Being prepared to respond to disruption doesn’t mean risk informs everyday business decisions. This APQC infographic highlights the gap between continuity planning and strategic risk integration—and ...

The company was a simulation created by Knut Alicke, a partner emeritus at McKinsey & Company and professor of supply chain management, and Ida Hedman, director of supply chain planning and logistics ...

Procurement has never had more data. AI tools, supplier risk platforms, spend analytics, contract repositories, market intelligence, and ESG metrics have expanded what teams can see. Yet the added ...

The supply chain profession gathered in Nashville last month for the 2026 NextGen Supply Chain Conference, and the energy throughout confirmed what many of us already know: Transformation is no longer ...

Their purpose is to chronicle the evolution of e-tailing from the eyes of a supply chain analyst. They are primarily focused on the battle between the heavyweights—brick-and-mortar Walmart versus ...

The American Transportation Research Institute’s annual survey ranked fuel prices as trucking’s top issue after a 17-place ...

America’s advanced-manufacturing base—and the economic and industrial security that rests on it—depends on a handful of foreign sources for critical minerals. A single country controls roughly 70% of ...

Grainger’s approach to sourcing changes has been deliberate, Lal said. Established supply networks develop capabilities over ...

Our emerging research identifies five defining characteristics of a Guerrilla Supply Chain: improvisation, unconventionality, ...

The North Dakota Mill and Elevator, commonly known as the North Dakota State Mill, has been operating since 1922. Originally ...

The metrics your peers rely on to drive the greatest improvement, as reported by the 2026 Warehousing Education and Research ...

Inventory handling is becoming more complicated with the rise in the number of products, customers, and logistics issues. A ...