{
  "id": 19305283,
  "title": "How Supply Chain Leaders Can Turn Fast Decision-Making Into Competitive Advantage",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/how-supply-chain-leaders-can-turn-fast-decision-making-into",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-11-10T08:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Supply Chain Brain",
    "slug": "supply-chain-brain",
    "url": "https://www.supplychainbrain.com/technology/inventory-planning-optimization/blog/15883276/how-supply-chain-leaders-can-turn-fast-decisionmaking-into-competitive-advantage"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In recent years, supply chain resilience has become a critical focus for U.S. manufacturers amidst a decade of disruption. However, as companies increasingly reimagine their production methods, speed has emerged as the next key differentiator and cost-saver. A new survey revealed that 94% of manufacturers experienced freight spend exceeding budgets due to disruptions, with an average overrun of 10%. Faster decision-making holds significant financial advantages, enabling companies to seize market share before competitors, reprice contracts, and deploy capital efficiently. Yet, achieving rapid supply chain decision-making proves challenging. The formula for speed comprises three interconnected elements: speed of insight, speed of decision, and speed of action. These capabilities are crucial for turning data-driven insights into tangible action and capturing the associated financial benefits.",
  "summary": "When a supply chain can move quickly, working capital tied up in resilience efforts can be deployed elsewhere. Yet faster decision-making...",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}