Supply Chain Blog
Last month, a supply chain team in Rotterdam watched an AI procurement agent place a $340,000 order for aluminium extrusions. The price was right. The lead time looked fine. The supplier scorecard glowed green. There…
If you have ever changed the battery in a child’s toy, a TV remote, or a hearing aid in Europe, there is a strong chance you were holding a Varta. In 2022 alone, the company…
In early July, a senior logistics manager at a Rotterdam-based freight forwarder opened her morning dashboard and found three red alerts. A Saudi tanker had been struck by a Houthi drone in the Red Sea….
Amazon Is Coming for Your Parcel: Why FedEx and UPS Should Be Worried: Amazon is aggressively expanding its own delivery network to absorb the parcel volumes FedEx and UPS are shedding at a moment when fuel surcharges are hammering shippers.
When a Canadian logistics director wakes up to find that 25 percent of his trucking fleet is suddenly stuck at the Ambassador Bridge because of a retaliatory tariff hold, he does not have time to…
When the world’s largest meat processor announced its 2040 net zero target three years ago, the food industry applauded. Finally, a heavyweight was stepping up. But in June 2026, JBS quietly withdrew that commitment, citing…
In Tibet, distances were traditionally measured not in miles or kilometres, but in cups of tea. A journey between two villages was not “17 kilometres.” It was “three cups of tea” , meaning the number…
In 2021, a European automotive manufacturer decided it had too many eggs in one basket. Its braking system for three flagship models came from a single supplier in the Czech Republic. When that plant shut…
In early 2026, a major container line quietly adjusted its North Atlantic schedule. Transit times between Rotterdam and New York were padded by three days. The official explanation mentioned “operational optimization.” The actual reason was…