Supply Chain Brain

JULY 9, 2025

According to an annual survey by McKinsey & Company , 78% of respondents indicated that they use AI in at least one business function. Despite this lack of understanding, a 2024 McKinsey survey found that 71% of companies were using generative AI in at least one business function. Its trying to mimic intelligence artificially.

Optimal Sourcing

Supply Chain Brain

AUGUST 10, 2025

Kenco’s 2025 Supply Chain Innovation Survey found that one in four professionals now have $500,000 or more in their budget to incorporate new tools and technologies, and 39% have seen their budgets increase this year.

Supply Chain Planning Software

Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 19, 2025

Surveys also suggest greater worker satisfaction and engagement when aided by technology, translating into less churn and improved customer satisfaction with the company’s overall performance.

Warehousing

Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 8, 2025

A survey stated that the average cost per failed delivery in the United States of America is $17.2.That’s Steep shipping costs According to a survey , 2,000 US retail shoppers say that the primary factor (58%) for cart abandonment is high shipping costs. Failed deliveries What’s worse than late deliveries?

Supply Chain Planning Software

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 27, 2025

Or so they say, when asked in surveys.) Beef Prices Soar to Record Highs Global Supply Chain Management Heathrow Considering Legal Action Against Utility Company Over Fire Air Cargo U.K. She cites studies finding that three-quarters of consumers would stop buying from brands if they knew their products to be unsustainably sourced. (Or

Manufacturing Procurement

Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 15, 2025

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. Complying with the rule will be no easy task.

Manufacturing Procurement

IT Supply Chain

AUGUST 3, 2025

A Wide Range of Vehicles From compact city cars to large cargo vans, your supplier should have options that match your delivery needs today—and tomorrow. Maintenance and Breakdown Support Make sure your rental agreement includes regular servicing and 24/7 breakdown help. When agility is the goal, flexibility wins.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain

Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 24, 2025

The survey, released June 23, also found that U.S. The survey was conducted in May 2025, of a nationally-representative sample of 1,007 adults throughout the United States. Consumers Value Low Prices More than Same-Day Delivery, Survey Finds Egg Prices Jump 8.5%

Purchasing Skills

IT Supply Chain

JULY 22, 2025

A Forrester Consulting survey revealed that 88 per cent of e-commerce decision-makers estimated losing over $100,000 or approximately £74,600 due to internet disruptions in the month prior to the survey. And the financial impact of this is severe.

Supply Chain Planning Software

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 10, 2025

government would never ask General Electric to shut down a power grid in Asia, or Ports America to bottleneck cargo in Savannah. According to a 2024 survey by the National Association of Manufacturers, 72% of supply chain leaders now identify geopolitical instability as their top operational risk, up from just 28% in 2019.

Supply Chain Planning Software

Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 10, 2025

This threat is growing, as 31% of businesses surveyed for our report said the problem of late payments has worsened in the past year. That cash shortfall could mean delaying payroll, pausing production or missing supplier payments. For small and medium-sized suppliers, these disruptions are not only inconvenient but potentially catastrophic.

Cost Reduction Strategies

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 17, 2025

In a 2022 ASHP survey, 99.7% To meet this moment, health systems must adopt a more resilient, transparent, and data-driven approach, powered by digital transformation. A System Under Strain The fragility of the medication supply chain isn’t theoretical; it’s happening in real time.

Supply Chain Planning Software

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 30, 2025

A recent Ernst & Young Revenue Recognition Survey found 88% of organizations struggle to get the data required for ASC 606 and IFRS 15 financial disclosure, resulting in three times the compliance costs. As contract volume increases, so does the complexity of financial disclosure compliance and the cost of compliance failure.

Price Reduction

EFT

JUNE 23, 2025

Euro zone growth stalls in June with sluggish services, manufacturing The euro zone economy flatlined for a second month in June, barely expanding as the bloc's dominant services industry showed only a small sign of improvement and manufacturing displayed none at all, a survey showed on Monday. and Kedaara Capital-backed Porter.

Negotiating Skills

EFT

MAY 26, 2025

Tariff truce will not spark cargo boom at busiest US seaport, executive director says The head of the busiest U.S. tariffs on Japanese goods, a business survey showed on Thursday. port does not expect imports to soar after last week's tariff truce between Washington and Beijing that temporarily lowered the duty to 30% from 145%.

Negotiating Skills

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

Freightos

APRIL 29, 2025

Similarly, our Freightos Air Index (FAX) offers the same level of insight for air cargo rates. 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

EFT

MAY 22, 2025

Twenty percent noted that tariffs were their top priority in Q1, behind only cybersecurity (23%) and ahead of geopolitical tensions (16%) according to the latest Quarterly Supply Chain Poll from West Monroe, which surveyed 250 business leaders in March 2025. Evidence from across supply chains v shows that U.S.

Policies

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

Smaller firms, lacking such resources, often struggle to pivot, with 30% reporting cash-=flow issues, according to a 2025 survey of small and medium-sized enterprises by the National Association of Manufacturers. The relocation of supply chains demands significant capital — Apple’s $1 billion investment in India is a case in point.

Price Reduction

Supply Chain Digest

JULY 8, 2025

See More Bad News on US Cargo Theft.) Click here to send us your comments In response, the National Motor Freight Traffic Association (NMFTA) has just released a framework it says can help shippers, carriers and brokers fight back against the growing and increasingly sophisticated threat of digitally enabled cargo theft.

Cargo

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 6, 2025

Reverse Logistics Bottling Plant Strike Could Bring Wine Shortage to U.K.

Argentina

EFT

MAY 19, 2025

cargo have surged since the countries declared a 90-day truce on punitive tit-for-tat tariffs last weekend, operators said, spawning traffic jams at Chinese ports and factories that could take weeks to clear. China to US ocean cargo bookings surge after tariff pause, Vizion says U.S. retailers including Walmart (WMT.N)

Price Reduction

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 1, 2025

According to a survey of 1,000 U.S. consumers from consultancy firm Alix Partners , Americans are reporting a decline in online purchases across all categories (except groceries) for the first time since the surveys inception in 2012. E-Commerce Vendors to Embrace International Markets, Says DHL Survey Related Directories Tecsys, Inc.

Survey

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 Digest

JUNE 25, 2025

Studying economics at Yale, Smith’s 1965 term paper pitched the idea of creating a logistics company that would carry only cargo, and do so for a package’s end-to-end journet, such that a package could be delivered almost anywhere in the US overnight. Click here to send us your comments The story is well known.

Supply Chain Design Software

Supply Chain Digest

JULY 23, 2025

There is one easy answer: a large number of cargo ships continues to avoid sailing in the Red Sea in and out of the Suez Canal, to avoid attacks from so-called Houthi rebels in South Yemen. In additiion I realize it's difficult to understand what goes into the customer survey, but would I assume specific metrics are being asked.

South Africa

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 28, 2025

Timely, incisive articles delivered directly to your inbox. and India Seal Free Trade Agreement Slashing Tariffs, Barriers Global Trade & Economics Digital Edition SupplyChainBrain 2025 ESG Guide: Is ESG Still Relevant?

China

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 23, 2025

per share on an adjusted basis in the three months ending June 30, about one Canadian cent below what was expected by analysts in a Bloomberg survey. locomotive and rail cars along the connector route at the Port of Prince Rupert in British Columbia. Canadian National earned C$1.87 Automotive revenue, an industry that’s central to U.S.

Forecasting

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 7, 2025

Global Trade & Economics Microsoft Makes Deep Job Cuts Across Xbox Division, Cancels Games Technology Survey: E-Commerce Falters Under Pressure from Trump Tariffs Global Supply Chain Management Digital Edition SupplyChainBrain 2025 ESG Guide: Is ESG Still Relevant? Reverse Logistics Bottling Plant Strike Could Bring Wine Shortage to U.K.

Freight

Supply Chain Digest

JULY 9, 2025

After securing access to TuffAir’s materials, Amazon abruptly ceased communications, only to unveil a remarkably similar regional air cargo model within months, based on the same technical, operational and strategic elements TuffAir had disclosed,” the company alleged in its legal filing. No comment as yet on the suit from Amazon.

Supply Chain Design Software

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 6, 2025

Reverse Logistics Bottling Plant Strike Could Bring Wine Shortage to U.K.

Pharmaceutical

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 27, 2025

Featured Product Popular Stories Climate Crisis Has Caused Food Price Spikes Global Supply Chain Management Survey: Consumers Pull Back on Spending After Tariffs, End of De Minimis Global Logistics U.S.

Negotiate Pricing

Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 26, 2025

It covers design, construction, operation and preparation of ships to support safe and environmentally sound recycling; the operation of ship recycling facilities; and appropriate enforcement mechanisms, including survey, authorization, certification, inspection and reporting requirements.

Shipping

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 24, 2025

made goods — not just alcohol — as trade tensions and nationalist sentiment take hold, according to a survey by the Bank of Canada. Beyond the government bans, many consumers are voluntarily boycotting U.S. More than 60% of Canadian households are now spending less on U.S.-made

Optimal Sourcing

Freightos

MAY 27, 2025

Hapag-Lloyd estimates that China-US container demand dropped by 20% while US tariffs on Chinese goods were at 145% from early April to mid-May, with a recent Freightos survey of SMB shippers showing that about half the respondents froze shipments during this span.

Negotiating Skills

Freightos

JULY 24, 2024

In July, Freightos conducted a survey of over 100 small business importers and exporters, primarily from the United States, who utilize the Freightos.com marketplace for international freight. The survey aimed to explore the impact of these changes on their operations.

Price Reduction