The closure of the Strait of Hormuz is exposing how deeply modern supply chains depend on petroleum-based inputs, creating cascading disruptions across transportation, agriculture, plastics, chemicals, semiconductors, and global consumer markets.
A BBC report highlighted how Mexican call centers staffed by deported former gang members are providing outsourced services to U.S. companies while offering workers a pathway to rehabilitation, stable employment, and social reintegration.
To ensure precision and efficiency, supply chain organizations look for the right measures to track their performance. These efforts focus on identifying key performance indicators for standard supply chain functions such as planning, procurement, manufacturing, and logistics.
AI-powered drone automation is helping warehouses reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improve inventory accuracy, and lower operational waste, demonstrating how inventory management can become a meaningful driver of supply chain sustainability.
College football superfans are fully invested, and their dedication elevates the sport. What if we could create that same enthusiasm, loyalty, and management commitment in the boardroom?
Benchmark supply chains are shifting from internally driven planning to a Right-to-Left model synchronized with actual consumption. The result: lower inventory, stronger service, and measurable gains in total value.
Closing transactional gaps in supply chains, increasing operational effectiveness, and enhancing your competitiveness with data collection is helpful. But doing so without a good data policy is costly, and probably confusing too.
Supply chain influencers are responsible for shifting direction in strategy. Over the past 25 years, influencers have introduced analytics into supply chains to make better decisions for instance. But, we must use this power wisely.
AI is a piece of software that is not just one thing: it is a technology tool to do a job. Selecting the right software, and at the right point of the business process, is the key to getting software projects done and done correctly.
Sustainability should be on every supply chain professional’s agenda and should include programs for suppliers, transportation, site location, warehousing, contract manufacturing, and packaging.
Thursday, May 23, 2024 · Arnela Iseric, research principal, Gartner
It’s crucial to understand which AI use cases to pursue and take a focused approach that is part of a strategy to achieve success rather than simply finding a “quick win.”
Tuesday, April 16, 2024 · Dwight Klappich, VP analyst and Gartner Fellow with the Gartner Supply Chain Practice
The potential for humanoid robots is clearly alluring, but the pace of growth will be complex and gradual, says Dwight Klappich from Gartner’s Supply Chain Practice.
CIOs often turn over the job search process to HR or search on job boards, often with a jumbled job description. That may not be yielding the best candidates and exacerbating a talent shortage.
The recent case of thousands of autos being denied entry to the U.S. over concerns of forced labor used by a sub-assembly supplier illustrates the need to improve scrutiny of the supply chain.
Kimberly-Clark Corporation was named this year’s Visionary Award winner at the NextGen Supply Chain Conference. KCC’s Scott DeGroot explains the story behind KCC’s success.
New research findings reveal AI and automation are becoming the backbone of omnichannel supply chains as companies move from capability building to real-time, profitable execution.
Tech leaders must move beyond ethics debates and embrace accountability, making decisions that balance business responsibility, national interests, and supply chain realities.
The rules of supply chain network design (SCND) have fundamentally shifted. In an era where volatility is the only constant, a supply chain modeled solely for stability is no…
Supply chains are expanding the use of AI across functions, and that expansion means more data storage and more computation, which all require more electricity use and…
As tariffs, volatility, and compressed launch cycles expose the limits of Tier 1 oversight, procurement leaders are leveraging AI-driven Tier 2 visibility to cut upstream costs,…
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