China Imposes Export Controls Against 40 Japanese Firms
Global Supply Chain Management
A spokesperson for the Japanese government labeled China's new export controls as "unacceptable and extremely regrettable."
EU Joins 'Pax Silica' AI Supply Chain Initiative
Artificial Intelligence
The commission signed onto the declaration on June 25, weeks after it adopted sweeping legislation to strengthen Europe's supply of semiconductors and AI technology.
Ship Traffic Through Strait of Hormuz Dwindles Again
Global Gateways
Iran continues to assert that the only route is its corridor and that all vessels require its permission, regardless of any agreements.

Featured Videos

Feature Stories

SCB FEATURE
AI Can Manage Medical Logistics — to a Point
Can artificial intelligence be trusted to manage logistics for an industry in which mistakes could be a matter of life or death?
SCB FEATURE
Tariffs Raise Prices, Plain and Simple
CEO of toy manufacturer that brought the SCOTUS case that struck down Trump’s “reciprocal” IEEPA tariffs says there’s no way to defray tariffs costs other than by raising prices.
SCB FEATURE
When AI Gets It Wrong — And Is Sure That It’s Right
The problem with so much generative artificial intelligence today goes beyond just giving wrong answers. It’s when the errant AI model is certain that it’s right.
SCB FEATURE
The Issues Already Shaping 2028's West Coast Port Labor Talks
ILWU President Bobby Olvera Jr. argued that the decisions made by waterfront employers will determine whether the parties enter bargaining with momentum or mistrust.

Think Tank

THINK TANK
Procurement Managers Won’t Be Replaced by AI — But by People Who Use AI
Instead of being feared as a replacement for procurement professionals, AI should be seen as a potent assistance.
THINK TANK
Best Practices for Using AI in Supply Chain Planning
Artificial intelligence presents an opportunity to redefine planning and bridge the gap in decision-making.
How Quantum Computing Could Transform Industrial Operations
Thanks to AI, quantum computing in industrial organizations is closer than you might think.
THINK TANK
The Visibility Gap Inside Smart Warehouses
A typical unplanned stoppage can cost between $12,000 and $24,000 when accounting for labor stand-down, recovery time and lost throughput.

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Technology

Technology
SPECIAL REPORT
Five Demand-Forecasting Mistakes Supply Chain Leaders Are Rethinking
Integrated forecasting and supply chain planning platforms can close the gap between forecasting and execution by connecting forecasting data directly to inventory optimization and replenishment processes.
Technology
AstraZeneca and OMP Case Study
How AstraZeneca Built Constraint-Based Planning With OMP
AstraZeneca selected supply chain planning software provider OMP to help redefine the biopharmaceutical giant's global planning capabilities.
Technology
SPECIAL REPORT
Five Costly WMS Selection Mistakes Warehouse Leaders Keep Making
Warehouse leaders should process-map current operations, identify pain points and understand where manual workarounds already exist before beginning the selection process.
Technology
NEW PRODUCT
Beroe and Kearney Launch MAX Procurement Platform
The platform was developed with input from a council of 13 global procurement organizations representing some of the world's most complex supply chains.
Technology
ENVIRONMENTAL
How Better Data, Connected Planning, and AI Are Reshaping Food Waste
Companies that have invested in this kind of granular planning are seeing substantial decreases in spoilage across perishable categories, and the environmental impact is direct.

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Logistics

Warehousing
SOCIAL
Eliminating the Firefighting Overload in Labor Management with AI
Warehouse worker turnover has emerged as a critical threat to business continuity, consistently exceeding the national average for other professional sectors.
Business Strategy Alignment
SOCIAL
Tracing Social Impacts Across Company Supply Chains
A wave of new rules is forcing companies to know where their products come from and what happens to these products as they make their way through the supply chain.
Business Strategy Alignment
SOCIAL
Five Governance Actions for Managing Animal Welfare Risk in Supply Chains
Organizations that treat animal welfare as a supply chain risk issue take a different approach.
Business Strategy Alignment
ENVIRONMENTAL
The Hidden Challenge of Sustainability: Supply Chains and Data
Sustainability depends on decisions made by dozens, or even hundreds, of organizations across a supply chain.
Business Strategy Alignment
ENVIRONMENTAL
Achieving Circularity: Turning Waste Into Solid Profit
For C-suite executives, resource efficiency, circularity and clean technology investment all now rank ahead of greenhouse gas reduction.

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Podcasts

June 26, 2026
Business Strategy Alignment
By Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain
THE SUPPLYCHAINBRAIN PODCAST
Podcast | 15 Years of ‘Vested’: Crafting Effective Relationships With Supply Chain Partners
The “vested” model for creating successful supply chain relationships is more than 15 years old. How’s it holding up?
June 12, 2026
Supply Chain Finance & Revenue Management
By Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain
THE SUPPLYCHAINBRAIN PODCAST
Podcast | The Tariff Conundrum for Supply Chains: Pass Along, or Absorb?
When tariffs are slapped on supply chains, who pays the tab?
June 5, 2026
Artificial Intelligence
By Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain
THE SUPPLYCHAINBRAIN PODCAST
Podcast | A ‘Genetic’ Algorithm for Warehouse Network Inventory Strategy
A new platform draws on the principles of genetics to supercharge inventory decisions across warehouse networks.
May 29, 2026
Global Supply Chain Management
By Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain
THE SUPPLYCHAINBRAIN PODCAST
Podcast | Renegotiating USMCA: A Preview
What’s going to happen to the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement?

Videos

Watch: The Future of AI in Transportation, Warehousing and Logistics
What's really happening with artificial intelligence in transportation, warehousing and logistics? Jim Lee, principal with the ZS consultancy, helps us to separate hype from reality.
Watch: How Fashion Brands Are Navigating Environmental Taxes and Regs in Key Markets
Alenka Turnsek, tax sustainability leader with EY, lays out the challenges that fashion supply chains face in coping with overlapping regulations and tax policies in global markets.
Watch: Making Better Decisions in Supply-Chain Planning
Jeff Metersky, senior VP of strategy and innovation at GAINS, cuts through the hyperbole and talks realistically about the benefits of agentic AI and improved supply chain planning.
Watch: A Roadmap for the AI Journey
Matt Hoffman, vice president of product and industry solutions with John Galt Solutions, offers advice on how companies can drive their AI journey.

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Webinars

The $10 Million Problem Hiding in your Warehouse: Inventory Inaccuracy and Mispicks
Tuesday, July 21st
Join Kardex and AutoStore for this thought-provoking webinar exploring the hidden operational and financial costs of inventory inaccuracies, where fulfillment failures are actually occurring inside modern warehouse environments, and how AI-assisted validation, intelligent workflows, and goods-to-person automation are changing the economics of accuracy.
The End of Planner Heroics: How AI and Decision Engineering Are Reshaping Supply Chain Planning
Tuesday, July 21st
In this webinar, Knut Alicke and Jeff Metersky will discuss how AI, machine learning, and decision engineering can help planners work faster, focus on higher-value exceptions, and make more consistent decisions under pressure.
Future-Proofing Parts Distribution
Thursday, July 9th
Learn how scalable robotics and adaptive fulfillment strategies can help operations respond faster to unpredictable demand, maximize storage and throughput, improve workforce engagement, and avoid costly automation mistakes.
From Nursery to Network - Orchestrating Agility with Julia Bedanova
ON-DEMAND WEBINAR
In this episode of Let’s Wine About Supply Chain, we pour a glass and dive deep into the career of Julia Bedanova, the Chief Operating Officer at Million Dollar Baby Co.

Whitepapers

Transforming Your Supply Chain From Cost Center to Growth Driver
Modern leaders need data-driven insights to make confident, real-time decisions that shield margins, enhance supply chain operations, and enrich customer experiences. As executives face a deluge of data points, this isn’t always straightforward. Global supply chain organizations face additional uncertainty — ranging from shifting environmental conditions to geopolitical disruption.
Top 10 Procurement Trends in 2026
Procurement’s influence within the enterprise has expanded significantly over the past few years. The more important question now is how that influence translates into measurable outcomes.
The State of Warehouse Management and Fulfillment in 2026
With AI and automation evolving rapidly, warehouses are undergoing a major shift in how they operate and manage complexity. As intelligent tools become easier to adopt and automation becomes essential, top performers are pushing beyond small efficiency boosts. T
Freight Audit and Payment: The Critical Anchor in a Hurricane of Supply Chain Disruption
Most teams are making critical decisions with incomplete information. Not because they lack data, but because they can’t use it fast enough. Decisions are happening in motion, without a steady state. This report shows how Freight Audit and Payment (FAP) is becoming a layer for decision intelligence and financial control when it matters most.

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Events

Partner Awards

100 Great Supply Chain Partners!
SupplyChainBrain will once again feature its annual list of 100 Great Supply Chain Partners in the August 2026 issue. Click here to nominate any of your partners.
The Supply Chain Case Study Showcase!
Click here to submit your 2026 Case Study.
The 2026 Supply Chain Innovation Awards!
Be recognized for your outstanding supply chain innovations! Click here for the 2026 Guidelines!

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