Logistics companies and retailers are relying on technology to make new hires faster, as well as using gig workers and flexible scheduling to bring on workers as needed,” the ...

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Last week, I took a long overdue look at the supply chain analyst community, centered to start around what may have been the peak of the analyst world in the early 2000s, with by my count at least 10 ...

As electric vehicles become more integrated into the nation’s transportation system, the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) is helping industry tackle the practical questions that come with ...

I SM also says that the overall economy continued in expansion for the 24th consecutive month. The PMI itself tracks closely but not exactly with the overall US economy. A Manufac ...

It is well understood that people fall back on familiar behaviors, especially during periods of uncertainty and change. And that habit is creating a major obstacle for supply chain leaders trying to ...

First Sipes notes that many industrial automation markets slowed in 2024 and 2025 as geopolitical uncertainty delayed investment. She adds that project delays weakened demand for ...

Gartner has really been pushing the concept of supply chain autonomy in 2026, arguably kicking things off at its annual Supply Chain Symposium in May, where it was the subject of the conference ...

Analyst firm ARC Advisory Group is out with its latest report on Warehouse Management Systems (WMS). While there is a fee for that usually excellent report, there are some interesting comments from ...

Treat autonomy as a per-use-case decision rather than scaling every use case to the same level at once. Some processes are ready for AI to act autonomously within guardrails; others should stay at ...

This year has brought soaring oil and diesel costs, to over $100 per barrel and more than $6.00 per gallon, respectively, putting pressure on the economy, transportation costs and the price of nearly ...