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10 Ways A Data Gateway Improves Time to Value Across Your End-to-End Supply Chain

Logistics Viewpoints

Supply chain practitioners seeking the best way to speed decision intelligence, unify supply chain data, and increase operational efficiency can benefit from a supply chain data gateway. A data gateway is essentially a connective tissue across your supply chain, providing unified access to supply chain data from various sources, including enterprise systems, data feeds, data warehouses, data lakes, data marts, and business entities.

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We’re All Getting Older. The Demographic Shift Supply Chains Can’t Ignore

John Galt

The global population is ageing at an unprecedented rate. Companies that adapt will stay ahead and find new ways to drive growth. Is your supply chain ready?

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The Counterintuitive Truth About Inventory Optimization

ToolsGroup

Optimize /ptmz/ verb 1. make the best or most effective use of (a situation or resource). (Oxford Languages) One of the biggest challenges in supply chain management is understanding counterintuitive principleslike the “ bullwhip effect. ” This concept is so difficult to grasp that a “Beer Game” simulation was created to show how minor demand fluctuations can wreak havoc upstream.

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Tariff Uncertainty Is Here to Stay. Here’s How to Prepare.

Exiger Perspectives

Introduction Global trade has entered a new era of volatility, with tariffs and trade restrictions already proving to be powerful tools of economic policy. Supply chain and procurement leaders must now navigate an increasingly complex regulatory environment, balancing cost efficiency with risk mitigation. Its a very dynamic environment, says Jason Clark, Exigers SVP for Manufacturing and Energy, in the webinar Preparing for Tariffs: Steps to Take Now.

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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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5 Years Later: 3 Things COVID-19 Changed in Supply Chain And 2 It Didn’t 

BlueYonder

March 11 th a date that marks five years since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the COVID-19 a pandemic. A wave of chaos followed that turned the supply chain upside down, forcing it to adapt, transform, and learn at an accelerated pace. As well as adapting to a global pandemic, the supply chain has faced a seemingly relentless barrage of ‘unprecedented times: The Suez Canal blockage, devastating wildfires, the war in Ukraine, escalating Red Sea tensions, persistent chip short

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OTIF Supply Chain: Deliver or Pay the Price

MercuryGate

Have you ever received a five-figure penalty because your shipment arrived on Tuesday instead of Monday? Welcome to the OTIF supply chain management world, where close enough costs real money. The post OTIF Supply Chain: Deliver or Pay the Price appeared first on MercuryGate International.

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How Pragmatic AI Can Enhance Product Lifecycle Management

QAD

In todays rapidly evolving business landscape, companies face complex challenges in managing their product lifecycles. Effective supply chain management is essential for handling product introductions, obsolescence, market changes, and price fluctuations. Leveraging practical, value-driven artificial intelligence (AI) solutions can help businesses proactively navigate these challenges, driving smarter decision-making and operational excellence.

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2025 NMFC Changes: Important Updates for LTL Freight Shippers

Freight Plus

The 2025 NMFC changes are set to impact freight classification and pricing structures for shippers across various industries. The National Motor Freight Classification (NMFC) system determines freight classes based on key factors such as density, handling, stowability, and liability. Any updates to these classifications can affect shipping costs, compliance requirements, and overall logistics strategies.

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The Role of Stock Balancing in Supply Chain Optimization

RFgen

Supply chain disruptions have become all too common. But the realities on the ground are often far more nuanced than a simple shortage or surplus. While some warehouses overflow, others sit nearly empty, creating a frustrating paradox of excess and scarcity. This imbalance isn’t just an operational headache; its a drain on efficiency and a major threat to customer satisfaction.

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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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Blue Yonder: 2024 Year in Review

Logistics Viewpoints

Duncan Angove, CEO Blue Yonder Blue Yonder , is one of the largest providers of supply chain software. They are a wholly owned subsidiary of Panasonic. They recently gave the industry analyst community an update on their business performance over the last year and their outlook for the year ahead. Duncan Angove, the CEO, and Corey Tollefson, the chief revenue officer, were the speakers.

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Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (March 14, 2025)

Talking Logistics

When my father (Papi) retired, my wife and I bought him a journal and a pen. On the inside front cover I wrote, In the days that follow, write your memories, tell us your story, turn this book into a memory of your life. To be honest, I never thought he would write a single. Read more The post Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (March 14, 2025) appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.

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Building a Winning Business Case for Demand Forecasting: A Comprehensive Guide

ToolsGroup

Demand forecasting is a critical strategy for supply chain management that can dramatically improve business decision-making and financial performance. However, securing leadership buy-in for demand forecasting technology requires a strategic approach that clearly demonstrates value. Why Demand Forecasting Matters in Supply Chain Management Improving demand forecast accuracy is more than just predicting customer demand its about understanding supply trends, pricing fluctuations, and creating a

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Brokers are Drowning in Accounting Work: How Denim Simplifies It with Sean Smith

The Logistics of Logistics

Sean Smith and Joe Lynch discuss why brokers are drowning in accounting work: how Denim simplifies it. Sean is VP of Product at Denim , a trusted freight factoring partner on a mission to advance the supply chain by accelerating the movement of money and data. About Sean Smith Sean Smith ,VP of Product and Client Servicesat Denim, has spent 10 years building and scaling products in the financial services and logistics industries.

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Staying Ahead of UFLPA Enforcement: Best Practices for Retail Supply Chains

Speaker: Ethan Woolley, Director at Kharon

This webinar will explore how companies can proactively address compliance risks–rather than reactively responding to–UFLPA enforcement actions. Ethan Woolley will provide insights into the latest CBP enforcement trends, entity list updates, and industries under increased scrutiny, with a look at potential shifts under the Trump administration. Ethan will also explore how predictive data and strategic due diligence can help organizations stay ahead of regulatory challenges and strengthen complia

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How Smart Contracts Are Impacting Supply Chains

Logistics Viewpoints

Imagine a world where supply chains run with complete transparency, efficiency, and automationwhere every transaction, shipment, and payment are executed seamlessly without intermediaries slowing things down. This is the promise of smart contracts, a blockchain-driven innovation that’s beginning to impact the global supply chain industry. For decades, supply chain management has encountered bureaucratic bottlenecks, inefficiencies, and trust issues.

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Freight Forwarders and Real-time Freight Visibility

Talking Logistics

I recently participated in a webinar hosted by Magaya where Gustavo Gomez, Alfred Murgado, and I discussed some of the key findings from The 2025 State of Digitization in Freight Forwarding research report. If you werent able to attend, you can watch it now on demand. Alfred kicked off the conversation by asking what surprised. Read more The post Freight Forwarders and Real-time Freight Visibility appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.

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Stop Guessing, Start Optimizing: How AI is Transforming Aftermarket Parts Planning

ToolsGroup

Your Aftermarket Supply Chain is More Complex Than You Think Lets be honest: managing spare parts inventory requires specialized strategies unlike any other inventory management process. Your distribution network spans multiple locations. Your parts portfolio includes thousandssometimes millionsof SKUs. And demand patterns are highly unpredictable. With multi-echelon networks, supplier uncertainty, multiyear product lifecycles, and reverse logistics channels , aftermarket supply chains exceed th

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FMCG CEO Canape Questions. Sales & Operational Planning (S&OP)

Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

Networking I recently met the CEO of an FMCG beverages company at a charity fund raising evening and both being fans of the foaming ale, we settled on a canape-fuelled discussion on all things beer. At this event I was not wearing my Supply Chain consultant hat so the conversation was very open and informative in a way that formal, office-based meetings seldom allow.

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3 Ways Your Wholesaler ERP System Is Failing You

The supply chain is the world’s most complex logistics challenge, where efficiency and accuracy are critically important to ensure goods are accessible to consumers when needed. Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems play a key role for wholesale distribution companies in this process, serving (among other things) as the inventory management software that attempts to ensure that the right products are available in the right quantities at the right time and place.

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The Broker-Carrier Summit: From Conflict to Collaboration with Dan Lindsey

The Logistics of Logistics

Dan Lindsey and Joe Lynch discuss The Broker-Carrier Summit: from conflict to collaboration. Dan is the Founder and President of the the Broker-Carrier Summit , which will be held in Indianapolis,IN, April 28 May 2, 2025. About Dan Lindsey Dan Lindsey is the Founder of the Broker-Carrier Summit, a conference and community designed to foster strong partnerships between freight brokers and trucking carriers, moving beyond basic transactional communication.

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Importance of Ensuring a Data Management and Supervisory Control Framework Spanning Supply Chain Execution Decision Making

Supply Chain Matters

Supply Chain Matters provides the first of a two-part market education series addressing what we term as broadening the context from warehouse control layer or accelerator to that of supply chain execution orchestration. In this commentary we focus specifically on the importance of a broader end-to-end data management framework while overcoming the fragmentation of data that is locked in separate, unconnected software applications.

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Two Blue Yonder Associates Share Their Journey of Motherhood and Being Working Moms

BlueYonder

National Working Moms Day is celebrated every year onMarch 12 and is a day to show appreciation for and to recognize working moms for their contributions to society. Blue Yonder associates Charlotte Coy and Katie Thorne share the ups and downs of being a working parent. Share a little about yourself and your role at Blue Yonder. Charlotte : I live in North Yorkshire with my husband Adam, baby son Hudson, and stepdaughter Phoebe.

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Supply chain gaming

Supply Chain Movement

In todays uncertain times, with increasing geopolitical tensions, decision-makers making plans must try to predict the future. But as Nobel laureate Niels Bohr once said, predicting is very difficult, especially when it comes to the future. Nevertheless, decision-makers can train themselves to predict the future. Jane McGonnigal, an American developer of video games and social simulations, predicted the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic back in 2010.

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Signal-Based Selling: How to Leverage 4 Key Buying Signals

As prospects define their problem, search for solutions, and even change jobs, they are generating high-value signals that the best go-to-market teams can leverage to close more deals. This is where signal-based selling comes into play. ZoomInfo CEO Henry Schuck recently broke down specific ways to put four key buying signals into action with the experts from 30 Minutes to President’s Club.

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Supply Chain Scheduling Best Practices: Developing the Tools to Execute your Supply Chain Plan

Arkieva

If supply, inventory and demand planning are building materials, scheduling is the tool that helps you assemble them. Learn best practices of effective production scheduling. Supply Chain Scheduling Best Practices: Developing the Tools to Execute your Supply Chain Plan was first posted on March 11, 2025 at 9:15 am. ©2017 " Supply Chain Link Blog - Arkieva " Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only.

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Creating a Strategy for Competitiveness Using Scenarios

AIMMS

As new policies shape the new now, scenario planning becomes a key tool for supply chain leaders to anticipate changes, mitigate risks etc.

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The Art of Compromise as a Negotiation Strategy in Supply Chain

SCMDOJO

Introduction Negotiation is at the heart of supply chain management. Whether dealing with suppliers, logistics providers, or internal stakeholders, striking the right balance between assertiveness and flexibility is key. Richard Todd , a negotiation expert describes a successful negotiation as one that requires understanding not just what is needed from a supplier but also what the supplier needs from us.

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Survey on Communication Gaps Among C-Suite and Supply Chain Executives

Supply Chain Matters

A recent and timely survey published today points to continued perception or communication gaps and among business C-Suite and supply chain senior executives. Survey Structure This survey, sponsored by supply chain operations technology provider LeanDNA and conducted by Wakefield Research , involved a reported 100 U.S. C-Level executives with influence over or oversight of supply chain decisions, with titles described as CFO, COO, or CSCO.

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Conquering Tail Spend in 2025: New AI-Powered Tools and Strategies for Success

Tail spend — often unmanaged, fragmented and costly — can account for as much as 80% of total transaction volume. Without the right strategy, enterprises face hidden risks and unnecessary spend. It’s time to shift from fragmented, ad hoc purchasing to a strategic, technology-driven approach. Download this GEP-sponsored Everest Group research for insights on how your competitors are upping their tail spend management game.

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3 Technology Trends to Optimize Supply Chain Digitalization

Loginext

Supply chain digitalization is transforming operations. Learn how data analytics, orchestration, and generative AI are optimizing efficiency, reducing costs, and improving decision-making. The post 3 Technology Trends to Optimize Supply Chain Digitalization appeared first on loginextsolutions.com.

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Improving Efficiency and the Customer Experience with QAD Supplier Relationship Management

QAD

Insights from a Former Procurement Manager People often ask me why I left FORVIA, a French global automotive supplier, to join QAD. The truth is, although my time at FORVIA was challenging and I had been there for 12 years, I simply love new technology and couldn’t resist the opportunity to be at the forefront of innovation and help solve complex business problems.

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LogiSYM Supply Chain Magazine – March 2025 | Bumper Issue

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Technology: Artificial Intelligence, Generative Artificial Intelligence, the New Frontier in Supply Chain The March bumper edition of LogiSYM magazine explores the growing influence of artificial intelligence and generative AI on supply chain management, including both its potential and its complexities. It examines how AI and blockchain are transforming compliance in Halal supply chains and discusses the role of small and medium enterprises in advancing green logistics through the Green Corrido