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The Supply Chain Problem $100 Million and Smart Executives Can’t Solve

Dec 133 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...

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RSM: Supply Chain at Heart of M&A Resurgence

Jeremy Conradie.

Oct 222 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...

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UK, US and Australia Sign Supply Chain Resilience Pact

Jeremy Conradie.

Sep 132 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...

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Mitsubishi Electric Automotive America Unveils HubPilot: A Revolutionary Autonomous Distribution Yard Logistics Platform

Jeremy Conradie.

Sep 112 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...

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Supply Chain Discussion: How to Become a ‘Customer of Choice’ to Your Suppliers

Jeremy Conradie.

Sep 92 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...

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Top 10: Cost Reduction Strategies in Supply Chain

Jeremy Conradie.

Sep 31 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...

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How to Overcome Automotive Supply Chain Challenges

Jeremy Conradie.

Sep 31 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...

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Supply Chain Discussion: AI in the Supply Chain: Fact and Fiction

Jeremy Conradie.

Jul 192 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...

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Why Nobody Sends Out An RFP For Supply Chain Operating Networks

Jeremy Conradie.

Jul 122 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...

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Supply Chain Discussion: Innovations for Ensuring End-to-End Supply Chain Resilience

Jeremy Conradie.

Apr 112 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...

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Supply Chain Discussion: Navigating Today's Supply Chain Finance Challenges

Jeremy Conradie.

Apr 32 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...

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Supply Chain Discussion: Use Multiple Delivery Carriers for Last-Mile Success

Jeremy Conradie.

Mar 112 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...

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Bain: CEOs Leveraging Supply Chain for Competitive Edge

Jeremy Conradie.

Feb 282 min read

Bain: CEOs Leveraging Supply Chain for Competitive Edge

A Bain & Co report by Global Performance Improvement Head Hernan Saenz, shows that for supply chain professionals, cost control has been...

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Ecommerce 'is shaping the future of logistics'

Jeremy Conradie.

Feb 82 min read

Ecommerce 'is shaping the future of logistics'

A recent report from global shipping and logistics service UPS points out the astonishing rise of ecommerce in the past two years, and...

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Supply Chain Discussion: Answers to Three 'Whys' in the World of Trucking

Jeremy Conradie.

Jan 292 min read

Supply Chain Discussion: Answers to Three 'Whys' in the World of Trucking

In this discussion with Robert Bowman of Supplychainbrain, Anshu Prasad (co-founder and chief executive officer of Leaf Logistics)...

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Procurement’s Critical Role in Maximizing Reverse Logistics Efficiency

Jeremy Conradie.

Jan 232 min read

Procurement’s Critical Role in Maximizing Reverse Logistics Efficiency

Building reverse logistics capabilities was a big focus for tech companies in the early days of the pandemic, as they saw a chance to...

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Importers Face Surging Shipping Costs, Delays as Red Sea Diversions Pile Up

Jeremy Conradie.

Jan 163 min read

Importers Face Surging Shipping Costs, Delays as Red Sea Diversions Pile Up

Western importers are reporting a steep increase in ocean-shipping rates and significant delays as carriers divert ships from the Red Sea...

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For Supply Chains, Resilience Isn’t Enough. You Need to Be Antifragile.

Jeremy Conradie.

Jan 113 min read

For Supply Chains, Resilience Isn’t Enough. You Need to Be Antifragile.

Most corporate survival strategies are crafted to help businesses withstand any number of unanticipated supply chain disruptions. But how...

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Supply Chain Discussion: Top Challenges Facing Today's Supply Chains

Jeremy Conradie.

Dec 12, 20231 min read

Supply Chain Discussion: Top Challenges Facing Today's Supply Chains

In this discussion, Robert J. Bowman from Supplychainbrain talks to David Salerno, the director of 4Flow. 4flow is an American global...

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Jeremy Conradie.

Dec 5, 20232 min read

Global logistics news roundup

Maersk hit by global sea freight market shrinkage The major shipping lines have reported a substantial year-on-year (YoY) decrease in Q3...

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