Few issues in supply-chain management are more polarizing than that of environmental sustainability.

The last two decades have brought an impressive parade of new technologies, and smart companies have made the most of them to boost supply chain efficiencies.

There’s a lot of money and attention going toward blockchain as a potential foundation for supply chains.

China said it doesn’t fear a trade war with the U.S. and announced plans for reciprocal tariffs on $3bn of imports from the U.S. in the first response to President Donald Trump’s ordering of levies on Chinese metal exports.

Foremost in the minds of every supply-chain planner are those key words: What if?

It’s the kind of bad news best served with a stiff drink: the price of standard supermarket wines such as prosecco and pinot grigio could rise by up to 30 percent this year as the impact of 2017’s disastrous harvest is felt on the high street.