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How to Understand, Anticipate and Navigate the Cost of Tariffs on Your Business

Supply Chain Brain

It demands a deep dive into complex calculations and multi-faceted considerations that impact everything from sourcing and production strategies to long-term investment and risk management. Evaluating the options around sourcing from different countries and applying different inbound and outbound transportation strategies.

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The Future of Trucking: Change, Wins and Best Practices

Supply Chain Brain

Many are investing in tools to automate proof-of-delivery processing, cutting down billing cycles and freeing up teams to focus on higher-value tasks. AI is starting to play a larger role in customer service. These tools are helping to reduce wait times, while freeing up human reps for more complex and nuanced conversations.

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Is Your Supply Chain Recession Proof? A Guide for Building a Resilient Supply Chain

SCMDOJO

These pressures permeate supply chains, where vulnerabilities in one segment can rapidly cascade throughout the entire network. The consequences can be severe, including escalating costs, production stoppages, compromised service levels, and damaged customer relationships.

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Fine-Tuning a Supply Chain Strategy through Real Estate Analysis

Supply Chain Brain

VS America imports its product line from its European manufacturing plants. VS America wanted to formulate a supply chain strategy for right-sizing its distribution footprint and improving the end-to-end flow of products from its manufacturing plants to its end customers.

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Overcoming Supply Chain Challenges in the Beverage Industry 

Logility

Data is the foundation of a successful supply chain now and will become even more valuable over time as companies lean on their decision support platforms with predictive and prescriptive analytics. Getting the data needed requires an investment in both supply chain talent and technology. And there’s no end in sight. . • per every $1.

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Supply Chain Costs: A Definitive Guide for Manufacturers

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Supply chain costs are defined as costs that constitute a considerable percentage of the total sales price of a product or service. Manufacturers usually define supply chain costs using the total cost of ownership. The total cost of ownership is defined as the combination of the purchase or acquisition price of a good or service.

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Supply Chain Costs: A Definitive Guide for Manufacturers

ThroughPut

Supply chain costs are defined as costs that constitute a considerable percentage of the total sales price of a product or service. Manufacturers usually define supply chain costs using the total cost of ownership. The total cost of ownership is defined as the combination of the purchase or acquisition price of a good or service.