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  • May 10, 2025
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    The ‘$1 Million Question’ on Immigration

    Tightening policies and increased visa rejections would impact foreign-born workers, as well as companies that employ them — and, potentially, the quantity and quality of the U.S. skilled labor pool.
    Dan Zeiger
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    The Chaotic State of Freight

    Even for logistics professionals used to uncertainty, tariffs are threatening to change the game — and in a perpetual ‘next normal,’ supply managers must make educated and calculated moves.
    Dan Zeiger
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    Not Only for the Battlefield

    The military methodology of ‘wargaming’ can double as an impactful boardroom business tool to spark innovation, reduce supply chain risk and break down organizational silos.
    John Perez, CPSM, CPSD

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May 10, 2025
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ISM® Is Evolving to Meet Practitioners’ Needs

To reflect the evolving supply chain landscape and better serve you, our members, Institute for Supply Management® (ISM®) has expanded its focus in several ways.
Sue Doerfler
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May 10, 2025
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How can artificial intelligence (AI) unlock hidden patterns in data to optimize supply chain functions?

The supply chain network is a massive ecosystem of people, commodities and companies, each generating tremendous amounts of data. In this complex environment, data is everywhere, but insights are not.
Nikita Kirane, MS
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May 10, 2025
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Real-Time Data Analysis Builds Agile Supply Chains

Supply chains must move from being reactive to statistically based adaptive systems. Real-time data analysis has become vital in helping organizations improve their responsiveness, cut costs and make the right decisions.
Bhubalan Mani, CSCP
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May 10, 2025
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Sign of the Times: Bot on Board

Coming potentially to a board of directors near you: an artificial intelligence (AI) bot that likely won’t have voting rights but can give insights about the discussion, actions to take and more.
Sue Doerfler
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May 10, 2025
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Aligning Personal and Institutional Ethical Standards

The collision between personal ethics and institutional corruption is a perennial struggle, testing the moral fiber of individuals and threatening the integrity of organizations.
Lenora Sevillian, MBA, CIPP, CPPP, CPCM
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May 10, 2025
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Sustainability Success Starts With Employee Engagement

Even in these rapidly changing times, there is strong evidence that most people in developed economies are concerned about climate change and the environment.
Lisa M. Ellram, Ph.D., MBA, Wendy Tate, Ph.D., MBA,
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May 10, 2025
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A Farmer’s Mindset Can Yield Bumper Procurement Crops

The concept of planting and harvesting can be a powerful metaphor for understanding the long-term value-creation process organizations can create with suppliers. 
Collins Oluka, MBA, CPSM
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May 10, 2025
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Innovation Coaching Leads to an Innovative Culture

Continuous innovation isn’t just for nimble startups and scale-ups or the big tech-driven companies; it’s a must for every organization, and leadership is key to making innovation a reality.
Mandy Flint, Elisabet Vinberg Hearn

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