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Supply Chain Planning & Optimization

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Reimagining Supply Chain Execution in the Age of AI

September 24, 2025
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SCES powered by AI can optimize operations in ways no prior technology has managed to do, including attracting and retaining the next generation of workers.


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What This Year’s Back-to-School Season Taught Retailers

September 22, 2025
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Retailers that build flexible plans, strengthen cross-team coordination and prepare for shifts in advance are better equipped to handle change.


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Why Ambient IoT Is the Engine Behind the Next Supply Chain Revolution

September 12, 2025
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AI is only as good as the data it gets — and ambient IoT is delivering the data that supply chains have been missing.


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Why AI Will Reshape — Not Replace — the Role of Supply Chain Planning

September 12, 2025
Andrew Bell, SCB Contributor

By 2030, the most effective supply chains will be the ones where humans and AI learn, adapt and orchestrate together in real time. 


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How Insurance Can Address Rising Threats to International Shipping

September 10, 2025
Michael S. Levine & Evan J. Warshauer, SCB Contributors

The recent series of trade-related supply chain disruptions, along with the imposition of new tariffs, have intensified the demand for comprehensive risk-mitigation tools and insurance offerings.


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How Technology Bridges the Trust Gap in Last-Mile Deliveries

September 9, 2025
Guru Rao & Bart A. De Muynck, SCB Contributors

Today’s technology, particularly network-based last-mile delivery, is making real-time visibility fully accessible while transforming shipper-carrier relationships. 


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The Next Big Supply Chain Risk: Demographics

September 2, 2025
Don Hicks & Sarah Harper, SCB Contributors

Falling fertility rates and populations are leading to a direct constraint on how supply chains are designed, scaled and staffed.


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Three Questions to Consider Before Collaborating on Supply Chain Innovations

August 11, 2025
Kristi Montgomery, SCB Contributor

Investing in a new technology solution doesn’t instantly mean a productivity increase. The journey is as important as the destination.


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Watch: The New World of Scenario Planning

August 8, 2025
Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Ruth Abbott, senior business consultant with John Galt Solutions, discusses the evolution of scenario planning, and how it’s being “supercharged” today by technology.


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AI/ML Capabilities Bring Better Signals, Models, and Collaboration to Demand Forecasting

August 7, 2025
Sunder Balakrishnan, SCB Contributor

The CPG and retail industries can no longer afford to rely on fragile, backward-looking forecasting systems.


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