The Supply Chainer

A procurement lead learns from a news alert that a shared software supplier has been compromised. The vendor is not answering. The contract file shows a security assessment signed off eleven months ago. Nobody in the building can say whether the company is exposed, and nobody can say it is not. That gap between an incident and the moment a downstream buyer understands its own position is where most third-party risk programs quietly fail. The recent Klue breach has put the pro

Warehouse operators are surrounded by data. Every movement, order and inventory transaction is recorded somewhere across warehouse management systems, labor platforms, and automation equipment. Yet one question continues to surface inside distribution centers: can we be certain the system reflects what is happening on the warehouse floor right now? That uncertainty shows up in everyday situations. Inventory appears available but cannot be found, a location marked as full is o

Supply chain leaders have invested heavily in warehouse automation, transportation management systems and control towers over the past decade. Yet many organizations continue to struggle with costly disruptions that originate outside the traditional warehouse environment. According to the MHI annual industry report, visibility and real-time operational data remain among the top priorities for supply chain executives despite years of technology investment. The findings suggest

Organizations struggling to translate procurement visibility into operational outcomes face a problem that has little to do with access to information. The core challenge is volume, fragmentation, and the inability to convert intelligence i...

# 3PLs Sequence Robotics Under Client-Mix Volatility as 2026 Peak Approaches A missed labor forecast during a weekend flash sale can turn a profitable fulfillment contract into a service-level failure in less than 48 hours. When autonomous ...

For many importers, the most expensive supply chain disruptions no longer begin in the middle of the ocean. They begin after the container reaches the port. A shipment arrives on schedule, clears discharge, and appears to be moving normally. Then the warehouse receiving window shifts. The drayage carrier cannot secure a new appointment quickly enough. Containers sit at the terminal while warehouse teams, transportation planners, and carriers exchange emails and spreadsheets t

Logistics operators electrifying heavy commercial fleets in 2026 face a widening gap between vehicle acquisition timelines and the infrastructure needed to charge them. The friction is not technological. Charging hardware exists, vehicle pl...

This week’s episode of the Resilient Supply Chain Podcast examines why direct procurement remains a critical blind spot in many manufacturing organisations. Host Tom Raftery speaks with Spencer Penn, CEO and co-founder of LightSource, about the gap between formal enterprise systems and the real work of supplier selection, negotiation and cost control. "The first time you really touch a digital system is when the battle is already won or lost” - Tom Raftery and Spencer Penn, L

In the supply chain world, marketing managers fight for organic attention amid a sea of press releases and webinars. Influencer TikTok viral creators who come directly from Supply Chainers – floor operators, drivers, and field teams – prove that the strongest content does not look like marketing. It is real, visual, and speaks the language of those who actually move the goods. The result: high-quality organic traffic, strong engagement with a precise target audience, and auth

Procurement teams at manufacturers and large operators face mounting pressure from slow requisition cycles, sourcing delays and compliance complexity that inflate costs and tie up capital. These execution gaps have grown more acute as organizations scale spend management across fragmented systems and supplier networks. Operational Bottlenecks in Spend Management Visibility into transactions exists but often fails to translate into faster decisions at the point of execution. D

When fleet operators evaluate electric forklifts, chargers, or other industrial electric equipment, the conversation usually starts with technology. Battery performance, charging speed, maintenance requirements, operating costs, and total cost of ownership dominate procurement discussions. Increasingly, however, technology is no longer the factor determining whether an electrification project moves forward. The real differentiator is incentives. A growing network of federal,

For more than a century, industrial electric motors have leaned on permanent magnets containing neodymium, dysprosium and terbium - rare earth elements concentrated in one country. Procurement teams have priced that exposure into their long-range plans for EV traction motors, wind turbines, factory automation and warehouse robotics. Researchers at the Institute of Science Tokyo have now demonstrated a motor that runs on a different physical principle: ferroelectric fluids and