This site uses cookies to improve your experience. To help us insure we adhere to various privacy regulations, please select your country/region of residence. If you do not select a country, we will assume you are from the United States. Select your Cookie Settings or view our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.
Cookie Settings
Cookies and similar technologies are used on this website for proper function of the website, for tracking performance analytics and for marketing purposes. We and some of our third-party providers may use cookie data for various purposes. Please review the cookie settings below and choose your preference.
Used for the proper function of the website
Used for monitoring website traffic and interactions
Cookie Settings
Cookies and similar technologies are used on this website for proper function of the website, for tracking performance analytics and for marketing purposes. We and some of our third-party providers may use cookie data for various purposes. Please review the cookie settings below and choose your preference.
Strictly Necessary: Used for the proper function of the website
Performance/Analytics: Used for monitoring website traffic and interactions
Supplychain teams face a similar dilemma – companies are overloaded with vast amounts of data, and the ability to sift through the noise and focus on relevant insights has become a critical capability. Decision-makers must operate with agility and speed, often orchestrating complex scenarios across vast supplychain networks.
As a supplychain executive, picture beginning your day with a cup of coffee when a news alert notifies you of newly imposed tariffs affecting your primary suppliers in China. manufacturer I know saw their import costs jump overnight, forcing a rethink of a decade-old sourcing strategy. What Is Agile Procurement?
In today’s interconnected global economy, sustainability within supplychains and logistics has become a necessity rather than an option. For senior leaders, understanding and integrating the three pillars of sustainability—environmental, social, and economic—into supplychainstrategies is essential.
Over the past five years, supplychains have faced unprecedented challenges. E-commerce demands, trade pressures, and increasingly complex supplier networks have necessitated executives to raise concerns about their supplychain operations. Who is responsible for SupplyChain Planning?
Companies like Bayer AG and Akamai coped with recent supplychain disruptions much better than their peers. Read this new HBR – GEP report on new tools and strategies to mitigate supplychain risk. What did they do differently?
Supplychain practitioners seeking the best way to speed decision intelligence, unify supplychain data, and increase operational efficiency can benefit from a supplychain data gateway. Here are 10 ways a supplychain data gateway can improve your performance across the end-to-end supplychain.
For years, supplychain professionals have talked about visibility, resilience, and efficiency. What is needed is a practical, scalable way to unify supplychain data across systems, make it useful in real time, and apply intelligence, whether from algorithms, machine learning models, or a trained human eye, to act on it quickly.
The logistics and supplychain industry is a critical component of global trade, responsible for moving goods and materials efficiently to meet consumer and business demands. Incorporating Sustainability in SupplyChains Sustainability in supplychains extends beyond energy use, addressing broader environmental and social impacts.
The modern supplychain is a complex network of suppliers, manufacturers, distributors, and customers, all interconnected and reliant on a shared ecosystem of trust and accountability. As industries evolve and global markets expand, ethical considerations have become central to supplychain compliance.
Speaker: Karan Talati: CEO and Co-Founder of First Resonance
Tariffs, automation, and supplychain disruptions are forcing manufacturers to adapt fast or fall behind. The rules of manufacturing are shifting—are you ready?
NIS 2 Has Deep Impacts on the SupplyChain, Not Just Plant Operations The manufacturing industry is undergoing a significant transformation as it grapples with the implications of the Network and Information Systems Directive 2 (NIS 2). This includes risk analysis, security of supplychains, and incident response capabilities.
Supplychain sustainability is increasingly important for companies facing expectations from investors, regulators, customers, and employees. Integrating ESG across supplychains presents clear operational and strategic challenges that require focused attention. Data collection and verification remain areas of concern.
SupplyChain & Logistics News December 2nd – December 5th Experts claim that Cyber Monday the Monday following Thanksgiving is one of the busiest days for deliveries followed by the Mondays leading up to Christmas. As the demand sees no end and trade wars wage on, the future of the supplychain will not come without hiccups.
From geopolitical instability to labor shortages and sustainability demands, supplychain leaders must continuously evolve their strategies to stay competitive. Agile supplychains can handle the challenges we face now and in the future. These spaces allow them to move quickly and make confident decisions.
Strengthen your operations with the SupplyChain Resilience Checklist. This practical, easy-to-use tool helps your organization prepare for disruptions and ensure long-term continuity in an unpredictable world.
Solutions for Overcoming Fleet Management Challenges To manage connected fleets effectively, companies need to implement robust technological solutions and carefully consider integration strategies. This will result in a more resilient supplychain, equipped to handle disruptions with minimal impact on delivery schedules.
For years, supplychains were engineered to be lean. Recent years have brought a series of disruptions that exposed vulnerabilities in how supplychains are designed. Recent years have brought a series of disruptions that exposed vulnerabilities in how supplychains are designed.
SupplyChain & Logistics News Round-Up (October 7th – 11th) This past week, I’ve been playing tourist in London, one of my favorite cities in Europe. In the context of supplychains, I found the exhibit fascinating and saw that the obsession with foreign objects has persisted throughout history.
According to research by Ernst & Young LLP, the global consulting firm, as the Covid crisis recedes, supplychain executives are losing the strategic gains they made with their C-suite counterparts. 28% of supplychain leaders cite cost reduction as one of the top three priorities currently.
In this webinar, supplychain industry experts share insights and best practices for enhancing supplychain efficiency, resilience and adaptability. Watch the webinar to learn strategies to develop supplychain maturity and save on costs.
The 25% tariffs on Canadian and Mexican imports and 20% tariffs on Chinese goods are expected to increase production costs, disrupt logistics networks, and force companies to rethink supplychains. This includes: Increasing domestic supplychain investments, reducing dependence on cross-border components.
Others had already pressure-tested their supplychainstrategies for moments like this. That’s why real-time supplychain orchestration is no longer a nice-to-have. Orchestration – the real-time coordination of supply, logistics, and demand – is becoming the new standard. They’re the norm.
Strategies that worked just a few years ago are now too rigid, manual, or disconnected to keep up. But what does it actually take to regain control and build a procurement strategy that’s both resilient and scalable? How do you begin developing a procurement strategy?
India’s growth story can continue if it streamlines and effectively manages its supplychain like the iconic dairy brand Amul that recently entered the US market. Amul’s supplychain model is a well-structured and decentralized cooperative framework that focuses on efficiency and farmer welfare.
The C-suite is laser-focused on supplychain performance. This GEP-sponsored report will show you how to leverage data for a collaborative supplychain that delivers results and how to future-proof supplychain management strategies.
Gartner reports that companies using data-driven strategies can achieve a 20% increase in sales by aligning inventory with current market trends. Is this the strategy you want to pursue? Retailers that adopt these dynamic rebalancing strategies often see an 18% improvement in inventory turnover rates. What are you waiting for?
Strategies that worked just a few years ago are now too rigid, manual, or disconnected to keep up. But what does it actually take to regain control and build a procurement strategy that’s both resilient and scalable? How do you begin developing a procurement strategy?
Supplychain practitioners seeking the best way to speed decision intelligence, unify supplychain data, and increase operational efficiency can benefit from a supplychain data gateway. Here are 10 ways a supplychain data gateway can improve your performance across the end-to-end supplychain.
Revolutionizing SupplyChains: S&S Activewear’s Award-Winning Fulfillment Strategy In today’s fast-paced world, where same-day delivery and labor shortages are common challenges, speed, accuracy, and resilience are essential for supplychain success.
Procurement and supplychain leaders are presented with their fair share of challenges, with a host of tools and strategies to resolve them. That said, what’s the best path forward to leverage this year’s trends?
As you would expect, major emphasis was placed on the role of AI to deliver accurate, timely, and improved decisions at all points of supplychain processes using a combination of human-to-AI agent and agent-to agent collaboration. Supplychain modernization must occur in todays digital-centric world.
Trade policies are constantly evolving, forcing companies to assess how these changes impact customer demand, supply networks, fulfillment strategies, and cost to serve. Supplychains need to be more agile than ever, yet much of the advice circulating in the industry remains high-level or less than ideal.
Supplychain disruptions have become a persistent operational risk. Traditional supplychain planning, which relies on historical data and reactive adjustments, is no longer adequate for managing these challenges. Amazon is a leader in AI-driven supplychain management.
Sustainable SupplyChain Conference On 24 June, join leading industry pioneers and key decision-makers as they tackle the biggest challenges and opportunities in sustainable supplychains. This one-day, high-impact event is where bold ideas meet real-world action.
Discover how to accelerate manufacturing agility and build supplychain resilience in our live webinar on February 6, 2025, at 3 PM PST. Learn from historical examples and modern approaches to innovation while uncovering how AI and real-time data can automate processes, strengthen supplychain operations, and ensure scalability.
In “Navigating the Numbers: Tariffs, AI, and The Future of SupplyChains”, Joe Lynch and Corey DeSantis , BDO’s Logistics and Transportation Subject Matter Expert, discuss the evolving landscape of global trade, the transformative power of artificial intelligence, and strategies for building resilient supplychains for tomorrow.
Schneider Electrics latest initiative emphasizes how AI-native software can streamline sustainability efforts across complex supplychain and logistics networks.
However, the scope and timeline of the initiative carry clear implications for the food and beverage supplychain. From raw material sourcing to logistics and regulatory compliance, stakeholders across the value chain will need to prepare for structural adjustments.
Harvard Business Review recently published an article, “ To Build Resilience, CEOs Need to Become Supply-Chain Experts ”. In this article, we wanted to discuss one aspect of supplychain that is often not given enough attention – building strategic relationships and shared value with direct spend suppliers.
SupplyChains have 3 key priorities: building resiliency, reducing costs and driving ESG performance. Read the new GEP-sponsored report by Harvard Business Review Analytic Services for strategies and digital solutions to achieve these goals.
But as this capability becomes more widespread, it’s starting to reshape expectations and operations across the supplychain. From a supplychain perspective, pricing becomes more than a marketing lever, it becomes a live data signal. This can lead to a reevaluation of warehouse strategy.
Increasing concerns over mass supplychain disruptions. Its a rollercoaster for logistics and supplychain leaders operating in global markets. Businesses are facing greater volatility as tariff changes wreak havoc on supplychains, operational costs, and overall profitability. Extreme tariff volatility.
Breaking Down Business Silos Supplychains don’t exist in isolation. To truly build resilience across the entire organization — including supplychain and logistics — businesses need to remove the internal silos that can lead to restricted data flow and collaboration. It all starts with adaptability.
CONA Services Provides a Common Platform for SupplyChain Collaboration CONA Services LLC is an IT services company owned and governed by the 11 largest Coca-Cola bottlers in North America. Its main applications include SAP for backend transactions, Blue Yonder for supplychain management , and Salesforce for sales.
Learn to tackle today's supplychain challenges and optimize your approach with advanced planning strategies. This guide covers: SupplyChain Challenges: Discover how transportation planning can address critical issues and improve efficiency.
We organize all of the trending information in your field so you don't have to. Join 102,000+ users and stay up to date on the latest articles your peers are reading.
You know about us, now we want to get to know you!
Let's personalize your content
Let's get even more personalized
We recognize your account from another site in our network, please click 'Send Email' below to continue with verifying your account and setting a password.
Let's personalize your content