Manufacturers are racing to invest in artificial intelligence, ERP upgrades, business intelligence, advanced planning, and supply chain visibility. Yet…
By Lisa Anderson, Founder of LMA Consulting Group · Inventory · Sep 14, 2026 · 3 min readTaiwan’s Maritime and Port Bureau told The Supply Chainer: “The penalties targeted the operators’ agreement to coordinate fee collection, while individual…
By Evan Porter · Shipping · Sep 10, 2026
Regional distributors can absorb rising order volumes for only so long before manual warehouse processes begin to break down. The first signs are often…
By Hannah Kohr · Warehouse · Sep 9, 2026
Motor carriers face a coordination crunch as the 2026 sunset of legacy cellular bands forces physical telematics upgrades across distributed fleets, and…
By Sophia Hernandez · Fleets · Sep 9, 2026
AI engines like ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude and Grok can deliver polished answers within seconds. But their advice is often too generic for real operational…
By Hannah Kohr · Automation · Sep 9, 2026
Warehouse operators face compounding risk from cyber incidents that exploit integration points between enterprise IT systems and operational technology…
By Sophia Hernandez · Security · Sep 9, 2026
When a driver arrives at a distribution center with forged credentials and a cloned carrier profile, the loading dock becomes the breach point. North…
By Sophia Hernandez · Security & Cargo Theft · Sep 9, 2026
A trailer leaves the dock with legitimate paperwork, verified carrier credentials, and a driver who checked all the right boxes. Hours later, when the…
By Sophia Hernandez · Security & Cargo Theft · Sep 9, 2026
U.S. intermodal operators are heading into the 2026 peak season facing a capacity constraint that has little to do with containers or chassis - and…
By Sophia Hernandez · Freight · Sep 8, 2026
When a warehouse management system goes offline, the physical operation stops almost immediately. Conveyors freeze. Scanners fail to register incoming…
By Sophia Hernandez · Cyber · Sep 7, 2026
A missed rate quote. A delayed customs clearance. A shipment rerouted without client notification. These operational failures increasingly trace back to a…
By Alex Badmington · Automation · Sep 7, 2026
In 1968, the ecologist Garret Hardin wrote a paper on the “tragedy of the commons,” in which individuals acting in their own self-interest deplete a…
By Dr. Yossi Sheffi, MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics · Robotics · Sep 7, 2026
The pressure on Gulf supply chains no longer runs only through a blocked port or an emergency surcharge on a box. It now runs through sanctions lists. On…
By Aanchal Ghatak · Shipping · Sep 5, 2026
A demand forecast shifts overnight. A supplier confirms late delivery. Inventory positioning suddenly misaligns with production schedules across three…
By Charles Weber · Freight · Sep 5, 2026
A cyberattack on CEVA Logistics disrupted operations at eight European warehouses and exposed customer delivery information, forcing some facilities to…
By Sophia Hernandez · Security · Sep 4, 2026
CEVA Logistics, Anheuser-Busch and Mumbai Port Authority have all appeared in reports over the past two weeks concerning critical operational breakdowns.…
By Sophia Hernandez · Warehouse · Sep 4, 2026
A shipping container ship can be rerouted around a blocked strait. A truck that can't get through a congested port gate is a harder problem to solve. That…
By Charles Weber · Ports · Sep 3, 2026
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