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Regulations
Tariffs Threaten to Cancel Halloween and Cripple Christmas
Costumes that used to retail for $19.99 will jump to $39.99. Even simple masks, once priced at $4.99, could now cost $9.99, or more.
Sourcing Solutions
Pros to Know: Exiger's Brandon Daniels Talks Offering Proprietary Technologies to Charity Leaders
Regulations
U.S. Tariffs Prompt Economic Slowdown: Everstream Analytics Data
Pest Management
Maintaining Warehouse Safety Through Proactive Pest Management
Software Solutions
Supply Chain Visibility Helps Companies Pivot in Rapidly Changing Environment
Regulations
Impacts of U.S.-China Trade War
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Reverse Logistics
A Reflection on Peak Returns Season
As the industry moves into 2025, businesses must refine their reverse logistics strategies to balance customer experience, fraud prevention, and environmental responsibility, ensuring a more efficient and sustainable future for returns management.
Automation
State of Warehousing: Most Agile Warehouses Will be Most Successful
The current and future state of warehousing encompasses the impact of AI and automation, taking consideration of cybersecurity risks, balancing human and tech-driven solutions, and adopting sustainable practices.
Procurement Software
Pros to Know Award: Supply Chain Leaders Over-Deliver in All Facets of Logistics
Every year, Supply & Demand Chain Executive's Pros to Know award celebrates the true supply chain professionals to know. Let's meet the winners.
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Trucking
Progressive Insurance Announces New Cargo Plus Coverage for For-Hire Truckers
Motor Truck Cargo coverage offers protection in the event a trucker is legally liable for damage to covered property while in the trucker’s exclusive physical custody and control.
AI/AR
Why AI is Critical in Transitioning from Monitoring to Mitigating Risk
As AI technology continues to evolve, integrating this technology into supply chain risk management is vital for businesses taking a proactive approach to protecting their supply chains’ health.
Reverse Logistics
A Reflection on Peak Returns Season
As the industry moves into 2025, businesses must refine their reverse logistics strategies to balance customer experience, fraud prevention, and environmental responsibility, ensuring a more efficient and sustainable future for returns management.
AI/AR
AI's Impact During Times of Extreme Weather
To achieve resilience goals, organizations can partner with supply chain leaders to integrate AI-powered solutions that enhance predictive analytics, digital twin simulations, and end-to-end logistics optimization.
Carbon Footprint
How to Overcome Today’s ESG Supply Chain Challenges
How can businesses navigate today's ESG challenges? The answer lies in leveraging supply chain management expertise and innovation.
Regulations
Equipment Sale Leaseback: Understanding IRS vs. FASB Considerations
When it comes to IRS tax considerations or Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) considerations for an equipment sale leaseback, here are several key points to keep in mind.
Manufacturing
44% of U.S. Businesses Plan to Pass Tariff Costs to Customers
Nearly 90% of business leaders report macroeconomic factors have impacted their pricing levels over the past 12 months, with 44% describing the impact as “significant” or “severe.”
Rail & Intermodal
U.S. Import and Export Volumes to Experience Cliff Event Similar to COVID-19 Response
Throughout May and possibly into June, import and export volumes should see a cliff event similar to the impacts felt during the immediate COVID response.
Sourcing Solutions
Emerging Regions May Offer Opportunities for Global Trade: QIMA Study
For the first time since the pandemic, China’s relative share in the sourcing portfolios of Western buyers has diminished. This suggests that North American and European supply chains are intensifying efforts to reduce dependency on China.
Trucking
Highway Platform to Deliver Load-Level Protection, End-to-End Compliance for Freight Brokers
Load Lock+ and Exclusion Intel are designed to deliver load-level protection, real-time tracking, and end-to-end compliance for freight brokers.
Financial Management Software
Pros to Know: EY Consulting's Sheri Hinish Details Why Sustainability Matters to Supply Chain Transformations
We talked exclusively with Hinish about the importance of sustainability and championing transformative strategies.
Regulations
Global Business Optimism Continues to Decline: Dun & Bradstreet
While financial confidence dropped 8.6% amid challenging business conditions, optimism levels for supply chain continuity were flat.
Manufacturing
North American Manufacturers Report Sharp Pullback Amid Tariff War: GEP Study
Overall, manufacturers’ stockpiling was the lowest in nine years, highlighting caution among procurement leaders worldwide about future demand.
Carbon Footprint
The Business Case for Sustainability Despite Global Uncertainty
An efficient, safe and resilient supply chain is a sustainable supply chain. The measurements and vernacular may be different, but the outcomes are the same.
Risk/Compliance
Ransomware Reaches Historic High in Q1
Manufacturing was the top industry hit by ransomware in Q1.
Regulations
Supply Chain Index Declines as Tariffs Hit Economy
March’s decline was due to contractions in inventory costs, warehousing prices and transportation prices.
Regulations
CEO Confidence Plummets Amid Tariffs Mandates: Study
The Index plummeted a historic 22 points from the previous quarter, from 100.8 to 78.5. This sharp decline is primarily driven by growing concerns over tariffs and heightened inflation.
Consulting
Sedex Launches Sustainability Consulting Solutions to Accelerate ESG Progress
The new services comprise six ready-to-deploy solutions tailored to different corporate sustainability objectives, at set costs to offer a combination of specialist support and budget certainty.
Fleet Management
Tariffs, Economic Uncertainty Delay Freight Market Recovery: Study
Data shows truckload pricing staying at depressed levels after a small uptick in Q1.
Ocean Ports & Carriers
Pros to Know: 3P Logistics’ Ilya Goncharov Talks Customized Screening Tools for Cargo Freight
We talked exclusively with Groncharov about what it takes to deliver oversized process equipment and why there’s a need for AI sanctions customized screening tools.
Expert Columns
Why Advanced Weather Modeling Must Be Part of Overall TMS Outlook
In an era where climate volatility is the new normal, leveraging predictive climate models, hyperlocal forecasts, and decision-support tools is not just a competitive advantage—it’s a necessity.
Ocean Ports & Carriers
How American Sanctions May Affect Global Shipping Industry
Supply chain experts expect to see frontloading like we have never seen before in 2025. Here's why.
Regulations
What’s Next for Tariffs Under the Trump Administration
While the news is quickly developing regarding tariffs, it is important to understand potential legal challenges and practical implications of these tariffs.
Procurement Software
Zip Unveils Risk Orchestration Tools
Zip for Risk Orchestration enables global enterprises to streamline supplier risk assessments, financial verification, and regulatory compliance to mitigate risks.
Ocean Ports & Carriers
Dimerco: Freight Markets Face New Tariff Realities
As supply chains continue shifting away from China, Southeast Asia is absorbing more manufacturing activity, increasing intra-Asia trade flows.
Sourcing Solutions
Pros to Know: ALOM's Brandon Hulse Talks Hazmat Compliance Programs
We talked exclusively with Hulse about the importance of negotiated contracts, what it takes to implement a Hazmat certification and compliance program and why gathering freight data is crucial to the future of supply chains.
Regulations
U.S. Reciprocal Tariffs Propel Mexico as New Global Manufacturing and Trade Hub
The new U.S. tariffs will significantly impact trade flows, particularly affecting nations with high tariffs on American goods, including China, India, the European Union, and Southeast Asian countries.
Sourcing Solutions
Pros to Know: RapidRatings' James Gellert Talks Drivers of Stress and Distress in Middle Market
We talked exclusively with Gellert about rating private companies for clients, the drivers of stress and distress in middle market and why young professionals shouldn't assume everything's been done already.
AI/AR
5 Ways AI Can Bolster Safety Strategies Along the Supply Chain
The safety risks for workers are ever-present. By using AI to augment human coverage and boost efficiency, we can achieve safer supply chains where no individuals are harmed, and no product is stolen.
Supply Chain Visibility
Research Underscores Need for Agile and Proactive Supply Chains
The report suggests that global supply chains have entered a phase of accelerated disruption that challenges traditional operations.
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