Supply & Demand Chain Executive

AI Spending Expected to Surge 52% Beyond IT Budgets: Study

A new global study from the IBM Institute for Business Value found that surveyed retail and consumer product executives are dramatically shifting their focus toward artificial intelligence (AI).

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Ambi Robotics Deploys Vertically-Integrated AI Foundation Model for Warehouse Robots

PRIME-1, which stands for Production-Ready Industrial Manipulation Expert, provides a unified transformer backbone that can be fine-tuned for a variety of robot operations including 3D perception, package picking and quality control.

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Spike in Imports, Slowdown in Inventory Levels: LMI Report

Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP)

Although overall inventory levels are down (-6.1) to “no change” at 50, upstream and downstream firms reported totally different numbers.

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Supply Chain 2024: Year in Review and Predictions for 2025

Here are some of the key trends that defined 2024, as well as predictions and strategic insights as companies navigate the complexities of the global market and plan for 2025 and beyond.

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Emerging Technologies

Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, Launches Cyber-Physical Trust Platform

Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, launches a beta version of M-Trust, a secure cyber-physical trust platform, created to help solve the growing issues of product safety, traceability and counterfeiting.

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New Smart Label for Convenience and Accuracy in Location Tracking

Giesecke+Devrient (G+D)

Giesecke+Devrient (G+D) launches the G+D Smart Label, its tracking solution that transforms any package into an IoT device.

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Emerging Technologies

Top 5 Articles of the Year: 2024

Thank you for your continued readership in 2024. Here are the Top 5 most viewed articles from the year.

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Maturing Beyond Reporting: The Decarbonization Challenge in Manufacturing

Manufacturers that put their data to work in support of their decarbonization efforts will not only accelerate their efficiency and effectiveness but will also have a clearer path towards accelerating their decarbonization efforts.

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Financial Management Software

5 Trends to Shape Procure-to-Pay Processes: Alexis Asks

By embracing these 5 points, organizations can create resilient, efficient and transparent P2P processes that drive value in procurement.

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3 Ways AI Can Strengthen Supply Chains in 2025

As we head into 2025, companies are likely to leverage AI technologies to help transition back towards their pre-pandemic operating levels and focus on building greater agility and flexibility into their supply chains.

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Carbon Footprint

How Emerging Technologies are Shaping Sustainable Supply Chains

Now is the time for supply chain leaders to ensure their organizations are not only compliant but also efficient, resilient and competitive in a rapidly changing environment.

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Fleet Management

Mexico Announces Increased Tariffs on Apparel Imports, Scrambling Reshore Ops in the U.S.

The tariffs increased by 15% for textiles and up to 35% for finished apparel products. These are seen as a protective measure for the Mexican textile industry and to reduce imports from China, potentially avoiding trade conflicts with the U.S.

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