Supply Chain Impact

Critical minerals money is arriving just as the iron ore that feeds it goes on strike

Critical minerals funding, an iron ore strike, and a cooling U.S. jobs market are hitting procurement and supply-chain teams at the same time.

AI infrastructure spending is splitting the enterprise tech sector into clear winners and laggards

Samsung chip profit up 250-fold, Hon Hai sales up 54%, Palantir called its results "otherworldly." The AI buildout is rewarding supply-chain depth and penalizin

A Year in Review with Weston LaBar

“The supply chain is an ecosystem, only as strong as its weakest link. Solutions need to benefit everyone, and that’s where technology and data come into play.” The supply chain story of 2021 was, unfortunately, a sequel to 2020. The weaknesses linger, but the future can be different by applying data and modernizing the framework….

Machine Learning is the Panacea the Holiday Supply Chain Needs

With the holidays officially in full swing and consumers locking in their last-minute shopping needs, the dreaded continuous disruption of the global supply chain comes into acute focus. The impact has been severe, to put it lightly. Gap, for example, reported a loss of $300 million in sales going into November 2021, blaming COVID-related factory…