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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,…
Each year, supply chains grow more complex, more connected, and more critical to global business. The NextGen Supply Chain Conference brings together the people and ideas shaping that future.
The August PMI was 0.1% below the 12-month average of 48.8, with January’s 50.9 and October’s 46.9 marking the respective high and low readings for that period.
Procurement leaders are rethinking strategy as ESG regulation, AI adoption, and global disruptions converge, demanding stronger supplier engagement, better data, and deeper collaboration to manage rising risks.
Friday, August 29, 2025 · Kevin Williamson, RJW Logistics Group CEO
CPG suppliers can better withstand volatility by partnering with a 3PL that drives efficiency through retail consolidation, predictive analytics, and proactive compliance management.
Thursday, August 28, 2025 · Wolfgang Lehmacher and Hans Galland
Integrated and configurable AI is moving beyond hype to become a practical, adaptable force that embeds directly into logistics workflows, transforming supply chains into intelligent, resilient, and highly responsive networks.
Quickcode.ai, Easy Metrics and Corvus Robotics have been named the 2025 NextGen Supply Chain Conference Solution Provider Award winners and will be honored at the October conference in Nashville.
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