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  • Consulting Firm: Vanishing Capacity Is What’s Really Causing Trucking Rate Recovery

    LTL/Truckload Services
    A LeadCoverage analysis of the 2026 freight market finds the recovery is driven by trucks leaving the road rather than by freight volumes rising.
  • The U.S. Blockade Is Forcing Iran’s Energy Tankers to Zig-Zag and U-Turn

    Global Gateways
    The U.S. restored a blockade against Iranian shipping on July 14, a step that all but halted Tehran’s crude exports when it was imposed previously.
  • China Slams U.K.’s Nationalization of British Steel

    Global Trade & Economics
    The decision threatens to strain the relationship between London and Beijing, just as Andy Burnham is set to become the prime minister on July 20.
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    A CARTOON OF A SCOWLING BUSINESS MAN HOLDING A LAPTOP SURROUNDED BY AI LOGOS

    Podcast | A New Project to Build AI ‘From Scratch’

    Artificial Intelligence
  • ORANGE, RED AND WHITE STRIPED RAIL CARS SIT ON A SERIES OF TRACKS

    Kenya Court Backs Import Levy to Fund China-Backed Rail Project

    Global Gateways
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    Drone Boat Startup to Open New Shipyard in Texas

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    Thailand, Argentina Lead Next Wave of Rising Manufacturing Hubs

    Global Supply Chain Management

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    Watch: What's Holding Back AI Initiatives?

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    Watch: How Is AI Actually Making a Difference?

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    Watch: How AI Is Transforming the Transportation Back Office

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    Watch: What’s Really Needed for Lights-Out Capability

    Artificial Intelligence
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    Watch: The Challenges of the Last-Mile Landscape

    Last Mile Delivery
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    Watch: Turning Disruption Into Opportunity

    Supply Chain Planning & Optimization

Feature Stories

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    SCB FEATURE

    How to Boost the Numbers of Tech-Savvy U.S. Manufacturing Workers

    Companies will need to take more ownership of workforce development through tailored training, upskilling and clearer pathways into technical roles, says the CEO of Orion Talent.

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    U.S. Electrical Manufacturers Want Fewer Tariffs, More Investment in Domestic Production

    U.S. electrical manufacturers are looking to get around heavy tariffs and geopolitical strife by taking action to promote domestic production.

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    SCB FEATURE

    Supply Chains Brace for Looming Threat of Super El Niño

    The warning signs are already clear enough that businesses should begin evaluating where their supply chains remain most exposed to climate risks.

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    SCB FEATURE

    Wharton: Why Shipper Transparency is Necessary to Prevent Forced Labor

    A study by Wharton examines why importers choose to hide their names in public shipping data, and suggests a reform of redaction rules.

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Think Tank

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    THINK TANK

    If Your Supply Chain Consists of Unlinked Apps, It’s Broken

    The companies building supply chain resilience now are creating modular layers above their core infrastructure.

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    THINK TANK

    How the Strait of Hormuz Closure Has Impacted Workplace Conditions

    The blockading of ship traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has disrupted the procurement and maintenance of manufacturers' local exhaust ventilation (LEV) systems.

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    THINK TANK

    The Real Go-Live of ERP Happens About Three Months In

    Before calling in a team with a methodology deck and go-live timeline, it's important to consider one thing: The answer is usually already in the building.

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    THINK TANK

    Port-to-Door Logistics: The Critical Link in Transpacific Supply Chains

    A “port-to-door” logistics strategy ensures that shippers engaged in transpacific trade have their freight move seamlessly through Southern California ports.

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Technology

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    Artificial Intelligence

    Skill Dynamics Launches AI Learning Tools for SC Professionals

    Three new AI-powered tools — Pulse, Expert and Coach — are designed to extend structured learning into daily professional practice.

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    Logistics
    CASE STUDY

    How eGourmet Solutions Scaled Up Cold Chain Fulfillment Through a Partnership With Techdinamics

    For eGourmet Solutions, selecting a technology provider was about more than purchasing software.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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Logistics

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    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.

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    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. 

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    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.

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    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.

  • Recycling circular economy manufacturing green istock firn 1363115810
    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

  • July 17, 2026
    Artificial Intelligence
    By Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain
    THE SUPPLYCHAINBRAIN PODCAST

    Podcast | A New Project to Build AI ‘From Scratch’

    What does it mean to “redesign AI from the ground up”? 

  • July 10, 2026
    Artificial Intelligence
    By Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain
    THE SUPPLYCHAINBRAIN PODCAST

    Podcast | How AI Is Reshaping Procurement: Hype or Reality?

    A 170-year-old manufacturer is on the cutting edge of AI.

  • 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?

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Videos

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    Watch: What's Holding Back AI Initiatives?

    Most companies have launched AI initiatives that have failed to move beyond the pilot stage. Nitin Jayakrishnan, chief executive officer of Freehand, explains why industry is stuck.

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    Watch: How Is AI Actually Making a Difference?

    AI today comes in the form of multiple levels. Lori Gipp, vice president of product with TransImpact, tells us where the technology is really making a difference.

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    Watch: How AI Is Transforming the Transportation Back Office

    After decades of spreadsheets and manual tasks, artificial intelligence is transforming the back office of transportation spend management.

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    Watch: What’s Really Needed for Lights-Out Capability

    You can't just buy your way to lights-out capability, says Al Mendoza, U.S. and Americas supply chain leader at EY. One must balance technology, data and process transformation.

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    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.

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    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. 

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    Future-Proofing Parts Distribution

    ON-DEMAND WEBINAR

    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.

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    Descartes AI Exchange: AI Agents for Fleet Performance Management

    ON-DEMAND WEBINAR

    What if your fleet operations could move from reacting to issues after they happen to improving performance in real time?

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Whitepapers

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    Why RFID Is Becoming a Strategic Advantage in Supply Chain and Logistics

    Supply chains are under increasing pressure to handle higher volumes, tighter delivery expectations, and more complex flows with fewer resources and less tolerance for error. This article explores five key trends shaping the shift from basic operational visibility to measurable business value.

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    Smarter, Faster Decisions: Bekaert Drives Agility with Advanced Scenario Planning

    How do you plan for a technology that doesn't exist yet, while keeping today's production lines running? That's the challenge Bekaert faced with its titanium fiber-based porous transport layers, a breakthrough component powering industrial-scale green hydrogen production

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    How Heineken Scaled Global S&OP Across 40+ Operating Companies with Sunstice

    Heineken operates one of the world's most complex brewing supply chains, producing more than 350 brands across 160 breweries and serving nearly 190 markets. At this scale, planning requires continuous alignment of demand forecasts, production capacity, and inventory flows across dozens of operating companies — a challenge compounded by the historical reliance on locally developed planning tools that varied from market to market.

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    Five Demand-Forecasting Mistakes Supply Chain Leaders Are Rethinking

    For years, supply chain organizations approached demand forecasting by looking backward, with historical sales trends, seasonal cycles and prior purchasing behavior forming the foundation for most planning decisions. But in an environment shaped by geopolitical instability, tariffs and volatile consumer demand, many organizations are realizing that the forecasting models of the past simply can’t keep up with the disruptions of today.

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Events

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    Gartner Supply Chain Planning Summit

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    TRANSLOG Connect Congress 2026

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    TFEST26: The Supply Chain Transformation Event For Senior Leaders

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    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.

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    The Supply Chain Case Study Showcase!

    Click here to submit your 2026 Case Study.

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    The 2026 Supply Chain Innovation Awards!

    Be recognized for your outstanding supply chain innovations!  Click here for the 2026 Guidelines!

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