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Being ‘Vigilant to the Risks Ahead’

January 14, 2026
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Supply management organizations can expect higher economic growth in 2026, but myriad dynamics — including manufacturing sluggishness, tariffs, geopolitics and AI uncertainty — are longer-term X-factors.

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January 12, 2026
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The Year Ahead for Supply Chain Management

The many and varied events of 2025 pushed resilience the top of every procurement and logistics leader’s agenda and offered valuable lessons that businesses will put in to practice throughout this year.
Joe Elliott
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August 27, 2024
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The Monthly Metric: Unscheduled Downtime

When downtime is unscheduled due to unexpected circumstances like equipment failures, system outages or product shortages, it becomes especially costly.
Dan Zeiger
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January 27, 2026
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Tariff Flashpoints Importers Can't Ignore

Duties are once again being used as instruments of political leverage, regulatory clarity is lagging behind political announcements, and the courts are poised to weigh in on the future of existing trade authorities.
Shannon Hynds
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January 20, 2026
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Leveraging Supplier Conditioning in an Inflationary Environment

Organizations can leverage a deliberate process of training, guiding and influencing suppliers to behave, perform and think in a way that creates sustainable value.
Collins Oluka, MBA, CPSM

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Being ‘Vigilant to the Risks Ahead’

January 14, 2026
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Supply management organizations can expect higher economic growth in 2026, but myriad dynamics — including manufacturing sluggishness, tariffs, geopolitics and AI uncertainty — are longer-term X-factors.
Sue Doerfler
  • January 14, 2026
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    The Core of the Chip War

    As the semiconductor industry has become a central arena of geopolitical competition, supply chains — through efficiency, resilience, diversification and talent — will determine the winning companies and countries.
    Dan Zeiger
  • January 14, 2026
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    The ‘Language’ of Global Trade in Three Letters

    As supply chains grow more complex, disruptions more frequent and commerce more demanding, misunderstanding and misuse of Incoterms can prove costly for companies.
    Dan Zeiger
  • January 14, 2026
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    A Treasure Chest of Supply Chain Riches

    For companies to withstand tariff-driven and geopolitical volatility, their trove of strategies should include stress-testing, speed, right-sizing, supplier relationships and advanced technologies.
    Sue Doerfler
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November 12, 2025
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‘Manufacturing Powerhouse’

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is an emerging force — as a region and as individual countries, each with their own supply chain strengths — that bridges East and West.
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November 12, 2025
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The Warehouse of the Future Is Taking Shape

Facilities are rapidly evolving into hyperconnected ecosystems, with automation, flexible technologies and new worker roles redefining how products move from ‘buy now’ to delivery.
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January 27, 2026
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Setting a Strong Foundation as an Emerging Professional

The approach and mindset you establish early in your career can shape your trajectory and lay the groundwork for long-term success.
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January 14, 2026
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What Returning to College Has Taught Me About Modern Procurement

After years of leading procurement and logistics operations for multimillion-dollar infrastructure projects, I wanted to see how business theory could strengthen the systems I once built through experience alone.

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