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Assessing the State of Supply Chain Sustainability

Supply Chain Brain

While sustainability efforts ramp up, we’re still trying to crystalize how exactly we define supply chain sustainability.

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What is the API Economy?

Axway

The API economy is simply the use of APIs in the digital economy. APIs help companies embarking on a digital transformation strategy to achieve integration and deliver better and new services quicker.

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Create a Resilient Supply Chain for 2023 and Beyond

Supply Chain Brain

To manage costs and risks amid this lingering volatility in 2023, shippers will need more resilient supply chains — and can build them.

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Top 5 Challenges in WMS Implementation

SCMDOJO

WMS implementation is a crucial process for companies that need to streamline their operations and improve efficiency. The implementation of a warehouse management system (WMS) can bring many benefits, such as improved inventory accuracy, reduced labor costs, and enhanced customer service. However, the implementation of a WMS can also be a challenging process, with many potential obstacles to overcome.

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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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A New Normal for Healthcare Industry Supply Chains

Supply Chain Brain

Procurement leaders should be planning now by building relationships with multiple suppliers to reduce the risk of shortages.

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Trucking Solutions in Latin America

Supply Chain Brain

Working with a reliable global freight forwarder that has an understanding of the region can be the difference between success or interruptions in your supply chain when challenges arise.

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Logistics Outsourcing Calls for Robust Data Portfolios to Create Enduring Supply Chains

Supply Chain Brain

COVID-19 exposed a lot of weaknesses and led shippers to gain a better understanding of the importance of data portfolios, which is the primary purpose of outsourced logistics solutions.

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Expanding Supply Chains for Emerging Pharma Companies

Supply Chain Brain

As industry trends and regulatory changes dramatically alter the speed and path to market for new treatments, these evolving companies need to take a fresh look at their current and future supply chains.

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Choosing the Right Metrics to Drive Supply Chain Success

Supply Chain Brain

The need for employee engagement and retention in a tight labor market adds an additional challenge, but is also an opportunity.

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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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The Role of Inland Waterways in Building Supply Chain Infrastructure

Supply Chain Brain

It’s likely only a matter of time before we see container-laden vessels navigating the marine highway, and helping to revolutionize the container-shipping industry.

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Addressing Challenges to the Hazardous Materials Supply Chain

Supply Chain Brain

The growth of e-commerce and proliferation of lithium batteries in global supply chains are two indicators that the number of dangerous goods shipments will grow, making shipping and handling them compliantly and efficiently more difficult.

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The Growing Demand for Supply Chain Compliance and Transparency

Supply Chain Brain

Across diverse industries, leading organizations are thinking now about how to position the compliance practice for success, instead of reacting to a significant event.

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Automating the Hazardous Materials Supply Chain

Supply Chain Brain

Organizations that embrace DG-specific automation strengthen their position for success in today’s fast-paced, demanding and quickly changing climate.

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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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Better Supply Chain Visibility Begins with Better Data

Supply Chain Brain

Shippers must increase access to quality data, utilize digital technologies, and partner with providers with the right visibility tools and capabilities.

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The Supply Chain Control Tower Maturity Model

Supply Chain Brain

Many companies underestimate the time and effort required for the orderly buildout of the foundational digital capabilities and infrastructure needed to meet control tower product functionality and ROI.

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How Technology Can Help SMEs Compete Against Larger Enterprises

Supply Chain Brain

With a TMS, businesses can provide a better customer experience, reduce costs and streamline operations.

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Can AI Turn the Tide Against Product Counterfeiters?

Supply Chain Brain

It’s getting increasingly hard to tell real from fake in so many aspects of life today, but at least one sector might be poised for a reversal of that trend, thanks to technology.

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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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Why Companies Need Intelligent Warehouse Orchestration

Supply Chain Brain

The need for a single software to consolidate all other software running siloed operations has never been greater.

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The Drivers of Next-Generation Enterprise Resource Planning

Supply Chain Brain

Innovators and early adopters are aggressively deploying digital transformation for ecosystem commerce and resource planning.

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ATA, IMCC Hail Victory in Chassis Choice Case

Supply Chain Brain

IMCC filed its complaint with the FMC in 2020, alleging, among other things, that they have denied motor carriers the ability to choose their provider when leasing essential chassis equipment.

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Why Retailers Need an Omni-Channel Platform

Supply Chain Brain

If retailers aren't maximizing their stores across multiple channels, they leave dollars on the table.

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A Roadmap For Modernization: How To Break Free From Your Monolith Before July 31, 2026

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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Best Practices in Selecting the Optimal Distribution Site

Supply Chain Brain

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Alignment of Supplier Diversity with Business Strategy

Supply Chain Brain

Expect to see corporate executives assessing supplier diversity and environmental sustainability initiatives together under the ESG umbrella.

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Dell to Cut 5% of Global Workforce as ‘Uncertain Future’ Looms

Supply Chain Brain

The Dell cuts have been announced against a backdrop of widespread lay-offs in the tech sector, despite the wider U.S. economy adding 517,000 jobs in January.

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End-to-End Visibility: A Solution for Uncertain Times

Supply Chain Brain

Companies with high levels of visibility tackle their most significant data challenges and transform information into valuable insights.

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Procurement Is Navigating a Tech Tsunami (and It’s Upending How You Work)

Procurement is in the middle of a tech tsunami. And if it feels like the old playbooks aren’t working anymore, that’s because they aren’t. Agentic AI. Autonomous procurement. Unified source-to-pay ecosystems. These innovations are converging and transforming how procurement teams operate. The GEP 2025 Procurement & Supply Chain Tech Trends Report breaks it all down.

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Today’s Digital Forwarder Uncovered

Supply Chain Brain

The old way of doing business by phone, email, and paper simply can’t keep pace with the growing demands of global shipping.

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Trade Compliance Trends to Watch in 2023

Supply Chain Brain

Many companies have been left scrambling to figure out how to comply with new regulations and whether they can export to, or provide services to, their customers.

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The Great Divide: Understanding LTL and Truckload Market Shifts

Supply Chain Brain

With the advent of GPS and electronic logging devices (ELDs), trailer-tracking devices will allow for 100% visibility to freight in transit.