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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. When unexpected disruptions occura factory shutdown, a shipping delay, or a supply shortagethese models provide little flexibility.

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Mastering Disruption: A Smarter, More Connected Approach

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Three months into 2025, we have seen a barrage of on-again, off-again tariffs that have supply chain and logistics teams reeling, as they must rethink everything from next weeks shipping route to their foundational network models. They are also limited by their supplier, carrier, and trading partner networks. billion to $23.07

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How Volkswagen and Maersk Solved an Export Bottleneck with “Cars in Containers”

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Its long-established logistics model, built around rail and RoRo (Roll-on/Roll-off) shipping, could no longer keep pace. Capacity shortages, service unreliability, and inventory congestion threatened to disrupt VWs production flow and delivery commitments to U.S. and Canadian dealerships.

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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. With PO collaboration, buyers send digital purchase orders over the network to suppliers or other trading partners. 18,000 suppliers ship 70,000 different types of parts to 72 Molex manufacturing plants across the globe.

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How Smart Contracts Are Impacting Supply Chains

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They follow “if-this-then-that” (IFTTT) logic, meaning that when certain conditions are met, the contract automatically executes an agreed-upon action, such as releasing a payment, updating an inventory record, or verifying a shipment. Rust (Polkadot, Solana): Designed for speed and safety in high-performance blockchain networks.

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Global Supply Chains in Flux as U.S. Tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China Take Effect

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tariffs on imports from Canada, Mexico, and China is impacting global trade networks, affecting industries ranging from automotive and electronics to agriculture and energy. Exploring alternative shipping routes via Gulf Coast ports to bypass land border congestion. Today’s escalation of U.S. and other non-tariffed regions.

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Order Visibility Is Critical Amid Low Inventories

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For retail and consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies, the busy shipping season came early. But shippers looking to avoid disruptions and ensure that tight inventory levels don’t lead to missed sales opportunities pulled their orders forward. The peak inbound season typically starts around this time of year.