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Modern TMS Solutions: Driving Sustainability in Supply Chain Operations

Logistics Viewpoints

Sustainability is high on the list of favorite corporate buzzwords. However, as carbon taxes and emissions reporting requirements continue increasing, supply chain professionals face mounting pressures from inside and outside their organizations to measure and improve performance against new, nebulous sustainability metrics.

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90-day tariff response: From crisis management to competitive advantage

Kinaxis

If you were still haven’t prepared your supply chain, now is the time to act. In just six months, tariff activity has doubled the pace of the 2017–2020 trade war. Only this time, it’s moving faster, hitting more sectors, and proving far harder to predict." Then, translate this into margin impact across your product portfolio.

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Direct Spend Management: A Checklist for Enabling Shared Value with Direct Suppliers

Logistics Viewpoints

They are no longer just vendors of goods and services. Or they may have expertise in manufacturing processes and have flexible capacity to allow contract manufacturing for new product introduction. Suppliers are now crucial strategic partners that support product innovation, efficient supply chains, and overall competitiveness.

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Why Catena-X certification signals a new era for automotive supply chain resilience

Kinaxis

The convergence of these capabilities enables new levels of coordination—not just within a single enterprise, but across the entire ecosystem. Resilience, not just reaction Disruptions—from chip shortages to policy shocks —are no longer anomalies but constants. To support this, having standardization in sustainability data is critical.

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Lenovo Excels in Supply Chain Planning with a Hybrid Approach

Logistics Viewpoints

We invest a huge amount of time and resources into our people and making sure that we have the best digital talent in the industry and that we’re doing the most innovative things in the supply chain. Just last year we finished integrating the sales process into the end-to-end supply chain process. That has worked out well for us.

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Truckload Optimization: Driving Decisions with Data

ToolsGroup

Static decisions based on limited information cannot adapt to real-time disruptions or dynamic variables. In contrast, modern truckload optimization tools work in real time, dynamically adjusting to changing conditions and supporting proactive logistics planning.

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Mastering Disruption: A Smarter, More Connected Approach

Logistics Viewpoints

Today the question is not just When is the next disruption coming? Artificial intelligence (AI) is not just a buzzword; it has become a critical competency for supply chain and logistics teams today. Five years ago, we all thought the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in the most disrupted supply chain landscape we would ever see.