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- Indexed issues, last 90 days
- 13
- Latest publication
- Sep 27, 2026
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- Jul 15, 2026
Latest issues
AI Agents in Supply Chain: Why the Six-Figure Intern Problem Is Stalling Real ROI (opens the original)
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The Secret Triangle: How Mercedes Ortiz Garcia Runs Supply Chain at Imerys (opens the original)
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Why Vendor Landscape Maps Fail Supply Chain Buyers (opens the original)
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AI Is Coming for Supply Chain’s Brains, Not Its Hands (opens the original)
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Your AI, Your Data, His Permission: How SAP’s API Lockdown Hands the Procurement Market to Its Rivals (opens the original)
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