March-April 2025
Inside this month's issue of Supply Chain Management Review, we look at the complicated process of managing parts for military aircraft and what private sector supply chain managers can learn. Plus, understanding what DEI really means inside a business, explaining how to correctly use Incoterms, and properly aligning supply chains. Plus, special reports on artificial intelligence and the state of digital freight matching.
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Achieving goals through collaboration and visibility
So far, 2025 has started out as a continuation of the previous year. Factors beyond organizations’ control have taken a toll on their performance on business goals. Many…
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It’s time to stay focused
We talk often about what a visitor from another planet would think if they landed on Earth? Well, the same applies if you open my inbox. Two out of every three messages these…
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Fragmented global supply chains coming?
If trading blocs develop, supply chain managers must adapt by developing payoff matrices for each, as inaction could lead to significant global business losses.
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Navigating the road to zero-emission trucking
The state of California recently withdrew from a mandate that would have required truckers to buy battery-electric and hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles. The retreat is part of a…
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Starting inside the company: Supply chain resilience demands new initiatives and investments
So much is beyond any company’s control, including geopolitical and economic issues, new regulations, natural disasters, and shifting sustainability expectations. What is in a…
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Risk management: The intersection of supply chain and aircraft availability
With finite resources, it is in the best interest of any organization to properly quantify the risk associated with individual components. In both the military and industry, it…
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DEI is dead; long live DEI (but you don’t have to love it)
DEI, as a term, is effectively dead—there is too much negative baggage associated with it. However, the goals and the need for initiatives that recognize changes have not gone…
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A practical guide to using and choosing Incoterms rules correctly for global trade
Global trade is enhanced by the correct use of International Commercial Terms, or Incoterms, which define which of the seller and buyer does which portion of the logistics…
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Building resilience
Tariffs have been added to traditional disruptions such as climate and cybersecurity, creating a complex web of concerns for chief supply chain officers.
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Overcoming obstacles and embracing new supply chain priorities
So far, this year has been a continuation of 2024 with supply chains facing disruptions and challenges resulting from multiple factors beyond anyone’s control. At the…
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Reacting to risk: AI’s role in supply chain risk management
As supply chain risks continue to proliferate, more companies are turning to AI to help them identify potential disruptions, make data-based decisions and leverage new…
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Digital Freight Matching Roundtable: Evolving for a digitized future
While the freight recession has been ongoing for more than two years, that does not translate into any type of lull for players in the digital freight matching (DFM)…
