Supply & Demand Chain Executive

Freight Market to Experience Sustained Rate Cycle Shift Across North America

Dry-van and flatbed rates will remain elevated through mid-2026, reefer capacity will tighten further ahead of produce season, and intermodal volumes will grow approximately 10% year-over-year.

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PwC Data Reveals Growing Gap Between AI Ambition and Execution

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC)

More than four-fifths of respondents say AI agents and automation will accelerate the breakdown of traditional functional silos. But only 27% have fully embedded an AI strategy.

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Retailers Lose Up to 5 Cents on Every Dollar to Demand Shifts

The industry has invested heavily in visibility, analytics, and AI, yet the time between identifying a problem and acting on it has barely improved.

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Manual CPG Operations Experience Delays, Recalls and Supply Chain Disruptions: Study

The biggest delay stages were logistics and freight (33%); manufacturing or production (32%); raw material sourcing (20%); and quality control and compliance (18%).

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Fleet Management

Fleets Running Older Equipment Experience Significant Financial Consequences

Fleet Advantage, LLC

As fuel prices rise, the cost gap between older, less efficient equipment and newer, more fuel-efficient trucks continues to widen.

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Material Handling Equipment

Raymond’s Stand-Up Counterbalanced Truck Features Integrated Intelligence

The Raymond Corporation

This stand-up counterbalanced truck offers a telematics-ready architecture that combines smart truck functionality, operator assist technologies and operational insights in the standard on-board display.

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Supply & Demand Chain Executive Video Library

Allstates WorldCargo's Kendra Tanner Details the Importance of Pushing Yourself to Take Opportunities: Women in Supply Chain Forum™ Award

Allstates WorldCargo

Kendra Tanner, president and CEO of Allstates WorldCargo, was named a recipient of the 2025 Women in Supply Chain Forum™ Award, in the Trailblazers category.

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Reverse Logistics

Achieving the Perfect Returns Logistics Approach

Finding the right balance between controlling expenses and maintaining a positive customer experience has become one of the fashion industry’s most critical challenges.

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ABB Robotics Launches High-Speed Cobots

PoWa enables manufacturers to automate heavier and faster processes, while maintaining the flexibility, ease of use and compact footprint of collaborative robotics.

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How Practical AI Powers Smarter Manufacturing Operations in 2026

Manufacturers do not need to overhaul their entire technology landscape to begin realizing AI’s benefits. Here's why.

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Carbon Footprint

G7 Firms Keeping Net-Zero Progress Alive: BSI Study

In total, 81% of G7 leaders are concerned about future costs and their business's resilience if it does not prepare for climate change.

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6 AI Traps CPOs Should Avoid While Driving Procurement Transformation

ProcureAbility, a Jabil company

To keep AI implementation on the right track, here are six traps to avoid in digital transformation.

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