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Why Your Supply Chain May Be Stuck Before It Starts
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
Jeremy Conradie.
Nov 18, 20254 min read


How SMEs Can Overcome the Volume Disadvantage in Logistics
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
Jeremy Conradie.
Nov 18, 20253 min read


Three Lies We Tell Ourselves In Supply Chain Management
Maybe “lies” is too strong a word. Maybe a better term would be assumptions based on our biases. But either way, we often deceive...
Jeremy Conradie.
Jul 11, 20255 min read


Selling Into the EU? Time to Start Preparing for the Digital Product Passport
The European Union is on the verge of rolling out a reporting regulation that promises to have a huge impact on businesses selling into...
Jeremy Conradie.
Jun 25, 20253 min read


Inside GEP's Global Volatility Index March 2025
As the GEP Global Supply Chain Volatility Index dips again in March, supply chains worldwide continue to show high levels of unused...
Jeremy Conradie.
Apr 15, 20253 min read


Navigating the Shifting Global Trade Landscape: Re-Globalization and Resilience
With the proposed policies of the new U.S. administration bound to reshape global trade, we’re witnessing the "great unwinding" of the...
Jeremy Conradie.
Feb 27, 20254 min read


Just 29% of Supply Chains Have What's Needed for Future
Of the five competitive characteristics needed for future readiness, Just 29% of supply chain organizations have developed at least three...
Jeremy Conradie.
Feb 27, 20252 min read


Ensuring Supply Chain Resilience Through Collaboration
As global markets navigate increasing volatility in 2025, supply chain leaders are abandoning traditional linear models in favour of more...
Jeremy Conradie.
Feb 17, 20252 min read


The Supply Chain Problem $100 Million and Smart Executives Can’t Solve
Can $100 million and a team of smart people be enough to realize “a future where global supply chains run as seamlessly as today’s most...
Jeremy Conradie.
Dec 13, 20243 min read


RSM: Supply Chain at Heart of M&A Resurgence
RSM is a firm that specializes in legal & advisory services for tax. They operate in 120 countries and have a presence in each of the top...
Jeremy Conradie.
Oct 22, 20242 min read


UK, US and Australia Sign Supply Chain Resilience Pact
There is widespread acceptance of the need to future-proof integral supply chains, as demonstrated by a trilateral collaboration between...
Jeremy Conradie.
Sep 13, 20242 min read


Mitsubishi Electric Automotive America Unveils HubPilot: A Revolutionary Autonomous Distribution Yard Logistics Platform
Mitsubishi Electric Automotive America (MEAA) today introduced the HubPilot™ autonomous distribution yard logistics platform as a service...
Jeremy Conradie.
Sep 11, 20242 min read
Supply Chain Discussion: How to Become a ‘Customer of Choice’ to Your Suppliers
In this discussion, Robert Bowman from Supply Chain Brain talks with Miguel Cossio(senior research director) at Gartner. He explains the...
Jeremy Conradie.
Sep 9, 20242 min read


Top 10: Cost Reduction Strategies in Supply Chain
According to this article by Tom Chapman at Supply Chain Digital, the top ten cost reduction strategies for supply chains are as...
Jeremy Conradie.
Sep 3, 20241 min read


How to Overcome Automotive Supply Chain Challenges
In this article from Supply Chain Digital, Mike Thoeny, President of the Automotive Business Group at Flex ; offers insight into how the...
Jeremy Conradie.
Sep 3, 20241 min read
Supply Chain Discussion: AI in the Supply Chain: Fact and Fiction
In this discussion, Tom and Keith Moore, CEOs of, ProvisionAi and Autoscheduler.AI, talk with Robert Bowman from Supply Chain Brain about...
Jeremy Conradie.
Jul 19, 20242 min read


Why Nobody Sends Out An RFP For Supply Chain Operating Networks
According to this article by Adrian Gonzales from Talking Logistics he says that in 25 years, he has never come across a Request For...
Jeremy Conradie.
Jul 12, 20242 min read
Supply Chain Discussion: Innovations for Ensuring End-to-End Supply Chain Resilience
In this discussion, Robert Bowman from Supplychainbrain talks to Erez Agmoni, global head of innovation with Maersk. Agmoni explains how...
Jeremy Conradie.
Apr 11, 20242 min read
Supply Chain Discussion: Navigating Today's Supply Chain Finance Challenges
In this discussion with Russell Goodman from Supplychainbrain, Fermin Caro, managing director of boutique bank ComCap; discusses how to...
Jeremy Conradie.
Apr 3, 20242 min read
Supply Chain Discussion: Use Multiple Delivery Carriers for Last-Mile Success
In this discussion Russell Goodman from Supplychainbrain talks to Bill Catania, chief executive officer and founder of OneRail. They are...
Jeremy Conradie.
Mar 11, 20242 min read
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