Supply Chain Digest

JULY 9, 2025

Gartner says, adding that “They are approaching the current environment from a data-driven analytical method that wasn’t nearly as prominent five years ago.” 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.

Gartner

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. Just recently in Europe, such a business model has started, see here: [link] I am following with a lot of interest, how the business develops.

Supply Chain Planning Software

Supply Chain Digest

JULY 3, 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. Just recently in Europe, such a business model has started, see here: [link] I am following with a lot of interest, how the business develops. What do you say?

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 27, 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. Just recently in Europe, such a business model has started, see here: [link] I am following with a lot of interest, how the business develops.

Gartner

Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 24, 2025

Four industries — electronics, automotive, retail and agriculture — illustrate tariffs’ real-world impact. With 2025 tariffs increasing component costs, Apple has accelerated efforts to diversify its supply chain. Automotive For Ford Motor Co., Walmart reported a 5% rise in logistics costs due to longer shipping routes.

Price Reduction

Supply Chain Digest

JULY 22, 2025

In the first facility management was focused on controlling the workforce through individual metrics. 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.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain

Supply Chain Digest

JULY 8, 2025

The final pillar of defense against cargo theft involves collaboration with trusted partners to track threats and report incidents – which often doesn’t happen even in today’s environment. Just recently in Europe, such a business model has started, see here: [link] I am following with a lot of interest, how the business develops.

Cargo

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. Just recently in Europe, such a business model has started, see here: [link] I am following with a lot of interest, how the business develops.

Gartner

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. Just recently in Europe, such a business model has started, see here: [link] I am following with a lot of interest, how the business develops.

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 6, 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. Just recently in Europe, such a business model has started, see here: [link] I am following with a lot of interest, how the business develops.

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 29, 2025

That price would represent about a 23% premium to Norfolk Southern’s stock before the first reports of a potential deal this month. Bloomberg News reported previously that a transaction could be announced as soon as this week. Norfolk Southern is set to report second-quarter earnings July 29.

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 11, 2025

But according to a report on the data, US birth rates rose only for one demographic: Hispanic women. births per 1,000 women in 2023 was the lowest ever recorded since data collection began in 1909, according to the CDC report. That left logistics costs as a percent of US GDP down a bit in 2024 to 8.7%. trillion, up from $2.44

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 18, 2025

I will note we lost one member of our index when software maker and privately held Aptean acquired Logility early in 2025, and will soon lose another software company when non-public WiseTech’s purchase of e2open is finalized. Financial performance metrics are valuable as they capture the economic consequences of business decisions.

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 10, 2025

Click here to send us your comments The Cass report showed May shipment volumes in the US were down 3.4%seasonally Click here to send us your comments The Cass report showed May shipment volumes in the US were down 3.4%seasonally Supply Chain Digest Says. In May, the Linehaul Index fell 0.5% month-over-month. in May from 0.9%

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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. Again this year, Penske Logistics funded the report development. Somewhere along the way, CSCMP took over the sponsorship.

Logistics Network Optimization Software

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 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. Just recently in Europe, such a business model has started, see here: [link] I am following with a lot of interest, how the business develops.

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 19, 2025

That was captured in the SOL report by the chart below, which shows uncertainty, as tracked by something called the Economic Policy Uncertainty Index from an organization of academics using the same name as the index. Source: State of Logstics Report 2025 May you live in interesting times, as the Chinese saying goes.

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 23, 2025

There is no shortage of reporting tools, green fuel pilots or glossy ESG statements. 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. Not technologically. Not mentally.”

South Africa

Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 17, 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. Just recently in Europe, such a business model has started, see here: [link] I am following with a lot of interest, how the business develops.

Gartner

Supply Chain Digest

JULY 15, 2025

Interact reduced its AMR forecast for 2025 by $800 million, with lower growth predicted in each of the major regions. Sharma says this adjustment reflects a broader reassessment of the industry’s growth trajectory, with the 2030 revenue projection now coming in at $15.6 year-over-year out to 2030.

Analysis

Supply Chain Digest

JULY 2, 2025

Another manager in the computers and electrics sector stated that: “Tariffs continue to cause confusion and uncertainty for long-term procurement decisions. reported in May (above 50 = rising prices), so prices rose again but at a somewhat smaller rate). Source: ISM However, of the 18 sectors tracked by ISM, 9 reported growth in June.

Manufacturing Procurement

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. Just recently in Europe, such a business model has started, see here: [link] I am following with a lot of interest, how the business develops.

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 17, 2025

Electric Charging Station Installs Soar in Q2 According to a report from Transport Topics this week, 703 high-speed, public charging stations opened in the US in the second quarter, the second-largest such infrastructure boom on record, according to Department of Energy data. An y reaction to t hese stories?

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

82% of people have concerns that the supply chain will ruin life plans, such as birthdays, vacations, holidays, and the purchasing of necessary items. 49% of respondents were from the manufacturing industry, 16% from the mechanical engineering sector, and 11% from the automotive market. Automotive News Europe ). Consultancy UK).

Material Savings

Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 7, 2016

When you think about the product lifecycle from cradle-to-cradle through the moments of truth of purchase, usage, and disposal, what are the opportunities to improve corporate social responsibility? The DuPont supply chain supplied products and services into the housing and automotive supply chains. New Business Models.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 15, 2016

The company is a B2B Supply Chain Operating Network supporting the automotive and aerospace industries. Sadly, I find each to have a limited view of supply chain analytics. The processes are largely batch, using data with great latency (orders and purchase orders). In 2004 Compuware purchased Covisint.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 31, 2022

This is especially the case among certain global automotive companies dealing with a host of supply chain disruption and ongoing semiconductor device shortages. Rivian Automotive. The Wall Street Journal reported that Tim Fallon, the existing Vice President of Manufacturing will remain in that role. . Thus far, $13.7

Manufacturing Procurement

QAD

APRIL 18, 2024

Complex dynamics shape the global automotive industry’s transition towards battery electric vehicles (BEVs). Recent media reports have suggested that the White House has been contemplating responding to political and industry feedback by potentially delaying the stringent EPA fuel economy regulations initially set for 2027-2032.

Material Savings

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

DECEMBER 11, 2023

According to the International Energy Agency, renewable energy will account for 47% of the world’s electricity generation by 2030 — up from 30% in 2022. It can track, manage and report the book value and depreciation of fixed assets. For period-end, companies can close the books quicker and report financials accurately.

Sourcing Strategies

BlueYonder

OCTOBER 13, 2017

Starting this holiday season, online purchases can be returned at Walmart retail locations, with the “Mobile Express Returns” feature becoming available for in-store purchases early in 2018. According to a Financial Times report, Alibaba’s goal is to serve 2 billion while creating 100 million jobs over the next 20 years.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 15, 2023

Global automotive maker Volkswagen announced this week its decision to construct a battery production plant in Canada. Inflation Reduction Act , which fosters consumer incentives to purchase EV vehicles if 50 percent of major battery components are produced in North America. Thomas, Ontario , upwards of a two hour drive from Detroit.

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Material Handling & Logistics

JUNE 25, 2018

So the CSR score too is more of a popularity contest than a consistent metric. The slideshow that follows, then, is our coverage of Gartner’s rankings, which includes both comments from Gartner’s analysts as well as our own analysis, based on independent reporting. Media Type. Media Credit. Privacy Settings. anonymous user. Media Type.

Gartner

Resilinc

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

And importantly, The EU’s new series of proposed targets and reforms, contained in its Green Deal Industrial Plan, aims to ensure that at least 40% of the EU’s low-carbon technologies will be made within its borders by 2030. from 2023 to 2030. billion in 2022 and is estimated to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.6%

Alloy

QAD

MARCH 26, 2024

Complex dynamics shape the global automotive industry’s transition towards battery electric vehicles (BEVs). In the evolving landscape of automotive regulation, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is at a crossroads, with significant speculation about adjusting its vehicle emission targets for 2026 and beyond.

Material Savings

Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Electric automaker Tesla reported Q3-2023 financial performance this week and to state the obvious, the results were not well received by investors. They further added to growing concerns that consumers have moderated on their desires to purchase an all-electric vehicle. percent operating margin in the latest quarter.

Price Reduction

BlueYonder

OCTOBER 13, 2017

Starting this holiday season, online purchases can be returned at Walmart retail locations, with the “Mobile Express Returns” feature becoming available for in-store purchases early in 2018. According to a Financial Times report, Alibaba’s goal is to serve 2 billion while creating 100 million jobs over the next 20 years.

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