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Four Pain Points — and Remedies — for Supply Chains Right Now

The adoption of tactical “firefighting” rather than a strategic approach should sound alarm bells, not least because of the missed opportunity to revolutionize supply chain planning.

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Six Game-Changing Uses for AI in Supply Chains

Artificial intelligence and machine learning are game-changing technologies for many industries — especially supply chain and logistics.

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Innovators Continue to Shape the Last Mile. What’s Next?

A look at the technologies that logistics startups have developed to transform the last mile, as well as a peek into the future of the sector.

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Seven Tried-and-True Ways to Improve Your Supply Chain

Here are some steps organizations can take to prevent or overcome unexpected supply chain shocks.

Walmart, Gap and Others Amass $45 Billion in Extra Stuff to Sell

Big retailers rushed to build up inventories last year amid soaring consumer demand and transportation bottlenecks — going so far in some cases as to rent their own cargo ships. Now, they’re trying to figure out how to sell all their stuff.

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Four Ways to Better Inventory Planning That Go Beyond Tech

Consumer goods companies can’t seem to catch a break.

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Three Procurement Pro-Tips to Optimize Inventory, Cash Flow

Soaring customer demand has created unique challenges for procurement managers. By developing effective inventory management techniques, procurement professionals can tackle the issues from several unique angles.

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The Promise of Digital Twins and Smart Contracts

Despite numerous advances in plant automation, operating companies today continue to struggle with inefficiencies across supply chains that provide material, equipment and the services required to operate and maintain their facilities.

Podcast | Companies Are on a Shopping Spree for Supply Chain Software

The wallets are open: Companies are investing heavily in software for optimizing the supply chain. But will the trend continue?

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Got Supply Chain Woes? Try Getting Flexible in These Three Areas

When shipping rates began to rise at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, there was hope that the situation would be short-lived. Unfortunately, two years later, it has become clear that shipping issues are here to stay.

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Five Ways to Tame the Tricky Task of Managing Inventory

For many companies, keeping the right levels of inventory has become increasingly difficult.

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Watch: Moving From Tactical to Strategic in Times of Crisis

Angela Robine, director of strategy-supply chain with VF Corp., talks about the challenge of taking the long view at a time when so many companies are struggling merely to survive.

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