The report’s benchmark reading, the PMI, came in at 49.0 (a reading of 50 or higher indicates growth), up 0.5% from May’s 48.5 reading, which was off 0.2% from April’s 48.7 reading. The last four months of declines were preceded by gains, with January and February…
Tuesday, July 1, 2025 · Greg Schlegel, Jim de Vries, and J. Chris White
Disruptions in your supply chain can hurt your business, but not all disruptions are the same. Structural modeling offers an opportunity to evaluate the types and locations of possible disruptions, and determine the proper approach to mitigate the risks.
Friday, June 27, 2025 · Jonathan Hughes, Ashley Hetrick, and Phil Liu
Insights from 600-plus companies across 15 years of research have identified ways procurement and supply chain leaders can drive greater value through strategic sourcing and collaborative negotiations.
Supply Chain Management Review spoke with Lou Longo, partner and leader of Plante Moran’s international consulting practice, on how to safeguard margins in a high-tariff economy in this 6 Questions With … feature.
The semiconductor supply chain is among the most complex in the world. But complexity is not an excuse for inertia — it’s a call to action. The future belongs to companies that can see beyond their own nodes in the chain, that prioritize partnerships over protectionism,…
The reality of tariffs is more visible when making a big purchase, such as a car, where a 25% tariff can add $10,000 or more to the price to the vehicle, writes Rosemary Coates.
Uber Freight CTO Val Marchevsky will offer the 3PL and Logistics Keynote address at the upcoming NextGen Supply Chain Conference. Executives from C.H. Robinson, GEODIS Americas, Kenco and RXO will also present.
Monday, June 9, 2025 · University of Tennessee Global Supply Chain Institute
Within the world of supply chain management, your competitive advantage might have been making the lowest-cost product at the fastest possible speed. Today’s ability to achieve competitive advantage depends on end-to-end upstream visibility and the ability to secure critical…
The traditional negotiation playbook in procurement hasn’t aged well. We’ve all seen the script: invite multiple bids, negotiate hard on price, and lock in the lowest cost. In calm markets, that might work. But in recent years many supply chains have found themselves exposed.
The May Services PMI, at 49.9 (a reading of 50 or higher signals growth), fell 1.7% from April’s 51.6 reading. Prior to May, the Services PMI had seen growth in 56 of the previous 59 months, going back to the initial recovery from the pandemic in June 2020.
The global shipping industry has accepted an astonishing inefficiency for far too long: it still relies on paper to move trillions of dollars in goods. Bills of lading—essential trade documents—are printed, couriered, signed, and scanned across borders, often taking up to…
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