Food waste is often framed as a sustainability problem, but its causes lie deep within operational decision-making. In the latest Resilient Supply Chain…
By The Supply Chainer · Podcast · Aug 26, 2026 · 3 min readYard management continues to expose one of the most persistent operational bottlenecks in modern logistics. Despite heavy investments in transportation…
By The Supply Chainer · Podcast · Aug 25, 2026
A compliance officer at a mid-sized European exporter opens her inbox on August 13 to find a supplier declaration missing a required PFAS test result.…
By K.R. Samiksha · Warehousing · Aug 24, 2026
As LTL carrier networks become more selective and capacity grows harder to secure, logistics providers are discovering that waiting until shipments are…
By Alex Badmington · Transportation · Aug 24, 2026
The shift from 10% Section 122 tariffs to 12.5% Section 301 rates has not triggered the broad landed-cost remodeling many expected. Instead, trade…
By Alex Badmington · Tariffs & Taxation · Aug 24, 2026
As of August 12, 2026, the European Union has a new packaging regime: the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation, or PPWR, is now directly applicable…
By Aanchal Ghatak · Packaging · Aug 22, 2026
The Supply Chainer is pleased to announce that submissions are now open for The Supply Chainer Awards 2026, our year-end program recognizing the most…
By Hannah Kohr · 2026 Awards · Aug 21, 2026
Many supply chain and warehouse operators still think cargo theft starts with a pair of bolt cutters. That image is mostly wrong, and this persistent…
By Chris Brumett, CPO Terminal Industries · Security · Aug 21, 2026
According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the agency completed 71 audits in March 2025 alone, identifying $310 million in lapsed duties and fees,…
By Alex Badmington · Tariffs & Taxation · Aug 21, 2026
The erosion of duty-free thresholds is turning cross-border parcel shipping into a more complex operational problem for e-commerce retailers, particularly…
By K.R. Samiksha · Shipping · Aug 21, 2026
Operational variation across distribution networks continues to erode network agility for large retailers, manufacturers and 3PLs. Even after years of…
By Sophia Hernandez · WMS / YMS · Aug 20, 2026
Warehouse and transportation operators generate more data than ever. Yet many still struggle to turn visibility into consistent execution at enterprise…
By Hannah Kohr · WMS / YMS · Aug 19, 2026
Heavy-equipment electrification is often framed as a battery problem, but the machinery consuming that electricity may be the more fundamental constraint.…
By The Supply Chainer · Podcast · Aug 18, 2026
A tier-two equipment supplier gets hit by ransomware on a Friday night. No one touches a single PLC or HMI. By Monday, the plant it serves is idle anyway…
By K.R. Samiksha · Security & Cargo Theft · Aug 18, 2026
China has launched its first regular container shipping service to Europe through the Arctic, opening a potentially significant new route for supply…
By Hannah Kohr · Shipping · Aug 17, 2026
An invoice arrives without a purchase order. Finance teams scramble to identify the requester. Procurement has no visibility into the purchase. Approval…
By Evan Porter · Procurement · Aug 16, 2026
European importers navigating volatile freight cycles are rediscovering inland waterways as operational ballast when ocean spot rates swing and road…
By Alex Badmington · Ports · Aug 14, 2026
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