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Beyond Cost Savings: The True ROI of Warehouse Automation

September 10, 2025
Mikko Peltomäki, SCB Contributor

When considering warehouse automation, the choice comes down to one big question: Is it worth the investment?


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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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In-House Compliance: Supply Chains’ Strongest Defense Against Cargo Theft

September 9, 2025
Amy Martin, SCB Contributor

The logistics industry is under siege by increasingly coordinated freight fraud rings. As criminals adapt, so too must the systems and people who guard the nation’s supply chain.


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Fixing the Talent Pipeline Starts with Rebuilding Manufacturing’s Image

September 8, 2025
Rachel Zepernick, SCB Contributor

The perception of manufacturing as dark, dirty and disappearing is wildly outdated. And it's costing us talent.


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Navigating Patent ‘Exhaustion’ in Component Sales

September 5, 2025
Tina Dorr & Hanna Tawasha, SCB Contributors

Companies purchasing components that go into larger systems must carefully assess the scope of their rights, particularly when those components are protected by patents.


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Trade Policy as a Risk Factor: The Insurance Impact of Tariffs

September 5, 2025
Jeff Lang, SCB Contributor

Now is the time to ask hard questions, reassess assumptions and ensure that your insurance program evolves in step with the world around it.


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How Technology Is Redefining Supply Chain Risk, Talent and Accountability

September 4, 2025
Darin Miller, SCB Contributor

AI and real-time data recording technologies are setting a new standard for what proactive, intelligent supply chain risk management should look like.


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Why Your Supply Chain Is Stuck Before It Starts

September 3, 2025
Antonio Goncalves, SCB Contributor

When vendor onboarding is treated as an administrative afterthought, the costs reverberate across your business.


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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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Are Legacy Systems Quietly Sabotaging Your Supply Chain?

September 2, 2025
Ritu Bhalavat, SCB Contributor

If your supply chain is still running on legacy systems, you might not realize how much they’re slowing you down — until something breaks.


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