A continent that built out its infrastructure around the weather patterns of the past is confronting conditions those systems were never designed to withstand.

Growth is slowing, however, in inventory levels, warehousing utilization, and warehousing prices, and transportation capacity is contracting.

The three-judge panel at the Court of International Trade assigned to the litigation determined that only one sample case should move forward at this point.

French Commerce Minister Serge Papin cited a need to limit the impacts that fast fashion companies have on the economy and environment.

The pressures reshaping supply chains today — trade uncertainty, rising customer expectations, and the need for faster decisions — are not temporary. They are the new operating conditions.

AI can compress the time between seeing a problem, understanding the tradeoffs, and deciding what to do next.

As supply chains face increasing pressure from labor shortages, rising customer expectations and growing SKU complexity, leading organizations are rethinking fulfillment operations to achieve greater speed, capacity and efficiency. 

Organizations need mechanisms that not only identify hidden liquidity within the business but enable it to be deployed quickly.

The systems simulate demand, anticipate shortages and recommend shipping routes after weighing cost, speed and carbon impact.

The biggest impact has been on wider Neopanamax vessels, which are typically used to ferry LPG from the U.S. Gulf Coast to Asian customers.