Supply Chain Visibility

How Exceptional Procure-to-Pay Supports Buyer and Supplier Synchronization

Monday, June 9, 2025 · Activ Technologies Strong relationships depend on collaboration. In a healthy supply chain, buyers and suppliers count on timely feedback and accurate information. This synchronization keeps everyone happy and promotes trust, enabling the relationship to grow.

Report: Supply chain agility contributes positively to stock performance

Wednesday, April 30, 2025 · Brian Straight Cleo analyzed five years of earnings calls and stock price movement for 1,000 companies, and found investors rewarded those showing supply chain leadership.

Achieving goals through collaboration and visibility

Tuesday, March 4, 2025 · Marisa Brown 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 supply chain organizations are looking to overcome obstacles by prioritizing supplier relationships and…

Mapping the impact of geographic differences on global supply chain practices

Wednesday, September 4, 2024 · Inma Borrella, Leonard Morrison, Maria Jesus Saenz, and Eva Ponce Global trends such as nearshoring and increasing geopolitical risks underscore the importance of companies in understanding the national and regional differences of the regions in which their supply chain partners operate.

Solving supplier traceability in modern supply chains

Wednesday, August 14, 2024 · Venkat Maddila, Travis Wolf, Carl B. March and Anthony Mubarak As traceability programs become a business requirement, the appropriate platform combining publicly available data and AI tools can enable companies to move beyond base-level traceability.

Using AI to Detect Supply Chain Fraud

Monday, November 20, 2023 · Norman Katz Detecting and reducing supply chain fraud can be done using artificial intelligence and the existing supply chain systems and the familiar transactions that they produce.

Bet on it: Counterfeits are in your global supply chain

Tuesday, April 11, 2023 · Rosemary Coates It’s time to pay close attention to every link in the supply chain.

AWS announces AWS Supply Chain

Thursday, December 1, 2022 · SCMR Staff New cloud application from Amazon Web Services improves supply chain visibility and delivers actionable insights to mitigate supply chain risks, lower costs, and improve customer experiences.

U.S. imports drop but port delays remain

Wednesday, October 12, 2022 · SCMR Staff Descartes monthly report shows Chinese imports was the greatest driver of the overall decrease in U.S. imports.

More counterfeits in your supply chain?

Wednesday, July 13, 2022 · Rosemary Coates You do best to assume so, and that requires constant vigilance. Here are some tips.

Supply chain synchronization: A choice that became a must

Tuesday, July 5, 2022 · Michelle Ramirez and Yulu Li Five main factors affect synchronization: cost, service level, lead time, flexibility and sustainability.

When will Shanghai come out of lockdown?

Thursday, May 26, 2022 · Rosemary Coates Supply chains are again in peril, and the overall situation isn’t likely to get better any time soon.

Global IoT spend by logistics market to top $114 billion by 2032

Wednesday, May 18, 2022 · SCMR Staff That’s an 11.2% compound annual growth rate.

HERE and Amazon Web Services collaborate to improve supply chain visibility

Monday, May 16, 2022 · SCMR Staff The five-year agreement targets real-time, multi-modal freight tracking.

War in Ukraine:  Responding to supply chain disruption

Tuesday, April 12, 2022 · Joe Terino and Peter Guarraia Here is our early assessment of what you need to do including a handful of no-regret moves to make.