Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Supply Chain Matters provides our latest news capsule update, namely in bringing readers up to date on previous supply chain developments or commentaries that we have featured on this blog. Included in this capsule update is a reported third tentative agreement reached among Boeing and striking production workers.

Supply Chain Design

RFgen

JULY 18, 2025

Reliance on distant Asian supply chains is giving way to production closer to home, in Mexico and the U.S. Midwest, driven by geopolitical friction, rising overseas costs and the need for supply-chain resilience. Global manufacturing is realigning. In early 2025, the U.S. Is nearshoring a hurdle too big?

North America

Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 24, 2025

Supply Chain Matte r s weighs in on a recent trend of tech company and other CEO’s providing public warnings that Advanced AI capabilities will take on future job roles. Will this same warning apply to certain supply chain roles?

Expense Reduction

Exiger Perspectives

MAY 4, 2025

Real-Time Tariff Exposure Mapping and Agentic AI Drives Tangible Cost Savings, Limits Disruptions, and Accelerates Mitigation WASHINGTON DC. Tariff Intelligence is the markets only supply chain visibility solution that enables users to map their tariff exposure down to the raw material and part-level.

Material Savings

Freight Waves

JULY 30, 2025

NS is represented by Washington law firm Sidley Austin LLP; Covington & Burling LLP, also of Washington, is representing UP. supply chain, unleash the industrial strength of American manufacturing, and create new sources of economic growth and workforce opportunity.”

Kansas City

Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 9, 2025

Supply Chain Matters highlights breaking news concerning a qualified pause in U.S. Just as industry supply chain management teams were weighing the impacts of the Trump Administrations large scale reciprocal tariff levels that went into effect today , there has been a new breaking development. tariff actions. Stay tuned.

Negotiating Skills

Supply Chain Game Changer

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

The Resilient Supply Chain! Supply chain bottlenecks and disruptions are also one of the most critical hindrances. Delays in sourcing materials, supplies, or inventory means missing out on deadlines and failing to match demand. Building resilient supply chains is the key to success and sustainability.

Supply Chain Planning Software

Freight Waves

JUNE 7, 2025

Here’s what matters from the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals report and what you need to take away from it now: Logistics Costs Are Still High Based on the report , the industry spent $2.6 Source: SONAR Spot Rate Changes Over Last 4 Days (Van TRAC Map). And don’t wait for Washington to tell you what’s safe.

Purchasing Skills

Exiger Perspectives

MAY 29, 2025

Exiger is named a Leader in the 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Supplier Risk Management June 24, 2025 | Washington, D.C. We are the largest provider of supply chain risk technology to the U.S. Government and are FedRAMP moderate authorized , enabling organizations to illuminate, map, orchestrate, and secure their supply chains.

Supply Chain Planning Software

EFT

JULY 15, 2025

China's exporters rush to beat Trump's next big tariff deadline China's exports regained momentum in June as firms rushed out orders to capitalise on a fragile tariff truce between Beijing and Washington ahead of a looming deadline next month, with shipments to Southeast Asian transit hubs particularly strong.

Negotiating Skills

Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Supply chain professionals have certainly taken notice and are making plans to mitigate the effects and/or adapt to these new realities. Li Shuo , Director of the China Climate Hub at the Asia Society Policy Institute in Washington, believes competing with China is a losing battle. could ever be cost-competitive.

Cost Reduction Strategies

Freight Waves

JUNE 8, 2025

Mexican senior officials have been making regular visits to Washington since early 2023. It meant that 75% of the vehicle’s parts must be sourced from the U.S., All that kind of nearshoring supply chain thinking as a bloc … is on my wish list.” Jorge Gonzalez Henrichsen, CEO of The Nearshore Co., I would say the No.

Mexico

EFT

JUNE 23, 2025

The key supply chain stories from Reuters’ global network of journalists China's rare earth magnet shipments halve in May due to export curbs China's overseas shipments of rare earth magnets halved in May from April, tumbling to their lowest levels in more than five years due to export curbs.

Negotiating Skills

EFT

MAY 26, 2025

The key supply chain stories from Reuters’ global network of journalists What's at stake as Trump's tariffs threaten EU exports U.S. port does not expect imports to soar after last week's tariff truce between Washington and Beijing that temporarily lowered the duty to 30% from 145%. Apple supplier Foxconn to invest $1.5

Negotiating Skills

Exiger Perspectives

APRIL 28, 2025

Exiger Launches Advisory Council of Industry, Academic and Government Leaders Meet Exiger at Gartner Supply Chain Symposium/Xpo 19 - 21 May 2025 International Barcelona Convention Centre, Barcelona, Spain Days Hours Minutes Seconds BOOK A MEETING Increasing geopolitical risk and disruption require the leading AI solution.

Gartner

Freight Waves

JUNE 21, 2025

He was a mentor to many and a source of inspiration to all. ground network, the largest less-than-truckload carrier in the United States and a major supply chain division. Smith was a fierce advocate for free trade in Washington, where friends included President George W. It also operates an extensive U.S. Bush and Sen.

Las Vegas

EFT

JULY 22, 2025

Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern explore cross-continental railroad merger, source says Union Pacific (UNP.N) , the largest U.S. Apple in $500 million rare earth magnet deal with MP to expand US supply chain Apple (AAPL.O) freight railroad operator, is exploring a possible acquisition of Norfolk Southern (NSC.N) trade deal.

Manufacturing Procurement

Exiger Perspectives

MARCH 25, 2025

Exiger Earns Categorys Highest Functional Scores in Both Supply Chain Risk Management and Third Party Risk Management WASHINGTON, DC. Spend Matters is the only tech-enabled, proprietary data platform with exclusive IP that serves the global procurement, finance and supply chain technology ecosystem.

Procurement Solutions

Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 2, 2025

In a week marked by major shifts in global industry and policy, MISUMIs $350 million acquisition of AI-driven supply chain platform Fictiv signals a bold move to integrate smart manufacturing at scale. It does not include resources that are already a source of revenue for the Ukrainian state. Meanwhile, the U.S.

Supply Chain Planning Software

Cathy Roberson

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Rethinking supply chains is a reader-supported publication. I’m not a politician nor an economist by any means, but it’s easy to see that supply chains will need to be extra agile and to pivot at a moment’s notice to address sudden changes in trade. And with the U.S.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain

Supply Chain Matters

MAY 6, 2025

Supply Chain Matters highlights a published report indicating that not only are U.S. Background In our Supply Chain Matters prior posting we provided summary highlights and perspectives relative to Aprils various reported global-wide PMI activity levels. exports, supply chain data shows.

Los Angeles

Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 6, 2025

This announcement was made in Washington DC to include officials of the Trump Administration. While some progress has reportedly been made, it is estimated that upwards of 30 percent of pharmaceutical API supplies continue to originate with China. based supply network sourcing. based supply network sourcing.

Pharmaceutical

EFT

MAY 12, 2025

tariff-induced cancellations , as Beijing and Washington head for trade talks in Switzerland. Exclusive: US considering new ship registry in US Virgin Islands, sources say President Donald Trump's administration is considering a proposal to create an international shipping registry in the U.S. and Lucid (LCID.O)

Negotiating Skills

EFT

JULY 1, 2025

China ready to discuss tariffs and subsidies with US at WTO China is ready to have discussions about trade policies, including tariffs and subsidies, that Washington has identified as obstacles to reforming the World Trade Organization, a senior delegate at China's mission to the WTO said.

Negotiate Pricing

Exiger Perspectives

MAY 1, 2025

Procurement leaders trust Exiger AI technology to uncover hidden supplier risks, ensure regulatory compliance, and drive smarter, more resilient sourcing decisions at scale. The Exiger Technology Platform Visibility, compliance, and efficiency are the pillars of a resilient supply chain.

Meeting

Freight Waves

JULY 15, 2025

WASHINGTON — Legislation created to address the cargo theft crisis across the U.S. Source: IMC Logistics. Brazen heists like these put our whole supply chain and workers in harm’s way.” is being undermined by the Trump administration’s focus on illegal immigration, according to Senate Democrats.

Cargo

EFT

MAY 19, 2025

and several clothing brands are racing to secure China-made merchandise for the busy summer shopping season starting in late May after Washington and Beijing agreed to temporarily slash tariffs. The need to know from Reuters’ global network of journalists Retailers rush to save US summer shopping season U.S.

Price Reduction

EFT

JULY 7, 2025

The key supply chain stories from Reuters’ global network of journalists Inside the airline seat industry crisis delaying jet deliveries Tucked beneath the armrest of a luxury business class seat in a factory in Wales lies a clue to a global aviation bottleneck that has left many airlines waiting impatiently for new jets.

Manufacturing Procurement

Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 17, 2024

This Supply Chain Matters update serves as a side panel to our previously published commentary- What Business and Supply Chain Management Teams Should Anticipate in 2025. They further provide a basis of what industry and global supply chain challenges could present in the coming year.

Policies

Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Supply Chain Matters provides a perspective on a particular supply chain business process technology support area that will benefit from the existing period of increased tariffs, escalating trade war and geopolitical challenges among industry supply chain teams. Administration.

Logistics Network Optimization Software

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 24, 2025

Meanwhile the New Delhi administration is racing to clinch a deal with Washington before August 1, when higher tariffs are due to kick in. For Modi, the trade deal with Britain reinforces his push to position India as a viable alternative for global supply chains looking to diversify.

India

Supply Chain Matters

MAY 15, 2025

Supply Chain Matters highlights reports of skyrocketing demand for customs brokers within the United States and elsewhere. Technology Systems Support In our Supply Chain Matters commentary published in February , we highlighted the increased importance being placed within the Global Trade Management (GTM) technology segment.

Demand Planning Software

Supply Chain Brain

AUGUST 6, 2025

and E-Vac Magnetics, a South Carolina-based unit of Germany’s Vacuumschmelze GmbH — will allow GM to get the majority of rare-earth magnets it sources directly from domestic suppliers, the Detroit carmaker said August 6. The latest agreement and two others — with Las Vegas-based MP Materials Corp. tariff threats.

Material Savings

Exiger Perspectives

MAY 20, 2025

BUILDING THE FUTURE AI, Trade, and the New Rules of Power Add Your Heading Text Here Exiger provides AI-powered supply chain and third-party risk management solutions to one-third of the Fortune 500, 65 federal agencies, and the defense industrial base. Exiger Federal Cloud is FedRAMP Moderate Authorized.

Military

Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 8, 2025

The pending resumption of China-bound Boeing planes to one of the world’s largest aviation markets comes after sparring between Washington and Beijing over the licensing of rare-earth minerals and semiconductors. Supply Chain Finance & Revenue Management Smarter AI Starts with High-Quality Data Webinars U.S.

China

Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 12, 2025

Recent trade pacts Washington reached with China and the U.K. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg June 13, 2025 Bloomberg The International Monetary Fund is seeing signs that the rise in trade and activity to front-run U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs is beginning to unwind as the global economy still faces heightened uncertainty.

Optimal Sourcing

Supply Chain Brain

AUGUST 5, 2025

as Tariff Deadline Nears Photo: iStock/3dmitry August 6, 2025 SupplyChainBrain Just days after assuming they had secured a trade understanding with Washington, Swiss officials are now in a diplomatic sprint to avoid some of the highest U.S. as Tariff Deadline Nears Swiss Leaders Rush to Salvage Talks with U.S. tariffs in the world.

Switzerland