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6 Questions With … Sue Williams

Tuesday, May 27, 2025 · SCMR Staff
Sue Williams, managing director at Hexagon Consultants, shares her insights on overlooked supply chain risks, digital transformation pitfalls, AI’s practical use cases, and the shift toward nearshoring, cross-functional collaboration, and ESG integration, in this 6 Questions…

Moneyball approach can lift supply chains

Wednesday, May 21, 2025 · Brian Straight
EY’s Al Mendoza says that data can help CSCOs prove their value, shifting the view of supply chains as a valuable member of an organization’s growth strategy.

Optimizing warehouse labor costs: 3 essential strategies

Tuesday, May 20, 2025 · Gartner Supply Chain
With warehouse labor costs rising and uncertainty from trade volatility mounting, logistics leaders are under pressure to do more with less. Gartner outlines three actionable strategies to improve warehouse labor efficiency—focusing on workforce empowerment, smarter resource…

How will AI know from a resume that a person is personable?

Monday, May 19, 2025 · Norman Katz
With more companies using artificial intelligence to scan resumes, the process of finding procurement professionals with required interpersonal skills requires more due diligence.

Understanding tariffs and their components

Friday, May 16, 2025 · Steve Knepp
While tariff has become the word of the year, what makes up a tariff and what it actually is and attempts to accomplish is often misunderstood.
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Inbound freight: What has changed in two decades?

Thursday, May 15, 2025 · Jack Ampuja and Ray Pucci
In 2002, the authors wrote about how many companies were missing out on opportunities when it came to inbound freight management. Twenty-two years later, they explore whether anything has changed.

The paradox of carbon reduction spending in corporate supply chains

Wednesday, May 14, 2025 · Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Despite growing investments in carbon reduction, spend-based accounting methods may inadvertently inflate corporate emissions unless companies push for more precise, supplier-level data transparency.

FSMA Rule 204: Why digital traceability can’t wait

Tuesday, May 13, 2025 · Ryan Richard, vice president, customer success, GS1 US
FSMA Rule 204 may be the regulatory spark, but digital traceability is the real opportunity. Businesses leaning in now aren’t just preparing to meet requirements—they’re building faster, safer, and more transparent supply chains.

Tariff tensions ease as U.S., China cut deal

Monday, May 12, 2025 · SCMR Staff
After several weeks of rising tensions, the U.S. and China have reached an agreement to reduce tariffs for 90 days with more negotiations to follow in an effort to reach a broader trade deal.

Supply chain disruptions can’t be divorced from the other risks facing us today

Friday, May 9, 2025 · Pierre du Rostu
As polycrisis threats like cyberattacks, climate disasters, and geopolitical instability converge, insurers are turning to prevention-based, tech-driven risk management to protect global supply chains from systemic disruption.

Agentic AI poised to take supply chain decision-making to the next level

Wednesday, May 7, 2025 · Brian Straight
Agentic AI’s ability to make and execute on decisions will empower organizations to improve efficiency and free up staff for more value-add tasks.

Services sector growth continues in April, reports ISM

Tuesday, May 6, 2025 · Jeff Berman
The April Services PMI, at 51.6 (a reading of 50 or higher signals growth) increased 0.8% over March, growing, at a faster rate, for the 10th consecutive month.

Why build-to-order warehouses demand smarter WMS solutions

Tuesday, May 6, 2025 · Sreekumar Somasundaram
Implementing a warehouse management system in build-to-order environments requires advanced capabilities and customization to handle complex, variable operations that standard systems often cannot support.
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The Strategy-Driven Supply Chain Lab: A 5-step guide to cultivate strategic thinking about your supply chain

Friday, May 2, 2025 · Dan Kogan and Bram DeSmet
Participating in a multi-step workshop fosters fresh strategic ideas among management while equipping the organization with shared frameworks and models to build resilient, strategy-driven supply chains.
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Never come alone to a gang fight: Lessons on supply chain trust from nature’s amazing allies

Friday, May 2, 2025 · Stan Fawcett, Sebastian Brockhaus, Amydee M. Fawcett, & A. Michael Knemeyer
The reality is true win-win relationships are rare. Why, you ask? Because they are hard to nurture, few managers know how to build them, and they are resource-intensive. But supply chain managers can learn from nature’s symbiotic relationships.
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