With business climates shifting across the country and across the globe, supply chains and their strategic partners exist in a constant state of flux—2025 will continue in the same vein, with some caveats to consider.

Enterprise-level manufacturers often struggle with their warehouse operations; when left unaddressed, the issues compound reducing productivity, wasting resources and increasing costs. National 3PL provider WSI took these issues to task by working directly with a Fortune 500 manufacturer and tailoring a contract warehouse labor management program to remove inefficiencies, transform operations, and positively impact their supply chains.

A successful supplier risk framework will only be successful if a well thought out strategy is supported by a governing body and aligned resources.

Trump has described himself as a master dealmaker. But the retreat from his Canada and Mexico duties had all the hallmarks of trade policy being shaped on the fly.

Several major retail companies have cautioned that tariffs will swiftly lead to higher prices for U.S. consumers. 

High grocery prices are squeezing lower-income consumers. 

Mexico continued to attempt to negotiate with the Trump administration right up to the deadline. Canada swore to introduce retaliatory tariffs.

The long-promised tariffs scheduled to take effect March 4 would easily be among the most sweeping of the Trump era, applying to roughly $1.5 trillion in annual imports.

Traceability is no longer just a regulatory requirement nor optional; it is a pathway to competitiveness, consumer trust and long-term resilience.

It’s a significant shift for a country that purchases almost as much in U.S. goods each year as the entire European Union.