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Coupa Inspire 2025 Keynote: Welcome to the Age of Autonomous Trade

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But now, it’s being activated through AI agents designed to automate sourcing, manage risk in real time, and reduce the friction thats long plagued procurement and finance functions. The post Coupa Inspire 2025 Keynote: Welcome to the Age of Autonomous Trade appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.

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How to Build a Custom Manufacturing Supply Chain Management System in Next.js!

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This unlocks several strategic benefits: Process alignment: Design workflows that mirror real-world manufacturing and procurement operations. Integrated systems: Connect seamlessly with ERPs, IoT devices, CRMs, and logistics APIs. Logistics Interface: Integrate with shipping providers for dynamic tracking and status updates.

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This Week in Supply Chain Tech May 23 2025

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Akestro Secures $36 Million in Strategic Investment Predictive procurement SaaS platform provider Arkestro announced a termed strategic investment totaling $36 million. Noted is that over the past three years DHL Group has invested over 1 billion in automation in its contract logistics division alone.

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This Week in Logistics News (January 28 – February 3)

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And now on to this week’s logistics news. Earlier this week, San Francisco-based vertical farming company Plenty Unlimited Inc. The startup procured $400 million in a Series E financing round, led by One Madison Group and JS Capitol , that includes Walmart and existing investing partner SoftBank Vision Fund 1 in January 2022.

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Autonomous Planning in Supply Chain: 4 Must-Haves for Next-Generation Platforms

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This includes suppliers, logistics providers, sales, and fulfillment locations/channels supporting autonomous planning decisions that take data flowing from various internal and external sources into account. Planning systems need to address the risk and variability not only on the demand side but also on the supply and logistics side.

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Digital Transformation Journey in Supply Chain Planning

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Digital commerce efficiently requires the digitalization of many customer-facing operations and sourcing and procurement. It includes all of its elements: customers, sales channels, products, warehouses, logistics network, and the interactions between them. This is a framework for defining the scope and phasing of the initiatives.

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Top 6 Retail Trends & Supply Chain Planning Challenges in 2023

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As many retailers will look into sourcing products locally, re-evaluating their supply and logistics networks to optimize their supply chains will be more critical than ever. Returns management involving the implications on inventory and reverse logistics is emerging as an integral part of the end-to-end supply chain planning challenge.