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How New Balance Has Weathered Years of Supply Chain Disruptions

Supply Chain Brain

The attacks on Red Sea shipping have forced carriers to reroute their vessels around Africa’s Cape of Good Hope, resulting in increased cost. But that hasn’t fazed New Balance.

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Daimler, union reach tentative deal to avoid strike

Commercial Carrier Journal

The four-year deal includes raises of more than 25% over the contract period, the end of wage tiers, and the introduction of profit-sharing and cost of living adjustments.

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Watch: Concurrency: The New Supply Chain Requirement for Tearing Down Silos

Supply Chain Brain

What Kinaxis calls "concurrency" tears down silos from end to end in the supply chain, guaranteeing success, says Tom Rhoads, the company’s global vice president of sales and supply chain execution.

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Baltimore’s Trapped Ships Start Leaving as New Channel Opens

Supply Chain Brain

Officials in Baltimore established a temporary channel so essential ships can traverse the harbor for the first time since the Singapore-flagged ship Dali collided with the bridge on March 26.

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Artificial Intelligence and the Transportation Industry

Artificial intelligence has quickly become a feature of everyday life: Using face ID to unlock a phone, communicating with online chatbots, and letting “smart” appliances help manage our homes are just a few of the ways that we interact with AI regularly. Forward-looking businesses are also using AI to transform their operations and gain a competitive edge.

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Five Essentials Manufacturers Need to Weather the Freight Cycle

Supply Chain Brain

As shippers and dedicated truckload truck operators head into the contract bid season, here are five essential tactics manufacturers can use to reduce transportation spend.

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