The 2025 geopolitical landscape—marked by tariff escalations, trade discussions, and regulatory shifts—has intensified pressure on global supply chains. Amid the turbulence, the ‘S’ in ESG has emerged ...

Your business has many vital parts, and each one is crucial for smooth operations. You prioritize employee productivity and operational efficiency, but what about your supply chain? Your supply chain ...

This concentration presents cutting-edge developments in future supply chain management. It focuses on increasingly critical sustainability issues and awareness of fact-driven decision-making in ...

From COVID-19 to blockages in the Suez Canal to semiconductor shortages, the supply chain has experienced nonstop disruptions over the last couple of years. With the stakes rising from temporary ...

Lean and just-in-time (JIT) strategies are still vital to supply chains. Lean management practices JIT strategies may have taken a beating in recent years, but only because companies relied too ...

Supply chain risk management is important for all organizations, including state and local governments. As with any challenge, the solution does not begin with technology but with a clear ...

In 2021, the waves of the pandemic started to quickly unravel supply chains across the world. Manufacturing plants slowed or even closed, ports experienced unprecedented back-ups, and transportation ...

The U.S. Army faces significant threats that will hamper its ability to support Soldiers from the strategic homeland. Army ...

In supply planning, optimization is critical. Optimization, another solution used by supply chain software vendors for over two decades, is now considered a form of AI. Optimization works, it delivers ...

For many leadership teams, the transition to circular strategies and business models is a daunting prospect. They know it’s important, but progress is painfully slow. Initiatives remain narrow in ...

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