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You’ve selected a warehouse management system. The implementation reveals a process it cannot support out of the box. Do you change the process? Extend the WMS? Or customize the core product scmr.com/article/how-far-sho…
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A supplier change may look like a straightforward business decision. But what happens when employees think the manager proposing it holds different political views?
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Visibility can tell you something has gone wrong, it cannot tell you why. On the latest episode of Talking Supply Chain, Michael Becher, Vice President of Digitalization and AI at Körber Supply Chain, explains how using AI to close that execution gap.
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Your biggest supply chain bottleneck may not be located at a Tier 1 supplier. In can begin several layers deeper with memory, storage controllers or specialized semiconductors suppliers that direct suppliers depend on but may not fully control. scmr.com/article/supply-chai…
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#Truckdrivers face a difficult decision: Stop early and sacrifice driving time, or continue and risk parking in an unsafe area. New research from an MIT capstone project dives into these choices. #truckparking
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What supply chain challenge do you face? Executives and practitioners from Wayfair, Tractor Supply, Eli Lilly, Apple, Amazon, GE HealthCare, DP World, Penske Logistics, DHL Supply Chain, Mars Snacking and others will share what they are implementing. scmr.com/article/one-month-t…
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The cloud may feel invisible, but its infrastructure is anything but. As #AI accelerates demand for #datacenters, communities are confronting difficult questions about land use, electricity, water and environmental impact. scmr.com/article/ai-data-cen…
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Every #supplychain quick fix comes with a potential long-term cost, but when workarounds become part of the operating model, they create a different problem: operating model debt. scmr.com/article/supply-chai… #SupplyChainTransformation #SupplyChainAI #DigitalTransformation
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AI can transform consumer supply chains. The more difficult questions are where to begin—and how to scale beyond isolated pilots.
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A freight audit can confirm that a carrier charged the contracted rate, but can it confirm that the invoice reflects what actually arrived? In many organizations, the answer is no. Read how companies can close this organizational blind spot: scmr.com/article/the-freight…
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#Warehouseautomation often succeeds or fails long before the equipment arrives. @amazon's robotics fleet surpassed one million deployed units in 2025, but for smaller businesses, there is a lesson in how these #robots were deployed. scmr.com/article/automating-… #Distribution
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Stronger #customs enforcement is placing greater responsibility on #importers to understand what they are importing, where it originated, how it was valued and whether every supplier tier complies with U.S. requirements.
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Can a supply chain improve KPIs while destroying enterprise value? A simulation created by Knut Alicke and Ida Hedman suggests it can. The findings carry a warning for companies adopting agentic AI.
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Early bird registration for the 2026 #NextGenSupplyChain Conference ends Sept. 14. Save now and join supply chain leaders from Wayfair, Tractor Supply Company, Eli Lilly, Mars Snacking, Ryder, Target, Apple, Amazon, Fanatics & more Oct. 21-23 in Nashville. scmr.com/article/early-bird-…
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Workers see risk before dashboards. But if they are afraid to speak up, the information is useless. In the latest episode of Talking Supply Chain, Carmel Giblin, president and CEO of the Ethical Supply Chain Program, explains why worker voice matters.
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Forecasts create plans, but supply chain AI creates value when it helps people respond to the disruptions that break those plans.
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At the 2026 NextGen Supply Chain Conference, attendees will hear how Mars is using AI to accelerate cross-functional decisions; How Southern Glazer’s & Dematic are modernizing beverage distribution; How Target & Berry Direct navigate consumer expectations scmr.com/article/food-and-be…
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Enterprise systems can show that everything is on track even as the signals of an impending disruption begin to accumulate, but AI is starting to close that gap.
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#Artificialintelligence may be transforming #supplychain decision-making, but AI is only as trustworthy as the ecosystem supporting it. As companies connect more tech and data sources, #cybersecurity is becoming a prerequisite for scaling AI. Read more: scmr.com/article/building-tr…
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