When Winter Storms Become a Supply Chain Problem — Winter storms in the United States are not new, but their impact on modern supply chains has grown significantly. Recent storms across the Midwest, Great Lakes, and Northeast regions disrupted road transport, air freight, and warehouse operations during the year-end and New Year period. For many […]

The holiday season is a defining period for retailers. Sales campaigns run continuously, customers shop across multiple channels, and order volumes rise at an unprecedented pace. What appears to be a time of opportunity often turns into a stress test for Supply Chain Management (SCM). During holidays, demand does not grow gradually — it surges […]

Order holds are one of the most critical checkpoints in Order Management. They protect revenue, ensure compliance, and prevent erroneous or risky orders from being processed. However, for companies operating in high-volume environments, traditional hold and release processes have become slow, manual, and difficult to scale. As order volumes increase and fulfilment timelines shrink, businesses […]

Introduction By 2025, the retail industry is entering a new technological phase.Stores, warehouses, and supply networks are now operating like smart factories where automation, AI-driven decisions, proactive inventory management, and real-time execution define success. This transformation is being enabled by Oracle Retail Cloud + Oracle SCM Cloud — allowing retailers to handle supply complexity with […]

In today’s fast-changing market, supply chains are more complex than ever.Organizations deal with global suppliers, outsourced manufacturers, logistics partners, changing demand, and increasing customer expectations — all at the same time. To manage this complexity, Oracle has introduced AI Agents inside Oracle Supply Chain Management (SCM). These intelligent agents help companies shift from reactive supply […]

In 2025, climate change is causing real problems for businesses worldwide. Extreme weather events like floods, droughts, and wildfires are disrupting supply chains, delaying shipments, increasing costs, and sometimes even causing shortages of essential products. Supply chains are the backbone of business operations. If raw materials, factories, or transportation networks are affected, it can impact […]

The COVID-19 pandemic exposed critical weaknesses in global supply chains. From factory shutdowns to shipping delays and sudden inventory shortages, businesses worldwide struggled to maintain operations. Even as the world moves past the immediate crisis, companies face ongoing challenges such as rising logistics costs, geopolitical tensions, and increasing customer expectations. What is Supply Chain Resilience? […]