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No Balloons Needed: Practical Moves to Navigate Tariff Volatility

Logistics Viewpoints

Instead of broad, theoretical solutions, we need to go deeper and identify the tangible levers companies can pull to adapt. The company, heavily invested in Canadian manufacturing, faced a crisis because its raw materials were sourced from outside North America, disqualifying it from USMCA tariff exemptions.

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How Can You Improve Value in Your Supply Chain?

Supply Chain Shaman

Sorting through this to make a decision on a new planning solution at this time is tough. For example, if I improve the cost structure in transportation, procurement, manufacturing and sales independently, what decision support framework decides the right trade-offs? My advice? You are right. The reason? How Do You Drive Value?

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AI-Powered Supply Chains: Building Resilience in a Complicated World

Supply Chain Brain

North America continues to dominates the market, with a 32.49% share in 2023. These tools empower users to enhance teamwork between humans and machines. For example, a dispatcher is responsible for purchasing components for pre-production and stocking of two new products. billion in 2023 to $63.77

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Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Tech- June 26 2025

Supply Chain Matters

Billion Acquisition of e2open Australia based logistics software provider WiseTech, developer of logistics execution software CargoWise , announced an agreement to acquire U.S. Risk is assessed for both indirect or direct materials procurement teams and their supply networks. WiseTech Announces $2.1

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Cut Sourcing Costs and Boost Efficiency: Real QAD SRM Cases and Best Practices

QAD

In todays complex and often volatile global environment, procurement leaders face mounting pressure to cut sourcing costs while navigating geopolitical instability, inflation, tariffs and talent shortages. When I started working with KION five years ago, they faced fragmented procurement processes across regions. His takeaway?

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o9 Co-Founder and CEO Charts the Next AI-Driven Frontier in Enterprise Planning and Execution

o9 Solutions

For instance, Gartner predicts that by 2026, more than 80% of enterprises will have tested or implemented GenAI tools, a considerable leap from under 5% in 2023. That question shaped the conversations at aim10x Europe, o9 Solutions’ flagship event in Amsterdam. And yet, few organizations have the tools to understand why.

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Tariff Uncertainty Is Here to Stay. Here’s How to Prepare.

Exiger Perspectives

Introduction Global trade has entered a new era of volatility, with tariffs and trade restrictions already proving to be powerful tools of economic policy. Supply chain and procurement leaders must now navigate an increasingly complex regulatory environment, balancing cost efficiency with risk mitigation. For instance, a U.S.-based