In the past two decades, the cost of oil exceeded $100 per barrel in six different years, and there’s no reason to think that 2024 is safe from such a recurrence.

This white paper highlights the impact BANI is having on the supply chain and shows how logistics professionals can manage challenges that defy imagination.

The logistics industry has witnessed a profound shift in priorities over the past decade. The rules of the game have changed: A service portfolio focused solely on transport and logistics is no longer adequate to satisfy new climate regulations such as decarbonization and the circular economy.

Storms near the African coastline are playing havoc with the key route that vessels have been using to avoid attacks by Houthi militants in the Red Sea.

We haven’t stopped the importation of cotton produced in China with the use of forced labor.

Organizations are struggling to secure the labor, knowledge workers and leaders they need to thrive — and logistics and supply chain-focused businesses have been hit particularly hard.

Several USB sticks with malware have been found plugged into computers on freight vessels in Norway, Greece and the Netherlands dating back to January. 

The MV Ultra Galaxy beached at Brand se Baai northwest of Cape Town late July 10, the South African Maritime Safety Authority said on its website.

Heather Wheatley, vice president analyst with Gartner, explains how companies can balance considerations of resilience and cost to protect against disruption in their supply chains.

How can supply chain leaders implement a sense of predictability in an unpredictable market? By investing in talent and technology, such as artificial intelligence, that can support modern-day challenges.