Capacity Crunch: Is the UK ready to deliver on its growth ambitions?
The UK has a clear plan for growth. But does it have the operational capacity to deliver it? New research commissioned by DHL Supply Chain suggests many of the businesses expected to drive growth across advanced manufacturing, life sciences, energy and infrastructure, and data centres are facing mounting capacity pressures. While demand continues to rise, […]
The Availability Effect: Why Keeping Shelves Stocked Is Grocery Retail’s Next Competitive Advantage
In grocery retail, trust is built shelf by shelf. Shoppers expect the products they need to be available when they want them, and when they are not, the impact extends far beyond a single missed sale. New research from DHL Supply Chain in partnership with Retail Economics, The Availability Effect: Why trust, margin and loyalty start at […]
Gartner names world’s leading supply chains as AI and resilience reshape operations
Schneider Electric has retained the top spot in Gartner’s Global Supply Chain Top 25 rankings for the fourth consecutive year, with new research highlighting how artificial intelligence, resilient supply networks and end-to-end orchestration are redefining supply chain leadership. NVIDIA secured second place in the 2026 rankings, while Walmart climbed 10 places to third, reflecting significant […]
AI reaching an inflection point in transportation
A new report confirms transportation has reached an AI inflection point, with the ways companies respond to the rapid development of the technology within the sector set to define their competitive edge for years to come. That’s according to Transporeon’s annual Transportation Pulse Report, which surveyed over 230 supply chain and logistics executives across Europe and […]
Technology could be key to improving staff mental health in warehouse environments
Over 40% of warehouse workers have seen their mental health suffer as a result of their work, although technology is playing a big part in improving that, according to new research. The Warehouse Workers Mental Health Report from StoreFeeder, which surveyed 500 warehouse workers across the country, indicates 56% of workers believe that the introduction of technology into the […]
Moody’s: ‘Organisations face imperative’ to understand who they do business with
A study published by Moody’s suggests organisations face greater challenges to understand who they do business with amid rising risks and evolving regulations, based on interviews with senior risk and compliance professionals. Moody’s study found that Entity Verification – a data-driven process that helps verify and authenticate the credentials of each entity a firm onboards […]
Half of firms with warehouses will use AI vision solutions by 2027
50% of companies with warehouse operations will leverage AI-enabled vision systems to replace traditional scanning-based cycle-counting processes by 2027. During the Gartner Supply Chain Symposium/Xpo last month Gartner, experts presented key emerging supply chain technology trends that will support new business models, augment and automate decision making, and foster ecosystem collaboration. AI-enabled vision systems are novel […]
Automation being used to address staff shortages in 54% of supply chain operations, says study
A new study says 54% of supply chain and logistics leaders surveyed are focused on automating non-value-added and repetitive tasks with technology to improve worker productivity in the face of notable workforce shortages, underscoring the many functions that are routine and non-integrated, requiring manual intervention. To help drive productivity gains for labor workers, the top technology choices in […]
Are these the top trends in supply chain tech for 2024?
Advancements in technology will provide supply chain technology leaders and chief supply chain officers (CSCOs) with opportunities to support new business models, augment and automate decision making and foster ecosystem collaboration, according to Gartner. With these emerging opportunities, the market analyst has identified the top eight strategic supply chain technology trends for 2024 that will […]
80% of supply chain not accounted for in current digital decision models
The vast majority of the supply chain environment is uncaptured by supply chain decision makers’ current digital models, resulting in digital trade-off analysis failing to improve outcomes, despite the potentially transformative capabilities of these new tools. Digital trade-off analysis includes things such as what-if analysis, scenario modeling, or simulations. Digital trade-off analysis offers improvements in […]