GlobalTranz

MARCH 18, 2025

Is your business facing rapid growth, supply chain disruptions and/or unpredictable customer demand? Imagine shipping products directly from your supplier to your customer while maintaining the appearance that your business is the source. We are also part of WWEX Group, alongside Worldwide Express and Unishippers.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 26, 2025

Supply Chain Matters features our latest full edition of This Week in Supply Chain Management Tech , a compilation of funding, partnership and other noteworthy announcements related to supply chain technology or industry services providers.

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Cathy Roberson

MARCH 17, 2025

🙂 Rethinking supply chains is a reader-supported publication. However, as air freight rates climb and capacity tightens and questions regarding the future of US de minimis, interest in ocean freight services is on the rise. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Transportation and logistics services provider FedEx announced this week that it has decided to spin off its FedEx Freight business unit. The freight unit was established in 2001, when FedEx Corporation acquired and merged the assets of American Freightways , Viking Freight and Watkins Motor Lines. All rights reserved.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 16, 2025

Still, it can be just as disruptive to supply chain performance. Unlike other areas of the supply chain, fleet management lacks a structured leadership development pipeline. Without experienced managers in place, truck availability drops, repairs are delayed, and cost control becomes difficult. On day one.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 15, 2025

Supply Chain Matters features its latest full edition of This Week in Supply Chain Management Tech , a compilation of funding, partnership and other noteworthy announcements related to supply chain technology providers. This start-ups technology is based on the open-source database PostgreSQL.

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BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Blue Yonder – A Leader in Supply Chain Management At Blue Yonder we are proud to announce that we have been recognized as a Leader in what we believe are three major areas by top industry analysts. Kimberly-Clark leveraged Blue Yonder Transportation Management to achieve significant freight cost reductions and operational efficiencies.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 28, 2025

Edge computing processing data locally, near the source has emerged as a method to address these challenges by reducing latency and improving resiliency. Progress toward interoperability is ongoing, and standards being promoted by industry groups are likely to reduce integration complexity over time.

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Freight Waves

JULY 11, 2025

Compass Group, a global leader in foodservice and support services, is teaming up with Illuminate Group to transform cold chain management with a new joint venture, “TemperPack+.” Illuminate Group CEO Tyler Smith noted the increasing need for a reliable and circular model.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 25, 2025

Both can be looked upon for barometers of global trade and industry supply chain activity trending. That stated, growth levels were reportedly offset by this carriers freight trucking business which encountered fewer shipments and lower weight levels. Postal Services air and priority shipment needs. euros per share to 8.20

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Descartes

JUNE 4, 2025

Descartes Announces Fiscal 2026 First Quarter Financial Results WATERLOO, Ontario and ATLANTA, Georgia, June 4, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – The Descartes Systems Group Inc. Net income as % of revenues 21% 22% 22% 21% 23% Adjusted EBITDA as % of revenues 45% 45% 43% 43% 44% The Descartes Systems Group Inc. Income tax expense 11.7

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 8, 2025

See performance for the past week, month and year for each stock and the whole index in the chart below: Source: SCDigest Feedback No Feedback on this article yet. CDC/TradeBeam Cognizant Techn Compliance Netw Cornerstone Sol DiCentral Dow Jones E2Open EnVista Epicor Hempstead Consu IBM/ILOG IHS iSuppli Infor Infosys Inside ERP INSIGHT, Inc.

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 13, 2025

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 29, 2025

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 7, 2025

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Cathy Roberson

JUNE 25, 2025

Rethinking supply chains is a reader-supported publication. As sourcing demand shifts to Southeast Asia, FedEx launched a direct flight from Singapore to the US. Indeed, FedEx's Chief Customer Officer, Brie Carere, noted that the company has observed a trend toward regionalized and diversified supply chains since the pandemic.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 23, 2025

Supply Chain Matters features its latest full edition of This Week in Supply Chain Management Tech , a compilation of funding, partnership and other noteworthy announcements related to supply chain technology providers. Our previous posting in this series was published on May 18 th.

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 6, 2025

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 22, 2025

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Supply Chain Brain

JULY 1, 2025

So argues Greg Petro, CEO of First Insight , a retail platform that uses AI analysis of consumer feedback to predict demand, determine pricing thresholds and model scenarios around, for example, differing tariff levels or supply chain bottlenecks. Then, there’s the power of AI to model consumer groups and forecast human behavior.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 14, 2025

The Factory Gate Pricing (FGP) and Primary Freight (PF) strategies, as adopted by major grocery retailers, are causing a shudder up the spine of many retail suppliers. What are Factory Gate Pricing and Primary Freight strategies? A summary of the main sources of information is included here.

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Freight Waves

JUNE 7, 2025

Freight isn’t booming, costs haven’t come down, and the people at the top are still “navigating the fog” — while small fleets are stuck in it with no GPS. That means it’s still expensive to move freight, and the system isn’t getting more efficient. While Europe is charging full-speed ahead on zero-emissions freight, the U.S.

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Cathy Roberson

MAY 25, 2025

Rethinking supply chains is a reader-supported publication. Reported May 20 Let me take a moment to comment on our global sourcing strategy. Today, more than 50% of our purchases are sourced in the United States. As a result, we now have tremendous sourcing flexibility. A busy week in retail earnings!

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Precoro

MAY 19, 2025

Recent policies cover sustainable and ethical efforts, such as sustainable sourcing , diversity initiatives, and environmental impact. Unsustainable sourcing. If your company bids on public contracts, sources materials from overseas, or sells products across the country, your procurement process has to meet applicable requirements.

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Cathy Roberson

JANUARY 30, 2025

Rethinking supply chains is a reader-supported publication. Both providers offer tech platforms to manage crowd-sourced last-mile deliveries. How well UPS’ International group performs this year will depend on various geopolitical and economic issues. Consolidated operating profit was $2.9 billion, up 18.1%

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 20, 2025

Haifa port, which was privatized in 2022, is owned 70% by Indias Adani Ports while the remaining 30% is held by Israels Gadot Group. The ocean carrier said it had not experienced any further disruptions to its scheduled operations in the region.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 10, 2025

At least three carmakers, including Dongfeng Motor Group Co., Guangzhou Automobile Group Co. and China FAW Group Co. issued similar statements on June 10, saying their payment plans are aimed at promoting efficient capital flows across supply chains in the automotive industry.

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EFT

JULY 15, 2025

year-on-year in June, after higher tariffs on goods from the country's top ocean trade partner extended a steep drop that began in May , supply chain technology provider Descartes (DSG.TO) said on Tuesday. US ocean imports from China tumbled 28% in June on tariff hikes U.S. imports of containerized goods from China tumbled 28.3%

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EFT

JUNE 23, 2025

The key supply chain stories from Reuters’ global network of journalists China's rare earth magnet shipments halve in May due to export curbs China's overseas shipments of rare earth magnets halved in May from April, tumbling to their lowest levels in more than five years due to export curbs.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 26, 2025

If you asked those same leaders what they wished they had in place and are now investing in heavily, the answer would be “supply chain analytics.” Moving from raw, unintegrated data to useful supply chain analytics is expensive — and it takes time. Enter 2025, and we’re facing another major supply chain challenge.

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Precoro

MARCH 27, 2025

Rising costs, supply chain chaos, and economic swings put businesses under enormous pressure to protect their margins.   Make no mistake: cost avoidance can make a significant difference in your long-term spending and prevent future financial risks, such as inflation or supply chain disruptions.

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Supply Chain Brain

JULY 2, 2025

For supply chain employers, particularly those managing large, distributed workforces or frontline operations, understanding this shifting landscape is essential to staying compliant, minimizing risk and planning for the future.

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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.

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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.

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EFT

JULY 1, 2025

Low water levels hamper shipping in Germany's Rhine River as heat wave continues A heat wave in western Europe has lowered water levels on Germany's Rhine River, hampering shipping and raising freight costs for cargo owners due to additional surcharges as their vessels were unable to sail fully loaded, commodity traders said on Monday.

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 3, 2025

It also has huge implications across the GE global supply chain with regard to the management of their support and spare parts network. But supply chain managers make decsions and use organizational resources that impact a company's financial well being.

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EFT

JUNE 16, 2025

The key supply chain stories from Reuters’ global network of journalists US ocean container imports tumble in May as China tariffs take hold U.S. year-over-year in May, the sharpest decline since the pandemic, as President Donald Trump's 145% tariffs took hold, supply chain technology provider Descartes (DSG.TO) said on Monday.

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