The Supply Chainer

The methods used to steal freight are changing rapidly. Instead of creating fake carrier identities or relying on traditional cargo theft, organized criminal groups are increasingly exploiting trusted communication channels - compromised email accounts, spoofed phone numbers, account takeovers and digital impersonation - to divert shipments before they ever leave the dock. The result is a shift in how freight crime is executed, with attacks increasingly targeting the communic

European metal importers are confronting a structural compliance problem as the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism enters its second transitional year. The regulation requires importers to collect verified production emissions data from ...

Artificial intelligence is advancing rapidly, but its biggest limitation in supply chains may have little to do with the sophistication of the models themselves. In the latest episode of the Resilient Supply Chain Podcast, host Tom Raftery speaks with Doron Hazan, Director of Data Product and Artificial Intelligence at Wiliot, about why AI can only make good operational decisions when it has reliable awareness of the physical world around it. The discussion explores the role

Warehouse electrification is accelerating as operators seek to reduce operating costs, improve equipment uptime, and meet sustainability goals. But for many organizations, replacing internal combustion forklifts with electric alternatives has proven to be far more complex than swapping one vehicle for another. The transition increasingly requires coordinated decisions across facilities, energy infrastructure, finance, operations, and maintenance. Organizations that approach e

New US tariff measures are forcing exporters to make high-stakes supply chain decisions faster than ever before. While tariffs affect every importer facing the same policy, the real competitive advantage is increasingly determined by how quickly companies can understand the financial impact on shipments already moving through their networks and respond before costs become unavoidable. The challenge is shifting from predicting policy to accelerating decision-making. As geopoli

A planner opens the production schedule Monday morning. The forecast changed over the weekend. Half the week's orders now require expediting. Supplier lead times stretched. The MRP system recalculated overnight and pushed three new purchase...

Chinese autonomous mobile robots from Geek+ are reshaping warehouse operations for major UK retailers including Tesco, Asda and Next. More than 2,000 of these robots operate across 10 sites through partner MotionTech, lifting and transporting entire storage shelves to workers. The BBC reported on the trend after visiting Geek+’s factory in Hefei, China, where the machines are assembled and tested before export. Unlike fixed conveyor systems, the robots need only floor QR code

A warehouse operator committing to AutoStore cube storage faces a decision that extends far beyond choosing hardware. The technical connection between automated cube arrays and warehouse management software determines whether orders flow pr...

A freight broker's carrier selection process may have been reasonable when the load was tendered three years ago, but without a contemporaneous record showing exactly what was reviewed, who made the decision, and how exceptions were handled...

Several supply chain technology providers announced new developments over the past week, underscoring continued investment in artificial intelligence, warehouse automation and procurement digitisation despite broader economic uncertainty. Sereact Expands AI Robotics Deployment with Arvato Warehouse robotics developer Sereact announced it has expanded its deployment with logistics provider Arvato across facilities in Europe and the United States. The rollout now includes six A

A missed rate quote. A delayed customs clearance. A shipment rerouted without client notification. These operational failures increasingly trace back to a common source: freight forwarders lack the internal expertise to deploy AI tools that...

# Logistics Platforms Ease Carrier Diversification for 3PLs A logistics manager at a growing third-party logistics provider opens a spreadsheet tracking carrier contracts across six national and regional partners. Each relationship required...