1+ mon, 1+ day ago  (819+ words) The challenge is rarely identifying where costs are increasing. It is responding to those changes consistently across the full supplier base. Rising energy costs have forced companies to rethink pricing strategies and supplier negotiations. Amid a turbulent global economic landscape,…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago  (328+ words) Supply & Demand Chain Executive Locus Robotics Acquires Nexera Robotics, Expands Autonomous Mobile Manipulation Capabilities The integration of Nexera's proprietary Neura Grasp end-effector technology into the Locus Robotics physical AI platform significantly expands the company's autonomous mobile manipulation capabilities. Locus Robotics…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago  (180+ words) Temporary work is becoming more financially competitive overall, but new analysis from alt LINE shows that the trend does not apply evenly across all occupations, especially in some logistics, technical manufacturing, and heavy-machinery roles. In fact, tank car, truck, and…...

5+ day, 12+ hour ago  (719+ words) Supply & Demand Chain Executive TMEIC Launches Digital Gate Platform for Terminal Operations The platform is designed to support safety, security and risk management. TMEIC Corporation Americas, a group company of TMEIC Corporation (Japan), launched Pulse Mobile, a paperless and predictive…...

6+ day, 6+ hour ago  (349+ words) Accelerating AI adoption poses internal and external risks, with about half of organizations still lacking key elements of AI governance, such as an AI governing body/committee. " More than 60% of respondents expect corporate disputes to increase in 2026, as economic uncertainty,…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (625+ words) The Strait of Hormuz crisis is exposing a familiar but uncomfortable reality: geopolitics, energy, and supply chains are once again tightly linked. Fuel-driven industrial disruption is expected to shorten operating schedules across manufacturing hubs, including four-day workweeks and lower utilization…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (653+ words) Across industries, AI is fueling concern about jobs being redefined or replaced. In supply chain planning, that shift is no longer theoretical. As autonomous systems take on more routine decision making, the real challenge for leaders is not whether the…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (112+ words) Supply & Demand Chain Executive Analysis across the four major fronthaul trades showed that emissions differences between carriers operating identical routes were driven primarily by vessel deployment choices, cargo utilization, and port-pair combinations rather than speed alone. Fleet averages mask a…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1051+ words) Every few months another supply chain team adopts a new forecasting platform or adds more advanced machine learning capabilities into their organizations, under the assumption that there's a direct correlation between model sophistication and forecast accuracy. While the intention in…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (217+ words) Supply & Demand Chain Executive Octave Launches Saa S Quality Management System for Manufacturers This Saa S is purpose-built for manufacturers in automotive, aerospace, heavy equipment and other mission-critical industries. Octave launched the Octave Reliance (formerly ETQ Reliance) Advanced Manufacturing Package,…...