Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 15, 2025

Under “intermediate” products, the first sectors to be impacted are iron and steel in 2026, and aluminum in 2027. Brewster notes that a recent survey by Impinj of retail supply chain professionals which found 49% concerned about their ability to meet the requirements, and 37% saying they don’t expect to meet the EU’s deadline.

Manufacturing Procurement

Locus Robotics

JANUARY 6, 2025

trillion by 2026, growing at a 7-8% CAGR. Past board positions include Yodle, Virtual Computer, Bidding for Good, Skill Survey, Influitive, Ntirety, Blue Raven, and Centive. By leveraging 3PL expertise, companies can adapt swiftly to fluctuating consumer demands. ROI of Automation Will Continue to Improve.

Warehousing

Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 6, 2025

percent in 2025 and 2026. C-Suite Expectations According to the Conference Board’s latest CEO Confidence Index , 83 percent of surveyed C-Suite executives expect a recession in the next 12 to 18 months. The organization now indicates that the global economy is on course to slow from 3.3 percent last year to a revised 2.9

Supply and Demand

Enterra Insights

JANUARY 16, 2025

economy by 2026 and make inflation 2 percentage points higher [in 2025] than it otherwise would have been.”[4] [The Trump] administrations policies are now forcing U.S. and non-U.S. companies to reexamine the efficiency and resiliency of these recently developed strategies and supply chains.”[2]

Sourcing Strategies

EFT

JULY 22, 2025

Euro zone firms upbeat but feel impact of trade tensions, ECB survey shows Euro zone firms remain optimistic about their growth prospects but are also experiencing pressure on their profits, in part due to trade tensions, an ECB survey showed on Monday.

Manufacturing Procurement

EFT

JULY 1, 2025

tariffs are clouding the outlook for factories across much of the United States, Asia and Europe, according to surveys released on Tuesday which nonetheless showed some were able to shrug off the uncertainty and keep growing. tariffs, according to a survey conducted by the Ifo economic institute.

Negotiate Pricing

Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 24, 2025

The company reportedly plans to shift 15% to 20% of its production to India and Vietnam by 2026, reducing exposure to U.S.China tariffs. companies would relocate at least part of their supply chains to North America by 2026. With 2025 tariffs increasing component costs, Apple has accelerated efforts to diversify its supply chain.

Price Reduction

Supply Chain Digest

JULY 11, 2025

Truck maker Kenworth, a subsidiary of Paccar, announces that it is discontinuing its obviouslypopular, W900 model, launched 62 years prior in 1963, saying production of the iconic cab will end in 2026. Kenworth stated that its decision came from the need to embrace cleaner, more efficient solutions.

Supply Chain Design Software

Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 13, 2025

Yet, quantitative surveys and qualitative observations indicate that companies remain drowning in collecting and assessing too much, or not the correct data. The combined impact would be a tripling of average US tariffs to almost 8% by the end of 2026. Events related to the threat of increased U.S.

Supply Chain Planning Software

EFT

JULY 7, 2025

Euro zone factory orders stabilise for first time in 3 years, PMI shows Euro zone manufacturing activity showed further signs of recovery in June as new orders stopped falling for the first time in more than three years, suggesting a tentative stabilisation in the bloc's struggling factory sector, a survey showed.

Manufacturing Procurement

Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 28, 2025

The International Legal Generative AI Survey results from LexisNexis show that nearly half of legal professionals feel generative AI will revolutionize the legal field. Of those surveyed, 47% anticipate a significant impact of AI on legal practice. Yet, many workers still spend 32% of their time on low-value tasks.

Supply Chain Software

Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 23, 2022

I am continuing to work on my latest Transportation Execution and Visibility Systems study, which looks at the total size of the market, the forecasted growth through 2026, and the leading suppliers across a number of categories including industry, region, customer size, and mode. Real-Time Visibility Data.

Real-time Visibility

Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 25, 2022

Our survey found nearly 3 in 4 (74%) warehouse workers are at least somewhat likely to take a pay cut to work at another company with more technology tools to help them do their job, including more than half (52%), who are extremely or very likely. billion in 2026, representing 30 percent growth per year.

Warehousing

Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

The warehouse automation market is forecasted to grow at a CAGR of approximately 14% and be worth USD 30 billion by 2026. Nearly 91% of survey respondents want to use advanced technologies such as AI and machine learning to drive warehouse and DC performance improvements. AI holds the promise for big gains.

DC

Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 12, 2024

According to a survey by McKinsey, 93% of supply chain executives plan to increase their investments in resilience, and 47% of them consider automation and digitization as the top priority. As it relates to navigation, some vessels already have autonomous navigation-related systems on board.

Supply Chain Planning Software

Logility

JUNE 23, 2022

for corporate and technology jobs In Germany, 780,000 additional technology specialists are needed by 2026 to meet the estimated demand Globally, more than three million cybersecurity positions were open as of 2020. Business leaders are feeling pressure. Beyond Excel.

Supply Chain Planning Software

Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 24, 2024

The bank said Friday that it is launching new “Supply Availability Indexes” via a blog posting on Monday that going forward will feature as part of its regular monthly surveys of regional business activity. The indexes will feature in future Empire State Manufacturing and Business Leaders surveys, the bank said.

Logistics Network Optimization Software

Freightos

APRIL 29, 2025

According to our recent survey of enterprise logistics leaders, 78% report that market volatility has significantly increased in the past 24 months, while 82% say they lack confidence in their ability to respond quickly to major disruptions.

Supply Chain Design Software

Enterra Insights

AUGUST 15, 2024

McKinsey analysts noted, “Our grocery consumer survey found that convenience — in the form of time savings, delivery, and ease of price comparisons, among others — was the overwhelming draw for online channels.” ”[2] The biggest reason for shopping online is convenience. But coupons aren’t just important to consumers.

Pricing Training

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JANUARY 3, 2023

billion USD by 2026. The findings of a survey by Peerless Research Group highlighted that only 5 per cent of supply chain professionals confirmed that their order fulfilment processes are automated. billion by 2026. Dubai CommerCity, the first e-commerce free zone in the MENA region opened in April 2021 in Dubai.

Supply Chain Software

AFFLINK

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

In a 2016 survey conducted by MHI and Deloitte, a logistics industry group, 35% of respondents said they’d already adopted robotics to maximize their supply chain optimization. The same report suggested that in 10 years that number will rise to 74%.

Supply Chain Software

BlueYonder

JUNE 1, 2023

According to respondents of the “2022 Gartner Supply Chain Technology User Wants and Needs Survey”, the motivation for automation investments are labor availability (59%) and labor costs (41%). In addition, 96% of the surveyed companies are currently or planning to use robotics and 93% are planning to increase the size of robotics fleets.

Gartner

Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 26, 2023

This as Gartner predicts that ‘by 2026, more than 75% of commercial supply chain management application vendors will deliver embedded advanced analytics (AA), artificial intelligence (AI) and data science.’

Supply Chain Planning Software

Supply Chain Trend

AUGUST 13, 2020

In my benchmark survey (Van Hove, 2017), only 25% of survey participants answered yes to the question ‘ We have a relentless focus on only what is important for long term business objectives ’. 2020), The Future of Work in the United States: Projections of Occupational Employment in 2026, Foresight, issue 49 (Spring 2018).

Supply Chain Software

IQMS

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Acumen Research & Consulting, an advisory firm specializing in industry and vertical market research, predicts global demand for manufacturing traceability, including track and trace software , will soar through 2026. by 2026, achieving an 18% Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR). Reliance on Traceability in Manufacturing Is Growing.

Supply Chain Design Software

Locus

MAY 20, 2024

A recent survey forecasts that retail sales will soar to $32.76 trillion by 2026, surpassing the current GDP of all European Union member states combined. If there is one industry that continues to scale robustly, it is Retail.

Logistics Network Optimization Software

Precoro

JUNE 6, 2022

And is expected to double by 2026. Frequent interaction with the final customer makes vendors especially valuable for market surveys. In 2020, the global Supply Chain Management market was valued at $15.85 Efficient SCM starts with a well-managed network of suppliers and vendors.

Manufacturing Procurement

Supply Chain Game Changer

JANUARY 24, 2019

The Bureau of Labor Statistics recently predicted manufacturing will be the only major occupational group that will experience a decline in the 10-year period from 2016 to 2026. Growth of Manufacturing Linked to a Loss of Manufacturing Jobs? In fact, in the 10-year period from 2000 to 2010, the US lost 5.7 million manufacturing jobs.

Supply Chain Planning Software

BlueYonder

MAY 23, 2023

According to Miguel Cossio of Gartner in his session “The Path to Reinvention to the Supply Chain of the Future,” about half of CEOs and executive teams surveyed believe that supply chain is equally as important to business success as other functions. by 2026, with a CAGR of 12.8%. in 2022 and is expected to reach $11.4B

Gartner

SCMDOJO

APRIL 24, 2024

According to a recent survey, 91% of manufacturers plan to “spice up” AI technology with supply chain data analytics by the end of 2024. billion by 2026. Companies can achieve remarkable levels of demand forecasting accuracy with AI forecasts and even ghostwriting services can do that.

Optimal Sourcing

6 River Systems

JUNE 29, 2020

With online retail penetration projected to reach 25% by 2026, that means 75,000 stores could be forced out of business by that same year. In a survey of 2,500 U.S. of consumers surveyed cited speed as the most important factor related to shipping, and 28.6% consumers , Convey found that 18.7%

Warehousing

Locus

MAY 12, 2023

To sum up According to a Gartner survey of supply chain leaders, 73% of the average Supply Chain IT Budget Will Be Allocated to Growth and Performance. Thinking differently for resilient and sustainable supply chains Enterprises are yet to find satisfactory levels of resiliency and sustainability to operations.

Gartner

Cathy Roberson

MARCH 21, 2022

A Pitney Bowes study forecasts ecommerce shipments to double by 2026 and that 90% of US consumers expect free two-to-three-day shipping. 53% of last-mile logistics operators said that ensuring the customer has a great experience is their top concern, according to a survey from route optimization technology provider DispatchTrack.

Procurement Solutions

Vinculum

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

The worldwide cross-border e-commerce industry is expected to develop at a 27 percent annual CAGR from 2021 to 2027, reaching $4,8 billion in 2026. You can use direct interviews, surveys, social listening, and other methods to learn about local customer buying habits.

Price Reduction

Exiger Perspectives

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

More requirements and tariffs are part of the next two phases of CBAM , starting in 2026. Initial evaluation of products in scope Initial estimation of product carbon footprint Automated survey capability for collecting supplier inputs Export capability of reporting, with an audit trail 3. Nonetheless, U.S.

Supply Chain Design Software

Locus

MARCH 20, 2023

The survey conducted by MetaPack highlights that more than 90% of customers consider delivery a crucial factor when making online purchases. Another survey by Deloitte found that 63% of consumers are willing to pay extra for same-day delivery. There’s also a growing trend of customers prioritizing fast delivery options.

Real-time Visibility

RFgen

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

billion by 2026. According to one Gallup survey , a key element for future hires is “the opportunity to do what I do best every day.” Utilizing big data The rise of smart technologies means there is more data than ever before. In fact, Fortune Business Insight projects big data in the manufacturing industry to reach a projected $9.11

Manufacturing Procurement