Supply Chain Brain

AUGUST 11, 2025

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Optimal Sourcing

Supply Chain Brain

AUGUST 11, 2025

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Material Savings

Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 6, 2025

Sales Slowdown The tariffs further complicate chief executive officer Calvin McDonald’s target of doubling sales from 2021 to 2026. Consumers Cut Spending as Brands Hike Prices Business Strategy Alignment Smarter AI Starts with High-Quality Data Webinars U.S. Lululemon’s guidance assumes 30% tariffs on China and 10% on other countries.

Price Reduction

Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 17, 2025

the secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, said he had reached “an understanding” with food manufacturers to remove commonly used artificial food dyes from their products by 2026. Kennedy Jr., The Times said Kraft Heinz is the first major food company to officially announce plans to do so.

Chemicals

ToolsGroup

JULY 19, 2023

With the advent of true “single source of truth” inventory visibility , a digital twin is a more feasible goal than ever before. In fact, it’s expected that more than 90% of IoT platforms will utilize some aspect of digital twins by 2026. Learn more with our On-Demand Webinar: The Launch of Inventory Hub and Real-Time Retail.

Real-time Visibility

Jaggaer

JULY 4, 2024

Christian Heinrich, Co-Founder and Managing Director, c arbmee The 80% Challenge I was recently delighted to participate in a JAGGAER live webinar focused on the introduction, in recent years, of carbon emissions measurement as a factor in strategic sourcing. CBAM takes effect in 2026, with reporting already required from 2023.

Manufacturing Procurement

Precoro

JULY 1, 2024

Small companies may also lack the resources to create a dedicated procurement team for proper sourcing and supplier vetting. Let’s explore what motivates companies to choose the group purchasing method of sourcing. billion over 2017-2026. billion over 2017-2026. But are GPOs a good fit for everyone?

Purchasing Skills

Exiger Perspectives

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Our recent webinar, Effortless Compliance: Streamlining CBAM Regulation for Your Organization , offers helpful insights on compliance. More requirements and tariffs are part of the next two phases of CBAM , starting in 2026. Those without a robust data structure to draw from will need to make good-faith estimates. Nonetheless, U.S.

Supply Chain Design Software

Logistics Bureau

JULY 25, 2022

Supply challenges arising from the war will hit many industries, with electronics being a prime example, since Russia and Ukraine are both sources of materials such as palladium and neon , vital for the manufacture of semiconductors. From Fuel to Fertiliser, Supply Shortages Start to Bite. Grain From Ukraine: Will it Start Moving at Last?

Agile and Lean Supply Chain

Supply Chain Trend

DECEMBER 22, 2023

See below slide from one of my webinars. A Gartner report suggests that by 2026, over 65% of short-term decisions within supply chain planning will be automated or autonomous. I was a planner once. Observing the state of the average planning job today saddens me. We have an opportunity to change that.

Supply Chain Planning Software