Supply Chain & Procurement

1+ hour, 19+ min ago   (1359+ words) Cargo semi-trailer trucks parked in a truck stop. The FBI defines cargo theft as, “The criminal taking of any cargo including, but not limited to, goods, chattels, money or baggage that constitutes, in whole, or in part, a commercial shipment…...

18+ min ago   (1027+ words) Independent Intelligence for Logistics & Supply Chain Leaders This guide sits within the Supply Chain Platforms domain, where Logistics Viewpoints examines Platform architecture, composability, integration, cloud, ecosystems, and enterprise technology strategy. It is written as a permanent buyer and practitioner reference…...

31+ min ago   (235+ words) Average air cargo rates for shipments originating in Africa rose 27% year on year in September while tonnage increased by 8%, according to WorldACD Market Data. Rates from African origins also increased by 4% compared with August, exceeding the 1% monthly rise in global…...

4+ hour, 37+ min ago   (694+ words) Existing home sales rose 1.5% month-over-month in September to a 3.99 million annual rate, but fell 2.2% year-over-year. Inventory reached 1.60 million units (4.8-month supply), and the median price hit $417,500, the 39th straight annual gain. Higher mortgage rates and affordability pressures continue constraining buyers. AI…...

3+ hour, 33+ min ago   (579+ words) NEDRE VATS, Norway (October 13, 2026) - AutoStore™, the global leader in intelligent fulfillment, today announces new and enhanced products and capabilities across its hardware and software portfolio that remove practical barriers to more autonomous operations. Together, these steps move us closer to…...

2+ hour, 6+ min ago   (526+ words) Profitability relies not just on what you sell, but how reliably you can acquire and serve the components that make up your dishes. Wider supply chain resilience concerns show why this is a live business issue beyond hospitality. Disruptions often…...

1+ hour, 20+ min ago   (1256+ words) Independent Intelligence for Logistics & Supply Chain Leaders After several days at the 2026 Descartes Innovation Forum, the clearest takeaway was not simply that artificial intelligence is coming to logistics. That part is already obvious. What stood out more was where the…...

4+ hour, 40+ min ago   (1165+ words) One of the biggest challenges for logistics companies is managing large quantities of goods within limited warehouse space. Singapore’s land constraints mean that businesses often need to make careful use of every available area, particularly in busy distribution centres where…...

1+ hour, 49+ min ago   (516+ words) More than one in five fashion brands have seen shipments detained upon entering the United States by Customs and Border Protection, according to newly released data from TrusTrace. This is evidence that a new “enforcement era” has begun, the supply…...

4+ hour, 28+ min ago   (538+ words) This article is adapted from AQ’s special report on Mexico’s path forward Time and again we hear the story of Latin America’s struggle to climb the global value chains and diversify beyond commodity exports. But the region is quietly building…...