Freight Waves

JUNE 11, 2025

He said volume weakness on the West Coast (as imports from China remain in flux) is being offset by strength on intermodal lanes out of Mexico and in the Midwest. And China is likely. Some of Schneider’s customers are expecting “a tsunami” of freight while others are calling for steady shipment flows. Hunt recorded a 1% decline.

Price Reduction

Supply Chain Brain

AUGUST 10, 2025

Technology Artificial Intelligence Supply Chain Planning & Optimization Quality & Metrics RELATED CONTENT RELATED VIDEOS Subscribe to our Daily Newsletter! Kristi Montgomery is vice president, innovation, research & development at Kenco. Timely, incisive articles delivered directly to your inbox.

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JULY 22, 2025

Plans to Build Boat Repair Facility Near South China Sea Facility Location Planning U.S. Timely, incisive articles delivered directly to your inbox. Featured Product Popular Stories Pricing Power: The Most Effective Weapon During Trade Wars Technology U.S.

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JUNE 10, 2025

China tariffs continues to evolve, impacting industries from tech to fashion. Supply Chain Finance & Revenue Management Supply Chain Visibility Quality & Metrics Sourcing/Procurement/SRM Supply Chain Security & Risk Mgmt RELATED CONTENT RELATED VIDEOS Subscribe to our Daily Newsletter!

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Supply Chain Brain

JULY 10, 2025

Let’s look at China. China also supplies 60% of the world’s graphite, essential for electric vehicle batteries. China also supplies 60% of the world’s graphite, essential for electric vehicle batteries. While China gets most of the headlines, it’s not alone. Trade Representative.

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Supply Chain Brain

JULY 27, 2025

Made in China” is as far as most apparel manufacturers are willing to go in labeling right now.) NEXT: Can China get around cotton origin testing? Jones says consumers are indeed becoming more aware of product origin today, even if the information provided to them at point of purchase remains extremely limited.

Manufacturing Procurement

Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 22, 2025

manufacturers have spent the last few decades consolidating production at gigantic offshore plants, especially in China. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain In the rush to adjust sourcing strategies in line with current trends in international trade, the answer might be to think small.

Manufacturing Procurement

Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 9, 2025

Unifor claims that the company is pushing to implement changes to pay systems that would have drivers travel more than 60 miles to get to their routes or pick up freight with no compensation. Hunt, BNSF and GMXT Launch Intermodal Freight Delivery Service in Mexico More from this author Subscribe to our Daily Newsletter!

Canada

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 9, 2025

Featured Product Popular Stories End to De Minimis Slows Flow of Air Cargo from China to U.S. Timely, incisive articles delivered directly to your inbox. Global Supply Chain Management Argentina: A New Opportunity in Latin America’s Industrial Sector Global Supply Chain Management U.S.-Swiss

Optimal Sourcing

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 1, 2025

and China, or where the U.K. We’ve been able to forecast expected outcomes, and it’s quite impressive and will only improve over time, because the model learns,” Petro says. You don’t know where tariff is going to land between U.S. is going to land on car parts.

Price Reduction

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 10, 2025

RELATED CONTENT RELATED VIDEOS Logistics Quality & Metrics Warehouse Automation Warehouse Management Systems Related Articles Warehouses Are on a Journey to Going ‘Dark.’ Featured Product Popular Stories End to De Minimis Slows Flow of Air Cargo from China to U.S. This episode is sponsored by AutoStore. How Long a Trip Will It Be?

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JULY 13, 2025

Lawrence Latest Threat to Shipping Routes China Typhoons Pose Latest Supply Chain Threat as Ports Shut Bloomberg Red Sea Insurance Premium Spikes as Houthi Risks Return More from this author Subscribe to our Daily Newsletter! Featured Product Popular Stories End to De Minimis Slows Flow of Air Cargo from China to U.S.

Optimal Sourcing

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 17, 2025

In China, Tech Giants Already Have. RELATED CONTENT RELATED VIDEOS Technology Artificial Intelligence Supply Chain Planning & Optimization Supply Chain Visibility RFID, Barcode, Mobility & Voice Healthcare Related Articles Amazon Wants to Disrupt Healthcare in America.

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JUNE 10, 2025

and China FAW Group Co. 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! At least three carmakers, including Dongfeng Motor Group Co.,

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QAD

MAY 22, 2025

This includes, but is not limited to: Freight Duties, tariffs, and taxes Insurance Harbor fees Handling charges Currency exchange rates Payment processing fees When evaluating suppliers, you should prioritize the lowest total landed cost. You have the choice to source the same goods from a supplier in China or one in the UK.

Cost Reduction Strategies

Supply Chain Digest

JULY 30, 2025

Financial performance metrics are valuable as they capture the economic consequences of business decisions. Where is the metric for determining the sources and uses of cash from three perspectives - operational, investment and financial? Michael Hurd Lean Consultant, Unemployed Posted on: Jun, 10 2017 A Very Good Article.

Warehousing

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 9, 2025

States Photo: iStock.com/ ronnachaipark July 10, 2025 SupplyChainBrain With no end in sight to the truck driver shortage, many freight firms plan to raise wages and make efforts to improve drivers’ work-life balance, according to a 2025 Logistics Report from Tech.co, a research, analysis and news provider. Data was collected in May 2025.

Survey

Supply Chain Digest

JULY 16, 2025

Financial performance metrics are valuable as they capture the economic consequences of business decisions. Where is the metric for determining the sources and uses of cash from three perspectives - operational, investment and financial? Michael Hurd Lean Consultant, Unemployed Posted on: Jun, 10 2017 A Very Good Article.

Logistics Network Optimization Software

Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 18, 2025

China Tech Fight Widens After Taiwan Blacklists Huawei More from this author Subscribe to our Daily Newsletter! Timely, incisive articles delivered directly to your inbox. Featured Product Popular Stories Report From DPW: What’s Next for AI in Supply Chain?

Inventory Reduction

Supply Chain Digest

JULY 24, 2025

Freight volumes were mixed but mostly down, as the “freight recession” continued on now for more than two years. The Freight Tonnage Index from the ATA for June showed volumes in Q2 basically flat versus Q1, up just 0.2%. Financial performance metrics are valuable as they capture the economic consequences of business decisions.

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Supply Chain Digest

AUGUST 6, 2025

A: Growth in technology has resulted in a proliferation of new data sources and metrics. As one example, organizations reported tracking 50% more metrics in their S&OP processes in 2024, compared to 2018. They understand how different metrics relate to each other and the organizations strategic objectives.

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 9, 2025

Financial performance metrics are valuable as they capture the economic consequences of business decisions. Where is the metric for determining the sources and uses of cash from three perspectives - operational, investment and financial? Michael Hurd Lean Consultant, Unemployed Posted on: Jun, 10 2017 A Very Good Article.

Gartner

Supply Chain Digest

JULY 22, 2025

Financial performance metrics are valuable as they capture the economic consequences of business decisions. Where is the metric for determining the sources and uses of cash from three perspectives - operational, investment and financial? Michael Hurd Lean Consultant, Unemployed Posted on: Jun, 10 2017 A Very Good Article.

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 3, 2025

Financial performance metrics are valuable as they capture the economic consequences of business decisions. Where is the metric for determining the sources and uses of cash from three perspectives - operational, investment and financial? Michael Hurd Lean Consultant, Unemployed Posted on: Jun, 10 2017 A Very Good Article.

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 27, 2025

Financial performance metrics are valuable as they capture the economic consequences of business decisions. Where is the metric for determining the sources and uses of cash from three perspectives - operational, investment and financial? Michael Hurd Lean Consultant, Unemployed Posted on: Jun, 10 2017 A Very Good Article.

Gartner

Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 24, 2025

the Trump administration has imposed duties as high as 25% on imports from China, targeting such sectors as electronics, steel, textiles and semiconductors. soybean farmers, hit by China’s etaliatory tariffs on American crops, have lost significant market share to Brazil and Argentina. In the U.S., Agriculture U.S. A 2025 U.S.

Price Reduction

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 20, 2025

Companies also need to undertake a detailed review of past declarations, to ensure compliance with present-day practices, such as the growing popularity of Mexico as a manufacturing alternative to China and other parts of Asia.

Optimal Sourcing

Supply Chain Brain

AUGUST 3, 2025

Track components such as raw materials, freight and labor to assess real-time cost impacts. Artificial Intelligence Quality & Metrics Sourcing/Procurement/SRM Supply Chain Security & Risk Mgmt Retail RELATED CONTENT RELATED VIDEOS Subscribe to our Daily Newsletter! These measures include: Data-driven cost monitoring.

Optimal Sourcing

Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 9, 2025

As a result, Mexico’s role in North American supply chains is becoming increasingly strategic,” the Uber Freight report, released June 6, said. trade partners due to its deep integration with the American market, Uber Freight said. tariffs on non-originating goods. “As However, the picture is not all roses. In parallel, the U.S.A.

Mexico

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 6, 2025

and China, many companies are looking to find new regions to sell products to. Argentina’s geography has traditionally been a logistical hurdle. But in today’s trade landscape , it’s starting to look more like a strategic asset. With Asian supply chains under pressure and tensions rising between the U.S

Argentina

Supply Chain Digest

JULY 8, 2025

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. What do you say?

Cargo

Supply Chain Digest

JULY 22, 2025

In the first facility management was focused on controlling the workforce through individual metrics. Financial performance metrics are valuable as they capture the economic consequences of business decisions. Contact centers not just in India and China but across the world have adapted technology following the principles of IoT.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain

Supply Chain Digest

JULY 1, 2025

Eurasian Rail Freight: Demand for rail freight between Asia and Europe has surged, leading to congestion and longer booking times. Financial performance metrics are valuable as they capture the economic consequences of business decisions. Contingency planning for alternative ports is essential.

Gartner

Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 25, 2025

Click here to send us your comments That according to a recent blog post by the maritime analysts at Drewry, which noted that “More than five years have passed since the huge shipping disruptions, damaging port congestion, and cost spikes of the Covid period, but one feature has remained: freight rate volatility.”

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 6, 2025

Financial performance metrics are valuable as they capture the economic consequences of business decisions. Where is the metric for determining the sources and uses of cash from three perspectives - operational, investment and financial? Michael Hurd Lean Consultant, Unemployed Posted on: Jun, 10 2017 A Very Good Article.

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 29, 2025

Financial performance metrics are valuable as they capture the economic consequences of business decisions. Where is the metric for determining the sources and uses of cash from three perspectives - operational, investment and financial? Michael Hurd Lean Consultant, Unemployed Posted on: Jun, 10 2017 A Very Good Article.

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 11, 2025

All that is distant memory now, as the maker of freight trucks powered by hydrogen fuel cells announced it had begun selling off its assets. Financial performance metrics are valuable as they capture the economic consequences of business decisions. Michael Hurd Lean Consultant, Unemployed Posted on: Jun, 10 2017 A Very Good Article.

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