John Galt

JULY 22, 2025

If warehouse space is the constraint, segment by physical volume (such as equivalent pallets). Inventory decisions affect transportation, warehousing, and customer service. It’s imperative to prevent excess before it happens. If production changeovers are the bottleneck, segment by cleanout time or switching frequency.

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ThroughPut

JUNE 17, 2025

By infusing intelligence into every supply chain touchpoint—from sourcing to shelf—AI is driving operational excellence, customer satisfaction, and exponential growth. Automated Multi-Echelon Replenishment: Coordinates inventory across warehouses, DCs, and stores to reduce waste. ThroughPut.AI Here’s how ThroughPut.AI

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Precoro

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Within this setup, an ERP procurement module helps companies make purchases and manage suppliers. Numbers speak louder: According to Procurement Tactics’ top procurement trends in 2025 , 83% of CPOs prioritize digitization. They integrate finance, HR, sales, and supply chain management into one complex platform.

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ThroughPut

JUNE 17, 2025

By infusing intelligence into every supply chain touchpoint—from sourcing to shelf—AI is driving operational excellence, customer satisfaction, and exponential growth. Automated Multi-Echelon Replenishment: Coordinates inventory across warehouses, DCs, and stores to reduce waste. ThroughPut.AI Here’s how ThroughPut.AI

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 23, 2025

The most significant 2025 supply trend is one that affects every economic sector: uncertainty. The MHI staff observes, “As 2025 begins, a mix of opportunities and uncertainty is driving supply chain professionals as they seek to gain a deeper understanding of how the year will play out. Will inflation continue or subside?

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 16, 2025

Kai Furmans Professor, KIT Posted on: May, 22 2017 I am referencing to the comment that leasing of warehousing equipment (beyond forklift trucks) is a vision for 2030. Mike Ledyard Vested Program Faculty, Vested Way / University ofTennessee Posted on: Aug, 04 2017 Excellent article. Supply Chain Digest Says.

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 9, 2025

Kai Furmans Professor, KIT Posted on: May, 22 2017 I am referencing to the comment that leasing of warehousing equipment (beyond forklift trucks) is a vision for 2030. Mike Ledyard Vested Program Faculty, Vested Way / University ofTennessee Posted on: Aug, 04 2017 Excellent article. Supply Chain Digest Says.

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 22, 2025

Kai Furmans Professor, KIT Posted on: May, 22 2017 I am referencing to the comment that leasing of warehousing equipment (beyond forklift trucks) is a vision for 2030. Mike Ledyard Vested Program Faculty, Vested Way / University ofTennessee Posted on: Aug, 04 2017 Excellent article.

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Zipline Logistics

APRIL 29, 2025

2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season Forecast According to AccuWeather , the 2024 hurricane season was one of the most devastating and costly. The 2025 Atlantic hurricane season is expected to rumble loudly, too. Purchase Insurance Purchasing insurance remains the most overt solution to prepping your business for natural disasters.

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 27, 2025

I put it that way because again in 2025, Apple, Procter & Gamble, Amazon, and Unilever were left off the formal top 25, as those four companies have been placed in a separate relatively new category called "Supply Chain Masters," a sort of supply chain hall of fame. What do you think of the Gartner Top 25 2025 supply chain list?

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 3, 2025

And did you know Amazon has already deployed more than one million warehouse robots of multiple types? The goal, he said, is to turn future warehouse robots into assistants that can respond to verbal commands, such as to unload a trailer. The robotic warehouse era is surely here. Any reaction to the this article ?

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 22, 2025

Kai Furmans Professor, KIT Posted on: May, 22 2017 I am referencing to the comment that leasing of warehousing equipment (beyond forklift trucks) is a vision for 2030. Mike Ledyard Vested Program Faculty, Vested Way / University ofTennessee Posted on: Aug, 04 2017 Excellent article.

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 8, 2025

Kai Furmans Professor, KIT Posted on: May, 22 2017 I am referencing to the comment that leasing of warehousing equipment (beyond forklift trucks) is a vision for 2030. Mike Ledyard Vested Program Faculty, Vested Way / University ofTennessee Posted on: Aug, 04 2017 Excellent article.

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 1, 2025

Kai Furmans Professor, KIT Posted on: May, 22 2017 I am referencing to the comment that leasing of warehousing equipment (beyond forklift trucks) is a vision for 2030. Mike Ledyard Vested Program Faculty, Vested Way / University ofTennessee Posted on: Aug, 04 2017 Excellent article.

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 25, 2025

Kai Furmans Professor, KIT Posted on: May, 22 2017 I am referencing to the comment that leasing of warehousing equipment (beyond forklift trucks) is a vision for 2030. Mike Ledyard Vested Program Faculty, Vested Way / University ofTennessee Posted on: Aug, 04 2017 Excellent article. Supply Chain Digest Says.

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 6, 2025

Let’s start with Klappich, who let it be known earlier in the year that 2025 would be his last at Gartner, but without a time frame. Kai Furmans Professor, KIT Posted on: May, 22 2017 I am referencing to the comment that leasing of warehousing equipment (beyond forklift trucks) is a vision for 2030.

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 11, 2025

Here, my choices for the top or most interesting stories by month in the first half of the 2025: Gilmore Says. Here, my choices for the top or most interesting stories by month in the first half of the 2025: Gilmore Says. Any other top supply chain stories in the first half of 2025? What do you say? trillion, up from $2.44

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 18, 2025

This week we review the performance of supply chain stocks, and next week we will provide our popular take on the 1H 2025 in numbers and charts On to the stocks, I am ending my numbers with the closing bell on July 3. Mike Ledyard Vested Program Faculty, Vested Way / University ofTennessee Posted on: Aug, 04 2017 Excellent article.

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 13, 2025

of GDP The Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) and partners Kearney and Penske Logistics are out last week with the 2025 State of Logistics Report, looking primarily at 2024 data. CSCMP members can download a copy for no charge, and others can purchase one for a modest fee. Gilmore Says. billion in 2023.

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 10, 2025

in 2024, and so far is trending toward another decline in 2025, Cass says, as carriers navigate the lousy freight environment. But Cass says that after the decline in 2024, freight rates are starting in 2025 on track for low- to mid-single-digit increases in 2025. After rising 13% in 2021 and 0.6% in 2023 and 4.1%

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 16, 2025

Commandment 9: Insist on User Friendliness Independent of the effort put forth to design a system, purchase hardware and develop software, the single biggest test of implementation occurs when an operator attempts to scan bar coded media. This can be a pleasant experience (it is most of the time) or controversial.

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 19, 2025

After a relatively calm 2024, the start of 2025 was characterized by the Trump administration’s tariff bingo, leaving markets across the globe unsettled. As can be seen, the index has soared in 2025 now exceeding levels at the start of the pandemic in early 2020. Any F eedback on our Supply Chain Graphic of the Week?

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 25, 2025

Smith’s pilots were asked to use their personal credit cards to buy fuel and stagger cashing their paychecks.” ( See More Below) CATEGORY SPONSOR: SOFTEON At one point, the company was down to its last $5,000 — which Smith took to Las Vegas and turned into $27,000 playing blackjack.

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 17, 2025

Click here to send us your comments Gartners Dwight Klappich, retired last week, after announcing his plan to step down sometime in 2025 earlier in the year. Click here to send us your comments Gartners Dwight Klappich, retired last week, after announcing his plan to step down sometime in 2025 earlier in the year. What do you say?

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 23, 2025

Kai Furmans Professor, KIT Posted on: May, 22 2017 I am referencing to the comment that leasing of warehousing equipment (beyond forklift trucks) is a vision for 2030. Mike Ledyard Vested Program Faculty, Vested Way / University ofTennessee Posted on: Aug, 04 2017 Excellent article.

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 2, 2025

The erratic trade policy with on-again/off-again tariffs has led to price uncertainty for customers, who appear to be prepared to hold off large capital purchases until stability returns. This has resulted in further reductions in customer demand and softening sales for the balance of 2025." a little up from 48.5

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 15, 2025

Writing on the research firm’s blog post, Ash Sharma, Chief Commercial Officer & VP of Research - Robotics & Warehouse Automation for Interact says that “The mobile robot industry, previously marked by rapid expansion and investment, is now undergoing a period of challenges and readjustment.” year-over-year out to 2030.

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IT Supply Chain

JUNE 26, 2025

This includes understanding analytics, creating engaging content, managing ad campaigns, and knowing how to grow a following strategically, including the best place to buy followers. Whether you’re using Excel, Google Sheets, or more advanced tools like SQL, Tableau, or Python, being able to work with data is a huge plus.

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 9, 2025

July 9, 2025 Ohio-based startup TuffAir has sued Amazon over claims related to intellectual property. Kai Furmans Professor, KIT Posted on: May, 22 2017 I am referencing to the comment that leasing of warehousing equipment (beyond forklift trucks) is a vision for 2030. Supply Chain Digest Says.

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IT Supply Chain

JUNE 19, 2025

Around 47% of consumers state they are likely to purchase from a brand that includes diversity in its advertising. That is, why certain colors might be problematic, how family structures influence purchasing decisions, or what social media platforms matter in different regions. Target often excels at this.

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 17, 2025

Daimler Deepens Diesel Engine Focus, Boosts Investment Daimler Truck executives signaled a renewed focus on diesel powertrains at the company’s Capital Market Day 2025, according to a recent report from Transport Topics. Mike Ledyard Vested Program Faculty, Vested Way / University ofTennessee Posted on: Aug, 04 2017 Excellent article.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Construction of manufacturing plants and new warehouse sites were also postponed or canceled entirely due to market uncertainty. According to the CBRE Global E-commerce Outlook 2021 report , e-commerce growth will require another 330 million square feet of warehouse space in the United States by 2025.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MAY 28, 2022

DHL Supply Chain, one of the world’s leading contract logistics agencies, progressed in its sustainability efforts by partnering with Sembcorp to develop a 1.24MWp rooftop solar energy system at their 81 Alps Avenue warehouse facility in Singapore. Your Questions Answered: What is a power purchase agreement?

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

Editor’s Note: This is our second post in a collaborative blog post series about mobility in manufacturing & logistics along with Catavolt, who helps manufacturing organizations drive operational excellence with mobile apps. ” The hyperconnected world is today’s reality.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

trillion by 2025. Parallelly, expectations around the overall purchasing experience have also grown steeper. Sustainable Warehousing. Although often overlooked, warehouses and storage centers use huge amounts of energy in supply chains. Where the warehouse is located is also important. trillion in 2021, up from $4.2

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Unleashed

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Global supply chain disruption, rapid technological evolution, changing buying and selling habits – wholesale distributors have had to deal with some rapid and radical changes over the past couple of years. Excelling in online selling and logistics may convince your customers that your service is still the most cost-effective and efficient.

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RFgen

AUGUST 14, 2019

Introducing advanced warehousing automation into your operation can help your facility increase efficiency, productivity and business agility. Automation in the warehouse continues to expand in popularity and effectiveness. Warehouse Automation is the Future. Warehouse Automation is the Future. WMS vs Advanced WMS.

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