Cathy Roberson

JUNE 1, 2025

Another busy week in retail earnings! This is a continuation of previous articles from April 21 , May 8 and May 11 , May 18 and May 25. Rethinking supply chains is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. As noted in the previous articles, this is a compilation of quotes from shippers taken from earnings transcripts (Seeking Alpha).

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Purchasing Skills Negotiating Skills Retail Manufacturing Procurement 60

Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 1, 2025

Threats to supply chain security are everywhere these days. But the best weapon for dealing with them consists of data thats readily at hand.

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Data Supply Chain Security Supply and Demand 96

Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 1, 2025

Governments, regulators and consumers are demanding a shift to more sustainable packaging practices, and businesses across the supply chain must adapt.

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Packaging Sustainability Government Supply and Demand 75

Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 1, 2025

The FLA identified a troubling lack of supply chain transparency for farms, slaughterhouses and tanneries, with low visibility into working conditions and product traceability.

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Supply Chain Report Supply and Demand 59

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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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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 1, 2025

Robyn Winner, head of demand generation with Loop, relates some of the misconceptions that surround the application of artificial intelligence to the supply chain.

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