Logistics Viewpoints
FEBRUARY 25, 2025
The manufacturing sector is facing unprecedented volatility in global trade, with tariffs becoming the latest in a series of uncertainty drivers that are impacting virtually all industries. Trade policies are constantly evolving, forcing companies to assess how these changes impact customer demand, supply networks, fulfillment strategies, and cost to serve.
ToolsGroup
FEBRUARY 24, 2025
Demand forecasting has evolved dramatically in recent years. Businesses have shifted from supply-focused approaches to demand-driven models, yet many still struggle to balance accuracy with agility. Traditional forecasting methods often fail under high variability, leading to excess costs, stockouts, and obsolescence. What is Demand Forecasting in Supply Chain Management?
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Supply Chain Brain
FEBRUARY 26, 2025
Already in 2025, we've seen the direct and indirect impacts of climate change on the price and availability of essential foods.
IT Supply Chain
FEBRUARY 28, 2025
By Richard Pearson (pictured) Content Writer The post The Hidden Perks of Buying from Pawn Shops: Luxury Items at a Fraction of the Price appeared first on IT Supply Chain.
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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.
AIMMS
FEBRUARY 26, 2025
To tackle their supply chain challenges, leading data center companies turn to advanced supply chain design and optimization software.
Supply Chain Brief brings together the best content for supply chain and logistic professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Exiger Perspectives
FEBRUARY 24, 2025
Key Takeaways from the White Houses America First Investment Policy Memo Client Alert february 24, 2025 Table of Contents The White Houses America First Investment Policy memorandum (dated Feb. 21, 2025) outlines a set of directives aimed at strengthening domestic industry, securing critical supply chains, and increasing scrutiny of both inbound and outbound investments in strategic sectors.
QAD
FEBRUARY 25, 2025
In todays fast-paced world, reinvention has become more than a buzzword; its a necessity for survival. Dr. Nadya Zhexembayeva, known as the Chief Reinvention Officer and founder of the Reinvention Academy, has devoted her life to guiding companies through this transformative process. Her insights on the Auto Supply Chain Prophets podcast shed light on why reinvention has climbed to the top of the agenda for CEOs worldwide and what businesses need to do to thrive in an era of unprecedented change
Enterra Insights
FEBRUARY 25, 2025
Rarely do prescribed medications have a noticeable impact on grocery sales. Unexpectedly, however, Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 agonists, like Ozempic, Trulicity, and Victoza, are significantly affecting consumers, food suppliers, and food retailers. An agonist is a substance that mimics the actions of a neurotransmitter or hormone to produce a response when it binds to a specific receptor in the brain.
All Things Supply Chain
FEBRUARY 26, 2025
The logistics industry has undergone a dramatic transformation in recent years, fueled by advancements in robotics and automation.
Learn how centralizing slow-moving SKUs can help reduce fulfillment costs by $300M+ while boosting fulfillment efficiency.
Logistics Viewpoints
FEBRUARY 24, 2025
ARC was recently briefed by InterSystems. When one thinks of supply chain software vendors, the name InterSystems may not spring to mind. The company aims to change this with the expansion of its data fabric portfolio. Business cycles are compressing and the need to make course corrections is exploding. When you combine the volume, complexity, and speed with which decisions need to be made and executed, the current way companies manage this is unsustainable.
The Logistics of Logistics
FEBRUARY 25, 2025
Erika Voss and Joe Lynch discuss taking the uncertainty and risk out of freight. Erika is Vice President of Information Security at DAT Freight & Analytics, the largest truckload freight marketplace in North America. About Erika Voss Dr. Erika Voss , with over two decades of experience, has held high-level positions at companies including Capital One, Microsoft, and Amazon Web Services.
ToolsGroup
FEBRUARY 24, 2025
Demand forecasting has evolved dramatically in recent years. Businesses have shifted from supply-focused approaches to demand-driven models, yet many still struggle to balance accuracy with agility. Traditional forecasting methods often fail under high variability, leading to excess costs, stockouts, and obsolescence. What is Demand Forecasting in Supply Chain Management?
Talking Logistics
FEBRUARY 23, 2025
In April 2024, we asked members of our Indago supply chain research community — who are all supply chain and logistics executives from manufacturing, retail, and distribution companies — if they had experienced cargo theft or other types of freight fraud in the past year. Almost half said they had experienced theft or fraud in. Read more The post [Video] Combating Fraud in the Freight Industry appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.
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“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.
Logistics Viewpoints
FEBRUARY 26, 2025
Supply chains, which facilitate the movement of products from manufacturers to consumers, have historically encountered issues such as inefficiency, fraud, and a lack of transparency. Many businesses continue to use traditional tracking methods like paperwork or centralized databases, which can be slow, susceptible to manipulation, and challenging to verify across multiple entities.
The Logistics of Logistics
FEBRUARY 27, 2025
Neal Huffman and Joe Lynch discuss Farelanes: real time lane pricing for everyone. Neal is the Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder of Farelanes, a company specializing in providing real-time lane pricing data for the logistics industry. About Neal Huffman Neal Huffman is the Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder of Farelanes, a company specializing in providing real-time lane pricing data for the logistics industry.
ModusLink Corporation
FEBRUARY 25, 2025
Wooden tariffs stamp is sitting on recycled paper background. Horizontal composition with selective focus and copy space. The global business environment is constantly evolving, with tariffs emerging as one of the most significant changes in recent years. Tariffs, taxes imposed on imported goods, have a major influence on global trade, affecting businesses of all sizes.
RFgen
FEBRUARY 25, 2025
Managing inventory effectively is a constant challenge for businesses. Balancing supply and demand requires careful planning and the ability to adapt to changing market conditions, especially when considering the bullwhip effect in supply chain management. Misunderstandings about the dynamics of inventory fluctuations, like the bullwhip effect, can exacerbate these challenges.
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
Logistics Viewpoints
FEBRUARY 24, 2025
Apple in a press release published recently announced a monumental investment plan, committing to spend over USD 500 billion in the United States over the next four years. This ambitious initiative is set to transform various aspects of the supply chain, from manufacturing and job creation to research and development, infrastructure upgrades, and sustainability efforts.
Supply Chain Matters
FEBRUARY 28, 2025
End-to-end transportation and logistics visibility provider Flexport unveiled over 20 added technology and AI powered applications that are part of the providers initial Winter twice-yearly technology suite update. With a mix of leveraged technologies, including Advanced AI and ChatGPT use, the announcement provides a further example for how initial forms of Advanced and Generative AI are being piloted in areas of transportation network routing, management and operational management use cases.
BlueYonder
FEBRUARY 25, 2025
Implementing organizational change requires buy-in across all departments. Without advocates, even the most necessary changes are at risk of failing. No tool exemplifies this intersection between essential and nerve-wracking quite like AI (Artificial Intelligence). Every company has both avid adopters and hesitant detractors. While AI is certainly not a simple tool to implement, many of the most common reservations surrounding it often come down to misunderstandings about its capabilities.
SCMDOJO
FEBRUARY 26, 2025
Introduction As global supply chains evolve, ensuring cost efficiency is crucial. One way to assess the cost performance of any function within the supply chain is through Cost Performance Index (CPI). While CPI is normally used within project management and earned value analysis, it has significant application and importance within supply chain contexts, particularly in procurement, logistics and warehousing.
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.
Procurement Academy
FEBRUARY 25, 2025
According to Deloitte Insights , 83% of digitally maturing companies use cross-functional teams to improve supply chain performance. Proper execution of cross-functional training can turn siloed departments into unified and efficient teams; equipping employees with the right skills to collaborate seamlessly across organizations. Of course, the right training is key to the success of such initiatives, and can have a measurable impact on supply chain performance.
Supply Chain Matters
FEBRUARY 26, 2025
Commercial aircraft designer and producer Airbus announced its commercial aircraft divisions and associated supply chain supply networks aircraft delivery goal for 2025. The announcement came in conjunction with last weeks reporting of consolidated full year 2024 financial results and guidance for 2025. The European based producers goal is to deliver 820 aircraft this year compared to the total of 766 aircraft delivered to 86 airline or leasing customers during 2024.
Cathy Roberson
FEBRUARY 22, 2025
The history of Mexican cross-border trade is rife with wars and military actions, legal and illegal border crossings, and more. The US's off-and-on love affair with the country has often centered on the need for low-cost labor in its agricultural fields and building out rail networks in the US. Rethinking supply chains is a reader-supported publication.
ThroughPut
FEBRUARY 25, 2025
The Problem: Uncertainty in Cement Demand Planning Accurately forecasting demand remains a critical challenge for cement manufacturers , especially in a post-pandemic world where supply chain disruptions have intensified. With supply and demand shocks occurring unpredictably, traditional forecasting methods such as spreadsheets and siloed software are no longer sufficient.
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AFFLINK
FEBRUARY 27, 2025
Managing suppliers is one of the most critical aspects of running a business, but it's not without challenges. The traditional supplier onboarding processcollecting documents, verifying credentials, and ensuring compliancecan be time-consuming and prone to errors. Automating these workflows, however, offers a better way forward. In fact, companies that have automated procurement negotiations consistently achieve significant cost savings compared to traditional methods.
Precoro
FEBRUARY 26, 2025
ERP systems form the backbone of efficient operations for many organizations. They integrate finance, HR, sales, and supply chain management into one complex platform. Within this setup, an ERP procurement module helps companies make purchases and manage suppliers. Numbers speak louder: According to Procurement Tactics’ top procurement trends in 2025 , 83% of CPOs prioritize digitization.
Locus Robotics
FEBRUARY 24, 2025
Home February 24, 2025 Understanding Opportunity Cost in Warehouse Automation Decisions Kane Edwards , Business Development Manager Every business decision comes with trade-offs and choosing one path means forgoing another. These trade-offs lead to what economists call "opportunity cost", which is the potential benefits that are lost when selecting one alternative over another.
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