Retailers should review their overall cybersecurity posture and follow some best practices to limit their supply chain attack risk.

The battle for dominance in the global semiconductor market is often framed as one between the U.S. and China, but there’s a lot more nuance to it in reality.

It is clear that under these circumstances, where demand is volatile, supply uncertain, and capacity short, manufacturing needs to adopt a digital supply chain twin to obtain resilience and an end-to-end visibility across your supply chain to make the right decisions. But where do you begin?

Supply chain businesses operate on thin margins and sustained cost pressures, bottlenecks, and transportation labor issues can significantly chip away at profits. The solution is to drive further efficiencies and squeeze more benefits from existing supply chain operations year after year. 

What does it mean to turn the procurement function into a “growth engine” for the business?

Business leaders have been forced to reevaluate supply chains, especially those with ties to China. Now, the best solutions may be closer, geographically speaking, than one might realize.

Per Hong, partner and core member of the strategic operations and transformation practice of Kearney, describes the many factors that are affecting the flow of trade with China.

Demand visibility is arguably the most valuable — and most elusive — component of a modern supply chain.

Reducing carbon emissions is key to organizational sustainability efforts. Analyzing your manufacturing processes, supply chain logistics and closed-loop, end-of-life service offerings can highlight key areas for sustainability improvements.