Modern Defense Supply Chains: The Essential Capabilities for Multi-Domain Operations
The Network Effect
MAY 3, 2025
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End-to-End Supply Chain Orchestration: Achieving Visibility and Operational Control
Logistics Viewpoints
MAY 14, 2025
In most industries, supply chains have become increasingly complex. Businesses are now managing goods and information across multiple locations, time zones, and partner networks. This complexity has introduced gaps in visibility and responsiveness that traditional systems werent designed to handle. As a result, many organizations are moving toward supply chain orchestration as a structured method for improving coordination.
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The Bumpy Road to Building Outside-in Processes
Supply Chain Shaman
MAY 14, 2025
This week, I began teaching a new round of outside-in planning classes. These classes are designed for networking and exploring outside-in models in a safe environment. This is my fourth year of teaching the class and I want to build a guiding coalition for people to think differently and improve value. My goal is to build a guiding coalition for change.
Running Your Supply Chain on Floppy Disks?
Talking Logistics
MAY 12, 2025
Ive never liked Newark Liberty International Airport, and its even lower on my list of airports today. Yet another equipment outage at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) caused widespread delays and a ground stop over the weekend, writes Naveen Dhaliwal at CBS News this morning. The Federal Aviation Administration said the third outage in less.
Your Workforce: Is Remote-Insourcing the Key to Logistics Efficiency?
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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.
Circular Supply Chains: Designing for Reuse, Remanufacturing, and Returns
SCMDOJO
MAY 11, 2025
In light of environmental urgency, resource constraints, and the ever-loudening call for social responsibility, traditional linear supply chains are quickly becoming outdated. Its take, make, dispose model is now seen as wasteful and obsolete. More and more companies are transitioning to circular supply chains that focus on reusing, remanufacturing, and returning, keeping products and materials in circulation for as long as possible.
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Retailer Scorecards: What They Measure and How to Improve Yours
Freight Plus
MAY 13, 2025
If you’re shipping into big-box retailers, retailer scorecards are an essential part of doing business. These reports are how companies like Walmart, Target, Amazon, and others track your performance as a supplier. And if you’re not hitting the right numbers, your transportation strategy could be quietly eating into your margins. This blog breaks down what retailer scorecards are, what they measure (including OTIF), how they vary by retailer, and how you can improve your performance
FMCG Supply Chain: What’s That All About?
Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy
MAY 22, 2025
A long, long time ago. I started my career in the late 1970s studying chemistry and working as an R&D type helping to bring FMCG Homecare products to the market. At that time, people working in R&D were largely silo based and did not really know how a carefully crafted innovation made the transition from bench top development, through pilot plant testing and eventually onto supermarket shelves.
Omnichannel vs. Multichannel: Which Is Right for Your Business?
Saleswarp
MAY 13, 2025
Todays customers dont just shop in one place. They discover products on Instagram, check prices on Amazon, visit your website, and might still walk into a store to make the final purchase. Thats the new normaland its why terms like multi-channel and omnichannel are often thrown around. But when it comes to omnichannel vs. multichannel, theyre not interchangeable.
The New Procurement Reality: Managing the Supply Chain with Artificial & Human Intelligence
Jaggaer
MAY 8, 2025
I am a big believer in procurement getting involved as early as possible in new product development based on all the market knowledge available. The worst-case scenario is product engineering developing a new product, selecting a supplier and then telling procurement to get on with negotiation. Thats why I was fascinated to get Lora Ceceres insights into how organizations need to adapt their approach to NPD, involving procurement from the start.
Speeding Robotics Automation with AI
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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.
Navigating Today’s Tariff Turbulence with Cloud Technology
Logistics Viewpoints
MAY 20, 2025
In today’s volatile trade environment, customs brokers and importers are in uncharted waters. The rapid implementation and modification of tariffs, often announced through social media even before formal policy announcements, have created unprecedented challenges for global supply chains. The New Tariff Landscape A rollercoaster of tariff changes has already marked the first half of 2025.
Why Catena-X certification signals a new era for automotive supply chain resilience
Kinaxis
MAY 20, 2025
Why Catena-X certification signals a new era for automotive supply chain resilience fbaker Tue, 05/20/2025 - 05:51 As the automotive industry grapples with transformation on multiple fronts — electrification, digitalization, and sustainability — the ability to coordinate complex, multi-tiered supply chains in real time is emerging as a foundational capability.
Unsettled
Supply Chain Shaman
MAY 12, 2025
Shifting sands. War. Tariffs. Shortages. Price increases. Ocean booking cancellations. Tightening of pocketbooks: changing demand patterns. Decline in consumer confidence. Companies are delaying hiring. Many are laying-off employees. The Global Pressure Index published monthly is rising, but we are still operating in a period of low variability. The larger uncertainty lies ahead.
Sustainable Supply Chain Conference
Descartes
MAY 23, 2025
Sustainable Supply Chain Conference On 24 June, join leading industry pioneers and key decision-makers as they tackle the biggest challenges and opportunities in sustainable supply chains. This one-day, high-impact event is where bold ideas meet real-world action. With climate targets tightening and ethical demands rising, businesses must rethink resilience, equity, and profitability.
Supply Chain Resilience Checklist
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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
FMCG: Operating without a Supply Chain department!
Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy
MAY 29, 2025
Supply Chain nuts & bolts Last week I looked at some basic definitions of a Supply Chain and what Supply Chains are designed to achieve. After enjoying the wet UK Bank Holiday, one of my first meetings was with an established FMCG CEO. No names of course, but this is a medium sized player with a broad European base. I have disguised the identity to protect us both but their product range contains nuts which I think is rather apt in the circumstances.
Rethinking Business Relationships in Supply Chain Management
Talking Logistics
MAY 28, 2025
When it comes to working with suppliers, customers, and logistics service providers, most companies still take a Whats In It for Me? approach to business relationships instead of a Whats In It for We? approach. The problem is with the mindset and approach each side has traditionally taken, according to Kate Vitasek, faculty member at. Read more The post Rethinking Business Relationships in Supply Chain Management appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.
Building an AI-Native Ecosystem for Supply Chain Sustainability
Logistics Viewpoints
MAY 20, 2025
Schneider Electrics latest initiative emphasizes how AI-native software can streamline sustainability efforts across complex supply chain and logistics networks. By embedding agentic AI into enterprise workflows, the company aims to create responsive systems that manage emissions tracking, decarbonization strategies, and climate risk assessments in real time.
Sales & Operations Planning: Bridge Strategy and Execution
ToolsGroup
MAY 8, 2025
Sales & Operations Planning: Why Execution is Essential In today’s fast-changing business environment, Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) is essential for aligning demand, supply, and financials goals. Yet, despite significant investments in tools and talent, many organizations still struggle to connect strategic vision with real-world operations.
Tariffs on the Table: How to Brief the Board and C‑Suite With Confidence
Advertiser: GEP
“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.
Transforming supply chains—and sales careers—at Kinaxis
Kinaxis
MAY 28, 2025
Transforming supply chains—and sales careers—at Kinaxis fbaker Wed, 05/28/2025 - 05:26 At Kinaxis, we’re revolutionizing supply chain management. As we enter a new phase of growth in a $16B market, we’re expanding our sales team and looking for experienced professionals ready to work with top-tier clients—and help shape the future of the industry. Driving transformation through cutting-edge technology We’re a team of passionate professionals pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in supply ch
How a 3PL Can Strengthen Your Supply Chain Resilience
GlobalTranz
MAY 20, 2025
Pandemics. Wars. Natural disasters. Tariff swings. If your business depends on freight shipping, you've likely felt the effects of a world that seems to change overnight. Building a resilient supply chain isn't just a best practice anymore — it's a business imperative. From port congestion and fuel surcharges to weather events and labor shortages, the threats to your shipping network are real and growing.
AI Plus Humans for Resilient Freight Forwarding in a Complex World
The Network Effect
MAY 8, 2025
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Supply Chain Lessons from an Obituary
Talking Logistics
MAY 19, 2025
I like to read the obituaries in the newspaper, especially the ones in the weekend edition of the Wall Street Journal. Most of the people featured are unknown to the general public, or at least to me, but they accomplished great things in life despite dealing, in many cases, with great obstacles or challenges early. Read more The post Supply Chain Lessons from an Obituary appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.
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
Blue Yonder Acquires Pledge, Expanding Its End-to-End Supply Chain Platform With Accredited Carbon Emissions Reporting
Logistics Viewpoints
MAY 5, 2025
The acquisition accelerates Blue Yonders sustainability roadmap and gives customers comprehensive insight to reduce carbon footprint and supply chain inefficiencies LONDON and DALLAS May 1, 2025 Blue Yonder , the world leader in end-to-end digital supply chain transformation, today announced it acquired the business of Pledge Earth Technologies Ltd.
Tech-Driven Drayage: A PortPro Perspective with Corey Abbott
The Logistics of Logistics
MAY 1, 2025
Corey Abbott and Joe Lynch discuss tech-driven drayage: a PortPro perspective. Corey is the Chief Growth Officer and his team lead enterprise initiatives at PortPro, an innovative technology company that keeps the drayage industry moving efficiently with its operating platform built for drayage trucking companies, brokerages, and those that do both.
Surviving the ride: How leading industries are turning tariff challenges into opportunities
Kinaxis
MAY 29, 2025
Surviving the ride: How leading industries are turning tariff challenges into opportunities fbaker Thu, 05/29/2025 - 08:01 Navigating today’s unpredictable trade landscape can feel a bit like a white-knuckle ride, with companies constantly bracing for the next twist. One moment, a sense of relief; the next, a new tariff threat appears on the horizon.
AI Agents in Procurement: The Ultimate Guide
ivalua
MAY 30, 2025
AI is reshaping the way organizations source, manage suppliers, and drive value today. As supply chains become more interconnected and risks more dynamic, traditional procurement tools fall short. AI agents offer a smarter, faster way to manage sourcing, risk, and spend across the entire procurement lifecycle. At Ivalua, we help organizations harness AI to transform procurement from a tactical function into a strategic advantage – and our Intelligent Virtual Assistant (IVA) is leading the next w
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.
Tariffs Dominate Dialogue at Gartner SC Symposium in Orlando
AIMMS
MAY 19, 2025
Tariff management means integrating planning, logistics, and technology into a unified supply chain strategy that prioritizes agility and resilience.
How to Use Predictive Analytics to Streamline Cross-Border Logistics
The Network Effect
MAY 19, 2025
The post How to Use Predictive Analytics to Streamline Cross-Border Logistics appeared first on The Network Effect.
Blue Yonder’s ICON 2025 Demonstrates Why Supply Chains Must Transform
Logistics Viewpoints
MAY 19, 2025
There is nothing like harnessing the energy of a user conference to outline a bold vision for a transforming world. In that vein, Blue Yonders ICON 2025 didnt disappoint. Hosted at the Gaylord in Nashville the week harnessed the theme of machine speed and precision across connectedsupply chain processes. As you would expect, major emphasis was placed on the role of AI to deliver accurate, timely, and improved decisions at all points of supply chain processes using a combination of human-to-AI ag
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