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No More Black Swans: The Age of Supply Chain Uncertainty

Freightos

We’re talking about solving for the entirety of the procurement lifecycle from strategic sourcing through execution and analysis. Similarly, our Freightos Air Index (FAX) offers the same level of insight for air cargo rates.

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The Future of Autonomous Supply Chains Part 1: Autonomous Shipping

Logistics Viewpoints

Autonomous supply chains can also help businesses by enabling new business models, such as direct-to-consumer, subscription-based, and circular, and creating new sources of revenue and competitive advantage. Rolls Royce predicts that lighter unmanned vessels will burn 15 percent less fuel.

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100+ Supply Chain Crisis Statistics: Raw Materials, Covid-19, Labor Shortages, and More

ToolsGroup

28% of global retailers have tried to find alternative sourcing options due to supply chain issues (RetailNext, 2020). Source: Consultancy.UK. Image source: Fortune. Image source: Financial Times. Over 90% of the United States’ semiconductor-grade neon is sourced from Ukraine. Image source: Bloomberg.

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Selling Into the EU? Time to Start Preparing for the Digital Product Passport

Supply Chain Brain

The regulation is designed to provide European consumers with extensive data about the provenance of the items they purchase, all the way back to the sourcing of raw materials. Under “intermediate” products, the first sectors to be impacted are iron and steel in 2026, and aluminum in 2027.

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Reimagining UPS’ US Domestic Services

Cathy Roberson

First up was UPS’ plan to reduce Amazon volumes 50% by the second half of 2026. Both providers offer tech platforms to manage crowd-sourced last-mile deliveries. increase in revenue per piece and increase in air cargo. The increase in air cargo was due to a reporting change effective Jan. billion, up 18.1%

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No More Black Swans: The Age of Supply Chain Uncertainty

Freightos

We’re talking about solving for the entirety of the procurement lifecycle from strategic sourcing through execution and analysis. Similarly, our Freightos Air Index (FAX) offers the same level of insight for air cargo rates.

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Walmart Looks to Expand Drone Deliveries to Five Cities

Supply Chain Brain

As part of its partnership with drone company Wing, the retail giant intends to bring drone deliveries to Houston, Tampa, Orlando, Atlanta and Charlotte by June of 2026, and will expand existing services in the Dallas-Fort Worth region.