Suppliers are managing a hard constraint. Plan around it and you get the same factory in September that you got in June.

Today’s world is more unpredictable than ever. From regulatory upheavals and trade tariffs to sudden shifts in consumer demand, businesses must be ready to respond swiftly and decisively. Traditional planning processes struggle to keep up with the urgent risks and opportunities that arise between meetings, triggering constant re-planning and creating room for misalignment and disorder.

Even supply chains that are largely confined to one region are affected by global events.

The most effective way to navigate a trade war is to engineer your way out of it before production ever begins.

The organizations that can prove where AI creates value — and demonstrate that value consistently — will define the next chapter of procurement transformation.

Supply-chain readiness requires visibility beyond just tier-one suppliers, says Kaitlyn Huissen, vice president of supply chain intelligence at Exiger.

Even as manufacturers struggle to fashion long-term sourcing strategies, they face more immediate problems: the rising cost of materials and lengthening supplier delays.

The battery passport often reads as a regulatory burden, just another rule from Brussels. In practice, it’s something more useful.

July 23’s announcement was largely expected, and analysts noted the new tariff regime leaves the overall duty on imports roughly the same.

The Trump administration, for now, is sticking to its guns when it comes to levying punitive tariffs on allies and foes alike.