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Navigating the treacherous waters of global trade can feel like steering a ship through a hurricane. Disruptions lurk around every corner, threatening to sink your bottom line.

In the world of supply chains, that's your reality. Disruptions lurk around every bend, threatening to derail your operations and sink your bottom line. But fear not, fellow supply chain professional!

You're Steph Curry, the clock's ticking down, and the score's tied. The defense throws an unexpected zone at you, a strategy you haven't seen before. Do you crumble under pressure, or do you adapt, find the open lane, and sink the game-winning shot?

Supply chain professionals know big-time negotiations make or break careers. Despite endless preparation, tense vendor back-and-forths still generate dread for many.

It’s inevitable. Despite seasons pave with good intentions and early team victories, every supply chain professional will confront their career defining “4th quarter” moment.

Master negotiators are forged, not born. And for procurement pros specifically, vendor negotiations are prime-time do-or-die moments defining career success.

From local diners to national chains, restaurants rely on smooth supply chain execution to delight guests. But between supplier logistics, inventory management and costs, there’s a lot that can go wrong.

Ensuring consistent, high-quality products requires vigilance at every stage of your supply chain. From raw materials to manufacturing to transportation and storage, defects can sneak in anywhere and multiply if left unaddressed.

Product packaging plays a critical yet often overlooked role in supply chain management. As the Skittles example shows, optimizing packaging requires cross-functional expertise.

Over 7 million temporary physical assets get deployed to execute monumental happenings like championship games and massive concerts according to 2023 staging logs.

The final whistle blows and another monumental event concludes...but your supply chain execution can't call it quits yet! Delivering flawless demobilization takes strategy.

As purple and gold confetti rains down after yet another epic Super Bowl finish, fans flood the streets to continue championship celebrations that will last hours.

It’s Super Bowl Sunday! As the Chiefs and Niners prepare for epic showdown, delivering flawless visibility of the action to millions worldwide is no small feat.

As the Chiefs and Niners take the field for Super Bowl LVIII’s iconic opening coin toss, 100 million viewers tune in from packed stadium stands to overflowing living rooms worldwide.

It’s kickoff day! As fans pile into Allegiant Stadium, you need major product supply chains firing on all cylinders. We’re talking stacks of caps, premium jerseys and collectible sideline gear supply surging to dizzying levels.

As the Chiefs and Niners warm up pre-game, rows of merchandise sellers stand ready. Before one winning football team lifts a trophy, these supply chain pros will move major product. We’re talking almost 100,000 official Super Bowl LVIII caps and over 30,000 championship tees flooding stands (1,2).

It’s Super Bowl time, with over 65,000 rabid football fans packed into Allegiant Stadium. Keeping spectators fueled with 75,000 hot dogs, 25,000 pounds of cheese and 28,000 pounds of fries (1) is no small task.

As the smell of sizzling bratwursts fills Allegiant Stadium, hungry football fans await the iconic Super Bowl LVIII matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers. But this feast of hot dogs and nachos feeding over 65,000 people doesn't magically materialize

It’s almost kickoff for the 2024 Super Bowl between the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers! As supply chain pros, we know this American football showdown in Las Vegas won’t happen without military-grade logistics.

As the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers prepare to face off in Super Bowl LVIII on February 11th, 2024, hundreds of supply chain professionals are working tirelessly behind the scenes to pull off one of the biggest logistical feats in sports.