Thu.Apr 17, 2025

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Mitigating Tariff Impacts: The Digital Supply Chain Advantage

BlueYonder

The eruption of the trade war and subsequent shifts in tariffs has thrown organizations into disarray, and has them scrambling to understand the effects of tariffs on their businesses and supply chains. Even a tariff pause brings little relief, as substantial tariffs remain in place and will likely continue to ebb and flow for the foreseeable future.

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DHL Group acquires CRYOPDP from Cryoport to strengthen “DHL Health Logistics”

Logistics Viewpoints

DHL to acquire 100% of CRYOPDP, a leading specialty courier providing logistics services for clinical trials, biopharma, and cell & gene therapies. This acquisition enhances DHL’s capabilities in specialty pharma logistics and supports Group’s 2030 strategy to become a leader in life science and healthcare logistics. DHL and Cryoport form strategic partnership to strengthen their respective supply chain services offerings for the global life sciences and healthcare sector.

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Improving Demand Forecast Accuracy with Machine Learning

ToolsGroup

Improving demand forecast accuracy is crucial for supply chain success. Businesses must analyze vast amounts of data to predict ever-changing consumer behavior accurately. Traditional demand forecasting methods often fall short, resulting in inefficiencies, excess inventory, and lost revenue. Machine learning is transforming the demand planning process, enhancing demand forecast accuracy, optimizing inventory management, and strengthening supply chain resilience.

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Shipium and Kibo Pair Composable Commerce with Headless Logistics in New Partnership

Logistics Viewpoints

Shipium, the modern shipping platform for enterprise shippers, recently announced a partnership with Kibo Commerce, a composable commerce platform. Kibo enables retailers, distributors and manufacturers to deliver seamless omnichannel experiences while optimizing fulfillment efficiency. With a modular, API-first architecture, Kibo provides businesses with the agility to adapt quickly to market changes, reduce operational complexity, and drive revenue growth.

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Your Workforce: Is Remote-Insourcing the Key to Logistics Efficiency?

In today's rapidly evolving logistics industry, companies consistently strive for efficiency and competitiveness. However, the most significant factor driving business success isn't just technology or infrastructure—it's the people behind your processes. Employees aren't merely resources; they're your most strategic asset. High turnover rates and constant retraining costs severely impact logistics companies, draining productivity and profitability.

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Unpacking Cargo Theft: Trends and Solutions with Danielle Spinelli

The Logistics of Logistics

Danielle Spinelli and Joe Lynch discuss unpacking cargo theft: trends and solutions. Danielle serves as Account Executive at Descartes MyCarrierPortal, the leading solution for carrier identity, onboarding, and monitoring in transportation. About Danielle Spinelli Danielle Spinelli is an Account Executive at Descartes MyCarrierPortal. With a decade of experience in the logistics and transportation industry, Danielle brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise in carrier sales and vetting.

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Surviving the Tariff Storm of 2025: Why Post Payment Audits are Now Essential

TransAudit

Why Tariffs Are Stealing the Spotlight in 2025 Were only a few months into 2025, and yet one word has dominated nearly every conversation in global trade and transportation: tariffs. Since Inauguration Day, the landscape has shifted dramaticallywith new duties, revised agreements, and retaliatory tariffs shaking up supply chains across the globe. These rapid changes are creating uncertainty for logistics professionals, procurement teams, and trade compliance experts who now must monitor updates

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The Best 5 Tips for Utilizing Salesforce CRM for Logistics

SCMDOJO

An effective business model is aimed at making customers maximally satisfied. Yet, in this sense, no business model can stay effective for a long time without reasonable updates. When the business world is evolving at an incredible speed and market competition is getting constantly harsher, customer demands are also changing fast. Talking about logistics and transportation services, clients do not want to stay behind the scenes anymore, they prefer to monitor and control each step of delivery pr

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Navigating Fads: QAD’s Approach to Managing Shifting Consumer Product Trends

QAD

The Latest Trend in Baseball: the Torpedo Bat Consumer product trends and fads have always shaped consumer behavior. One moment, a product or idea rises rapidly in popularity, and the next, it can fade just as quickly. The sporting goods industry is no exception, where new trends often make waves, creating opportunities and challenges for manufacturers.

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Automotive Production Flow Optimization Software That Drives Uptime, Reduces Defects, and Boosts ROI in Under 90 Days

ThroughPut

Impact Summary: A global automotive parts manufacturer transformed its production flow and operational efficiency using ThroughPut.AIs Supply Chain Decision Intelligence Manufacturing Production Optimization Software suite. The implementation delivered: 500% faster data analysis for real-time decision-making Over $2MM+ in potential savings from just a 1% improvement in uptime Up to 30% reduction in quality defects for the lowest-performing shifts Enhanced equipment utilization by cloning overuse

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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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Global Trade and Economic Forecasts Now Factor Tariff Uncertainties

Supply Chain Matters

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group via its Supply Chain Matters blog revisits assumptions included in 2025 predictions and how they are changing with ongoing developments. Background In our research arms advisory report, 2025 Predictions for Industry and Global Supply Chains , published in January, our first prediction was: Manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers face another extended period of high uncertainty related to global wide and domestic business strategies, disruption risks an

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Boosting Fleet Productivity with a Transportation Efficiency Platform

Turvo

Boosting Fleet Productivity with a Transportation Efficiency Platform Fleet productivity is at the core of logistics success. Every mile, every stop, and every delivery impacts the bottom line, making it crucial for businesses to optimize their transportation networks. With rising costs, driver shortages, and increasing customer expectations, companies need smarter ways to manage their fleets.

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ThroughPut.AI Empowers Reshoring with AI-Driven Supply Chain Visibility and Inventory Optimization

ThroughPut

New AI capabilities accelerate manufacturing reshoring with faster, more agile inventory planning and supply chain decision-making PALO ALTO, CA, April 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ ThroughPut.AI ,the Industrial AI Supply Chain Analytics and Advanced Decision Making pioneer, as recognized by Gartner, today announced powerful new capabilities to its platform to support global reshoring efforts and localized manufacturing strategies.

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How To Set Up IT Infrastructure and a Data Centre For Business

IT Supply Chain

By Richard Pearson (pictured) Content Writer The post How To Set Up IT Infrastructure and a Data Centre For Business appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Supply Chain Resilience Checklist

Strengthen your operations with the Supply Chain Resilience Checklist. This practical, easy-to-use tool helps your organization prepare for disruptions and ensure long-term continuity in an unpredictable world. Why Download: Identify and assess critical supply chain risks Ask the right questions to evaluate vendor preparedness Implement effective strategies to reduce vulnerabilities Improve communication, transparency, and coordination across your network What You’ll Learn: How to evaluate and m

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Supply Chain Brain

The latest supply-chain news, analysis, trends and tools for executives in the supply chain management industry.

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6 Data-Driven Amazon Seller Strategies That Work in 2025

IT Supply Chain

By John Hampton (pictured) Content Writer The post 6 Data-Driven Amazon Seller Strategies That Work in 2025 appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Alphabet Spins Off ‘Moonshot’ Supply Chain Project

Supply Chain Brain

Chorus roots were in an earlier X moonshot project, Project Delta , that focused on visibility in the global food supply chain, using AirTag and Bluetooth technology, among others.

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Why Vehicle Telematics Is a Game Changer for Businesses

IT Supply Chain

By Christine Baker (pictured) Content Writer The post Why Vehicle Telematics Is a Game Changer for Businesses appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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From Curiosity to Competitive Edge: How Mid-Market CEOs Are Using AI to Scale Smarter

Speaker: Lee Andrews, Founder at LJA New Media & Tony Karrer, Founder and CTO at Aggregage

This session will walk you through how one CEO used generative AI, workflow automation, and sales personalization to transform an entire security company—then built the Zero to Strategy framework that other mid-market leaders are now using to unlock 3.5x ROI. As a business executive, you’ll learn how to assess AI opportunities in your business, drive adoption across teams, and overcome internal resource constraints—without hiring a single data scientist.

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Strategies to Leverage Bonded and Free Trade Zone (FTZ) Warehouses

FLEXE

Leveraging bonded and Free Trade Zone (FTZ) warehouses allows businesses to defer duty payments, improve cash flow, and enhance supply chain resilience in a dynamic trade environment.

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Is Your Business Doing Enough To Empower Its Supply Chain Teams?

IT Supply Chain

By Peter West (pictured) Content Writer The post Is Your Business Doing Enough To Empower Its Supply Chain Teams? appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Supply Chain AI Company Sounds the Alarm Over America’s Reliance on Chinese-made Pharmaceuticals

Exiger Perspectives

Exiger provides thought leadership and expert perspectives on the compliance, risk, and governance industry through our blogs, articles & white papers.

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Lessons from successful M&A financing: insights from treasury professionals

Taulia

Lessons from successful M&A financing: insights from treasury professionals Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) present strategic growth opportunities, but their success hinges on effective financial planning and execution. A recent discussion among treasury professionals, highlighted critical lessons on M&A financing transactions. Here are the key takeaways and considerations for treasury teams navigating complex acquisitions. 1.

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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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RaaS and the Circular Economy for Warehouse Sustainability

Locus Robotics

Home April 17, 2025 RaaS and the Circular Economy for Warehouse Sustainability Mary Hart , Sr. Content Marketing Manager At Locus Robotics, we believe sustainability shouldnt be a once-a-year headline. Earth Day is a great reminder of the importance of protecting our planet, but for us, its just another day to keep doing what we already do: build smart, scalable warehouse automation thats better for business and the environment.

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Why Traceability & Regulatory Compliance Matter in Industrial Manufacturing Logistics

Amware Logistics and Fulfillment

Customer safety is a must and maintaining traceability and regulatory compliance is crucial in the industrial market. These two factors certify that products are manufactured, transported, and delivered according to industry standards and safety regulations.

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Shein and Temu Warn of Impending 'Price Adjustments' for U.S.

Supply Chain Brain

Both retailers have also dramatically pulled back on their social media advertising in the U.S. on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok among other platforms.

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Can your vendor keep their promise for secure data transfer?

Axway

File transfer solutions have been a prime target for attacks over the past few years.

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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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Mexico: Battleground for Trade in the U.S.-China Trade War

Supply Chain Brain

Mexicos dual role in global trade both a nearshoring powerhouse and a potential loophole for tariff evasion highlights its opportunities and challenges in the U.S.-China trade war.

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Demand for Customs Bonded Warehouses Surging as Tariff Tactic

Supply Chain Digest

Hold Inventory for as Long as 5 Years

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