Getting closer to customers has become a major priority for manufacturers that are looking to reduce transportation costs and delivery times. Expectations for faster delivery have risen thanks to the “Amazon effect.” Add in disruptions from recent years — the pandemic, geopolitical instability, extreme weather, trade issues, labor unrest — and you have a mandate for the increasing realignment of supply chains, production and sourcing. 

S&P Global Mobility’s new whitepaper, Automotive Suppliers Outlook for 2025, reveals key takeaways and quotes from the executive interviews, offering insights into how each company plans to approach disruption in the years ahead.

Preparing your supply chain for the future under a new administrationIn a rapidly shifting global trade environment, this webinar provides vital insights into strengthening supply chain resilience amidst new challenges, particularly under the incoming presidential administration.

Supply chain planning is often viewed through the lens of efficiency and technology, but there’s an untold story—one that focuses on the transformative power of Integrated Business Planning (IBP).

Join us as we explore how AI technologies are redefining high-stakes decision-making to amplify human potential. Through a real-world example, you’ll see how AI transformed operations—streamlining workflows, optimizing decisions, from demand planning to constraint planning and all the way to revenue recognition.

Transportation providers can draw on a variety of insurance options to protect against the risk of exposure to liability for delays or damage to freight.

Between November and December, seven of nine retail categories tracked by the U.S. Census Bureau also saw year-over-year gains in total sales.

Download the 2025 GRI Guide today and take control of your shipping strategy for the year ahead. Don’t let the rising costs of parcel shipping derail your budget—gain the clarity and confidence to make proactive, informed decisions.

If the Covid-19 pandemic can be said to have had any positive impact, it would be in the technology advances to address longstanding performance challenges facing supply chains. Read on for a discussion of why a fully integrated, holistic supply chain is a future essential

You’ve acquired a new piece of technology for the supply chain. How do you make sure that you’re getting the most out of it?