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Dec 27, 2024 · Times of peak demand — as happened during the 2024 year-end holidays — challenge supply chain leaders in multiple ways. Capacity tightens, rates rise and competition for freight lanes heats up. But as the holidays end, challenges wait on the 2025 horizon. Anticipated higher tariffs could ...

Nov 7, 2024 · We congratulate the winner and finalists of this year’s Supply Chain Innovation Award competition, and trust that their examples will motivate others to seek out new ideas and solutions.

Jan 17, 2025 · Think Tank is where the editors of SupplyChainBrain share their thoughts and comments on the latest supply chain trends and developments. Read what they have to say and then join the discussion by posting your own observations.

Aug 12, 2024 · Manufacturers are now asking whether they should reach further back in the chain, in their pursuit of both resilience and growth opportunities.

May 23, 2024 · When it comes to environmental impact, the supply chain has a visibility problem — and not just between external partners.

Nov 13, 2024 · Artificial intelligence is offering new and better ways of making supply chains more sustainable, by improving efficiency, enhancing decision-making, and increasing transparency in operations.

Oct 31, 2024 · Jean-Pierre Trouillot, regional advisory leader with KPMG Americas, and Mary Rollman, principal and supply chain leader in the Advisory Practice of KPMG US, discuss the findings of the firm’s new survey of the changing sourcing strategies of U.S.-based supply chain executives. KPMG’s survey, “The Proximity Premium: Strategically Reshaping Supply Chains in the Americas,” polled business ...

Aug 22, 2024 · Organizations across industries are adopting artificial intelligence at a rapid pace. A new McKinsey survey found that 65% of businesses are using generative AI in at least one function, double the amount from just one year ago, and 67% expect to increase their investments in AI over the next three years. Unsurprisingly, many of these organizations have zeroed in on supply chain management as ...

Jul 14, 2021 · More companies are moving to map their global supply chains and enable visibility of the flow of goods from source to customer.