Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 24, 2025

With 2025 tariffs increasing component costs, Apple has accelerated efforts to diversify its supply chain. While this mitigates tariff costs, it requires rigorous supplier vetting and coordination, increasing operational complexity. Walmart reported a 5% rise in logistics costs due to longer shipping routes. A 2025 U.S.

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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? Isn't this contradicting in itself?

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 22, 2025

In the first facility management was focused on controlling the workforce through individual metrics. Editor's Note: You are right, Internet of Things (IoT) was at the top of the Garter new technology hype curve not long ago. Isn't this contradicting in itself?

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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. Organizations should trial rail options where feasible, weighing higher costs against faster transit. Contingency planning for alternative ports is essential. Isn't this contradicting in itself?

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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

Editor's Note: You are right, Internet of Things (IoT) was at the top of the Garter new technology hype curve not long ago. Financial performance metrics are valuable as they capture the economic consequences of business decisions. Isn't this contradicting in itself?

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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. But according to a report on the data, US birth rates rose only for one demographic: Hispanic women. That left logistics costs as a percent of US GDP down a bit in 2024 to 8.7%.

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 10, 2025

Click here to send us your comments The Cass report showed May shipment volumes in the US were down 3.4%seasonally The monthly report from Cass and partner Tim Denoyer of ACT Research is based on data from the billions of dollars of freight bills that Cass pays for its shipper clients. Supply Chain Digest Says.

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 18, 2025

Meanwhile, our supply chain and logistics stock index, which is made up of more than 20 stocks across freight carriers, logistics service providers, and supply chain hardware and software vendors, lagged the S&P, with a gain of just 10.3% in the past year, using an unweighted average of the 22 stocks in the index.

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 13, 2025

of GDP The Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) and partners Kearney and Penske Logistics are out last week with the 2025 State of Logistics Report, looking primarily at 2024 data. Again this year, Penske Logistics funded the report development. Somewhere along the way, CSCMP took over the sponsorship.

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 16, 2025

Commandment 9: Insist on User Friendliness Independent of the effort put forth to design a system, purchase hardware and develop software, the single biggest test of implementation occurs when an operator attempts to scan bar coded media. This can be a pleasant experience (it is most of the time) or controversial.

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 19, 2025

That was captured in the SOL report by the chart below, which shows uncertainty, as tracked by something called the Economic Policy Uncertainty Index from an organization of academics using the same name as the index. Source: State of Logstics Report 2025 May you live in interesting times, as the Chinese saying goes.

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 25, 2025

He founded a new freight company called “Federal Express,” to denote his national ambitions. Editor's Note: You are right, Internet of Things (IoT) was at the top of the Garter new technology hype curve not long ago. Financial performance metrics are valuable as they capture the economic consequences of business decisions.

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 23, 2025

There is no shortage of reporting tools, green fuel pilots or glossy ESG statements. Editor's Note: You are right, Internet of Things (IoT) was at the top of the Garter new technology hype curve not long ago. Financial performance metrics are valuable as they capture the economic consequences of business decisions.

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 17, 2025

Editor's Note: You are right, Internet of Things (IoT) was at the top of the Garter new technology hype curve not long ago. Financial performance metrics are valuable as they capture the economic consequences of business decisions. Isn't this contradicting in itself?

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 2, 2025

Another manager in the computers and electrics sector stated that: “Tariffs continue to cause confusion and uncertainty for long-term procurement decisions. reported in May (above 50 = rising prices), so prices rose again but at a somewhat smaller rate). Source: ISM However, of the 18 sectors tracked by ISM, 9 reported growth in June.

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 15, 2025

Editor's Note: You are right, Internet of Things (IoT) was at the top of the Garter new technology hype curve not long ago. Financial performance metrics are valuable as they capture the economic consequences of business decisions. Isn't this contradicting in itself?

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 9, 2025

TuffAir’s site states that it plans to launch in the fall, “with high performance aircraft, lean operations and a scalable model to connect overlooked freight corridors across the Midwest. TuffAir argues that its strategy is unique and is designed to facilitate cheaper, faster regional air transit for freight. ( What do you say?

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 17, 2015

A supply chain that is transparent with an open configuration can accept the changes that the Internet of Things or IoT will bring. Learn more to get ready for the next wave of communications: the supply chain internet of things. Please Explain…What is the Supply Chain Internet of Things.

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 17, 2025

Electric Charging Station Installs Soar in Q2 According to a report from Transport Topics this week, 703 high-speed, public charging stations opened in the US in the second quarter, the second-largest such infrastructure boom on record, according to Department of Energy data. kilowatt-hour (kWh) per mile. An y reaction to t hese stories?

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GlobalTranz

JULY 14, 2015

The Internet of Things (IoT) seems to be popping up in more conversations throughout the entire supply chain , and more businesses have turned towards IoT experts for guidance on how to take advantage of its benefits. The Internet radically changed how the world communicates. Automated Data Transfers.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

This growing movement of such hyperconnectivity is known as the Hyperconnected Era or often referred to now as “The Internet of Things.” The application of the Internet of Things (IoT) along with cloud-based GPS will make it possible to keep track of individual items and their conditions.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 16, 2015

With so much going on in the industry, I could have generated a list of 100 predictions or more, but I limited myself to just seven predictions this year, focused on trends that probably won’t grab the headlines elsewhere. The Rebirth of Transportation Marketplaces (UberCARGO, Cargomatic, and Freight Friend). and L Brands Inc.’s

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 23, 2017

The Center for Retail Compliance reports more companies are turning to enhanced operations to reduce transport costs and inefficiencies wherever possible, which include following: Better management systems to reduce overhead, collecting data and identifying unsustainable operations. The Internet of Things.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 8, 2016

Meanwhile, the overall capacity of shipments is climbing higher, reports Jeff Berman of Logistics Management, and the driver shortage is becoming more essential as full truckload shipments decrease. So, the conversation needs to turn toward another aspect of how 3PLs influence the state of the logistics and freight economy, digitization.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Freight Rates 2019-2021. Few planning systems update delivery based on actual dwell times; and despite the abundance of Internet of Things (IOT) data, there is no place to put streaming data signals into traditional planning systems. Truck drivers report that maintenance issues are a constant nightmare.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

According to PLS Logistics , global companies will install procurement managers in China for entire organizations by 2025. There was a time when buying a computer was considered a once-in-a-decade purchase, if not once-in-a-lifetime. Globalization Will Become More Important in Everyday Decisions.

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 13, 2017

Among millennials, consumers are willing to pay a premium up to 30-percent more for same-day delivery, reports McKinsey & Company , with an overwhelming majority willing to pay extra for guaranteed delivery, as shown below: Paired with the sudden spike in parcel delivery, last mile delivery will continue to grow 10-percent annually.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 22, 2018

Going back to the Industrial Internet of things (IIoT), the use of Internet-connected technology increases risk in manufacturing. billion in 2018 alone, reports Michael Kotelec of Manufacturing.net , and this will bring a strong, robust boost to efficiency and productivity in manufacturing.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 13, 2018

Customer service is more important than ever, and customers expect purchases to arrive at record speeds with free or low-cost shipping, says GlobeCon Freight Systems. As a result, e-commerce will have wide-ranging impacts on supply chain management. However, the power of B2C services and sales must not be overlooked.

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Freightos

APRIL 16, 2015

Faster service, great capacity usage and direct connectivity with freight companies means better access to service providers. Freight Marketplaces : Cargomatic is a prime example of the rebirth of freight marketplaces. Internet of Things : What is your forklift saying to you? ZDnet , @talk19 ]. The next step?

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

The application of data can help shippers gain control of shipping costs and make informed decisions, and the top freight data trends for 2019 exemplify how the use of a transportation management system (TMS) can further this cause. As omnichannel shopping becomes the standard for consumers, the use of freight data will excel.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

The supply chain technology stack comprises hundreds, if not thousands, of individual technologies, and considering the growth of the Internet of things (IoT), there really is no limit to how much these transformative supply chain technologies may expand within the next 12 months.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 12, 2015

We have written several posts on technology, which you can read in our technology blog category , have talked about the future of manufacturing , the future of transportation technology , and the Industrial Internet of things. Armed with industry knowledge, technology savvy, and purchasing power, customers control the sales cycle.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 18, 2016

The Internet of Things (IoT) Has been discussed at length in terms of how it impacts visibility and communication in the supply chain. Analytics Are Becoming a Fundamental Part the Distribution Technology Toolbag. New Connected Technologies Are the Focus of Shippers and Carriers. Robotics Are Aiding an Aging Workforce.

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 12, 2018

E-commerce is growing at a phenomenal rate and, powered by the top trends in e-commerce logistics, shippers have an amazing opportunity to increase profitability and reduce freight spend simultaneously. In addition, retailers around the globe struggle to stay competitive with the e-commerce behemoth, Amazon, reports Huemor.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 18, 2015

As we head into 2016, we are featuring our most read articles of 2015 in our five main categories: Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Logistics, Transportation Management, and Freight. No Purchase Orders were used. There was no inventory carrying costs or concern for inventory turns. We only paid for fasteners as we used them.

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