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Transforming Your Supply Chain From Cost Center to Growth Driver

Modern leaders need data-driven insights to make confident, real-time decisions that shield margins, enhance supply chain operations, and enrich customer experiences. As executives face a deluge of data points, this isn’t always straightforward. Global supply chain organizations face additional uncertainty — ranging from shifting environmental conditions to geopolitical disruption.

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Sleep Number Files Bankruptcy to Sell Itself, Blames Tariffs

Sleep Number blamed its bankruptcy, in part, on “the unpredictable shifting of trade rules imposed by the current U.S. government, on top of an already vulnerable global supply chain."

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Top 10 Procurement Trends in 2026

Procurement’s influence within the enterprise has expanded significantly over the past few years. The more important question now is how that influence translates into measurable outcomes.

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Trump’s Energy Chief Says Half of Hormuz Stoppages Restored

Chevron Corp. Chief Executive Officer Mike Wirth said there are indications that flows through the strait are probably not as high as the energy secretary said.

Chris Wright, U.S. energy secretary, during a signing ceremony at Rice University in Houston, Texas, U.S., on Thursday, June 11, 2026. The signing ceremony is meant to commemorate the establishment of a global partnership with commitment to energy security. Photographer: Mark Felix/Bloomberg

AI Boom Has European Buyers Paying Extra to Secure Gas Turbines

The practice first emerged in the U.S. as technology companies rushed to secure generation capacity for energy-hungry data centers, and has since spread to Europe and the Middle East.

A Siemens Energy gas turbine being loaded onto a truck in Hamburg for further delivery. Photographer: Marilen Martin/Bloomberg

Inventory Drift: A Hidden Underminer of Retail Supply Chain Performance

As supply chains become more data-driven, the critical question is whether visibility reflects reality.

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U.S. Manufacturing Hit Four-Year High in May

In May, U.S. manufacturing activity remained in “expansion territory,” said Susan Spence, MBA, Chair of the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) Manufacturing Business Survey Committee.

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US-Canada Bridge Fight Rages: Opening Delayed, Invites Voided

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney had said the bridge would open this week, but appeared to back away from that on June 10.

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Oil Crunch Is Stoking Asia’s Demand for Coal, Shipping CEO Says

The effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz in early March has driven Asian buyers to look for alternative sources to replace disrupted Persian Gulf barrels.

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GM to Make Large Storage Batteries

Tesla has been in the storage battery business since 2015, and Ford said in 2025 that it would convert a factory in Kentucky to make large batteries.

Sodium-ion battery technology. Image: iStock/Just_Super

Cuba Poised for Biggest U.S. Fuel Shipment Since Cold War Embargo

The Trump administration is pushing to bring about political and economic reforms to the island via a combination of sanctions, cutting off its access to energy supplies.

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U.S. Adds BYD, Alibaba to ‘Chinese Military Companies’ List

The list includes some of China's biggest companies, many of which compete directly with major American companies

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