Purchase price savings tell only part of the healthcare supply chain story. Gartner’s Bruce Gilmore argues that this hidden labor burden belongs on the performance scorecard. Read more: scmr.com/article/the-hidden-… #HealthcareSupplyChain #SupplyChainManagement #Automation

A supplier stops shipping and your team locates an alternative. But can production actually use it? The answer depends on more than availability. scmr.com/article/supply-chai… #SupplyChain #SupplyChainResilience #Manufacturing

An unfavorable shipping contract clause is easier to challenge before the agreement is signed. But reviewing maritime documents takes time. scmr.com/article/local-ai-sh… #SupplyChain #ArtificialIntelligence #MaritimeShipping #RiskManagement

What would a port closure, demand spike or capacity shortage do to your supply chain, and which response would work best? Supply chain digital twins can help leaders test those questions before committing resources. scmr.com/article/supply-chai… #SupplyChain #DigitalTwins

Some useful supply chain tools never make it onto a technology roadmap. They address a local constraint, a recurring analysis or a decision that matters to one facility but struggle to compete for development resources. scmr.com/article/ai-operatio… #SupplyChain #OperationsManagement

Geopolitical volatility leads ASCM’s supply chain trends outlook for 2027, with agentic AI and autonomous orchestration ranked second. But the practical lesson from the CHAINge discussion extends beyond the ranking: These priorities depend on one another. scmr.com/article/ascm-2027-s…

A logistics network’s design shapes how quickly products reach customers and how many handoffs occur along the way. scmr.com/article/integrated-… #SupplyChain #Logistics #Fulfillment #NetworkDesign #Warehousing

A predictive AI model can perform well in a pilot and still struggle to become part of everyday supply chain decisions. scmr.com/article/beyond-the-… #SupplyChain #ArtificialIntelligence #PredictiveAnalytics #SCMR

A supply chain stress test can reveal where a disruption would create stockouts, overwhelm capacity or put customer commitments at risk. scmr.com/article/supply-chai… #SupplyChain #SupplyChainResilience #RiskManagement #DigitalTwins #SupplyChainPlanning

What happens when a supply chain disruption invalidates the contingency plan itself? Read how professional judgment can strengthen supply chain resilience: scmr.com/article/supply-chai… #SupplyChain #SupplyChainResilience #RiskManagement #Leadership #Logistics

A carrier can be legit and still be the wrong carrier for the load at your dock. That reality exposes a gap in supply chain risk management: approving a provider does not establish that a specific pickup, payment change or access request is authorized. scmr.com/article/supply-chai…

C.H. Robinson’s proposed acquisition of RXO could expand service capabilities. For customers using both firms, though, it would also bring those relationships under common ownership. Read the analysis: scmr.com/article/ch-robinson… #SupplyChain #SupplyChainResilience

AI can generate a planning recommendation. For instance, an AI-generated inventory increase might protect service while putting pressure on capacity and working capital. That’s where a human comes into the process. scmr.com/article/the-rise-of…

You’ve selected a warehouse management system. The implementation reveals a process it cannot support out of the box. Do you change the process? Extend the WMS? Or customize the core product scmr.com/article/how-far-sho…

A supplier change may look like a straightforward business decision. But what happens when employees think the manager proposing it holds different political views? scmr.com/article/when-work-g…

Visibility can tell you something has gone wrong, it cannot tell you why. On the latest episode of Talking Supply Chain, Michael Becher, Vice President of Digitalization and AI at Körber Supply Chain, explains how using AI to close that execution gap. podbean.com/eas/pb-28ipy-1b6…

Your biggest supply chain bottleneck may not be located at a Tier 1 supplier. In can begin several layers deeper with memory, storage controllers or specialized semiconductors suppliers that direct suppliers depend on but may not fully control. scmr.com/article/supply-chai…

#Truckdrivers face a difficult decision: Stop early and sacrifice driving time, or continue and risk parking in an unsafe area. New research from an MIT capstone project dives into these choices. #truckparking scmr.com/article/truck-parki…

What supply chain challenge do you face? Executives and practitioners from Wayfair, Tractor Supply, Eli Lilly, Apple, Amazon, GE HealthCare, DP World, Penske Logistics, DHL Supply Chain, Mars Snacking and others will share what they are implementing. scmr.com/article/one-month-t…

The cloud may feel invisible, but its infrastructure is anything but. As #AI accelerates demand for #datacenters, communities are confronting difficult questions about land use, electricity, water and environmental impact. scmr.com/article/ai-data-cen… #Infrastructure #SupplyChain