Procurement was once seen as just a link in the chain of business operations. It was the process by which operators secured their products and services. While consistency was desired and affordability ...

Since the dawn of the digital age, enterprises have worked to improve supply chain performance—integrating systems, breaking down silos, unifying data and investing heavily in automation. Yet as ...

Without this shared data layer, AI models are forced to infer risk and propose decisions based on incomplete information.

Energy is the heart of global supply chains. Manufacturing depends on electricity and fuel, transport relies on oil-based logistics and agriculture depends heavily on natural gas-derived fertilisers.

The complexity of modern-day supply chains makes them highly vulnerable. One minor disruption can trigger a ripple effect that affects the entire system. In response, air freight, rail and trucking ...

Accurate modeling of a company’s supply chain network provides insights into optimal production, storage locations, and raw materials supply network strategy. The modeling process can last from one ...

An abbreviated version of this article originally appeared on Supply & Demand Chain Executive in August 2025. In an age of rapid supply chain digitization and global connectivity, cyber threats have ...

This is an excerpt of the original article. It was written for the May-Jun 2024 edition of Supply Chain Management Review. The full article is available to current subscribers. In each issue I try to ...

Today’s supply chains are more complex than they’ve ever been. Businesses are serving more customers across a wider global footprint, juggling factors like geopolitical disruptions and rapidly ...

Supply chain weaknesses directly impact product availability and operations. Strengthening supply chains and logistics systems is key to sustaining the growth of the Philippine retail industry, ...

National Supply Chain Day returns April 29 with livestream registration open, official events nationwide, keynote Billy ...