RFgen

JULY 18, 2025

Reliance on distant Asian supply chains is giving way to production closer to home, in Mexico and the U.S. Midwest, driven by geopolitical friction, rising overseas costs and the need for supply-chain resilience. The Lázaro Cárdenas terminal expansion aims to double capacity by 2028, reducing dwell times.

North America

Supply Chain Action Blog

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

There is a lot of buzz about the “autonomous” supply chain these days. The subject came up at a conference I attended where the theme was the supply chain of 2030. The Driverless Car Analogy From CBC News [link] I’ve heard the driverless vehicle used as an analogy for the autonomous supply chain.

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John Galt

JUNE 11, 2025

Customer Portal Partner Portal Contact John Galt Solutions Atlas AI-driven SaaS platform that connects and orchestrates your entire supply chain. More than a cautionary tale for emergency preparedness, this story mirrors what’s happening across supply chains worldwide.

Forecasting

Bristlecone

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

This heightened awareness places a significant responsibility on procurement professionals to ensure that their supply chains align with ethical and environmental standards. Nearly 90% of large companies now publish sustainability reports, demonstrating a commitment to transparency and accountability in their supply chain practices.

Optimal Sourcing

BlueYonder

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Driven by omni-channel growth and multinational expansion, the global logistics industry is booming — and it’s expected to reach $18 trillion in value by 2030. port strike , we can observe the undesirable and potentially very damaging impact of a sudden set of supply chain disruptions. In my recent blog post about the U.S.

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Freight Waves

JUNE 12, 2025

Global logistics and parcel powerhouse DHL Group will invest more than $571 million on infrastructure, vehicles and product offerings in Gulf Arab states through 2030 , pushing for more business in a region experiencing significant trade growth, the company announced Wednesday. Some of DHL’s investment in the region began in 2024.

Saudi Arabia

Shipsy

JUNE 27, 2025

As industries in Singapore continue to embrace digital transformation, the logistics and supply chain sector is undergoing a major shift — one driven by automation, data intelligence, and smart technologies. It acts as the central hub for managing all logistics and freight-related activities within a supply chain.

Singapore

Locus

JULY 28, 2025

Technologies such as AI-powered routing, real-time visibility, and multi-fleet orchestration are now essential for improving delivery accuracy and efficiency. Disconnected tools and static routing logic create friction that directly impacts delivery success rates and operating margins. Related reading: What is Last-Mile Delivery?

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BlueYonder

MARCH 20, 2025

There are hundreds, if not thousands, of factors that impact the worlds automotive supply chains from tariffs and other trade policies to increasing extreme weather events , interest rates, inflation, sustainability pressures and the rise of artificial intelligence (AI). They want customized and personalized product options.

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IQMS

AUGUST 19, 2022

The labor shifts fueling the manufacturing worker shortage are persistent, leading manufacturers to identify activities and processes they can automate. million unfilled jobs by 2030, with the cost of those missing jobs totaling $1 trillion by 2030. Hidden supply chain costs. could result in 2.1

Manufacturing Procurement

Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 25, 2025

This week’s Supply Chain and Logistics News featured headlines about a sharp decline in solar installations in the European Union, attributed to a drop in political support. Yamaha team signed a 3PL agreement with supply chain company DHL. BYD announces a major manufacturing site in Pakistan, set to begin in 2026.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 11, 2025

Here’s your supply chain & logistics news for the week. Some key developments in supply chain and logistics include Vertex Pharmaceuticals’ successful integration of a human-centric digital strategy, leveraging technologies like Continuous Manufacturing and MES to boost agility and workforce adoption.

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Cathy Roberson

JULY 7, 2025

The contract runs until March 2030 and has a total estimated value of over $10 billion for the contract period. Rethinking supply chains is a reader-supported publication. In November 2023, for example, the OIG reported that the USPS did not accurately plan air weight capacity on specific lanes for FedEx.

Cargo

Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Meanwhile, the European Commission has approved a 920 million state aid package to boost semiconductor production in Dresden, aligning with its goal of technological self-sufficiency. In corporate developments, Honeywell plans to spin off its Automation and Aerospace divisions to create three independent companies, enhancing strategic focus.

Pharmaceutical

Supply Chain Digest

JULY 30, 2025

New Roles and Skills likely to Emerge, Gartner’s Abdil Tunca Says July 30, 2025 Supply Chain Digest Says. In a recent blog post, Tunca had this to say: “CSCOs must develop an organizational structure to support the management of growing fleets of robots by creating a warehouse automation strategy.”

Warehousing

Supply Chain Matters

MAY 8, 2025

Supply Chain Matters provides a perspective on electric utility demand and supply network challenges and opportunities. The agency further predicts that annual spending will rise to $600 billion by 2030. The paper declares that utilities must adopt a more flexible and dynamic approach to supply chain management.

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 16, 2025

So say the analysts at Gartner in a new blog post on logistics technology. Supply Chain Digest Says. Gartner says that, with the exception of high-performing organizations, 40% of logistics leaders cite the struggle to realize value from existing technology investments What do you say?

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BlueYonder

MARCH 10, 2025

By 2030: 95% of new vehicles sold globally will be connected , enabling real-time data exchange and predictive maintenance. While these trends promise a more sustainable future, automakers are still grappling with the complexities they’ve unleashed on their supply chains. As Ford Motor Co.

Modeling

Supply Chain Digest

JULY 24, 2025

We always start with a check on the US and global economy, as that has such an impact in the end on supply chain practice. What is your reaction of 1H supply chain 2025 in numbers and charts? Editor's Note: You are right, Internet of Things (IoT) was at the top of the Garter new technology hype curve not long ago.

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Supply Chain Digest

AUGUST 6, 2025

Supply Chain Digest Says. Click here to send us your comments Highlights of the interview are provided below: Q: Why is it critical for supply chain planning leaders to evolve their roles to more proactively shape business decisions in today’s environment? What do you say?

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EFT

JULY 22, 2025

Apple in $500 million rare earth magnet deal with MP to expand US supply chain Apple (AAPL.O) for rare earth magnets, mitigating supply risks after China curbed exports this year and representing a major coup for MP that sent its shares soaring by a fifth. trade deal. has signed a $500 million deal with MP Materials (MP.N)

Manufacturing Procurement

Supply Chain Digest

JULY 22, 2025

Supply Chain Digest Says. Click here to send us your comments Aronow observes that many supply chain organizations are perpetually chasing their commercial partners to engage and improve the demand forecast. Aronow says to start by investing in organizational storytelling skills. What do you say?

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 9, 2025

Supply Chain Digest Says. Click here to send us your comments Just recently, Gartner itself did an interesting look at what supply chain execs were saying at the Orlando conference as well as a similar event in Europe. Below are some highlights from the Gartner blog post. This shift was accompanied by a change in tone.

Gartner

BlueYonder

MAY 19, 2025

In addition, thousands of employees face layoffs , and automakers are already weighing some big supply chain shifts in response. The United Kingdoms ZEV mandate will phase out all new petrol and diesel car sales in 2030. Few industries can match the supply chain scale, scope and complexity of global auto manufacturing.

Modeling

Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 27, 2025

Or, we could look at the Gartner top 25 supply chains list. That famous ranking used to be released at a dinner the Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference in May (now called the Supply Chain Symposium), but this year it was again released in a webinar a few weeks after the conference. Gilmore Says.

Gartner

Supply Chain Digest

JULY 3, 2025

Company warehouses buzz with metallic arms plucking items from shelves and wheeled droids that motor around the floors ferrying the goods for packaging,” the article this week says, adding that “In other corners, automated systems help sort the items, which other robots assist in packaging for shipment.”

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 24, 2025

From electronics manufacturers to retail giants, companies are grappling with a complex landscape of rising duties and other supply chain challenges. The stated aim of those measures is to bolster domestic manufacturing and reduce reliance on foreign supply chains. In the U.S., An estimated 60% of U.S.

Price Reduction

Supply Chain Digest

JULY 1, 2025

The on-going conflict creates risks to critical raw materials and the continued flow of finished goods, Garter says, requiring supply chains to conduct cost-benefit analyses of mitigation actions in partnership with finance leaders. Supply Chain Digest Says. Prepare CFOs for continued supply chain cost volatility 3.

Gartner

Supply Chain Digest

JULY 22, 2025

Supply Chain Digest Says. The differences continue: In my rough estimate labor productivity in the second facility is about twice that of the first even with less automation. Editor's Note: You are right, Internet of Things (IoT) was at the top of the Garter new technology hype curve not long ago. What do you say?

Agile and Lean Supply Chain

Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 6, 2025

What I failed to do in any of those three columns was mention what in some ways may have been the biggest to news items: the retirements of sorts of Gartner analyst Dwight Klappich and groundbreaking, inaugural Gartner analyst, and famous inventor of the Three V’s of Supply Chain, Art Mesher.

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 8, 2025

Supply Chain Digest Says. Julie Leonard Marketing Director, Inovity Posted on: Jun, 27 2016 Using the right tool for the right job has always been a best practice and one of the reasons, we feel, that RFID has never taken off in the DC as exponentially as pundits have been forecasting since 2006.

Cargo

Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 25, 2025

Supply Chain Digest Says. Drewry notes that transpacific rates from Asia to the US West Coast have been especially volatile in the last six months, in the context of tariff announcements and sudden changes in both capacity and demand. Isn't this contradicting in itself?

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 29, 2025

Supply Chain Digest Says. Julie Leonard Marketing Director, Inovity Posted on: Jun, 27 2016 Using the right tool for the right job has always been a best practice and one of the reasons, we feel, that RFID has never taken off in the DC as exponentially as pundits have been forecasting since 2006.

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 11, 2025

Click here to send us your comments January New that supply chain software provider Logility will be acquired by Aptean. The disgraced executive was eventually convicted of wire and securities fraud in 2022 for misleading investors about Nikola’s operations and zero-emissions technology. What do you say?

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Freight Waves

JUNE 5, 2025

Announced in March, the collaboration aims to harness the power of artificial intelligence to enhance automation, cut costs and improve efficiency across GM’s factories. At the heart of this partnership is Nvidia’s advanced computing technology, which GM is leveraging to build custom AI systems for its manufacturing operations.

Automotive

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. In early 2021, SCDigest re-launched this weekly supply chain and logistics stock market index.

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 10, 2025

Supply Chain Digest Says. Julie Leonard Marketing Director, Inovity Posted on: Jun, 27 2016 Using the right tool for the right job has always been a best practice and one of the reasons, we feel, that RFID has never taken off in the DC as exponentially as pundits have been forecasting since 2006. month-over-month.

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