Jeff Lamb, partner at the Honigman law firm, explains how automotive suppliers and OEMs are faring in the wake of cancellation of tariffs imposed under IEEPA.

As the tariff refund process continues to take shape, companies that stay organized and engaged will be best positioned to recover duties owed.

Forward-thinking enterprises are gaining a competitive edge by transforming shipping data into a real-time engine for growth. Shipium’s Orca Analytics enables leadership to bypass month-long reporting cycles, using instant, data-driven agility to maintain elite delivery standards while hitting aggressive cost targets.

Distributors that succeed today will be those that price faster, govern better and align commercial execution with strategy.

Making the right decision on parcel and freight movements is a lot more complex than some shippers realize, says Melanie Burns, senior director of parcel strategy with Transportation Insight.

Tony Gulotta, principal with the Ryan tax firm, explains last week’s ruling by the Court of International Trade  on the refunding of tariffs ruled illegal by the Supreme Court.

Sovos’s Tax Determination connector is now available in the Coupa App Marketplace, making  tax compliance easier.

For the container industry, war-risk surcharges are no longer exceptional line items that appear and disappear with individual conflicts. 

For much of modern healthcare history, supply chain operations were treated as a necessary background function, focused on purchasing, inventory management, and keeping clinical shelves stocked. Today, that model is no longer viable, as hospitals operate in an environment defined by razor-thin margins, supply disruptions, and growing scrutiny over costs.

As supply chain companies become more integral to the economy, private equity is putting more funding into them, says Jay Koh, managing director and co-founder of The Lightsmith Group.