If you are managing pharma supply chain planning in India in 2025, you are navigating a ‘perfect storm. Between the looming November 2025 DSCSA compliance deadline, rising tariffs on imported APIs, and the explosion of cold-chain requirements for biologics, the margin for error has vanished. The era of managing multi-million dollar drug inventories on Excel…
Introduction: When a Broken Chain Costs More Than a Broken Part A few years ago, when a car broke down, the biggest worry was the repair bill. Today, the real nightmare for automotive aftermarket businesses is not finding the part on time. From long lead times to supplier delays, the global automotive aftermarket industry is…
When the US announced potential tariffs on imported drugs, the tremors were felt across India’s pharma ecosystem. The headlines screamed ‘US Tariff Threats Push Indian Pharma to Diversify Beyond Generics,’ and beneath that lay a deeper warning — India’s pharma supply chain disruption risk is real, and most companies are dangerously underprepared. For years, the…
Quick Service Restaurants (QSRs) are at a crossroads. With global demand expected to surge from USD 1.05 trillion in 2025 to nearly USD 1.93 trillion by 2032, brands are scaling faster than ever. But beneath this rapid expansion lie pressing challenges—rising input costs, unpredictable demand, supply disruptions, and regulatory hurdles—that can erode profits and customer…
“AI supply chain planning across APAC is no longer a future-state ambition — it’s the operational reality that’s separating high-performing companies from those still reacting to disruptions after the damage is done. In August 2025, Anamind brought together supply chain leaders from Kenvue, Decathlon, and Mondelez in a focused conversation on exactly this: how APAC’s…
Demand planning for the automotive industry in India has always been a game of reading signals that most planning models weren’t built to see. Monsoon forecasts that predict tractor sales. Infrastructure budgets that drive construction equipment demand. Festival calendars that move two-wheeler volumes. These aren’t random events — they’re predictable if your planning systems are…
When you walk into a store and everything you need is on the shelf, it feels effortless. But behind that simplicity lies a web of intricate decisions—how much to make, where to store, and when to move. For many industries, getting those answers right has grown increasingly complex… and increasingly urgent. In today’s demand-driven economy,…
In May 2025, an understated regulatory move revealed a stark truth: Most supply chains aren’t built to flex — they fracture. When the De Minimis Rule Ended, Supply Chains Were Blindsided For years, the De Minimis rule allowed shipments under $800 to enter the U.S. duty-free — a small but powerful enabler of fast, low-cost cross-border…
