Supply Chain Brain

JULY 1, 2025

First Insight, which works with major retailers like Gap, Under Armour and Marks & Spencer , to optimize their pricing, merchandising and inventory strategies, has turned its attention to making sure retailers can take control of their pricing and inventory strategies using real-time customer insights and predictive scenario modeling.

Price Reduction

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 29, 2025

In other words, it’s challenging for companies to create resilient, agile and cost-effective supply chains when so many things are so uncertain. The Anatomy of Tariff Impact and Beyond Much of the tariff debate centers around direct cost implications. Understanding the true costs of tariffs requires a three-fold calculation.

Cost Reduction Strategies

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 21, 2025

Following are three strategies for using data to meet these challenging times. Transform data from cost center to profit engine. Many retail and CPG organizations have already invested heavily in collecting data, but with a limited strategy for employing it effectively. Prioritize execution intelligence.

Sourcing Strategies

SCMDOJO

APRIL 11, 2025

Economic downturns can disrupt the flow of goods, increase operational costs, and reduce profit margins. In this blog post, well explore the importance of robust supply chains, the key risks they face during economic downturns, and practical strategies. Recession-proofing a supply chain doesn’t mean eliminating all risks.

Supply Chain Planning Software

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 24, 2025

At the outset, shippers may see Hawaiian shipping as an extension of their mainland operations, to which they can apply the same strategies and the same playbook. Building an effective shipping strategy for Hawaii is a moving target. These assumptions quickly receive a reality check. Imagine shipping to Hawaii as an obstacle course.

Hawaii

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 22, 2025

However, layered on top of product-specific duties, retaliatory tariffs and country-of-origin rules, the cumulative effect is a constantly shifting landscape that reshapes cost structures on a weekly or even daily basis. Against this backdrop, one factor stands out as both a risk and key opportunity: pricing.

Price Reduction

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 23, 2025

Sometimes The B2B buyer report revealed that 65% of buyers found AI-powered chatbots to be moderately or extremely helpful when it came to purchases. Additionally, it showed that 54% of buyers prefer live chat support when purchasing on a web store, the most preferred form of support.

Supply Chain Planning Software

Supply Chain Brain

AUGUST 11, 2025

The industry’s supply chain continues to feel the effects of trade policies that have reshaped sourcing economics. Recent tariff hikes on active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), medical devices and certain raw materials — particularly those sourced from China—are creating cost pressures and altering sourcing strategies.

Pharmaceutical

Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 26, 2025

A trucking entrepreneur, Malcolm McLean recognized the inefficiencies of traditional cargo handling methods and saw an opportunity for innovation. By standardizing container sizes, typically 20 or 40 feet in length, he introduced a level of uniformity that revolutionized cargo handling.

Supply Chain Design Software

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 14, 2025

You’ll discover a unique threefold strategy that enables workers to pick more items in less time with up to 30% fewer robots compared to legacy systems. Our latest e-book, Unlocking Fulfillment Potential, will introduce you to the recently launched Zebra Symmetry™ Fulfillment ecosystem, which was engineered specifically to boost your profits.

Cost Reduction Strategies

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 22, 2025

These requirements can dramatically increase cost, extend timelines, and disrupt ongoing operations. Starting small helps your team adjust to new workflows, minimizes risk, and reduces upfront costs. But as adoption grows, so do the risks of rushing in. 3 Start Small, Scale Smart Automation doesn’t have to be all or nothing.

Supply Chain Software

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 17, 2025

Left unchecked, these risks can lead to higher costs, treatment delays and exposure to counterfeit or diverted drugs. Automation fed by real-world data can streamline operations, eliminate redundancy and accelerate response times. Yet the complex supply chains behind those therapies are increasingly vulnerable.

Supply Chain Planning Software

Exiger Perspectives

JANUARY 13, 2025

Californias role as a vital nexus for transportation, technology, and industrial machinery places manufacturing supply chains at significant risk from the ongoing wildfires. Businesses should anticipate delays, shortages, and increased operational costs. Industries across the region are exposed to the wildfires supply chain impact.

California

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 13, 2025

What it means in this context is striking the optimal balance among often-competing priorities — such as the need to expand one’s base of suppliers versus the additional cost of doing so. Featured Product Popular Stories End to De Minimis Slows Flow of Air Cargo from China to U.S. The word “perfect,” of course, can be misleading.

Optimal Sourcing

Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 10, 2025

Research from Creditsafe’s Cost of Late Payments report found nearly 86% of businesses saying that up to 30% of their monthly invoiced sales are overdue. Consider a manufacturer waiting on a $70,000 payment that’s already 45 days overdue. That cash shortfall could mean delaying payroll, pausing production or missing supplier payments.

Cost Reduction Strategies

Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 19, 2025

As operators struggle to build agility and scale while they manage costs, the use case for person-to-goods (P2G) robotics is more compelling than ever. They provide optimized pick, putaway and replenishment functions, working with the human workforce to reduce travel time, errors and repetitive stress.

Warehousing

Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 16, 2025

Without experienced managers in place, truck availability drops, repairs are delayed, and cost control becomes difficult. These individuals are key to maintaining operational efficiency, cost control, and compliance. Rising costs. Fleet managers oversee budgeting, cost controls, and maintenance expenses.

Negotiating Skills

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 31, 2025

That means dynamically rerouting orders, reprioritizing fulfillment sources, and adjusting service level agreements on the fly. Without centralized and accurate inventory data, organizations create “buffers” that absorb uncertainty, leading to overstocking and higher inventory carrying costs.

Supply Chain Planning Software

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 28, 2025

In short: Instead of sweating the cost of expansion, consider automation that helps you sweat your existing assets more effectively. Real estate costs are soaring. If you want to set a fulfillment strategy for the next five to 10 years, you need flexibility without downtime. Consumers expect rapid, error-free delivery.

Vendor Strategies

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 9, 2025

Its such a tiny word, but it covers quite a lot of different disciplines," says Adrian Wood, director of strategy and marketing for Dassault Systèmes. As a result, users may receive decisions that are not objective in terms of identifying specific suppliers, customers, manufacturing facilities or distribution methods.

Optimal Sourcing

Supply Chain Brain

AUGUST 10, 2025

Implementing shiny new robots or an AI application may seem like the answer to cutting down on errors. Beginning a search with a macro outcome in mind, though, can often lead to a bumpy implementation, and even impact how well the solution improves productivity or reduces errors. What’s my appetite for trial and error?

Supply Chain Planning Software

Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 18, 2025

It’s hard to know exactly where this nets out over time, but in the next few years, we expect that this will reduce our total corporate workforce as we get efficiency gains from using AI extensively across the company.” CEO Andy Jassy. Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg June 18, 2025 Bloomberg Amazon.com Inc.

Inventory Reduction

Supply Chain Brain

AUGUST 11, 2025

These applications are making deliveries faster and more efficient, while reducing manual work. The system learns, adapts, and updates future schedules accordingly, reducing delays without human input. But heres the challenge: Most of these tools sit outside core systems. This represents the ideal state of integrated AI.

Supply Chain Design Software

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 10, 2025

The recent port strike, the closed shipping lane that forced a shift to air transport, the bridge that blocked a port, even the grid brownout that slowed manufacturing, might have seemed like random disruptions. Who manufactured the switchboard that powers your grid? Your supply chain is already directly in the line of fire.

Supply Chain Planning Software

Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 25, 2025

Subscribe A Checklist for a Manufacturing Company Internal Audit! They help businesses maintain high manufacturing standards, comply with international regulations, and safeguard brand reputation. Reducing supply chain risks – Identifying vulnerabilities such as defective production or unreliable suppliers.

Quality

IT Supply Chain

JULY 22, 2025

The cost of poor connection WebSitePulse reports that even a two-second delay in page loading is enough to drive half of users to leave the site. 5G routers can also act as a primary internet source, particularly in locations where fixed-line coverage is limited or fibre installation is delayed.

Supply Chain Planning Software

Freightera

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Electric vehicles (EVs) are quickly becoming a central part of the push to reduce emissions and combat climate change. Significant investments in research and development (R&D), factory equipment changes, and sourcing specialized materials like lithium, cobalt, and nickel would be required for factories to produce EV batteries.

Freight

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 30, 2025

The same IFOL study found that 61% of companies manually key invoices into an ERP, costing valuable time and risking errors. This is how you reduce manual cycles, quicken time-to-market, and improve cash flow with greater operational accuracy and efficiency. The key isn’t replacing your CRM or ERP, but bridging the gap.

Price Reduction

IT Supply Chain

AUGUST 7, 2025

importers manage risk, cost, and delivery certainty.—it’s You know the full landed cost upfront. For Amazon FBA sellers, DTC brands, and growing importers, it’s the smarter path to logistics clarity and cost control. For many importers, that shift is well worth the slightly higher per-unit cost. it’s a strategic risk.

China

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 13, 2025

You’re going to face cost price inflation into next year.” RELATED CONTENT RELATED VIDEOS Global Trade & Economics Sourcing/Procurement/SRM Supply Chain Security & Risk Mgmt Supply Chains in Crisis Chemicals & Energy Related Articles China’s Electricity Crunch Is World’s Latest Supply Chain Threat Canada’s Shrinking St.

Optimal Sourcing

Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 10, 2025

Chinese carmakers, embroiled in a domestic price war, have been seeking lower-cost components and delaying payments to suppliers by months, creating a form of quasi-debt financing.

Price Reduction

EFT

JUNE 5, 2025

Primarily these are an ongoing vehicle scrappage scheme , falling battery prices , 2023 regulations for higher emission standards for trucks biting and pressure from central and regional governments to reduce industry emissions. Are electric HGVs already cost competitive?

Purchasing Skills

Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 21, 2025

Understanding Voyage Charter Agreements Imagine you’ve manufactured a large batch of products that need to be shipped to a different continent. The charterer can decide the type of cargo, loading, and unloading points, and other specifics of the voyage, making it a tailored solution for maritime transport needs.

Sourcing Strategies

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 17, 2025

In recent years, global supply chains have experienced risk piled on risk, threatening both the physical movement of goods and the cost of importing and exporting. Does the insurance industry have their back? President Trump’s on-again, off-again tariffs are only the latest headache to confront traders and their supporting supply chains.

Supply Chain Planning Software

Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 24, 2025

More than three-quarters (76%) want more information because of higher food costs, with 71% saying that they are reading labels more closely and often. consumers, conducted for QR code company, GS1 US , found that 33% of U.S. consumers, conducted for QR code company, GS1 US , found that 33% of U.S.

Purchasing Skills

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 25, 2025

However, this must be set against the cost of non-compliance which span denial of port entry, regulatory penalties or increased insurance premiums. Coast Guard Cybersecurity Rule Enters into Force New U.S. Cybersecurity readiness is also becoming a factor in vendor evaluations," Furgé warned.

Optimal Sourcing

Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 9, 2025

This delay creates a dangerous blind spot for operators — higher landed costs, longer lead times and shifting sourcing patterns will start to accumulate in warehouses over the next two to 12 months. The core issue isn’t simply cost; its accuracy and agility. But just as important, the units directly cut working capital needs.

Negotiating Skills