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.
Rising tariffs on toy imports in 2025 have pushed prices up as much as 30% and as a result, the toy industry appears to be a bellwether in moving production, with Mexico among the leading locations.
Monday, December 15, 2025 · Ana Eislyn Cabrera Garcia, Varsha Gurumuthy and Dr. Sreedevi Rajagopalan
As reverse logistics volumes grow, replacing flat restocking fees with activity-based costing can improve cost recovery, strengthen partner relationships, and support more sustainable, circular supply chains.
Monday, December 15, 2025 · Thomas O’Connor, chief of research, Gartner Supply Chain
In an era of persistent volatility, Gartner argues that supply chain leaders can turn uncertainty into advantage by embedding AI into workflows, engineering profit through disciplined cost management, and stress-testing networks before disruption strikes.
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.
Monday, December 1, 2025 · Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The advent of AI as a widely available business tool has given rise to numerous applications that are proliferating at a dizzying pace. As we strive to stay current with the latest applications, it’s essential not to overlook the ongoing efforts to enhance existing ones.
Tuesday, November 25, 2025 · Dana Stiffler, Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner Supply Chain
Supply chain leaders must redesign hard-to-fill roles with flexibility, purpose, and reduced friction to attract and retain talent in a competitive labor market.
Nearshoring to Mexico is accelerating as manufacturers seek cost savings, proximity, and supply chain stability that reshoring to the U.S. has not delivered.
Monday, November 17, 2025 · Inma Borrella and Jorge Requena
Companies are turning to local and hyperlocal supply chains to reduce risk, strengthen resilience, and better meet sustainability and customer expectations in an increasingly unstable global environment.
As online holiday orders surge, AI-enabled post-purchase solutions help retailers manage delivery visibility, deflect service calls, and enhance customer loyalty while easing operational strain.
A study of 390 retail executives reveals that data readiness directly drives revenue performance, with data-ready companies reporting five times higher growth than their peers. Yet most retailers still struggle with siloed operations, legacy systems, and limited real-time…
Wednesday, October 15, 2025 · Dr. Thomas Koch, Shen Yeong Loo and Mariana Dias Pennone
A new MIT SCM capstone project demonstrates how a Generative AI-powered chatbot can transform procurement analytics by replacing static dashboards with conversational, data-driven insights that accelerate decision-making and reduce manual reporting tasks.
Monday, September 22, 2025 · Jan Snoeckx, Director Analyst, Gartner Supply Chain
Agentic AI is reshaping supply chain planning, and although mainstream adoption may be several years away, learning how to prepare your systems, culture, and governance to capture competitive advantage from autonomous planning agents starts now.
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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