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Is Supplier Diversification Leading to ‘Supplier Sprawl’?

No doubt you’re aware of the urgent push by global manufacturers to diversify their supplier base. Now comes the opposite problem: “supplier sprawl.”

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How AstraZeneca Built Constraint-Based Planning With OMP

Maintaining exceptional service levels to ensure quality patient care is critical to AstraZeneca, a biopharmaceutical company. But for years, its exceptional service levels came at a cost for the company in the form of elevated inventory levels and planning decisions made with limited end-to-end visibility into its supply chain, which impacted agility and growth.

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Reality-based Planning in Pharma: The Key to a High-Performing Supply Chain

Life sciences supply chains are among the most complex in the world. Every day, supply chain leaders must balance shifting demand, constrained supply, and strict regulatory requirements, all while ensuring patients get the medications they need. The margin for error is small, and disconnected, stage-by-stage planning just cannot keep up.

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Smarter, Faster Decisions: Bekaert Drives Agility with Advanced Scenario Planning

How do you plan for a technology that doesn't exist yet, while keeping today's production lines running? That's the challenge Bekaert faced with its titanium fiber-based porous transport layers, a breakthrough component powering industrial-scale green hydrogen production

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The Invisible Seam: Why 'China Plus One' Might Not Be True Diversification

The true test of diversification is whether the capabilities, materials and development processes behind it have truly decoupled.

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Skill Dynamics Launches AI Learning Tools for SC Professionals

Three new AI-powered tools — Pulse, Expert and Coach — are designed to extend structured learning into daily professional practice.

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Tariff Refunds Push U.S. June Budget Deficit to $120B

The deficit represents a sharp reversal from the $27 billion surplus in June 2025 that the administration touted as evidence of tariff success.

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U.S. Electrical Manufacturers Want Fewer Tariffs, More Investment in Domestic Production

U.S. electrical manufacturers are looking to get around heavy tariffs and geopolitical strife by taking action to promote domestic production.

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Stop Managing Your Supply Chain Like a Cost Center

Supply chain leaders need to speak the language of business: beyond service levels and freight rates, stretching into working capital, margin contribution and growth enablement.

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HS 2028: The Next Major Evolution of Global Tariff Classification

What does the coming of HS 2028 on January 1, 2028 mean for companies involved in international trade?

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Securing Trust in the Microelectronics Supply Chain

Supply chain risks tied to microelectronics processors, firmware, packaging and component provenance increasingly affect overall security and operations in the enterprise.

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Will Trump’s New Tariffs Wipe Out Importers’ IEEPA Refunds?

The Supreme Court’s invalidation of tariffs imposed by the Trump administration set up importers for a windfall of refunds. But a new wave of tariffs could serve to quash any hopes of long-term relief.

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