Topic: Procurement & Sourcing


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Flying forward: Lessons learned from drone logistics in healthcare supply chains

Tuesday, July 1, 2025 · Rishabh Gupta, Vipul Garg, and Ila Manuj
A best-practice framework provides supply chain managers a roadmap to assist in assessing the viability and eventual deployment of drones, or any other technology, into their operations.
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How to develop the next generation of supply chain planning professionals

Tuesday, July 1, 2025 · SCMR Staff
Supply chain planning is in need of a reboot. Planners are increasingly expected to take a leading role in managing complex cross-functional processes, driving automation, and building more agile supply chains. As a result, the competencies that today’s planning…
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Prioritizing risk using structural simulation for complex global supply chains

Tuesday, July 1, 2025 · Greg Schlegel, Jim de Vries, and J. Chris White
Disruptions in your supply chain can hurt your business, but not all disruptions are the same. Structural modeling offers an opportunity to evaluate the types and locations of possible disruptions, and determine the proper approach to mitigate the risks.
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Don’t get lost with AI

Tuesday, July 1, 2025 · Brian Straight
Technology may drive supply chains of the future, but people and communication still power success.
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Speak financially, get results: Revisited

Tuesday, July 1, 2025 · Larry Lapide
To elevate S&OP from tactical to strategic, supply chain leaders must speak the language of finance—and involve finance early and often.
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Mastering the slippery slope of digital transformation to enable game-changing performance

Tuesday, July 1, 2025 · Stan Fawcett, Sebastian Brockhaus, Amydee M. Fawcett, and A. Michael Knemeyer
Lindsey Vonn pushed limits to reach the summit of the ski world. H er perseverance and approach to technology offer lessons that supply chain managers can adopt to travel their own fall lines to technological greatness.

Elevating B2B customer experience through specialized supply chains

Tuesday, July 1, 2025 · Saulo Spaolanse, senior vp of customer experience, Global Supply Chain, Schneider Electric
Personalization isn’t just for B2C anymore. While consumer brands have long mastered the art of tailoring experiences, B2B players are now facing rising expectations from their customers and partners for the same level of customization.

AI and the New Era of Demand Planning

Monday, June 30, 2025 · Anaplan
Demand planning is no longer just about forecasting—it's about navigating uncertainty with intelligence and agility. Traditional methods are too slow, too siloed, and too reactive to meet the demands of global supply chains. This webinar explores how artificial…

Making sourcing more strategic: Negotiating uncertainty during times of turbulence

Friday, June 27, 2025 · Jonathan Hughes, Ashley Hetrick, and Phil Liu
Insights from 600-plus companies across 15 years of research have identified ways procurement and supply chain leaders can drive greater value through strategic sourcing and collaborative negotiations.

6 Questions With … Plante Moran’s Lou Longo

Tuesday, June 24, 2025 · SCMR Staff
Supply Chain Management Review spoke with Lou Longo, partner and leader of Plante Moran’s international consulting practice, on how to safeguard margins in a high-tariff economy in this 6 Questions With … feature.

Rethinking the semiconductor supply chain: Why collaboration is no longer optional

Monday, June 23, 2025 · Salah Nasri
The semiconductor supply chain is among the most complex in the world. But complexity is not an excuse for inertia — it’s a call to action. The future belongs to companies that can see beyond their own nodes in the chain, that prioritize partnerships over protectionism,…

The tariffs just hit home

Friday, June 20, 2025 · Rosemary Coates
The reality of tariffs is more visible when making a big purchase, such as a car, where a 25% tariff can add $10,000 or more to the price to the vehicle, writes Rosemary Coates.

C.H. Robinson rolls out AI agent to address LTL classification overhaul

Thursday, June 19, 2025 · Brian Straight
With sweeping changes coming to the U.S. less-than-truckload freight classification system, C.H. Robinson is turning to artificial intelligence to smooth the transition.

Danone latest to announce new US investment

Wednesday, June 18, 2025 · Brian Straight
Danone US has announced a $65M investment in Jacksonville, adding to a growing trend of major US food and beverage companies announcing new investments in facilities, jobs.

Uber Freight’s Val Marchevsky to deliver Keynote at NextGen Supply Chain Conference

Thursday, June 12, 2025 · SCMR Staff
Uber Freight CTO Val Marchevsky will offer the 3PL and Logistics Keynote address at the upcoming NextGen Supply Chain Conference. Executives from C.H. Robinson, GEODIS Americas, Kenco and RXO will also present.
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