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

Supply Chain Brain

Under “intermediate” products, the first sectors to be impacted are iron and steel in 2026, and aluminum in 2027. Time to Start Preparing for the Digital Product Passport SCB FEATURE Selling Into the EU? That will be followed by tires in the same year, furniture in 2028, and mattresses in 2029. Featured Product Popular Stories J.B.

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Only as Good as Your Data: Why Supply Chain Digital Twins Require Real-Time Data Unification

ToolsGroup

In fact, it’s expected that more than 90% of IoT platforms will utilize some aspect of digital twins by 2026. Learn more with our On-Demand Webinar: The Launch of Inventory Hub and Real-Time Retail. The Obstacles to Digital Twins So what’s standing in the way of companies leveraging these advantages?

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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.

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China’s Carmakers to Pay Suppliers on Time as Price War Curb

Supply Chain Brain

Reliance on China for Rare Earths Wal-Mart Brings Price War to Groceries, Boosting Pressure on Big Food Retailers Bloomberg Toyota, Daimler Finalize Plan to Merge Truck Units in 2026 More from this author Subscribe to our Daily Newsletter! Timely, incisive articles delivered directly to your inbox.

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Key Tools and Technologies to Build the Warehouse of the Future

DELMIA Quintiq

billion by 2026. To learn more about the ongoing modernization of warehouse and distribution facilities, I invite you to attend a webinar, hosted in partnership with Reuters Events, Prologis and Parker Hannifin, on June 29 entitled Connectivity and Optimization: Establishing the Warehouse of the Future.

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Why the Great Driver Shortage Is Now Top of Mind for Shippers & a Driver of a Capacity Crunch

GlobalTranz

In fact, the truck driver shortage is expected to double to 100,000 in the next five years, but other industry experts, reports Iris Kuo of Trucks.com , suggest actual worsening could be as high as 200,000 unfilled positions by 2026. Drivers Have the Bargaining Power to Demand Higher Wages, Better Treatment, and More.

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SEMICON® West 2024 Takeaways: Semiconductor Investments to Drive Industry Growth

Resilinc

Factors driving growth across the industry include: Global economic and political efforts, 64 countries have elections this year Market modernization driven by Cloud, generative AI, and quantum computing Increased focus on sustainability as energy consumption from semiconductor manufacturing is set to double by 2026.