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Report From DPW: What’s Next for AI in Supply Chain?

Supply Chain Brain

Koganti urged the procurement audience to look for whats referred to as “foresight function” in planning tools, which is capable of enhancing data analysis, scenario generation and trend identification , allowing for more informed and proactive decision-making, albeit with human oversight.

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Net-Zero Commitments Are Reshaping Carbon Tracking in CPG Supply Chains

Supply Chain Brain

Tesco and Walmart have announced procurement policies aimed at reducing carbon emissions and promoting sustainability throughout their extended supply chains. AI can integrate with procurement platforms, utility meters, logistics trackers and internet of things sensors to gather real-time data. Retailers are following suit.

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Warehouse P2G Robotics: A Flexible and Affordable Solution

Supply Chain Brain

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The Next War Will Be Fought in Supply Chains

Supply Chain Brain

The recent port strike, the closed shipping lane that forced a shift to air transport, the bridge that blocked a port, even the grid brownout that slowed manufacturing, might have seemed like random disruptions. Who pays the crew of the ship that blocked your shipping lane? But take a closer look. This may sound like alarmism.

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Mideast Conflict Is Latest Threat to Global Fertilizer Supplies

Supply Chain Brain

The latest escalation of violence between Israel and Iran had raised fears over a possible closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a critical export channel. While such a move isn’t likely at this point, “we can’t take for granted just how concentrated some of these production and supply chains are,” Taylor said in an interview.

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Possible Impacts from U.S. Bombing of Yemen, Red Sea Crisis, and Strait of Hormuz

Exiger Perspectives

action, particularly using such advanced weapon systems, likely foreshadows worsening conflict in the Middle East between Israel and Iran. The Strait of Hormuz, for its part, is one of the top strategic shipping straits in the world. the point at which goods are transferred between ships). This sudden and powerful U.S.

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Tariff and Geopolitical Uncertainty Likely to Continue

Supply Chain Matters

Increased Use of Scenario Planning Techniques A further evidence of such challenges was manifested in a Kinaxis blog published las week titled: How the Iran conflict triggered a 1,400% supply chain scenario planning surge. This posting indicated that in the days leading up to the U.S.