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Is Artificial Intelligence Ready for Prime Time in the Supply Chain?

Enterra Insights

In the years leading up to the Covid-19 pandemic, most people paid little attention to supply chain operations. Following the outbreak, that all changed. Supply chain disruptions dominated the headlines. People suddenly understood what had always been true: supply chains shape our lives. A year into the crisis, Sriram Narayanan , the Kesseler Family Endowed Faculty Fellow of Supply Chain Management at Michigan State University, explained, “Supply chain management plays a central role in the qual

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Top 6 Retail Trends & Supply Chain Planning Challenges in 2023

Logistics Viewpoints

Retailers know firsthand how quickly the market can change. One day, a product is flying off the shelves, and the next, it’s gathering dust. That’s why staying on top of the latest supply chain planning trends is so important – they can make all the difference when it comes to staying competitive, reducing costs, and meeting your customers’ needs.

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ToolsGroup Welcomes Catherine Sigmar as Chief Legal Officer and Promotes Sahil Gupta to Chief Product Officer

ToolsGroup

ToolsGroup expands its teams to support accelerating business growth worldwide. BOSTON – June 1, 2023 – ToolsGroup, a global leader in retail and supply chain planning and optimization software, announces the recent appointment of its new Chief Legal Officer, Catherine Sigmar , and the promotion of Sahil Gupta to Chief Product Officer. As Chief Legal Officer, Catherine will develop ToolsGroup’s in-house legal department, implementing a globally consistent strategy and aligning best practices acr

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5 Common Supply Chain Resume Mistakes to Avoid

SCMDOJO

Are you looking to enhance your chances of landing a supply chain role? As someone with extensive managerial and recruiting experience spanning over 15 years, I’ve had the opportunity to review a staggering number of resumes, totaling more than 200. Through this process, I’ve identified a recurring pattern of errors that often lead to these CVs being overlooked.

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The AI Race Isn’t Just About Tech Superiority – Its the Supply Chain, Stupid!

The race to dominate AI is no longer about who has the smartest algorithms — it's about who can build and scale faster. Behind every AI breakthrough lies a battle for resources: data centers, compute hardware, power, and telecom infrastructure. And right now, even tech giants are hitting a wall. Our latest white paper reveals the six critical supply chain elements that are increasingly separating AI leaders from the rest.

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Five Steps to Ensuring Supply Chain Solutions Implementation Success

Supply Chain Brain

Success in supply chain planning and operations solutions relies upon the ability to identify and document desired value measures and outcomes, and to align those with the solutions provider.

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Podcast | Getting the Most Value From Your Supply Chain Planning System

Supply Chain Brain

You’ve chosen a provider of supply chain planning software. How do you ensure that the initiative will succeed?

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Rising pressure to ditch the PSTN

IT Supply Chain

By Kristian Torode (pictured) Director & Co-Founder, Crystaline The post Rising pressure to ditch the PSTN appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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3 Technology Enablers for CMOs – Key Takeaways from INTERPHEX

QAD

The panel session title at this year’s INTERPHEX event was “Contract Manufacturing Organizations (CMOs) lessons learned – How do you improve efficiency without compromising quality and compliance?” After 45 minutes of discussion amongst panelists and the audience we learned that, “technology is the enabler that provides the efficiencies CMO leaders are looking for.

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Navigating the UK Economy: Budgeting Tips and Coping with Rising Interest Rates

IT Supply Chain

By Ian Benson (pictured) Content Writer The post Navigating the UK Economy: Budgeting Tips and Coping with Rising Interest Rates appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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State of AI in Sales & Marketing 2025

AI adoption is reshaping sales and marketing. But is it delivering real results? We surveyed 1,000+ GTM professionals to find out. The data is clear: AI users report 47% higher productivity and an average of 12 hours saved per week. But leaders say mainstream AI tools still fall short on accuracy and business impact. Download the full report today to see how AI is being used — and where go-to-market professionals think there are gaps and opportunities.

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Learnings and Insights From the 2023 Gartner® Supply Chain Symposium: Part 2

BlueYonder

Last month, at the 2023 Gartner ® Supply Chain Symposium in Orlando, Florida, there were many key supply chain themes that emerged. This is Part 2 of the learnings and insights from the discussions with supply chain leaders and from additional sessions by Gartner analysts about new technologies that will be beneficial to long-term supply chain performance.

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Legal AI expert has a warning when it comes to new regulations

IT Supply Chain

By Jaeger Glucina (pictured) Managing Director, Luminance The post Legal AI expert has a warning when it comes to new regulations appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Perpetual Inventory System: Definition & Methods

Unleashed

As product businesses grow, the number of SKUs and complications typically grow too. At a certain point, manual inventory management becomes no longer feasible. In this article, we explore a popular solution: the perpetual inventory system. Perpetual inventory system definition A perpetual inventory system centralises your inventory data and tracks your inventory in real-time to give you a precise inventory count instantaneously.

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OpenAI to fight AI hallucinations

IT Supply Chain

By Eleanor Lightbody (pictured) CEO, Luminance The post OpenAI to fight AI hallucinations appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Conquering Tail Spend in 2025: New AI-Powered Tools and Strategies for Success

Tail spend — often unmanaged, fragmented and costly — can account for as much as 80% of total transaction volume. Without the right strategy, enterprises face hidden risks and unnecessary spend. It’s time to shift from fragmented, ad hoc purchasing to a strategic, technology-driven approach. Download this GEP-sponsored Everest Group research for insights on how your competitors are upping their tail spend management game.

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Watch: Continental Embraces AI to Track and Manage Tooling

Supply Chain Brain

A case study involving Continental and eMoldino, a provider of applications for managing the automotive tooling supply chain, as told by Marllon Kopelvski, supplier quality manager with Continental, and Gabriel Tejada, senior project manager with eMoldino.

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Workforce Reduction and Warning from Project44

Supply Chain Matters

End to end supply chain visibility and execution process support technology provider project44 acknowledged a workforce reduction last week. According to published reports from Freightways and Crains Chicago Business , the headcount reduction amounts to upwards of 10 percent of this tech provider’s global workforce. CEO Jeff McCandless indicated to Freightways that whereas in prior months high-flying logistics and freight start-ups could secure millions of equity funding very readily, private eq

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Italy Starts €1 Billion Sovereign Fund for Key Supply Chains

Supply Chain Brain

The fund hopes to “stimulate the growth and consolidation of national strategic supply chains" according to a statement from Italy’s industry ministry.

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Amazon Workers Walk Out and Demonstrate for Grievances with Management

Supply Chain Matters

Supply Chain Matters updates readers on actions occurring yesterday as some Amazon workers across multiple facilities walked out to demonstrate grievances with management. Published reports indicate that hundreds of Amazon workers temporarily walked off their jobs yesterday in protest over return-to-office mandates and on perceived lack of teeth within overall corporate sustainability efforts.

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The GTM Intelligence Era: ZoomInfo 2025 Customer Impact Report

ZoomInfo customers aren’t just selling — they’re winning. Revenue teams using our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform grew pipeline by 32%, increased deal sizes by 40%, and booked 55% more meetings. Download this report to see what 11,000+ customers say about our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform and how it impacts their bottom line. The data speaks for itself!

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Unlocking the collective potential of supply chains with digital fluency

Procurement Academy

Gartner Supply Chain Symposium/Xpo ™ conference delivers must-have insights, strategies, and frameworks for chief supply chain officers (CSCOs) and supply chain leaders to think big and drive real impact within their organizations. Our team attended the event in Orlando last month and left feeling inspired and galvanized about the potential to support supply chain digital fluency skills.

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What Small + Mid-sized Shippers Should Do to Navigate Today’s Freight Market

Talking Logistics

The freight market is in a state of relative stability — and it’s a favorable one for shippers of all shapes and sizes. The slow demand and ample supply that defined Q1 have persisted into Q2, as long-distance trucking employment saw a 4.8% Y/Y increase in March. Meanwhile, wholesale and retail inventories, key drivers of. Read more The post What Small + Mid-sized Shippers Should Do to Navigate Today’s Freight Market appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.

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Supply Chain by the Numbers for June 2, 2023

Supply Chain Digest

US PMI Falls Yet Again. Reshoring Really Gaining Momentum. EV Maker Rivian Stock Collpapse.

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Unveiling SC Navigator 4.0 – What’s new in the latest release?

AIMMS

With the latest release of SC Navigator 4.0, AIMMS has developed a comprehensive, off-the-shelf solution that consolidates multiple applications.

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Revolutionizing Hiring: Remote-Insourcing That Slashes Turnover & Training Costs!

What is Remote-Insourcing? Sounds like an oxymoron, right? Not anymore. Remote-Insourcing isn’t outsourcing—it’s a revolutionary staffing model that lets our clients fill key entry-level positions with top-tier, loyal, long-term talent, integrated seamlessly into their businesses—just like local employees but without the turnover or W2 HR hassles. With under 4% unwanted attrition, you train once and keep the same team for years.

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Lessons from the Gartner Top 25 Supply Chains 2023

Supply Chain Digest

Gartner Identifies Three Key Trends across Supply Chain Leaders

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NJ Senators Award $400,000 to Manufacturing Extension Program

Supply Chain Brain

The grant will allow the NJEMP to provide technical assistance and optimization improvements to small- and mid-sized manufacturers across the state.

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Supply Chain News on Some Companies Pulling Back on eFulfillment Strategies for Others

Supply Chain Digest

Abrupt End to Fulfilment Plans by Shopify Shows how Hard Logistics Can Be, as American Eagle also Retreats

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Key Performance Indicators for AI Success in Manufacturing Companies

Supply Chain Brain

Data mesh architecture can help manufacturing companies by democratizing data while improving quality, integration, business self-service and scalability.

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Activating Intent Data for Sales and Marketing

Sales and marketing leaders have reached a tipping point when it comes to using intent data — and they’re not looking back. More than half of all B2B marketers are already using intent data to increase sales, and Gartner predicts this figure will grow to 70 percent. The reason is clear: intent can provide you with massive amounts of data that reveal sales opportunities earlier than ever before.

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StockTrim adapts to keep Pave Tools on track

StockTrim

StockTrim has been helpful for us to be more aware from the purchasing side instead of working so much with the accounting side; now we can look at the inventory ourselves.

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What is the right S&OP Frequency?

Demand Driven Technologies

In the plants I worked in, I started orchestrating S&OP processes in the late 80s/early 90s. I always considered that it should be a monthly process – without necessarily asking too many questions. In a factory, it’s natural to have reviews for each shift, daily, weekly, and monthly. A yearly budget, possibly a quarterly review.

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FedEx and ALPA Reach Tentative Collective Bargaining Agreement

Supply Chain Brain

The agreement prevents a possible strike after 99% of FedEx Express pilots voted in favor of union leaders authorizing a strike May 17.

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