For all the talk of the need for collaboration between manufacturers and their suppliers, there are situations when their best interests come into direct conflict. 

So you’ve locked in your supply chain plan and network design? Good luck with that. In today’s global supply chains, unpredictability has become — well, predictable.

A survey from the Food Industry Association found that 70% of retailers said supply chain disruptions are negatively impacting their business, up from 42% the year before.

Almost three quarters of the world’s current food production will face extreme risks from heat stress by 2045, according to a report by risk intelligence company Verisk Maplecroft.

The European Union’s ban on Russian fuel imports is likely to actually increase the world’s need for oil tankers, according to vessel owner Torm A/S.

The business behind Sharpie markers, Yankee Candle and other consumer products cut its sales outlook for the coming months, highlighting how big disruptions in supply and demand over the past two years are continuing to ripple through supply chains.

Numerous factors are responsible for congestion in the retail supply chain. Mike Curtin, senior vice president of apparel and soft goods with Logility, explains what companies are doing to overcome those hurdles.

Supply-chain snarls are persisting, with more than 2% of all global shipping capacity at a standstill outside Germany’s North Sea ports.

Dockworkers at the U.K.'s busiest container port say more industrial action could follow, as an eight-day strike ends with no agreement.

To satisfy demand and start alleviating challenges, retailers need a comprehensive last-mile strategy to make the holiday shopping season easier.