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Wednesday, September 24, 2025 · Meaghan Elwell, division president - Global Industrials, JLL
Frontline employees power essential industries, yet many companies neglect their needs. By investing in career pathways, well-being, and flexible scheduling, organizations can reduce turnover, strengthen engagement, and build a resilient workforce.
Supply chains are entering a new era shaped by AI adoption, tariff pressures, workforce shortages, visibility demands, cybersecurity, and climate challenges. ASCM’s 2026 Top 10 Trends outline the biggest forces supply chain leaders must prepare for.
Friday, September 19, 2025 · Eric Helitzer, founder and CEO, SubBase
Material procurement silently drives construction project delays, cost overruns, and waste. By treating procurement as a production system, contractors can unlock measurable productivity gains.
Supplier risk intelligence enables organizations to anticipate disruptions, protect against compliance failures, and uncover opportunities by monitoring external signals such as cyber breaches, litigation, labor issues, and M&A activity.
Wednesday, September 17, 2025 · Scott Macfee, CEO, SpendHQ
Procurement leaders are tasked with driving resilience, sustainability, and innovation—but CFOs often see only tactical cost control. Bridging this perception gap starts with shared language, aligned KPIs, and financial storytelling that ties procurement directly to…
FedEx Supply Chain, Sysco, and GNC have been named 2025 NextGen End User Award winners for their innovative use of AI, digital transformation, and robotics to advance supply chain performance.
Friday, September 12, 2025 · Molly VandenHeuvel, Business Advisor, Oliver Wight Americas
Molly VandenHeuvel of Oliver Wight Americas argues that translating supply chain metrics into strategic outcomes and embedding them in executive decision-making is the key to turning operations into business results.
Wells Fargo’s 2025 Supply Chain Report reveals a sector adapting to tariffs, shifting inventory strategies, and transportation complexity while consumers remain resilient and retailers tread cautiously into the holiday season.
The 2025 NextGen Supply Chain Start-up Award celebrates innovative young companies transforming supply chain operations with cutting-edge technology. This year’s winner, Dexory, is redefining warehouse visibility and data intelligence with its AI-powered robotics platform,…
A closer look at how manufacturers can avoid costly planning gaps by aligning long-run product family strategies with short-run, end-item scheduling through hierarchical production planning.
Investing in resilience beyond traditional risk management can deliver long-term operational, financial, and competitive advantages, turning adaptive capacity into a strategic asset for future-ready supply chains.
This article explores how artificial intelligence is being applied to food innovation and optimization, from Mondelez’s AI-driven recipe development to classic optimization models used in business analytics, highlighting both the promise and limits of AI in enhancing flavor,…
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