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Supply Chain & Logistics News June 23rd – 26th 2025

Logistics Viewpoints

This week in supply chain and logistics news includes Blue Yonder being selected to support Border States, an electrical distribution company, with their warehouse management needs. Unifor represents over 2,100 DHL Express workers in Canada, including couriers, warehouse employees, and truck drivers. weeks of inventory at retailers.

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A Brief History of WMS in the Supply Chain

GlobalTranz

The development and history of warehouse management systems (WMSs) have had a profound impact on how the supply chain functions. Ancient Times Through Colonization: Warehouse Management Dates to Ancient Times. The concept of warehouse management originated in ancient Egypt as people sought ways to manage grain gathered from crops.

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Inventory is Everything with Jeff Flowers

The Logistics of Logistics

Jeff Flowers and Joe Lynch discuss why inventory is everything. Quickly moving towards his true passion of operations, Jeff spent 2006-2016 in various roles with the nation’s largest building products Distributor, BlueLinx. Key Takeaways: Inventory is Everything. Learn More About Inventory is Everything. OneRail LinkedIn.

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Imagine the Supply Chain of the Future

Supply Chain Insights

Today, 90% of publicly-traded companies are stuck at the intersection of operating margin and inventory turns. While most companies have been able to make progress in one of these two critical metrics in the period of 2006-2013, they have not been able to make progress on both together. It is needed.

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Collaboration? When It Comes to Cash-to-Cash, We Don’t Know How to Walk the Talk

Supply Chain Shaman

Inventory, in this time of uncertainty, is the organization’s most important buffer to protect against variability. However, organizations are not good at managing inventory. Cash-to-cash is a compound metric: (Days of Receivables+Days of Inventory)-Days of Payables=Cash Conversion Cycle. Inventory. My takeaway?

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BASF: A Story of a Supply Chain Leader

Supply Chain Shaman

The composite of metrics includes growth, operating margin, inventory turns and Return on Invested Capital.) We group companies by NAICS codes to study year-over-progress at the intersection of operating margin and inventory turns. Inventory Turns. We eliminate the lower 1/3 of companies for the period from consideration.

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Supply Chain and Logistics Stock Report for Week Ending June 27, 2025

Supply Chain Digest

The only loser in our index for the week was warehouse developer Prologis, down just 0.1%. Related Videos Related News & Videos Coming soon --> Supply Chain Digest Home | Contact Us | Advertise With Us | Privacy Policy | --> Sitemap | Privacy Policy © 2006-2019 Supply Chain Digest - All Rights Reserved