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China Announces Export Controls on Five Critical Minerals

Exiger Perspectives

Industries dependent on these metals, including defense , renewable energy , electronics, and manufacturing, may experience supply chain disruptions, including delays, price increases, and supply bottlenecks, due to China’s leading role in their production. defense and technology. It is not clear whether U.S.

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Foreign Adversaries Threaten Critical U.S. Manufacturing Sectors

Exiger Perspectives

government procurement of critical components. defense contractor, however, is reportedly still reliant on Russian titanium at lower tiers of its supply chain. Exigers Supply Chain Explorer (SCE) identified 18,828 exports of Russian titanium or nickel since 2023 , including 467 shipments that went directly to the U.S.

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Margin Without Markdown: Why Integrated Planning Is Retail’s Real Advantage

o9 Solutions

Full-price sell-through represents more than a performance metric for retailers; it’s also a test of how well the business is aligned from plan to shelf. With the right tools, retailers can set sales and margin targets based not just on past performance but on future potential, informed by predictive analytics and real-time demand indicators.

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State of the Industrial Manufacturing Industry: 2025

o9 Solutions

Industrial manufacturing supply chains operate in one of the more complex environments in recent memory. Variables like global disruptions, rising input costs, and increasing customer demands continue to challenge even the most sophisticated supply chains.

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Who will Manage the Warehouse Robots

Supply Chain Digest

New Roles and Skills likely to Emerge, Gartner’s Abdil Tunca Says July 30, 2025 Supply Chain Digest Says. In a recent blog post, Tunca had this to say: “CSCOs must develop an organizational structure to support the management of growing fleets of robots by creating a warehouse automation strategy.”

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Trends in Logistics Technology, according to Gartner

Supply Chain Digest

So say the analysts at Gartner in a new blog post on logistics technology. Supply Chain Digest Says. Gartner says that, with the exception of high-performing organizations, 40% of logistics leaders cite the struggle to realize value from existing technology investments What do you say?

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1H 2025 Supply Chain in Numbers and Charts

Supply Chain Digest

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%