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AI-Powered Supply Chains: Building Resilience in a Complicated World

Supply Chain Brain

North America continues to dominates the market, with a 32.49% share in 2023. Industry experts see increasing use of generative, agentic and predictive AI. For example, they can support managers by processing large amounts of data, then analyzing proposed decisions to address complex operational and tactical challenges.

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What Retailers are Saying About Tariffs - Part 3

Cathy Roberson

Reported April 24 Over 60% of our business is from products that are manufactured, bagged, assembled or grown in the United States and only 12% of our business is direct imports. Recall, we purchased targeted additional inventory in late fiscal '25 and early fiscal '26, ahead of tariffs. billion to $1.6 Christopher J. Christopher J.

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Cut Sourcing Costs and Boost Efficiency: Real QAD SRM Cases and Best Practices

QAD

In todays complex and often volatile global environment, procurement leaders face mounting pressure to cut sourcing costs while navigating geopolitical instability, inflation, tariffs and talent shortages. When I started working with KION five years ago, they faced fragmented procurement processes across regions. The outcome?

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How Tariffs Are Reshaping Global Supply Chains in 2025

Supply Chain Brain

With 2025 tariffs increasing component costs, Apple has accelerated efforts to diversify its supply chain. While this mitigates tariff costs, it requires rigorous supplier vetting and coordination, increasing operational complexity. Walmart reported a 5% rise in logistics costs due to longer shipping routes. A 2025 U.S.

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Lots of News on the Topic of Battery Electric Trucks this Week

Supply Chain Digest

Electric Charging Station Installs Soar in Q2 According to a report from Transport Topics this week, 703 high-speed, public charging stations opened in the US in the second quarter, the second-largest such infrastructure boom on record, according to Department of Energy data. An y reaction to t hese stories?

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Writing: Working on My Book

Supply Chain Shaman

Interview for Metrics That Matter. My kitchen table is piled high with interviews for the upcoming book, Metrics That Matter. He is responsible for manufacturing, procurement, supply chain planning, logistics, quality, social responsibility and final product engineering. ” Supply Chain Leader. I am behind. The heat is on.

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This Week in Logistics News (June 22 – 28)

Logistics Viewpoints

The company said that it has already replaced 95 percent of the plastic air pillows with paper filler in North America and is working toward complete removal by year’s end. It is the company’s largest plastic packaging reduction effort in North America to date and will remove almost 15 billion plastic air pillows from use annually.