Wed.May 21, 2025

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Unlocking Agility: How Flexible Warehousing Empowers Packaging Manufacturers

FLEXE

Flexible warehousing with fractional space and transactional pricing offers North American packaging manufacturers a powerful solution to ongoing supply chain challenges.

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Digital Procurement for Enterprises: Key Challenges and Critical Capabilities

ivalua

Enterprise procurement teams face growing pressure to deliver strategic value – managing supplier risk, ensuring compliance, and supporting sustainability – all without sacrificing speed or control. Unfortunately, outdated tools and fragmented processes make it difficult to maintain visibility across the supply chain and adapt at the pace of business.

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ARC’s Sustainability Playbook: Aligning Supply Chain Strategy with Environmental Goals

Logistics Viewpoints

The Industrial Sustainability Playbook by ARC Advisory Group provides strategic guidance on integrating sustainability into core logistics and supply chain functions. By aligning people, processes, and platforms, the playbook supports leaders in embedding environmental priorities into product design, supply operations, and technology deployment. Logistics teams are encouraged to rethink asset utilization, energy use, and stakeholder collaboration, aligning sustainability metrics with operational

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Benefits and Considerations of Cloud ERP for Manufacturing

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

Traditional ERP systems were deployed on-premise, where the company took responsibility for everything, including installing the hardware, running the system, and most IT issues. Manufacturers are now able to choose a different deployment method cloud ERP as the backbone of their digital transformation strategy. A cloud-based ERP solution is located off-premises, and is accessed using the Internet.

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Speeding Robotics Automation with AI

The $53 trillion manufacturing economy in the US is undergoing a major automation paradigm shift due to Artificial Intelligence (AI). Thanks to new practical frameworks, automation projects that were once impossible or inefficient to implement are now being fast-tracked, and robotics automation is becoming increasingly relevant to a growing number of users and scenarios.

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Strategic Logistics Planning for LTL in 2025: Insight, Agility, and Quiet Tech

Turvo

The less-than-truckload market enters 2025 with a quieter confidence. Industry economists now foresee freight demand inching back toward 1.5-2 percent annual growth after two sluggish years, thanks to sustained e-commerce volume and the steady relocation of manufacturing to Mexico and the U.S. South. That incremental rebound is enough to tighten line-haul networks, but not so abrupt that capacity becomes unmanageable, making foresight rather than brute force the hallmark of effective logistics

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Building Supply Chain Cybersecurity Resilience

Supply Chain Brain

Third-party supply chain attacks are the second most-cited cybersecurity risk for chief information security officers out of 350 different risks, second only to ransomware attacks.

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Get Transparency in the Supply Chain to Comply with Sustainability Regulations – Part 1: What’s Needed?

Jaggaer

The EU has set itself the goal of becoming climate-neutral by 2050. Various laws and directives, notably the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), the Regulation on Deforestation-free Products (EUDR) and the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) translate the political ambition into legal obligations while also providing incentives to companies to move operations in a positive direction.

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Beyond Resilience: Transforming Supply Chain Challenges into Opportunities

Supply Chain Brain

In todays unpredictable world, adaptive supply chains are a strategic necessity. This insider session explores the core principles of adaptive supply chains, including antifragility, scenario planning, and AI-driven insights, showcasing how businesses can turn disruption into opportunities and gain a competitive advantage.

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Circular Manufacturing: How Supply Chains Are Adopting Closed-Loop Waste Strategies

IT Supply Chain

By Rob Jackson (pictured) Content Writer The post Circular Manufacturing: How Supply Chains Are Adopting Closed-Loop Waste Strategies appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Tail Inventory: The Silent Cost Driver You Shouldn't Ignore

Learn how centralizing slow-moving SKUs can help reduce fulfillment costs by $300M+ while boosting fulfillment efficiency.

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How Is Pirelli Driving The Future of Supply Chain with IBP?

o9 Solutions

At the Gartner Supply Chain Symposium in Barcelona, Luca Galantina, Global Head of Value Chain at Pirelli, shared how the iconic tire maker is leveraging o9’s next-generation Integrated Business Planning (IBP) platform to align its R&D, sales, marketing, manufacturing, supply chain, procurement, quality, and planning and control teams on one plan for the future and keep the company in the driver’s seat of innovation and execution.

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Five AI strategies for retail supply chains

crisp

How to leverage AI-powered insights to move supply chains from reactive to proactive. Supply chain missteps can hit sales and brand loyalty hard. According to McKinsey , just 13% of consumers wait for out-of-stock items to be replenished, while 70% say they readily switch retailers or brands when they cant find what they are looking for. Amid shifting trends, tariffs, supply chain disruptions, and more, CPG supply chain teams are constantly navigating uncertainty to keep products moving.

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Watch: Keys to Achieving a New Level of Warehouse Productivity and Efficiency

Supply Chain Brain

Jason Griswold, automation application manager with Daifuku, addresses the wish list for today's warehouse: efficiency, labor productivity, scalability and flexibility.

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The value-added services of the Axway B2B Integration platform

Axway

Axway B2Bi is a powerful enterprise-grade B2B integration solution that enables organizations to securely exchange business documents and data with their trading partners.

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Tariffs on the Table: How to Brief the Board and C‑Suite With Confidence

“What should we do about the tariffs?” There’s no straightforward answer — every leader has a different expectation. CFOs want numbers. COOs want action. CEOs want strategy. And supply chain and procurement leaders need to be ready with the right response — fast. That’s why GEP has created a simple three-part framework that will help CPOs and CSCOs brief the board and C-suite with clarity and confidence.

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Target’s Sales Fall

Supply Chain Brain

Apart from tariff costs, the company has faced a backlash following a decision to end diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) targets.

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How Sourcing and Contracts Are Improving Government Procurement Efficiency: A Success Story from Multnomah County

Jaggaer

In todays public sector environment, procurement leaders must strike a careful balance ensuring compliance with an ever-evolving web of federal, state, and local regulations, improving operational efficiency, and maintaining transparency, all while working within constrained budgets and managing legacy systems. Multnomah County encompasses much of the Portland metro area, and its procurement operations play a vital role in delivering essential public services.

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Houthis Declare Maritime Blockade on Israel’s Haifa Port

Supply Chain Brain

Earlier this year, the Houthis agreed to halt attacks on U.S.-flagged vessels, but vessels flagged under U.S. allies or shipping to Israeli ports have remained vulnerable.

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The Future of Mobility: How ITS is Revolutionizing Transportation

Loginext

Discover how Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) enhances road safety, reduces congestion, and promotes sustainability through smart mobility technologies. The post The Future of Mobility: How ITS is Revolutionizing Transportation appeared first on loginextsolutions.com.

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How to Modernize Manufacturing Without Losing Control

Speaker: Andrew Skoog, Founder of MachinistX & President of Hexis Representatives

Manufacturing is evolving, and the right technology can empower—not replace—your workforce. Smart automation and AI-driven software are revolutionizing decision-making, optimizing processes, and improving efficiency. But how do you implement these tools with confidence and ensure they complement human expertise rather than override it? Join industry expert Andrew Skoog as he explores how manufacturers can leverage automation to enhance operations, streamline workflows, and make smarter, data-dri

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Watch: How Are 3PLs Embracing Warehouse Automation and AI?

Supply Chain Brain

3PLs are under increasing pressure from customers to provide services with maximum efficiency and speed. Are they embracing the automated systems that they need to make that a reality?

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Legacy Sourcing and Planning Solutions Struggle with Supply Chain Challenges- Part Six

Supply Chain Matters

Bob Ferrari, Founder of Supply Chain Matters and Michael Lamoureux, Founder of Sourcing Innovation are joining together to help readers understand why both legacy sourcing and procurement software and legacy supply chain support applications struggle with today’s business challenges, and how neither will on their own. This posting represents part 6 of our series.

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Marks & Spencer Expects Cyberattack to Cost £300 Million

Supply Chain Brain

It is a major setback for a business that was delivering on chief executive officer Stuart Machins turnaround plan.

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Why Now is Time to Build Sustainable Accessibility into Organisational Culture

IT Supply Chain

By Henny Swan (pictured) Co-Founder at TetraLogical The post Why Now is Time to Build Sustainable Accessibility into Organisational Culture appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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How Companies Are Navigating Tariff Chaos with GEP’s AI-Powered Procurement Platform

Tariffs are no longer just policy noise. They’re driving real, bottom-line impact. One policy shift and your sourcing strategy is upside down. This bulletin cuts straight to the point. How Market-Leading Companies Are Navigating Tariff Chaos with GEP’s AI-Powered Procurement Platform breaks down how procurement teams are staying ahead of the chaos with real-time insights, smarter sourcing moves and AI-powered agility.

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CATL's $2 Billion German Plant Boosts China’s Invest-Abroad Bet

Supply Chain Brain

Chinese companies are discovering some downsides to the build-abroad strategy, including more labor-management tensions than are typical in China.

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How to Repair Corrupt Excel Files Online?

IT Supply Chain

By Richard Pearson (pictured) Content Writer The post How to Repair Corrupt Excel Files Online? appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Mastering Cost to Serve for your RtM–Top 10 Tips

Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

Cost to Serve - Understand profitability at a granular level by breaking down costs across different customers, channels, and service levels.

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6 Best Companies for Hiring VLSI Design Engineers

IT Supply Chain

By Claire Lloyd (pictured) Content Writer The post 6 Best Companies for Hiring VLSI Design Engineers appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Breaking The Commerce Bottleneck: Your SAP Exit Plan Starts Now

Speaker: Jason Cottrell and Gireesh Sahukar

Retailers know the clock is ticking–legacy SAP Commerce support ends in 2026. Legacy platforms are becoming a liability burdened by complexity, rigidity, and mounting operational costs. But modernization isn’t just about swapping out systems, it’s about preparing for a future shaped by real-time interactions, AI powered buying assistants, and flexible commerce architecture.

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Tariffs cause bust-to-boom cycle for China-US trade routes

EFT

US shippers are rushing to restock and frontload inventories in the wake of the 90-day reduction in tariffs, and there are already signs of queues building back to China that could cause another period of chaos along the critical trans-Pacific trade route. The immediate aftermath of the Trump administration’s 125% tariff announcement on China on April 2 saw ocean freight bookings fall 67% week-over-week Following on from the dramatic tit-for-tat increases in bilateral tariffs and the suspension

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When Cash Flow Halts: Short-Term Financing for Operational Continuity

IT Supply Chain

By Mike Bronson (pictured) Content Writer The post When Cash Flow Halts: Short-Term Financing for Operational Continuity appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Trump Tariffs: The Importer Perspective Halfway Through the 90-Day Trade Pause

Freightos

Home Trump Tariffs: The Importer Perspective Halfway Through the 90-Day Trade Pause A May Freightos survey of small and midsize US importers explores the impact of the tariffs on business sentiment, Memorial Day sales, and more. May 22, 2025 Blog The much-needed 90-day general tariff reprieve that President Trump announced on April 9th is already half spent, while the 90-day China reprieve, announced on May 12, still has until early August.