Technology such as artificial intelligence has the ability to oversee just about every aspect of the supply chain, but humans remain in the loop.

Better communication is needed about the flow of drugs, from the manufacturer, through the distribution network to the hospital and, at the end, how those medications are being prescribed.

Drug cartels typically rely on Chinese suppliers to smuggle precursor chemicals in shipments to ports they control up and down Mexico's coast. 

There’s a slow-speed race going on to determine which “green” alternative marine fuel will prevail in the years ahead — and it’s far from clear who the winner will be.

Telematics company Geotab tracked an 81% increase in EV adoption among U.S. commercial fleets between 2022 and 2023.

A potential fly in the ointment is the looming possibility of increased tariffs on internationally sourced goods, which appears likely under a Republican government.

The progress of supply chains in adopting AI varies widely. So does the return on investment. But according to one recent study, there’s one strategy that guarantees failure: doing nothing.

Trump's proposal would include a 60% tax on all goods from China, which accounted for roughly 15% of all U.S. imports in 2023, by value.

The challenges posed by the narrow St. Lawrence Seaway have long stalled shipping traffic to the Chicago metropolitan area. 

The best way that industrial supply chains can prepare for an uncertain future is to imagine the most extreme outcomes playing out — in opposite directions.