QAD

APRIL 9, 2025

Can You Prevent Supply Chain Disruptions in Life Sciences? Supply chain disruptions in the life sciences industry can have serious consequences. While its impossible to eliminate all risks, companies and the industry at large can take proactive steps to minimize disruptions and improve supply chain resilience.

Supply Chain Disruption

ThroughPut

JUNE 12, 2025

As operations, maintenance, and supply chain leaders navigate a landscape shaped by rising asset complexity, volatile supply chains, and tight capital budgets, the pressure to optimize every part, every process, and every purchase has never been greater. This is where software steps in.

Inventory Management Software

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 28, 2025

Board execs are strained by the conversation around, ‘How do we purchase more, get a bigger footprint?’ and India Seal Free Trade Agreement Slashing Tariffs, Barriers Global Trade & Economics New U.S. Build Up, Not Out Expanding your footprint isn’t just expensive — it’s disruptive. Featured Product Popular Stories U.K.

Vendor Strategies

Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 8, 2025

Also, 62% of online shoppers in the US say delivery speed is what makes for a good purchase experience. Carbon emissions From recent reports, we could see that carbon emissions are rising to alarming levels causing serious damage to the globe. Originally written for Supply Chain Game Changer and published on January 4, 2023.

Supply Chain Planning Software

Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 13, 2025

I got a pitch from the PR firm representing Everstream Analytics that was different. Everstream Analytics is sitting on a vast trove of risk data. The company applies AI and other analytics to this data to provide supply chain risk analytics and insights to its clients. Each event is assigned a risk score.

Pharmaceutical

Jaggaer

JUNE 25, 2025

India’s manufacturing sector is experiencing robust growth and investor optimism. According to a FICCI survey, 83% of manufacturers reported higher or stable production levels in Q3 FY 2024-25, with 42% planning investments in the next six months. Other challenges abound. style, size, function).

Manufacturing Procurement

Cathy Roberson

MAY 8, 2025

Rethinking supply chains is a reader-supported publication. Reported April 22 Our trends in April have held consistent with March, and while market conditions remain soft, we've seen no appreciable downturn over the past two weeks, despite the tariff environment. Automotive Parts Genuine Parts , Q1 ending March 31.

Negotiating Skills

Resilinc

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

A look at how Trump’s proposed tariffs impact trade and supply chain including supply chain projections and actionable steps businesses can take to prepare now. In this blog, we explore supply chain projections, the challenges of reshoring, and the actions that businesses can take to prepare their supply chains now.

Pharmaceutical

Cathy Roberson

JUNE 9, 2025

Rethinking supply chains is a reader-supported publication. The report will be available free for paid Substack subscribers but I’ll provide a summary and a link to the report in case you’re interested in either purchasing it separately or paying for an anuual subscribtion to my Substack articles.

Negotiating Skills

ShipBob

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

” Jessica Stoller, Director of Supply Chain and Operations at Arrae 2. ” Jessica Stoller, Director of Supply Chain and Operations at Arrae 2. It ranks as the fifth most popular retail marketplace for cross-border purchases, making it an excellent marketplace to support global expansion.

Supply Chain Design Software

Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

In our continuing series, Supply Chain Matters provides readers with highlights of monthly reported global and regional wide PMI activity levels. Global Manufacturing Output Levels Global-wide manufacturing levels as reported by the composite index produced by J.P. reported for September. rose from the 45.0

Manufacturing Procurement

Supply Chain Digest

JULY 30, 2025

New Roles and Skills likely to Emerge, Gartner’s Abdil Tunca Says July 30, 2025 Supply Chain Digest Says. Initially, robot management will operate as a distinct role within supply chain. It also has huge implications across the GE global supply chain with regard to the management of their support and spare parts network.

Warehousing

Supply Chain Digest

JULY 16, 2025

Supply Chain Digest Says. Gartner says that “Over 90% of supply chain logistics functions have started or completed a digital transformation within the past three years, and high-performing functions set the logistics digital technology strategy 48% of the time.” A ny comments on Gartners thoughts?

Logistics Network Optimization Software

Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 2, 2025

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group, through its affiliated Supply Chain Matters blog shares excerpts of select individual predictions that will be included in our annual 2025 Predictions for Industry and Global Supply Chains Research Advisory publishing later this month. billion in funds.

Sourcing Strategies

Supply Chain Digest

JULY 24, 2025

We always start with a check on the US and global economy, as that has such an impact in the end on supply chain practice. One measure of the health of the US manufacturing sector is the US Purchasing Managers Index from the Institute of Supply Management. Gilmore Says. What do you say? growth for all 2025, 2.8%

Supply Chain Design Software

Supply Chain Digest

AUGUST 6, 2025

Supply Chain Digest Says. Click here to send us your comments Highlights of the interview are provided below: Q: Why is it critical for supply chain planning leaders to evolve their roles to more proactively shape business decisions in today’s environment? What do you say?

Supply Chain Planning Software

Cathy Roberson

JUNE 1, 2025

Rethinking supply chains is a reader-supported publication. The topic/report will finally be on the logistics M&A through the end of May. Reported May 29 As we continue to navigate tariffs, we're implementing various mitigation strategies, including partnering with our sourcing vendors to reduce costs.

Purchasing Skills

Supply Chain Digest

JULY 22, 2025

Supply Chain Digest Says. Click here to send us your comments Aronow observes that many supply chain organizations are perpetually chasing their commercial partners to engage and improve the demand forecast. Aronow says to start by investing in organizational storytelling skills. What do you say?

Supply Chain Planning Software

Shapiro

JULY 15, 2025

In a move that could reshape global shipping and energy supply chains, President Donald Trump has floated the idea of secondary tariffs —penalties that would be placed on countries that continue doing business with Russia by importing oil, gas, or refined fuel products. While India maintains strong ties with the U.S.,

United Arab Emirates

Supply Chain Digest

JULY 9, 2025

Supply Chain Digest Says. Click here to send us your comments Just recently, Gartner itself did an interesting look at what supply chain execs were saying at the Orlando conference as well as a similar event in Europe. Below are some highlights from the Gartner blog post. This shift was accompanied by a change in tone.

Gartner

Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 5, 2025

Supply Chain Matters provides readers with our summary highlights and perspectives relative to supply chain assessments as reported by various published global wide PMI indices. reported for April. The HSBC India Manufacturing PMI® posted a reading of 57.6 The reported S&P Global U.S.

Manufacturing Procurement

Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 14, 2025

Supply Chain Matters highlights recent data regarding China s reported trade deficit and export trade volumes and the implications to industry supply network strategies in 2025. We pointed to the various implications to either global based, nearshored or domestic supply network sourcing strategies. administration.

Sourcing Strategies

Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 27, 2025

Or, we could look at the Gartner top 25 supply chains list. That famous ranking used to be released at a dinner the Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference in May (now called the Supply Chain Symposium), but this year it was again released in a webinar a few weeks after the conference. Gilmore Says.

Gartner

Supply Chain Digest

JULY 3, 2025

It also has huge implications across the GE global supply chain with regard to the management of their support and spare parts network. Financial performance metrics are valuable as they capture the economic consequences of business decisions. What do you say?

Supply Chain Design Software

Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 24, 2025

From electronics manufacturers to retail giants, companies are grappling with a complex landscape of rising duties and other supply chain challenges. The stated aim of those measures is to bolster domestic manufacturing and reduce reliance on foreign supply chains. Tariffs also destabilize supply chain operations.

Price Reduction

Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 12, 2025

For many, higher costs, supply chain delays, and unpredictable inventory flows are creating significant hurdles. While navigating tariffs requires short-term tactics such as pricing adjustments and inventory management, it’s also important to think about the following long-term strategies: Diversify supply chains.

Optimal Sourcing

Supply Chain Digest

JULY 1, 2025

The on-going conflict creates risks to critical raw materials and the continued flow of finished goods, Garter says, requiring supply chains to conduct cost-benefit analyses of mitigation actions in partnership with finance leaders. Supply Chain Digest Says. What do you say?

Gartner

Supply Chain Digest

JULY 22, 2025

Supply Chain Digest Says. In the first facility management was focused on controlling the workforce through individual metrics. It also has huge implications across the GE global supply chain with regard to the management of their support and spare parts network. That’s respect for people.” What do you say?

Agile and Lean Supply Chain

Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 6, 2025

What I failed to do in any of those three columns was mention what in some ways may have been the biggest to news items: the retirements of sorts of Gartner analyst Dwight Klappich and groundbreaking, inaugural Gartner analyst, and famous inventor of the Three V’s of Supply Chain, Art Mesher.

Supply Chain Design Software

Supply Chain Digest

JULY 8, 2025

Supply Chain Digest Says. The final pillar of defense against cargo theft involves collaboration with trusted partners to track threats and report incidents – which often doesn’t happen even in today’s environment. Financial performance metrics are valuable as they capture the economic consequences of business decisions.

Cargo

Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 25, 2025

Supply Chain Digest Says. Drewry notes that for a spot-rate shipper exporting or importing on the East-West routes will find that, on average, a container shipment’s cost can vary by about $1,400. Financial performance metrics are valuable as they capture the economic consequences of business decisions.

Supply Chain Design Software

Supply Chain Digest

JULY 29, 2025

Supply Chain Digest Says. That price would represent about a 23% premium to Norfolk Southern’s stock before the first reports of a potential deal this month. Bloomberg News reported previously that a transaction could be announced as soon as this week. Norfolk Southern is set to report second-quarter earnings July 29.

Supply Chain Design Software

Supply Chain Digest

JULY 11, 2025

Click here to send us your comments January New that supply chain software provider Logility will be acquired by Aptean. But according to a report on the data, US birth rates rose only for one demographic: Hispanic women. There were many other important stories so far this year - what did I leave out? What do you say?

Supply Chain Design Software

Exiger Perspectives

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Exigers illumination of the HVPT supply chain uncoveredfour key threats: Cybersecurity vulnerabilities Transformers rely onlogic-bearing componentssourced fromChina and Hong Kong, exposing the grid to potentialmalware, tampering, and remote shutdowns. Geopolitical instability The U.S. Material shortages The U.S.

Supply Chain Planning Software

EFT

MAY 19, 2025

Egypt's Suez Canal offers 15% discount for big container ships to win back trade Egypt's Suez Canal will offer a 15% discount on transit fees for container ships with net tonnage of at least 130,000 metric tons, to encourage trade back now the security situation has eased and help ships offset rising insurance costs, its authorities said on Tuesday.

Price Reduction

NC State SCRC

MAY 23, 2025

The announcement of tariffs on “Liberation Day” has created a cascading set of outcomes for global supply chains. Retailers will not purchase a product and put it on the shelf, if the tariffs can’t be avoided. It could take years to replicate their capabilities, especially in China and India.

Negotiate Pricing

Supply Chain Matters

JULY 3, 2025

Supply Chain Matters provides readers with our summary highlights, perspectives and insights related to published June 2025 PMI indices. reported for May. On a regional basis the June report again pointed to India continuing to lead all other countries in global output followed by Ireland and Greece.

Manufacturing Procurement