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No Balloons Needed: Practical Moves to Navigate Tariff Volatility

Logistics Viewpoints

The manufacturing sector is facing unprecedented volatility in global trade, with tariffs becoming the latest in a series of uncertainty drivers that are impacting virtually all industries. Manufacturing plants are deeply entrenched; tied to infrastructure, suppliers, skilled labor, and regulatory requirements.

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10 Ways A Data Gateway Improves Time to Value Across Your End-to-End Supply Chain

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A data gateway is essentially a connective tissue across your supply chain, providing unified access to supply chain data from various sources, including enterprise systems, data feeds, data warehouses, data lakes, data marts, and business entities. Achieving these goals requires visibility into the entire supply chain.

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Amazon and the Shift to AI-Driven Supply Chain Planning

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They integrate AI into demand forecasting, inventory optimization, and logistics operations to improve efficiency, reduce costs, and mitigate risks. Excess inventory, stockouts, and increased transportation expenses are common consequences of outdated planning methods. Amazon is a leader in AI-driven supply chain management.

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Supplier Onboarding is Core to a Digital Supply Chain Transformation

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Molex implemented a multi-enterprise supply chain network platform from SAP called SAP Business Network. The most common form of trading partner collaboration is purchase order collaboration. The most common form of trading partner collaboration is purchase order collaboration. But getting there was not easy.

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10 Ways A Data Gateway Improves Time to Value Across Your End-to-End Supply Chain

Logistics Viewpoints

A data gateway is essentially a connective tissue across your supply chain, providing unified access to supply chain data from various sources, including enterprise systems, data feeds, data warehouses, data lakes, data marts, and business entities. Achieving these goals requires visibility into the entire supply chain.

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Advanced Supply Chain Planning with Probabilistic Forecasting

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Advanced supply chain planning is being transformed by probabilistic forecasting , which revolutionizes demand forecasting, supply planning, and inventory optimization. This approach significantly improves forecast accuracy and enhances decision-making across distribution networks. The result?

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Probabilistic Forecasting: The Future of Supply Chain Planning

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Probabilistic forecasting is revolutionizing demand forecasting, supply planning, and inventory optimization by significantly improving forecast accuracy and decision-making across distribution networks. Enhancing Inventory with Probabilistic Forecasting A supply chain is a complex ecosystem influenced by dynamic variables.