Supply Chain Blog
Every time a tech giant announces mass layoffs, the story is framed as a human resources story. Jobs lost. Careers disrupted. Communities affected. All true. But there is another story that runs beneath the surface,…
The promise of supply chain technology has never been bigger. From AI powered forecasting to real time visibility platforms, the vendor landscape offers tools that claim to transform every link of the chain. Yet the…
On 17 June 2026, logistics operators across multiple continents found themselves staring at login error screens instead of shipment data. CargoWise, the flagship platform of WiseTech Global, had gone dark. The cause, according to WiseTech,…
There is an assumption taking hold across supply chain media. It goes something like this: deploy robotics in the warehouse, layer on analytics dashboards, sprinkle in some agentic AI, and the future of logistics will…
Most companies approach AI in supply chain the same way they approached email automation in the 1990s: they take an existing process, add a software layer on top, and call it transformation. Stack an AI…
Every supply chain leader has heard the message by now: artificial intelligence is not coming, it is already here. From demand forecasting to warehouse robotics, AI promises to reshape how products move from raw material…
The same satellite infrastructure that lets logistics managers know exactly where their cargo is at any given moment is being turned against them. GPS tracking systems, once the gold standard of supply chain visibility, have…
Over two millennia ago, Confucius observed a fundamental truth about human progress: “Learning without thought is labor lost. Thought without learning is intellectual death.” As I reflect on this quote, I’m struck by how profoundly…
In the competitive landscape of supply chain technology, vendors frequently dangle the carrot of “free pilot programs” to entice potential customers. These seemingly generous offers promise risk-free trials of cutting-edge solutions, from AI-powered demand forecasting…