As supply chain disruptions have become near-constant occurrences across virtually every sector, companies are unquestionably getting better at predicting the next big shock. But a gap still exists between knowing what's coming and actually using that knowledge to move quickly and make critical, time-sensitive decisions. Much of the emphasis in recent years has been on having the right tools to predict disruptions before they arrive. According to an MHI survey of more than 70

Investments in logistics, real-time inventory visibility, and AI-powered forecasting are at an all-time high. Yet despite all this progress, production delays remain stubbornly common and, in many cases, they aren’t caused by transportation issues or late shipments. They’re the result of bottlenecks upstream in the procurement process, long before a single part or product gets ordered or delivered. Slow, manual onboarding workflows, especially those involving contract redlini

According to this article by Supply Chain Brain contributor Vitalii Savryha, when it comes to arranging logistics, small and medium-sized enterprises are at a huge disadvantage: They pay substantially more for identical shipping services compared to Fortune 500 companies, purely due to volume-based pricing structures. While large corporations negotiate directly with carriers using guaranteed monthly volumes, smaller businesses operate in a spot market designed to extract maxi

Maybe “lies” is too strong a word. Maybe a better term would be assumptions based on our biases. But either way, we often deceive...