Logility

AUGUST 12, 2025

As AI advances in the 2025 Gartner® Hype Cycle , four innovations are turning supply chain planning volatility into a proving ground for intelligent business operations. Technology is allowing companies to leverage resilience into opportunities. The rules of supply chain planning are being rewritten in real time. From Red Sea shipping disruptions that are rerouting global freight to rising tariffs and shifting labor markets, volatility has become the new baseline.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 12, 2025

Subscribe Valuable Ways to Improve Supply Chain Efficiency! Efficient supply chain management can make or break a business in today’s fast-paced market. Companies that optimise their logistics reduce costs, improve delivery times, and gain a competitive edge. Whether you run a small enterprise or a large corporation, refining your supply chain is essential.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 12, 2025

Industrial B2B supply chains are evolving in response to geopolitical developments, rising consumer demand, sustainability requirements, and the impacts of climate change. As a result, traditional, siloed operations have become outdated. Two keywords for survival today were considered by many in the recent past to be mere buzzwords: adaptability and agility.

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ThroughPut

AUGUST 12, 2025

What is AI in Supply Chain? AI in supply chain refers to the application of artificial intelligence technologies—such as machine learning, natural language processing, and optimization algorithms—to make the supply chain more agile, intelligent, and autonomous. AI is no longer a futuristic concept; it’s embedded in today’s best-performing supply chains—from predictive demand planning to intelligent route optimization to supplier risk mitigation.

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Ensure your mid-year performance reviews are focused, productive, and growth-oriented with this practical checklist from Mitratech Trakstar. Designed for HR professionals, people managers, and team leads, this guide walks you through the full review process—from pre-meeting prep and feedback collection to action planning and follow-up. It also includes tips for creating a comfortable and effective review experience, plus ways to leverage tools like self-evaluations, PIPs, and development plans.

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Supply Chain Brain

AUGUST 10, 2025

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Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 11, 2025

Featuring Our 12 Best Procurement Articles! In today’s competitive business landscape, effective supply chain management is crucial for organizations to thrive. At the heart of supply chain management lies the role of procurement, a strategic function responsible for sourcing, acquiring, and managing goods and services essential for business operations.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 7, 2025

Logistics Viewpoints is pleased to offer a free executive summary of its market research report on Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs) , a transformative technology in the warehouse automation landscape. As businesses face rising labor shortages and escalating e-commerce demands, AMRs are proving essential for streamlining material movement and optimizing intralogistics operations.

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QAD

AUGUST 12, 2025

In the fast-changing business environment of today, aligning demand forecasting, supply planning and production scheduling is not just a best practice, it’s essential. In our recent webinar, Ludovic Lezenven , Principal Business Consultant at QAD, discussed the connection between strategic planning and day-to-day execution. He stressed how important this link is for achieving a good balance.

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ThroughPut

AUGUST 12, 2025

In today’s competitive global economy, businesses must operate smarter, faster, and more efficiently. At the core of every successful enterprise are four critical functions: supply chain management, logistics, transportation, and operations. Although these terms are often used interchangeably, they represent distinct areas essential for ensuring seamless product flow, customer satisfaction, and cost efficiency.

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Product lead time is crucial in the life sciences industry and represents a key consideration for customers’ purchasing decisions. For this reason, BD Biosciences aimed to optimize its global supply and distribution network to reduce delivery lead time to customers and optimize its global inventory. How BD Biosciences was successful in reducing global distribution lead times between 30% and 60% in addition to: Increasing agility to prioritize urgent and ad-hoc customer requests Increasing global

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Supply Chain Brain

AUGUST 11, 2025

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Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 8, 2025

The Resilient Supply Chain! Passing Fad or Long Term Strategy? Supply chains come with diverse challenges, ranging from supplier risks to unpredictable exchange rates. However, by being informed about such potential issues and staying proactive, supply chain obstacles can be overcome to maintain successful operations. Here’s a look at eight Supply Chain challenges you should be aware of, with strategies to overcome them. 1.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 7, 2025

As of July 19, 2025, major changes to the National Motor Freight Classification (NMFC) system are officially in place — reshaping how LTL freight is classified, rated and handled. These updates are already influencing pricing and operations across the industry. If you haven't adjusted your shipping processes yet, now's the moment to do so — and GlobalTranz is here to help you stay on track.

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Freight Waves

AUGUST 12, 2025

GoodShip has announced a successful Series B funding round, raising $25 million to boost its innovative AI-powered freight management platform. Based in Bellevue, Washington, the company aims to revolutionize the transportation industry by shifting away from traditional spreadsheet-based operations toward a more integrated, data-driven approach. GoodShip’s impressive growth trajectory paved the way for this new round of funding, which was spearheaded by Greenfield Partners and saw the participat

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Robots are a cornerstone of a smart factory, automating a wide range of manufacturing tasks that are monotonous, physically straining, or even hazardous. However, real-world robotics deployments have not lived up to the revolutionary potential the industrial sector had originally envisioned. Robot implementations are typically confined to specific applications, carry high costs, and are time-consuming.

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o9 Solutions

AUGUST 12, 2025

As Chief Digital Officer at Indorama, Eric Delattre is tasked with something no less ambitious than guiding a global chemical manufacturing leader into its next era. That means rethinking the business not only as a set of functions or processes, but as a fully integrated digital ecosystem, one where every decision is grounded in data, every scenario is measurable, and every person has the tools they need to drive performance.

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Supply Chain Brain

AUGUST 11, 2025

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Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 12, 2025

Subscribe 3 Most Common Freight Forwarding Scams (and How to Avoid Them)! (Infographic) The goods are ready, the timelines are tight, and the shipments need to move seamlessly between U.S. ports and inland hubs. But then come the variables. Suddenly, what looked like a straightforward move becomes a high-stakes logistics puzzle. To stay competitive, freight forwarders need clarity on how U.S. container moves actually work: what regulations apply, where hidden costs lurk, and which lanes offer th

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ivalua

AUGUST 12, 2025

Enterprises today must treat strategic sourcing as a driver of long-term value rather than simply a cost-cutting measure. With rising supplier risk, evolving ESG mandates, and increasing pressure to innovate, traditional sourcing approaches can no longer keep up. Leading organizations are rethinking how supplier relationship management and how they manage spend categories, and they’re looking to collaborate more efficiently and effectively across functions.

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The golden age of offshoring is over, and simply bringing production home isn’t enough. This eBook breaks down why smart factories are the essential path to successful onshoring in a volatile global economy. You'll explore a shift from nostalgia to reinvention: how digital-first systems, real-time feedback loops, and empowered frontline teams make onshore production faster, more adaptive, and more resilient.

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Resilinc

AUGUST 12, 2025

The automotive industry is under pressure. From escalating compliance mandates to raw material constraints and persistent logistics delays, supply chains are being reengineered in real time. Resilinc’s new Automotive Supply Chain Challenges 2025 report reveals how automakers are adapting to a risk landscape defined by trade uncertainty, rare earth restrictions, and regulatory enforcement.

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Freight Waves

AUGUST 12, 2025

Cold storage provider Americold announced Tuesday that is has opened a 335,000-square-foot import-export hub in Kansas City, Missouri. The company partnered with Class I railroad Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) to develop the $100-million-plus facility. The new site can handle containers exceeding 50,000 pounds and will provide USDA inspections to circumvent potential border delays.

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Shipsy

AUGUST 7, 2025

Australia’s logistics landscape is evolving rapidly due to rising customer expectations, booming e-commerce, and a growing focus on sustainability. With e-commerce booming and global trade pressures mounting, businesses across Australia are turning to Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) to streamline operations, reduce costs, and stay competitive.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 8, 2025

Subscribe 8 Supply Chain Challenges and How Companies Can Overcome Them! In the dynamic brewing industry, supply chain obstacles often complicate the journey from grain to glass. From sourcing premium raw ingredients to delivering each fresh pint to customers, breweries face a host of complex challenges. As we unravel these issues together, you’ll gain insights into practical solutions devised to counter this logistical balancing act.

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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.

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ivalua

AUGUST 9, 2025

AI procurement software is already reshaping how leading teams make decisions, reduce risk, and find new value. But how do you transform early pilots into enterprise-wide projects that make an impact? Making artificial intelligence in procurement functional and beneficial requires more than just experimenting with models and algorithms. Successful implementation requires a careful look at how to integrate AI within existing systems and processes while staying ahead of risk, governance, and data

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E2open

AUGUST 13, 2025

SOURCE: WiseTech Global August 3, 2025 SYDNEY, Australia – WiseTech Global (ASX:WTC) (“WiseTech”), developer of leading logistics execution software CargoWise, today announced the completion of the acquisition of U.S.-based E2open Parent Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:ETWO) (“e2open”), a leading provider of cloud-based trade and supply chain SaaS solutions for the world’s largest companies, for $3.30 per share in cash equating to an enterprise value of $2.1 billion [1] which is fully debt funded from a ne

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Freight Waves

AUGUST 13, 2025

Freight appointment scheduling seems simple, until you have to do it. Traditionally, securing an appointment has been a slow, manual process. It also hasn’t changed much over the past few decades. Qued is using AI to change that. “When we talk about freight scheduling, even people within our industry often don’t understand how complex it is,” Qued CEO Prasad Gollapalli said.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 8, 2025

This week in supply chain and logistics, major players across industries are making bold moves in response to cost pressures, policy shifts, and capacity challenges. UPS is aligning with FedEx by changing how it calculates dimensional weight—an adjustment that could raise shipping costs for businesses of all sizes. In the energy sector, U.S. startup Lyten is set to revive bankrupt Swedish battery maker Northvolt, signaling a renewed push for European battery independence.

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Learn how centralizing slow-moving SKUs can help reduce fulfillment costs by $300M+ while boosting fulfillment efficiency.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 11, 2025

Subscribe Tips to Start Investing in Forex Trading! The Foreign Exchange Market, or Forex, is where global currencies are traded. It’s a massive, fast-paced market that operates 24/7. Prices here shift constantly as currencies fluctuate against each other. Forex volatility refers to these frequent and sometimes unpredictable price changes. It happens due to several factors, including geopolitical events, economic data releases, central bank decisions, and even market speculation.

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Kinaxis

AUGUST 11, 2025

The tariff wake-up call: Why LSPs should take up orchestration sharkins Mon, 08/11/2025 - 11:12 When tariffs were first announced in January 2025, the logistics industry felt the immediate shock waves. Deliveries stopped abruptly, shipments were hastily rerouted through alternative ports and countries, and entire trade lanes shifted overnight as importers scrambled to avoid the impending duties.

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IT Supply Chain

AUGUST 12, 2025

By Bernhard Schmaldienst (pictured) Senior Director Transport Execution & Visibility Products, Transporeon The post Sustainability & resilience in supply chains – a contradiction or an opportunity? appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 13, 2025

This week’s news roundup highlights the transformative impact of AI integration, autonomous robotics, and strategic visions on the future of supply chains, on to the news: How AI Can Help Tame Warehouse Complexity Artificial Intelligence | By Steve Ross • 06/12/2025 The complexity of running the warehouse only continues to increase. Supply chain leaders face macro-challenges such as the pressure for sustainability, labor shortages and the effects of inflation on operating margins… Auton

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