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GenAI in Procurement: Enhancing Security & Mitigating Risks 

Jaggaer

In earlier articles in this series on GenAI we have discussed its benefits and how it differs from other forms of artificial intelligence, as well as how in future these will converge to create highly sophisticated solutions, not least in procurement. Procurement, too, is vulnerable. Not the least of these are the cybersecurity risks.

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What Retailers are Saying About Tariffs - Part 5

Cathy Roberson

The topic/report will be on the logistics M&A so far this year. The report will be available free for paid Substack subscribers but I’ll provide a summary and a link to the report in case you’re interested in either purchasing it separately or paying for an anuual subscribtion to my Substack articles.

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How Tariffs Are Reshaping Global Supply Chains in 2025

Supply Chain Brain

From electronics manufacturers to retail giants, companies are grappling with a complex landscape of rising duties and other supply chain challenges. The stated aim of those measures is to bolster domestic manufacturing and reduce reliance on foreign supply chains. The cost impact is both immediate and far-reaching. In the U.S.,

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The Domino Effect of Global Tariffs on the Supply Chain

NC State SCRC

I recently learned that Walmart is currently moving all of their product shipments to June and July, in effect hoping to receive a bulk of their goods for 2025 prior to adoption of the tariffs in August on China, India, Bangladesh, Vietnam, and other Asian countries. Everybody has a limit as to how long they can hold off.

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Still Don’t Know How Many Slaves Are In Your Supply Chain?

Talking Logistics

I asked that question almost three years ago following the collapse of a garment factory in Bangladesh that killed more than 1,100 workers and injured thousands of others. Based on recent reports, it appears that, three years later, the answer to that question remains the same: We don’t know.

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Sourcemap travels to Dhaka to launch massive digital mapping of Bangladeshi garment factories

Sourcemap

The Sourcemap team travelled to Dhaka, Bangladesh last month to kick off the door-to-door census of every garment factory in the country: a Digital Ready-Made Factory Map of Bangladesh. Sourcemap is partnering with C&A Foundation and BRAC University (BRAC U) in Bangladesh to administer the survey.

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One Man’s Trash: How Blockchain Can Target Food Waste to Help End World Hunger

Material Handling & Logistics

For organizations that source products from suppliers in remote regions, blockchain can provide clarity in an otherwise murky journey from harvest to retail. billion metric tons—gets lost or wasted. From the wholesale manufacturers in Iowa to the farmers in Bangladesh, change is coming. World hunger is a global epidemic.