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Treefera, which uses satellite imagery, drone imagery, and AI to provide real-time insights into supply chains, raised a $30M Series B led by Notion Capital (Cate Lawrence/Tech.eu)
https://tech.eu/2025/06/03/treefera-secure…

Treefera secures $20M Series B for AI-driven supply chain resilience solutions
Supply chain resilience startup Treeferachas secured $20 million in its Series B funding round, led by Notion Capital with participation from other investors.  In the face of growing economic uncertainty, a stringent regulatory landscape, and increasing environmental risk, Treefera’s platform utilises satellite imagery, drone imagery, and adaptive AI in order to provide real-time, tailored insights into supply chains.  This is especially significant within the first mile of supply chains,…

Neurosymbolic Feature Extraction for Identifying Forced Labor in Supply Chains
Zili Wang, Frank Montabon, Kristin Yvonne Rozier
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.07217

Neurosymbolic Feature Extraction for Identifying Forced Labor in Supply Chains
Supply chain networks are complex systems that are challenging to analyze; this problem is exacerbated when there are illicit activities involved in the supply chain, such as counterfeit parts, forced labor, or human trafficking. While machine learning (ML) can find patterns in complex systems like supply chains, traditional ML techniques require large training data sets. However, illicit supply chains are characterized by very sparse data, and the data that is available is often (purposely) co…

Sheesh what morons. There is utterly no value, nor need for, crypto currencies, not even the "stable" forms - which are really nothing more than a non-Federal Reserve issued currency that erodes the Fed's ability to control the money supply to fight inflation and recession.
That is, except for criminals, who believe that block chains hide their identities.

Trump signs 1st major federal cryptocurrency bill into law
The law makes it easier for banks to issue stablecoins.

lmao @ this aliexpress vendor complaining about supply chains
we've all been there mate

Strategic Adoption of 3D Printing in Multi-Product Supply Chains: Cost and Capacity Considerations
Mohammad Ebrahim Arbabian
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.10198

Strategic Adoption of 3D Printing in Multi-Product Supply Chains: Cost and Capacity Considerations
This paper explores the integration of Additive Manufacturing (or 3D printing) into decentralized supply chains, focusing on the strategic decisions manufacturers and retailers make when facing capacity constraints. Using a Stackelberg game framework, we analyze how AM impacts traditional wholesale pricing across two scenarios. First, a manufacturer producing two distinct products and second, a case involving multiple products, each affected by AM's capacity limitations. For the first scenario,…

Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning for Dynamic Pricing in Supply Chains: Benchmarking Strategic Agent Behaviours under Realistically Simulated Market Conditions
Thomas Hazenberg, Yao Ma, Seyed Sahand Mohammadi Ziabari, Marijn van Rijswijk
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.02698

Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning for Dynamic Pricing in Supply Chains: Benchmarking Strategic Agent Behaviours under Realistically Simulated Market Conditions
This study investigates how Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning (MARL) can improve dynamic pricing strategies in supply chains, particularly in contexts where traditional ERP systems rely on static, rule-based approaches that overlook strategic interactions among market actors. While recent research has applied reinforcement learning to pricing, most implementations remain single-agent and fail to model the interdependent nature of real-world supply chains. This study addresses that gap by evalu…

Recourse, Repair, Reparation, & Prevention: A Stakeholder Analysis of AI Supply Chains
Aspen K. Hopkins, Isabella Struckman, Kevin Klyman, Susan S. Silbey
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.02648

Recourse, Repair, Reparation, & Prevention: A Stakeholder Analysis of AI Supply Chains
The AI industry is exploding in popularity, with increasing attention to potential harms and unwanted consequences. In the current digital ecosystem, AI deployments are often the product of AI supply chains (AISC): networks of outsourced models, data, and tooling through which multiple entities contribute to AI development and distribution. AI supply chains lack the modularity, redundancies, or conventional supply chain practices that enable identification, isolation, and easy correction of fai…

The US commerce department has launched two national security probes that could lead to tariffs on drones and a raw material used for chips and solar panels.
In notices published on Monday evening, the commerce department said it would examine imports of unmanned aircraft systems and their parts and components,
and would separately carry out a study of polysilicon supply chains.
US officials would study the impact of foreign subsidies, “predatory trade practices”
a…

US probes imports of drones and critical material in chips and solar panels
Investigations could lead to tariffs on unmanned aircraft systems and polysilicon

Enhancing Software Supply Chain Security Through STRIDE-Based Threat Modelling of CI/CD Pipelines
Sowmiya Dhandapani
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.06478 https…

Enhancing Software Supply Chain Security Through STRIDE-Based Threat Modelling of CI/CD Pipelines
With the increasing adoption of Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment pipelines, securing software supply chains has become a critical challenge for modern DevOps teams. This study addresses these challenges by applying a structured threat modeling approach to identify and mitigate risks throughout the CI/CD lifecycle. By modeling a representative pipeline architecture incorporating tools such as GitHub, Jenkins, Docker, and Kubernetes and applying the STRIDE framework, we systematic…

The US Commerce Department opens national security probes into imports of unmanned aircraft systems and polysilicon supply chains, used in chip manufacturing (Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/3b6899b4-063e-44c8-b57b-3a097294f99a

"Copper is used in everything from electrical wiring and building construction to cars, phones, and industrial machinery. A tariff like the one proposed by Trump could ripple through supply chains, driving up prices for companies and consumers alike."
Copper price hits record high after Trump floats 50% tariff
https://qz.com/copper-record-price-trump-50-percent-tariff

Unraveling Global Threads: Pandemic, Geopolitical Conflict, and Resilience in Fashion and Textile Supply Chain
Md. Al-Amin, Muneeb Tahir, Amit Talukder, Abdullah Al Mamun, Md Tanjim Hossain, Nigar Sultana
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.00207

Unraveling Global Threads: Pandemic, Geopolitical Conflict, and Resilience in Fashion and Textile Supply Chain
Several noteworthy scenarios emerged in the global textile and fashion supply chains during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. The destabilizing influences of a global pandemic and a geographically localized conflict are being acutely noticed in the worldwide fashion and textile supply chains. This work examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Russo-Ukraine conflict, Israel-Palestine conflict, and Indo-Pak conflict on supply chains within the textile and fashion industry. This research e…

Green innovation with market imperfections within and between supply chains https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0140988325004530 @…

LVMH says AI and AI agents will be key to navigating a broad slowdown and waning demand in luxury goods, and is using AI in supply chains, pricing, and more (Isabelle Bousquette/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/artic…

Software Bill of Materials in Software Supply Chain Security A Systematic Literature Review
Eric O'Donoghue, Yvette Hastings, Ernesto Ortiz, A. Redempta Manzi Muneza
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.03507

Software Bill of Materials in Software Supply Chain Security A Systematic Literature Review
Software Bill of Materials (SBOMs) are increasingly regarded as essential tools for securing software supply chains (SSCs), yet their real-world use and adoption barriers remain poorly understood. This systematic literature review synthesizes evidence from 40 peer-reviewed studies to evaluate how SBOMs are currently used to bolster SSC security. We identify five primary application areas: vulnerability management, transparency, component assessment, risk assessment, and SSC integrity. Despite c…

As Russia wages its full-scale war against Ukraine, one of its most important missile plants is quietly expanding -- bypassing international sanctions.
The Votkinsk Plant, also known as the Votkinskiy Plant,
— a strategic, state-owned facility serving Russia’s nuclear forces
— has hired thousands of new workers,
added new buildings,
and brought in advanced machinery to significantly increase its missile production.
Ukrainians have felt it firsthand.
Is…

Investigation: Russia expands strategic plant producing ICBMs — with China’s help
Key findings: * Despite international sanctions, Russia's strategic missile plant was able to import complex machinery to dramatically increase missile production. * The Kyiv Independent has identified the equipment supplied to the plant, as well as the supply chains, mostly from China. * We located the plant's new premises, built to house the new machinery. * We obtained a document confirming that the plant received an order to produce intercontinental missiles capable of reaching the U.S.

Green Ammonia: A Techno-Economic Supply Chain Optimization
Lucien Genge, Felix M\"usgens
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.02412 https://

Green Ammonia: A Techno-Economic Supply Chain Optimization
Green ammonia is emerging as a strategic intermediary within green energy supply chains, serving effectively as both an industrial commodity and hydrogen carrier. This study provides a techno-economic analysis of green ammonia supply chains, comparing cost-effective pathways from global production to European consumers, and evaluates ammonia alongside alternative hydrogen carriers. Gaseous hydrogen consistently remains the most economical import option for Europe, though ammonia holds a narrowi…

Evolution and determinants of firm-level systemic risk in local production networks
Anna Mancini, Bal\'azs Lengyel, Riccardo Di Clemente, Giulio Cimini
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.21426

Evolution and determinants of firm-level systemic risk in local production networks
Recent crises like the COVID-19 pandemic and geopolitical tensions have exposed vulnerabilities and caused disruptions of supply chains, leading to product shortages, increased costs, and economic instability. This has prompted increasing efforts to assess systemic risk, namely the effects of firm disruptions on entire economies. However, the ability of firms to react to crises by rewiring their supply links has been largely overlooked, limiting our understanding of production networks resilien…

Mean-Field-Type Game Theory with Rosenblatt Noise
Hamidou Tembine, Tyrone E. Duncan, Bozenna Pasik-Duncan
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.08025 https://

Mean-Field-Type Game Theory with Rosenblatt Noise
We study the integration of Rosenblatt noise into stochastic systems, control theory, and mean-field-type game theory, addressing the limitations of traditional Gaussian and Markovian models. Empirical evidence from various domains, including water demand, e-commerce, power grid operations, wireless channels, and agricultural supply chains, demonstrates the prevalence of non-Gaussian characteristics such as skews, heavy tails and strong long-range dependencies. The Rosenblatt process, a non-Gau…

Emission Impossible: privacy-preserving carbon emissions claims
Jessica Man, Sadiq Jaffer, Patrick Ferris, Martin Kleppmann, Anil Madhavapeddy
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.16347

Emission Impossible: privacy-preserving carbon emissions claims
Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) have a significant climate impact, and data centres account for a large proportion of the carbon emissions from ICT. To achieve sustainability goals, it is important that all parties involved in ICT supply chains can track and share accurate carbon emissions data with their customers, investors, and the authorities. However, businesses have strong incentives to make their numbers look good, whilst less so to publish their accounting methods along…

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Software Bill of Materials in Software Supply Chain Security A Systematic Literature Review
Software Bill of Materials (SBOMs) are increasingly regarded as essential tools for securing software supply chains (SSCs), yet their real-world use and adoption barriers remain poorly understood. This systematic literature review synthesizes evidence from 40 peer-reviewed studies to evaluate how SBOMs are currently used to bolster SSC security. We identify five primary application areas: vulnerability management, transparency, component assessment, risk assessment, and SSC integrity. Despite c…

An Analytical Framework for the Linear Best-Worst Method and its Application to Achieve Sustainable Development Goals--Oriented Agri-Food Supply Chains
Harshit M. Ratandhara, Mohit Kumar
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.17666

An Analytical Framework for the Linear Best-Worst Method and its Application to Achieve Sustainable Development Goals--Oriented Agri-Food Supply Chains
The Best-Worst Method (BWM) has emerged as a prominent multi-criteria decision-making method for determining the weights of the decision criteria. Among various BWM models, this research focuses on the linear model of the BWM. This model calculates weights by solving an optimization problem, necessitating optimization software. In this article, we present a novel framework that solves this optimization model mathematically, yielding an analytical expression for the resultant weights, thus elimi…