The Supply Chainer

For professionals responsible for keeping cargo moving, the Strait of Hormuz has always been one of the world’s most sensitive maritime chokepoints. Over the past two weeks, it has also become one of the most operationally disruptive. The escalating U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran is now directly affecting commercial shipping in the Gulf. Iranian leadership has publicly threatened to keep the Strait of Hormuz closed, while the country’s Revolutionary Guards warned that vessel

A familiar pattern is emerging across enterprise supply chains. An AI pilot launches in freight audit, delivers impressive catch rates on duplicate invoices, and earns budget approval to scale. Six months later, the program stalls at departmental boundaries. The AI system handles routine cases cleanly, but the moment an exception requires straying from the norm, such as a rate adjustment from a prior carrier negotiation alongside an unusual accessorial charge, the work revert

The latest episode of the Resilient Supply Chain Podcast features host Tom Raftery in conversation with Nishith Rastogi, founder and CEO of Locus, on a topic increasingly central to supply chain performance: last-mile decision-making. The discussion focuses on how delivery complexity has outgrown traditional tools and why this matters not just for logistics teams, but for leaders responsible for resilience, cost, service, and sustainability. As delivery networks become more f

Supply chain automation and digital orchestration have reached a level of maturity that would have seemed unrealistic only a decade ago. AI systems now optimize routing, dynamically allocate assets across networks, and forecast disruptions before they occur. Yet despite these advances, two operational blind spots are increasingly drawing attention among supply chain leaders: execution in the logistics yard and continuity of energy in automated operations. Both issues highligh

Disruptions across key maritime corridors are pushing logistics operators and cargo owners in the Gulf to rethink traditional routing strategies. Congestion at major regional hubs, combined with broader geopolitical and shipping volatility, is accelerating the shift toward diversified port usage and multi-modal transport networks across the GCC. For decades, major UAE gateways such as Jebel Ali and Khalifa Port have served as the primary entry points for regional cargo. Howev

The past month delivered a focused set of confirmed supply chain leadership transitions across food manufacturing, container shipping, and consumer goods supply operations. Rather than sweeping overhauls at global logistics giants, the month reflected structural reinforcement in sectors where execution discipline, fleet modernization, and operational resilience remain paramount. Campbell’s Appoints Cassandra Green Chief Supply Chain Officer Campbell’s appointed Cassandra Gree

Updated: March 15, 07:52 The escalating disruption around the Strait of Hormuz is rapidly shifting from a geopolitical flashpoint to a structural supply chain event. While the waterway has not been formally sealed, carrier suspensions, tanker diversions, rising insurance premiums, and aviation interruptions are already reshaping trade flows across energy, chemicals, containerized goods, and time-sensitive air cargo. Roughly one-fifth of global petroleum and LNG moves throug

In the world of fast fashion, speed is everything—but accessories move even faster. With 65 stores across Israel and new items introduced at least twice a week, Israeli retail chain TOPTEN is pushing the limits of agility and efficiency. Behind the scenes, smart inventory technology is helping the company deliver fresh styles to customers while keeping stock lean. We sat down with Shay Haham, TOPTEN CEO, and Yogev Madmon, the chain’s logistics director, to learn how the brand

When it comes to global trade, “certainty” is largely a thing of the past. Today’s supply chain leaders are navigating a landscape defined by geopolitical tensions, shifting tariff policies and rapid technological transitions. For those who have spent decades in this industry, the pace of change we are seeing now would have been hard to imagine even ten years ago. Volatility has become part of the operating environment. In moments like this, regional hubs take on greater impo

The latest episode of the Resilient Supply Chain Podcast examines a persistent contradiction in modern operations: safety metrics may improve while serious injuries and fatalities remain stubbornly hard to reduce. Hosted by Tom Raftery, the episode features John Dony, CEO and co-founder of the What Works Institute, and Mike Swain, Technical Enablement Manager at Evotix. Together, they explore how traditional safety measurement can obscure rather than reveal real risk, particu

Warehouses are rapidly becoming one of the most important environments for the deployment of video management systems VMS and AI driven analytics. What was historically a passive layer of CCTV recording for loss prevention is now evolving into an operational intelligence platform that connects cameras, analytics engines and warehouse execution systems. Across logistics networks, distribution centers and fulfillment hubs, cameras are no longer installed simply to document inci

Large-scale military operations are rarely discussed in the language of supply chain management. Yet when viewed through a logistics lens, operations such as the recent Epic Fury  campaign illustrate one of the most complex supply chains on earth - a tightly synchronized network moving sensitive payloads across thousands of kilometers through air, sea, and land corridors under extreme time pressure. For supply chain professionals, the operation offers a striking case study in