Supply & Demand Chain Executive

Risk/Compliance

Global Manufacturers Ramp up Purchasing of Raw Materials

At the same time, supply pressures intensified.

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Descartes Unveils AI Agent Control Plane

Descartes Systems Group

The Agent Control Plane combines the operationally ready data and connectivity of the Descartes GLN with capabilities from Descartes solutions to help AI agents coordinate work across applications and trading partners.

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Risk/Compliance

ATA Carnets Explained: Mastering International Equipment Transport

Sometimes a customs hold does not mean a delivery arrives late. It means whatever that product is for does not happen.

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Risk/Compliance

SGS Acquires Prescient Security

Prescient Security focuses on information security, financial integrity, payment security, data protection and cybersecurity certification across the finance, healthcare, retail, technology and defense industries.

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Fleet Management

Freight Base Launches Trust-Based Marketplace for UK Road Freight

Freight forwarders and other organizations needing goods moved can post as many jobs as needed without a subscription or posting fee, then compare quotes from screened carriers before choosing who to book.

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Industrial Demand Outpaces Supply for Second Straight Quarter

Cushman & Wakefield

Warehouses built after 2020 accounted for approximately 202 million square feet of year-to-date net absorption as major occupiers continued to prioritize facilities capable of supporting automation, efficiency and evolving logistics requirements.

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Micro-Fulfillment

Supply Chain Activity Rebounds, Accounting for Strongest Reading in Over Three Years

Warehouse on Wheels

Warehouses reported themselves less full in August even as trailer deployment climbed.

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Electrification

Don’t Electrify Inefficiency: Start with Optimization, Not Procurement

The future of yard electrification is not about replacing diesel with batteries. It is about creating better-run operations.

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Procurement Software

Supply Chain Leaders Shift From Optimization to Optionality

84% of respondents say resilience and optionality have overtaken cost reduction as the primary drivers of supply chain strategy.

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Software Solutions

Tunley Environmental Launches Sustainability Intelligence Software

Tunley Environmental

VerdaMetric brings data, calculations, evidence, reporting activity and future planning together in one platform.

Software Solutions

Eclipse Advantage Acquires Ignite Industrial Professionals

Eclipse Advantage

The acquisition strengthens Eclipse Advantage's footprint in the Midwest.

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Procurement Software

Decision Velocity: The New Competitive Edge in Procurement

Decision velocity is an organizational goal, and it should be treated as such.

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