As organizations grapple with ongoing economic uncertainty, many supply chain planning leaders will face organizational resource constraints and competing business priorities. Here are three trends that are impacting their work.
Registration for speaking opportunities at the 2025 NextGen Supply Chain Conference is now open. This year’s conference will focus on 4 key industries: 3PL, CPG, life sciences and food & beverage.
For the defense industrial base, CMMC 2.0 compliance isn’t merely a regulatory hurdle—it’s a business imperative that requires a fundamental shift in how organizations approach supply chain security.
Registration for speaking opportunities at the 2025 NextGen Supply Chain Conference is now open. This year’s conference will focus on 4 key industries: 3PL, CPG, life sciences and food & beverage. Ideal speakers are C-suite or senior executives who can speak to…
The NextGen Supply Chain Conference is heading to Nashville in October, with a focus on 4 key industries: 3PL/logistics, consumer packaged goods, food and beverage, and life sciences.
The March Services PMI, at 50.8 (a reading of 50 or higher signals growth) fell 2.7% compared to February, growing, at a slower rate, for the ninth consecutive month, and for the 55th time in the last 58 months, going back to the initial recovery from the pandemic in June 2020.
As expected, President Trump on Wednesday signed an Executive Order implementing reciprocal tariffs on nations around the world. Reaction has been swift from both industry and nations.
The report’s benchmark reading, the PMI, came in at 49 (a reading of 50 or higher indicates growth), down 1.3% from February’s 50.3 reading. January’s PMI, at 50.9, represented the first growth month, after a 26-month run of contraction.
The February Services PMI, at 54.4 (a reading of 50 or higher signals growth) was up 0.7% compared to January, growing, at a faster rate, for the eighth consecutive month, and for the 54th time in the last 57 months, going back to the initial recovery from the pandemic in…
We talk often about what a visitor from another planet would think if they landed on Earth? Well, the same applies if you open my inbox. Two out of every three messages these days centers on artificial intelligence or the impact of tariffs on supply chains. If you didn’t…
Tuesday, February 18, 2025 · Dr. Zahra Shirgholami and Dr. Rosanna Cole
For policymakers and business leaders, the message is clear: the time for half-measures and voluntary codes of conduct is over. We need bold, decisive action to eliminate labor exploitation from global supply chains once and for all.
A White House spokesperson said President Donald Trump has approved tariffs of 25% on Canada and Mexico and 10% on China as of Feb. 1. It is unclear if there will be any exceptions.
This year’s Supply Chain Outlook Virtual Summit gives attendees the strategies, technologies, and automation tools required for ongoing success in modern logistics, transportation, and supply chain management environments.
It will always be prudent to reduce the use of carbon-based energy sources by making supply chains as energy-efficient as possible, but fossil fuels remain critical in 2025.
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