Supply Chain Brain

JULY 23, 2025

AI, at its heart, is a tool to help solve problems — like a hammer, or pair of scissors. What can supply chain leaders do to mitigate these risks? Yet these same companies have the same anxieties about investing. Data privacy and employee resistance are two running-with-scissors risks. Customers Like AI.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 17, 2025

Many of the world’s largest companies have committed to reaching net zero by 2050, triggering a ripple effect throughout global supply chains. For most CPG brands, indirect emissions — those that occur across the supply chain — represent the majority of their carbon footprint. Retailers are following suit.

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Supply Chain Brain

JULY 31, 2025

Below are five challenges organizations face in navigating the modern order management journey and how leading OMS technologies are answering the call. Order management is uniquely positioned as the command center of the supply chain, sitting at the intersection of inventory data, logistics intelligence and customer experience.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 22, 2024

The Supply Chain Matters blog provides perspectives relative to despite having a tentative back-to-work wage negotiation, the outstanding issue of port automation provides added concerns for global industry supply chain teams. ports lag behind other global ports in automation focused on increased throughput.

Negotiating Skills

BlueYonder

JANUARY 17, 2025

The annual National Retail Federation (NRF) Big Show in New York City wrapped up Tuesday evening, bringing to an end 3 full days of keynotes, conference sessions and exhibitor talks about almost everything under the retail sun. Now, lets dig in.

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crisp

MARCH 4, 2025

“Globally known, locally loved” New York City-based Magnolia Bakery , known for its iconic banana pudding and other sweet treats, has successfully expanded from brick-and-mortar stores to nationwide retail distribution. My supply chain team uses the platform heavily for sales and operations planning (S&OP).

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 20, 2025

According to the New York Times, Iran sent a barrage of missiles into Israel on June 20 that struck in several places, including Haifa, where two people were severely injured. Earlier, Israel announced it had conducted overnight strikes on missile factories and a research center linked to Iran’s nuclear program.

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 10, 2025

12 14, 2025, over 40,000 retail professionals will descend on the Javits Convention Center in New York City for the retail industrys biggest show of the year NRF 25. Every year, retail professionals gather to learn from their peers, see and hear about the latest strategies and technological innovations in the retail space.

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Ware2Go

APRIL 15, 2025

This includes the construction of a new $500 million Amazon Robotics Fulfillment Center in Niagara, New York. Paired with automated packing systems and AI-powered robotic arms that swiftly sort packaged units for shipping, Amazon’s new Robotics Fulfillment Centers claim to cut fulfillment times by up to 25%.

Inventory Reduction

EFT

JULY 22, 2025

Apple in $500 million rare earth magnet deal with MP to expand US supply chain Apple (AAPL.O) for rare earth magnets, mitigating supply risks after China curbed exports this year and representing a major coup for MP that sent its shares soaring by a fifth. US business inventories unchanged in May U.S. trade deal.

Manufacturing Procurement

Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 30, 2025

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights of EV auto maker Teslas Q4 and 2024 financial performance. We do so from a supply chain, production and new product management lens. Global vehicle inventory, defined in days of supply, decreased 19 percent to 13 days of supply, as compared to 16 days in 2023.

Material Savings

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. That vote, which occurred in 2022 at an FC in Staten Island, New York, has to date not led to a contract between Amazon and the workers there, as Amazon continues to fight the outcome.

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EFT

MAY 19, 2025

US-China trade reprieve buys Shein and Temu time to restock US inventory An agreement between the United States and China to temporarily slash tariffs stopped short of reinstating the U.S. "de Nissan cut plants and workers as new CEO Espinosa takes axe to costs Nissan Motor (7201.T) US import prices unexpectedly rise in April U.S.

Price Reduction

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 11, 2025

The New York Times reports that the takeover would combine Ferrero, a family-owned company that makes Tic Tacs, Ferrero Rocher candies and Nutella spreads, with the producer of Frosted Flakes, Froot Loops, Rice Krispies and other cereals. billion , the companies announced on July 10.

Optimal Sourcing

Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 14, 2025

tariffs, and UPS is implementing new surcharges and processing fees, further impacting supply chains. These developments highlight the growing influence of technology, sustainability, and geopolitical factors in shaping global trade and logistics.

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Supply Chain Brain

JULY 29, 2025

Tariffs on medicines are a blunt instrument that will disrupt supply chains, impact on investment in research and development, and ultimately harm patient access to medicines on both sides of the Atlantic,” said the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries (EFPIA) in a July 28 statement. relies heavily on European-made drugs.

Pharmaceutical

Supply Chain Brain

AUGUST 1, 2025

New York time. Still, all those declines were initially far more muted than in the aftermath of April 2. Wall Street traders drove stocks to their worst session since May, fueled by weak jobs and manufacturing data. The S&P 500 fell 1.5% as of 11:17 a.m. Yields on U.S.

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Supply Chain Brain

JULY 22, 2025

auto plants in Michigan, Kansas, and Tennessee, after announcing a $888 million investment in a Tonawanda, New York plant to support GM’s next generation V-8 engine. In the shareholder letter, Barra said the investments will “greatly reduce our tariff exposure,” with the new manufacturing capacity to begin coming online in 18 months.

Cost Reduction Strategies

Supply Chain Digest

JULY 31, 2025

The top five cities - Beijing, Tokyo, New York, Shanghai, and London - serve as home bases to almost one-quarter of the Fortune Global 500 companies. CDC/TradeBeam Cognizant Techn Compliance Netw Cornerstone Sol DiCentral Dow Jones E2Open EnVista Epicor Hempstead Consu IBM/ILOG IHS iSuppli Infor Infosys Inside ERP INSIGHT, Inc.

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Supply Chain Brain

JULY 9, 2025

And he raised the specter of more industry-specific tariffs, floating a 50% rate on copper products that sent that metal climbing as high as 17% in New York on July 8, a record one-day spike. Global Supply Chain Management Argentina: A New Opportunity in Latin America’s Industrial Sector Global Supply Chain Management U.S.-Swiss

Brazil

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 23, 2025

The shares dipped in after-hours trading in New York on July 22. Featured Product Popular Stories Mobility at the Margins: What Border Crossings Reveal Before Trade Data Does Air Cargo Climate Crisis Has Caused Food Price Spikes Global Supply Chain Management U.S. Revenue slipped by 1% to C$4.3 billion ($3.1

Forecasting

Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 6, 2025

posted a second straight disappointing quarter, fueling concerns that rising competition, new tariffs and a shift away from yoga pants are derailing its ambitious growth plans. The company and its retail peers are trying to manage supply chains that have been upended by U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade wars. Bloomberg U.S.

Price Reduction

Supply Chain Brain

AUGUST 5, 2025

According to The New York Times , Swiss leaders were under the impression that they had a framework trade deal in place with the White House ahead of the Trump administrations August 1 deadline for announcing sweeping reciprocal tariffs against dozens of nations. as Tariff Deadline Nears Swiss Leaders Rush to Salvage Talks with U.S.

Switzerland

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 30, 2025

According to the New York Times , Mercedes said on July 30 that revenue in 2025 would come in “significantly below” 2024. Auto Industry Global Supply Chain Management Tariffs Threaten to Raise Costs Across U.S. The company also lowered its projection for profit margins.

Forecasting

Supply Chain Brain

AUGUST 8, 2025

Photo: iStock/hungryworks August 8, 2025 SupplyChainBrain Japan’s top trade negotiator said the Trump administration has agreed to correct an “extremely regrettable” blunder in the execution of its trade agreement with the country, according to The New York Times. and open its market to more American goods.

Japan

Supply Chain Brain

AUGUST 4, 2025

The strike could put added pressure on the already troubled planemaker, which generates about 30% of its revenue from its defense and space division , said The New York Times. Featured Product Popular Stories 100 Great Supply Chain Partners 2025 In the Age of Supply Chain Tech, Who — or What — Is a ‘Partner’?

St. Louis

Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 6, 2015

In the process of compiling the Supply Chains to Admire report for last year’s Supply Chain Insights Global Summit , the research team at Supply Chain Insights calculated the rate of supply chain improvement of companies by industry for the period of 2006-2013 and 2009-2013.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 4, 2023

Note: Today’s post is part of our “ Editor’s Choice ” series where we highlight recent posts published by our sponsors that provide supply chain insights and advice. Today’s article comes from Erin Sun at Oracle and identifies five supply chain success factors CPG companies need to know for increased profitability.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

Within the next week, New York will be bustling with people attending fashion shows, brand events, and participating in Fall 2024 Fashion Week. Over the past three decades, three technological shifts have transformed the fashion industry. Now Let’s Get to The Supply Chain & Logistics News for the Week!

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ToolsGroup

MARCH 24, 2021

The subway system is the lifeblood of New York City, pre-COVID carrying an average of 5.5 Now consider that by not optimizing your inventory from a global vantage point you may be creating, if not outright chaos, a much less efficient network than you could have. There are many pieces of the modern manufacturing supply chain.

Modeling

Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 17, 2025

According to the New York Times , the food company best known for its ketchup and boxed Mac & Cheese, said the shift would affect only about 10% of its portfolio by sales, including brands like Kool-Aid, Jell-O, Crystal Light and other beverages and desserts that contain dyes like Red No. 40 and Blue No.

Chemicals

Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 12, 2020

Each day through the COVID-19 pandemic, I tune into Anthony Cuomo’s (governor of New York) daily briefings. In my day-to-day work in supply chain management, I find more encounter more opinions than facts. …most discussions are fueled by over-zealous and self-serving marketing programs. Reflection.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 23, 2024

Last week I attended the annual National Retail Federation (NRF) Big Show in New York City. This year, nearly 40,000 attendees comprising 6,200 brands from all over the world headed to the Javits Center to see what new solutions and innovations software and hardware suppliers had in store for 2024 and beyond.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 10, 2024

Supply chain resilience is a hot topic the last few years since post-Covid issues and newsworthy incidents like the Houthi attacks in the red sea have raised awareness. The bridge collapse is a stark reminder of the vulnerability of the nation’s aging infrastructure and the importance of supply chain resilience.

Baltimore

Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 21, 2014

Nine out of ten supply chains are stuck. Companies are stuck at the intersection of inventory turns and operating margin. The secret to unsticking the supply chain is to redesign processes to be outside-in. The supply chain processes need to be designed from the market back. Growth has slowed.

Supply and Demand

Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 10, 2024

Often times at Logistics Viewpoints, we like to look to the future and highlight the key trends that we see in a given market, or make predictions about what technologies will emerge as game changers in the new year. 5 Supply Chain Predictions for 2023 ; Dr. Madhav Durbha ( Coupa Software ) So much has changed in a year!

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 23, 2015

For years, I’ve been telling supply chain executives to think beyond Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter when thinking about the role of social networking in supply chain management. As I wrote last December in Facebook for Supply Chain Communication and Collaboration?

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