Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 17, 2025

That includes everything from raw materials and manufacturing to packaging and logistics. Tesco and Walmart have announced procurement policies aimed at reducing carbon emissions and promoting sustainability throughout their extended supply chains. Retailers are following suit.

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ToolsGroup

MARCH 14, 2025

With multi-echelon networks, supplier uncertainty, multiyear product lifecycles, and reverse logistics channels , aftermarket supply chains exceed the capabilities of traditional planning tools. Your parts portfolio includes thousandssometimes millionsof SKUs. And demand patterns are highly unpredictable.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 24, 2015

Businesses must decide which routes to use, where to manufacture products, and whether to employ the use of a third party logistics provider. However, one of the most important aspects of supply chain strategies is often overlooked: the reverse supply chain (also referred to as reverse logistics ).

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 7, 2018

Since only 11 Incoterms exist in the Incoterms 2010 ruleset, some companies, as well as purchasers and consumers, may need to know additional information about a product. Therefore, having an indisputable source of information, such as blockchain technology, may be used to develop consistency and clarity in managing supply chain SLAs.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 19, 2023

The report provides a cross-industry perspective on environmental sustainability in logistics including fuel consumption, screening logistics providers, packing material, sales order delivery, and reverse logistics based on 1,157 valid participants. Per our survey, 64.2

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 1, 2023

Continuing Disruptions in Transportation and Sourcing Materials After the pandemic, retailers are faced with new challenges and disruptions due to global conflicts, trade restrictions, and now recessions. They are more likely to shop for discounts and sales and may delay purchases of some items.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

MARCH 31, 2022

This also includes delays in local manufacturing as well as inflationary pressures due to escalating costs because of the increased fuel prices – increases are already at 10% and shipping is about 30%. Supply chain challenges. Supply chain disruptions are making organisations re-assess processes like order fulfilment.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 15, 2025

The regulation is designed to provide European consumers with extensive data about the provenance of the items they purchase, all the way back to the sourcing of raw materials. Time to Start Preparing for the Digital Product Passport SCB FEATURE Selling Into the EU?

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 25, 2025

Across partners, objectives for delivering on-time and in-full can also be at cross purposes with keeping costs low, both from an inventory carrying perspective, as well as from a logistical perspective. In one role I had, I was a supplier managing the reverse logistics and repairs of a global cellphone OEM – hundreds of thousands per month.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 20, 2025

Moller-Maersk Extends Lease at Port of NY and New Jersey Sealand - A Maersk Company Launches Hispaniola Service SupplyChainBrain Women in Procurement Struggle for Equality, Still More from this author Subscribe to our Daily Newsletter! Timely, incisive articles delivered directly to your inbox.

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Unleashed

AUGUST 18, 2021

Reverse logistics is the process of goods returning to their point of origin – back from the purchaser to the manufacturer or supplier. Today, reverse logistics can no longer be an afterthought for manufacturers, but is instead an integral part of supply chain planning. What is reverse logistics?

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Cathy Roberson

MAY 11, 2025

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. A big thanks to you all for reading my articles.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 9, 2025

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic followed by supply chain disruptions around the world has sparked a resurgence of companies bringing sourcing and manufacturing back to the United States or closer to U.S. Companies are coping with rising costs to source and produce goods in China and other Asian locales.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 30, 2018

The Applications of Blockchain Are Growing, And Supply Chain Execs Need to Know Where to Look The applications of the use of blockchain in supply chain and logistics platforms are under development, but 2018 is expected to be the year when such technologies reach the masses.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 7, 2015

As we close the year of 2015, we want to take a look at some manufacturing trends for 2016. We look at 6 core areas that manufacturing companies will take a long look at as they gear up for a successful 2016. E-Commerce for Manufacturing. Manufacturers will seek custom (or specifically tailored) e-commerce solutions.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 23, 2024

The most interesting thing that Blue Yonder is doing from an OMS standpoint is driving promising and pre-sourcing to retailers. Blue Yonder also acquired Doddle to close the loop on reverse logistics. Joule can analyze the sustainability practices of suppliers and manufacturers that a retailer partners with.

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DELMIA Quintiq

JANUARY 27, 2021

This enhanced consumer focus, further guarantees that manufacturers will want to not only conform to industry standards in sustainable and ethical practices, but to go beyond the legislative minimum—to differentiate themselves and garner consumer support and loyalty. Plan Better with DELMIA.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 16, 2025

Webinars Watch: An Alternative to Traditional Battery-Making Technology for EVs Sourcing/Procurement/SRM Watch: Getting Ahead of Customs Compliance Violations Regulation & Compliance Five Ways AI-Enabled Digital Twins Will Shape the Future of Supply Chains Technology Digital Edition SupplyChainBrain 2025 ESG Guide: Is ESG Still Relevant?

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Supply Chain Opz

SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

LN Van Wassenhove, who is one of the world''s authority in humanitarian logistics and reverse logistics from INSEAD, has explained in great details about the journey of our real-life superheros in the article named " Humanitarian aid logistics: supply chain management in high gear ".

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Cathy Roberson

JUNE 16, 2025

Companies are reassessing manufacturing locations and sourcing strategies to mitigate risk from geopolitical threats. Also included are listing of North American acquisitions for each logistics service. A list of sources is also included at the end of the report. Supply chains, in particular, have become a focal point.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 11, 2021

And now on to this week’s logistics news. Intel turns to reverse logistics to create “circular economy”. In an interview with Supply Chain Brain, Intel highlights its new program to eliminate waste from its manufacturing process and prevent all used and returned materials from ending up in landfill.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Because there is such a wide spectrum of logistics and supply chain jobs available, it is best to categorise them in the following way: planning, manufacture, sourcing, and delivery. Manufacturing. There are plenty of supply chain opportunities in manufacturing. Purchasing Manager. Logistics Manager.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Blog post originally published by Expak Logistics on [link] Permission to publish here provided by Morgan Dixon. For many companies, reverse logistics has become an integral part of their business plan, offering them the ability to maximize the efficiency of their operations. The applications of reverse logistics are broad.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 24, 2025

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Logility

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Through the intelligent use of technology, organizations can meet these goals and reduce the environmental impact of their supply chains to improve environmental stewardship, reduce damage to the planet, and ensure that sourcing is done sustainably. Manufacturers have begun meeting customer sustainability demands by re-using their waste.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 24, 2025

The backbone of this system is the process of Supply Chain Management , the handling of the production flow responsible for every step of the process, from manufacturing a product to customer experience and profitability. Logistics Optimal delivery is the cornerstone of a good supply chain.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Traditional inventory management strategies were designed with all supply chains being linear, reflecting a manufacturer to retailer to end-user process in accordance with reverse logistics. A traditional inventory replenishment strategy, such as ordering based on historic patterns, is no longer effective in today’s world.

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Cathy Roberson

MAY 25, 2025

The topic/report will be on the logistics M&A so far this year. 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.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 10, 2025

Each tier, from raw-material providers to logistics firms, relies on predictable, timely cash flow. Consider a manufacturer waiting on a $70,000 payment that’s already 45 days overdue. When a business fails to pay its suppliers on time, that delay ripples downstream, affecting everyone involved.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 23, 2018

Check out What Exactly Is Reverse Logistics? When one of the world’s leading manufacturers of personal computers set new goals for its European operations, ModusLink was there to help. When one of the world’s leading manufacturers of personal computers set new goals for its European operations, ModusLink was there to help.

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Cathy Roberson

JUNE 1, 2025

The topic/report will finally be on the logistics M&A through the end of May. 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.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 10, 2025

Regulators including the Ministry for Industry and Information Technology recently addressed the issue of supply chain financing with the heads of major electric vehicle manufacturers on concerns the price war was becoming unsustainable.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 7, 2025

Manufacturing, Imports in Slump Global Trade & Economics Digital Edition SupplyChainBrain 2025 ESG Guide: Is ESG Still Relevant? Supply Chain Finance & Revenue Management U.S. Trade Deficit Narrows by Most on Record as Imports Plunge Global Trade & Economics U.S.

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Freightos

OCTOBER 26, 2020

The following is a 5,000 word exploration of Maersk’s strategic shift to end-to-end logistics services, based on open sources. Other sources reported that DB Schenker was not the only forwarder making this shift. Zigzag , a reverse logistics tech company. Driving the Maersk Shift.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 18, 2025

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 19, 2025

The warehouse, meanwhile, has been elevated from afterthought to a central player, as new demands and responsibilities are placed on supply chains — from small-batch wave picking and reverse logistics to deeper supplier collaboration, and tariff and sustainability compliance.

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