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We hope you had a great holiday season! As we kick off 2024, we are excited to present an update on some of the biggest stories involved in supply chain management. From the White House's Inaugural Council on Supply Chain Resilience to groundbreaking developments in combating cargo theft and enhancing food supply chains in the U.S., our latest newsletter offers a panoramic view of the strategies, challenges, and successes shaping this dynamic sector.

If 2023 was the year consumers helped stave off a recession with an unexpected surge in spending, many economists predict 2024 will be the time shoppers finally tighten their belts. 

New research has found a way to leverage the power of artificial intelligence (AI) to more efficiently screen out bad ideas to focus on only good ideas in the crowdsourcing process within ideation. More specifically, the research has arrived at a simple model for screening out ideas that experts might consider "bad." Importantly, managers can adjust their model to determine how many bad ideas to screen out, without losing good ones. The research also found a single new predictor that screens out atypical ideas and preserves more inclusive and rich ideas.

Organizations are rushing to create hyperlocal supply chains by using products that are sourced and made in specific areas, down to a neighborhood level.

As Washington putters on AI watermarking legislation, TikTok and Adobe are leading the way with transparency standards.