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(3 articles)Risk & Disruption
High ImpactMay 28, 2026Supply Chains Shift from Lean to Resilience: New Strategy Focus
The supply chain industry is experiencing a fundamental paradigm shift as organizations recognize that decades-old lean optimization strategies may not adequately address modern disruption risks. This
WSJ#supply-chain-resilience#lean-manufacturing#strategic-sourcing
Demand Planning
High ImpactApr 26, 2026Lean Inventories Meet Tight Trucking Capacity as Imports Stay Quiet
Inbound ocean container volumes to the U.S. remain significantly below historical levels, sitting at 1,715 TEUs on the Inbound Ocean TEUs Volume Index—well below the 2,692 peak reached in June 2021. H
FreightWaves#import-demand#freight-market#capacity-constraints
Risk & Disruption
High ImpactApr 25, 2026Just-in-Case Inventory Strategy Reshaping Global Supply Chains
The supply chain industry is experiencing a fundamental philosophical shift as organizations increasingly abandon lean just-in-time (JIT) inventory models in favor of just-in-case (JIC) strategies. Th
Global Trade Review (GTR)#just-in-time#just-in-case#inventory-strategy