ToolsGroup
JUNE 27, 2025
As artificial intelligence (AI) revolutionizes business operations , one critical question remains: What is the role of human decision-making in the AI age? While AI excels at processing data, scaling operations, and identifying patterns, it lacks core human strengths like creativity , ethics , and empathy —skills essential for nuanced, strategic choices.
Logistics Viewpoints
JUNE 27, 2025
As June comes to a close, the Northeast is experiencing a record-breaking heat wave, with temperatures in some areas exceeding 100 degrees. This week in supply chain and logistics news includes Blue Yonder being selected to support Border States, an electrical distribution company, with their warehouse management needs. DHL Canada Express and Unifor have reached a tentative new labor contract, signaling that the over two-week strike will soon come to an end once the deal is signed.
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Freight Waves
JUNE 27, 2025
Warehouse automation appears to be gaining traction despite prior forecasts of a dip in market growth for autonomous mobile robots. Global market researcher Interact Analysis released a report in January predicting growth in the mobile robotics market would dip by 18% over the next two years. However, advances in technology paired with significant supply chain partnerships and increasing affordability for robotics may be reasons to reevaluate.
Supply Chain Game Changer
JUNE 27, 2025
The Digital Supply Chain Journey: Step 2 – Digital Transformation Leadership! The Digital Supply Chain is the future. The Digital Supply Chain involves the real time awareness of everything going in throughout the end-to-end Supply Chain, enabled by electronic connectivity and the automated presentation of information and analytics to inform and make the best possible decisions.
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Product lead time is crucial in the life sciences industry and represents a key consideration for customers’ purchasing decisions. For this reason, BD Biosciences aimed to optimize its global supply and distribution network to reduce delivery lead time to customers and optimize its global inventory. How was BD Biosciences successful in reducing global distribution lead times between 30% and 60% in addition to: Increasing agility to prioritize urgent and ad-hoc customer requests Increasing global
Freight Waves
JUNE 27, 2025
The Freight Fraud Crisis The trucking industry is grappling with a surge in freight fraud, leaving carriers, brokers, and shippers vulnerable to sophisticated scams like identity theft and unauthorized double brokering. These schemes disrupt supply chains, undermine trust, and cause significant financial and logistical challenges. The root cause is the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) inadequate management of carrier identities, which allows criminals to exploit outdated sys
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Freight Waves
JUNE 27, 2025
The trucking industry’s “driver shortage” debate has persisted for decades. The American Trucking Associations (ATA) claims a chronic shortage since 1987, citing nine studies. Yet, researchers and industry experts argue the labor market functions well when freight demand is strong. A December 2024 study by Professors Jonathan Phares, Jason Miller, and Stephen Burks, published by the Association for Supply Chain Management, shows carriers hire drivers when freight demand rises and reduce staff wh
Supply Chain Brain
JUNE 27, 2025
Q2 findings reveal a "tariff tap dance" of short-term, reversible moves in response to frequently changing policies and mounting costs.
Freight Waves
JUNE 27, 2025
BCC Research has recently released the “ Cold Chain Regional Analysis Market: Middle East and North Africa(MENA) ” market analysis. Based on their findings, the cold chain market is expected to reach $41.1 billion by the end of 2030 with a Compound annual growth rate of 8.8% for 2025-2030. The current base value of the MENA market is $24.9 billion as of 2024.
Supply Chain Game Changer
JUNE 27, 2025
The Benefits of Providing Tracking Information to Customers! The logistics and transportation sector is highly competitive. So, you won’t be able to compete with others without embracing technology. GPS tracking technology has become the most popular choice for making transportation businesses highly productive. GPS allows you to track the location of your vehicles, find out the time and thus the cost per delivery, and allow you to optimise deliveries based on daily and weekly patterns that you
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The $53 trillion manufacturing economy in the US is undergoing a major automation paradigm shift due to Artificial Intelligence (AI). Thanks to new practical frameworks, automation projects that were once impossible or inefficient to implement are now being fast-tracked, and robotics automation is becoming increasingly relevant to a growing number of users and scenarios.
Freight Waves
JUNE 27, 2025
Thursday, June 26 was World Refrigeration Day. It’s not a major holiday, but it is a great reason to bring awareness and continue the conversation around safe and sustainable temperature-controlled supply chains. This year’s theme, “Cool Skills,” shines a light on the broad array of competencies essential to modern cooling. From refrigeration system design and low‑carbon technology to data analytics and regulatory compliance.
Supply Chain Game Changer
JUNE 27, 2025
What Gets Measured Is What Gets Done! Efficiency matters. In competitive, fast-paced industries like yours, even small improvements to facility operations can have an outsized impact on the bottom line. More output with lower costs—that is the promise of optimization. Getting there requires marshalling resources, talent, and technology in service of greater productivity and sustainability across field locations.
IT Supply Chain
JUNE 27, 2025
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Supply Chain Game Changer
JUNE 27, 2025
Are Robotic Machines Causing a Loss of Jobs? Robotics are precipitating the growth of automated production facilities, freeing human workers from dull, dirty, and dangerous tasks. As robot production has grown at breathtaking speed, costs have gone down, so technology is much more affordable, which is good news considering that manufacturing is looking at countless unfilled jobs.
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IT Supply Chain
JUNE 27, 2025
By Richard Pearson (pictured) Content Writer The post Behind the Delay: What Truck Accidents Reveal About Risk in Digital Supply Chains appeared first on IT Supply Chain.
Freight Waves
JUNE 27, 2025
Geodis has unveiled two innovative returns solutions designed to streamline the increasingly complex world of reverse logistics. As e-commerce continues its rapid expansion, the volume of product returns has surged, presenting significant challenges for retailers. Geodis’s new offerings, a returns workflow automation module and a returns management module, aim to address these demands by enhancing efficiency and optimizing the entire returns cycle.
Supply Chain Brain
JUNE 27, 2025
When it comes to digitizing supply chain planning, it's a different world from just a couple of years ago, says Philip Vervloesem, chief commercial officer of OMP.
Bristlecone
JUNE 27, 2025
Help us grow our community — share this bulletin with your network! ( Joining link… ) In this edition, discover how Bristlecone is shaping AI-powered supply chains with insights from the 2025 Rutgers Conference. Meet Satarupa Dutta, whose learning journey reflects our people-first ethos. Plus, explore open roles and opportunities to help build what’s next.
Advertiser: GEP
“What should we do about the tariffs?” There’s no straightforward answer — every leader has a different expectation. CFOs want numbers. COOs want action. CEOs want strategy. And supply chain and procurement leaders need to be ready with the right response — fast. That’s why GEP has created a simple three-part framework that will help CPOs and CSCOs brief the board and C-suite with clarity and confidence.
Supply Chain Game Changer
JUNE 27, 2025
Project Management for Injection Molding Projects! Injection molding is an essential manufacturing process used to produce a vast array of products in many industries, from automotive components to consumer electronics and medical devices. This method involves injecting molten material into a mold to form parts with high precision and repeatability.
Freight Waves
JUNE 27, 2025
The Port of New York and New Jersey, a perennial third place finisher among American container gateways, jumped to number one in May. The East Coast port handled 774,698 twenty foot equivalent units in May, according to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. That was off 2% from the same month a year ago, but 20% better than pre-pandemic May 2019.
Supply Chain Game Changer
JUNE 27, 2025
Subscribe 6 Strategies to Make Better Financial Decisions for Your Business! Financial plans are the backbone of your business. They help you determine your operating costs, employee salaries, and benefits payments. In fact, financial plans allow you to map out the entire cost of employee benefits. That’s essential if you want to ensure your employees receive the best care and you meet all government laws.
Freight Waves
JUNE 27, 2025
Freight fraud continues to plague the transportation industry, and threats are becoming increasingly sophisticated as technology evolves. Shippers and brokers often find themselves overwhelmed by manual verification processes that are both resource-intensive and prone to error. In today’s fast-paced logistics environment, teams are subject to the challenging balancing act of covering shipments quickly while simultaneously ensuring carrier legitimacy, even when working with long-standing carrier
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Manufacturing is evolving, and the right technology can empower—not replace—your workforce. Smart automation and AI-driven software are revolutionizing decision-making, optimizing processes, and improving efficiency. But how do you implement these tools with confidence and ensure they complement human expertise rather than override it? Join industry expert Andrew Skoog as he explores how manufacturers can leverage automation to enhance operations, streamline workflows, and make smarter, data-dri
Supply Chain Game Changer
JUNE 27, 2025
How Increased Engagement Can Boost Employee Productivity! We all have to work to pay the bills, which can also significantly impact our mental health. Anxiety, stress, and depression can all be caused or exacerbated by a poor work environment. Fortunately, we can take some simple steps to protect our mental health at work. This article will look at some tips to help you stay healthy and balanced in the workplace.
Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy
JUNE 27, 2025
Most Route to Market (RtM) improvement projects start with ambition and end in frustration. But a select few not only succeed—they transform entire commercial ecosystems.
Supply Chain Game Changer
JUNE 27, 2025
Subscribe The Best Artificial Intelligence Tools for Education! Not so long ago, art was a skill inherent in man, and therefore inaccessible to machines. The emergence and development of artificial intelligence in art and culture forces us to reconsider whether painting, writing or writing remains the exclusive heritage of mankind. The discussion is now open.
SCMDOJO
JUNE 27, 2025
In the increasingly fast-paced business world, efficiency and cost management have become key. Businesses are always looking to adopt new paradigms to optimize workflow and generate more profit. Herein lies one such innovation—asset tracking solutions—whose rapid growth has made it an effective tool to reduce operational costs. These systems help businesses manage resources more efficiently, increase productivity, and save a significant amount of money.
Advertiser: GEP
Tariffs are no longer just policy noise. They’re driving real, bottom-line impact. One policy shift and your sourcing strategy is upside down. This bulletin cuts straight to the point. How Market-Leading Companies Are Navigating Tariff Chaos with GEP’s AI-Powered Procurement Platform breaks down how procurement teams are staying ahead of the chaos with real-time insights, smarter sourcing moves and AI-powered agility.
Supply Chain Game Changer
JUNE 27, 2025
5 Ways to Improve Healthcare Quality! Telemedicine is a consultation with a doctor through social messengers, by phone or video. The most effective method of communication, of course, is via videoconferencing. In this case, the doctor sees the patient, visually assesses his condition and can rely on his observations, and not just on the words of the patient.
Freight Waves
JUNE 27, 2025
Safety remains the biggest obstacle for carriers today, with a recent J. J. Keller Center for Market Insights survey revealing that 51% of carriers identify it as their primary challenge. Even minor accidents and incidents can significantly impact productivity, driver wellness and ultimately affect the bottom line of any transportation company. While proper training can certainly improve driving behavior, random or unfocused training often fails to address specific problems drivers face on the r
Supply Chain Game Changer
JUNE 27, 2025
Work from Home in a Coronavirus World! Sleeping is the most important part of the day for your overall health. If you lack quality sleep, you’ll wake up grumpy, tired, and unable to get things done during the day. Millions of people struggle with this issue and are not sleeping properly. With technology going forward daily, it’s unclear why people let themselves suffer.
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