network.

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Stord

MAY 29, 2025

The global supply chain stands at another critical juncture as U.S.-China Steel/Aluminum, Auto Parts, and Legacy China Tariffs from 2018 and 2019 are still valid and in effect. China trade tensions force shippers, carriers, brokers, and brands to reassess logistics strategies. Imports from China fell to $29.4

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 16, 2025

Supply Chain Digest Says. Gartner says that “Over 90% of supply chain logistics functions have started or completed a digital transformation within the past three years, and high-performing functions set the logistics digital technology strategy 48% of the time.” A ny comments on Gartners thoughts?

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 12, 2025

Supply Chain Matters updates readers on todays milestone of U.S. That is different than steel and aluminum tariffs imposed during the first Trump presidency in 2018. Bob Ferrari Copyright 2025, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters blog. and other economies at this juncture.

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 24, 2025

We always start with a check on the US and global economy, as that has such an impact in the end on supply chain practice. What is your reaction of 1H supply chain 2025 in numbers and charts? This week, we offer our popular look at the first six months of 2025 in numbers and charts. Gilmore Says. What do you say?

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Supply Chain Digest

AUGUST 6, 2025

Supply Chain Digest Says. Click here to send us your comments Highlights of the interview are provided below: Q: Why is it critical for supply chain planning leaders to evolve their roles to more proactively shape business decisions in today’s environment? What do you say?

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Cathy Roberson

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Rethinking supply chains is a reader-supported publication. I’m not a politician nor an economist by any means, but it’s easy to see that supply chains will need to be extra agile and to pivot at a moment’s notice to address sudden changes in trade. And with the U.S. could represent $1.5

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 22, 2025

Supply Chain Digest Says. Click here to send us your comments Aronow observes that many supply chain organizations are perpetually chasing their commercial partners to engage and improve the demand forecast. Aronow says to start by investing in organizational storytelling skills. What do you say?

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 9, 2025

Supply Chain Digest Says. Click here to send us your comments Just recently, Gartner itself did an interesting look at what supply chain execs were saying at the Orlando conference as well as a similar event in Europe. Below are some highlights from the Gartner blog post. This shift was accompanied by a change in tone.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Presidential election ramps up to its final week before election day, Supply Chain Matters highlights how strategic supply chain sourcing decisions can sometimes take on domestic or geopolitical connotations. As the U.S. Fast forward to today and this site has very little manufacturing presence. billion in U.S.

Mexico

IT Supply Chain

JULY 17, 2025

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 27, 2025

Or, we could look at the Gartner top 25 supply chains list. That famous ranking used to be released at a dinner the Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference in May (now called the Supply Chain Symposium), but this year it was again released in a webinar a few weeks after the conference. Gilmore Says.

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 3, 2025

It also has huge implications across the GE global supply chain with regard to the management of their support and spare parts network. But supply chain managers make decsions and use organizational resources that impact a company's financial well being.

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 1, 2025

The on-going conflict creates risks to critical raw materials and the continued flow of finished goods, Garter says, requiring supply chains to conduct cost-benefit analyses of mitigation actions in partnership with finance leaders. Supply Chain Digest Says. Prepare CFOs for continued supply chain cost volatility 3.

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 6, 2025

What I failed to do in any of those three columns was mention what in some ways may have been the biggest to news items: the retirements of sorts of Gartner analyst Dwight Klappich and groundbreaking, inaugural Gartner analyst, and famous inventor of the Three V’s of Supply Chain, Art Mesher.

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 22, 2025

Supply Chain Digest Says. It also has huge implications across the GE global supply chain with regard to the management of their support and spare parts network. But supply chain managers make decsions and use organizational resources that impact a company's financial well being. What do you say?

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 8, 2025

Supply Chain Digest Says. It also has huge implications across the GE global supply chain with regard to the management of their support and spare parts network. But supply chain managers make decsions and use organizational resources that impact a company's financial well being.

Cargo

Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 25, 2025

Supply Chain Digest Says. It also has huge implications across the GE global supply chain with regard to the management of their support and spare parts network. But supply chain managers make decsions and use organizational resources that impact a company's financial well being.

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 29, 2025

Supply Chain Digest Says. While discussions between the two companies are at an advanced stage, the terms could still change, sources said. It also has huge implications across the GE global supply chain with regard to the management of their support and spare parts network. Omaha, Neb.-based

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 11, 2025

Click here to send us your comments January New that supply chain software provider Logility will be acquired by Aptean. April On what he calls Liberation Day, President Donald Trump publishes a wide schedule of tariffs on US imports from virtually every other country, creating supply chain chaos. What do you say?

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Exiger Perspectives

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Exigers illumination of the HVPT supply chain uncoveredfour key threats: Cybersecurity vulnerabilities Transformers rely onlogic-bearing componentssourced fromChina and Hong Kong, exposing the grid to potentialmalware, tampering, and remote shutdowns. annual electric-generating capacity (2018-2025), in gigawatts, at end of Dec.,

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Cathy Roberson

JUNE 1, 2025

Rethinking supply chains is a reader-supported publication. Reported May 29 As we continue to navigate tariffs, we're implementing various mitigation strategies, including partnering with our sourcing vendors to reduce costs. Another busy week in retail earnings! Mike Mathias - Chief Financial Officer Autozone Q3ending May 10.

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 18, 2025

This week we review the performance of supply chain stocks, and next week we will provide our popular take on the 1H 2025 in numbers and charts On to the stocks, I am ending my numbers with the closing bell on July 3. In early 2021, SCDigest re-launched this weekly supply chain and logistics stock market index.

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 10, 2025

Supply Chain Digest Says. It also has huge implications across the GE global supply chain with regard to the management of their support and spare parts network. But supply chain managers make decsions and use organizational resources that impact a company's financial well being. month-over-month.

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 13, 2025

of GDP The Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) and partners Kearney and Penske Logistics are out last week with the 2025 State of Logistics Report, looking primarily at 2024 data. It also has huge implications across the GE global supply chain with regard to the management of their support and spare parts network.

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QAD

MAY 30, 2025

Spun off from auto parts giant Autoliv in 2018, Veoneer needed an ERP system of its own, and quickly with minimal disruption. ANCA needed a process for a single source of information that the company and their suppliers could rely on. Downtime in the automotive industry is prohibitively costly.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 6, 2025

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights and added perspectives relative to this weeks announcement from adaptive supply chain planning technology provider ketteQ regarding its new product release which is named Dubai.

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