Alliances, Not Just Access: UBCO Study Finds Partnerships Are the Real Shield in Global Supply Chain
October 21, 2025
A new study from UBC Okanagan reveals that in an era of tariffs and trade wars, strategic international alliances—not mere diversification—are the most powerful defense against disruption. Researchers found that partnerships between nations and companies can make supply chains up to eight times more resilient, underscoring that in global trade, relationships matter as much as resources.
Global Supply Chain Laws: Balancing Accountability and Complexity in 2025
October 13, 2025
As new regulations reshape international trade, global supply chain laws are forcing companies to rethink how they manage transparency, sustainability, and compliance. From the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive to the U.S. Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, nations are tightening oversight on human rights and environmental standards. Yet, while these rules aim to make global value chains more ethical and resilient, they also bring mounting bureaucracy, compliance costs, and competitive pressures—turning regulation itself into one of the decade’s biggest supply chain challenges.
Why Supply Chain Resilience Has Become the World’s New Currency
September 01, 2025
In a world shaped by pandemics, trade wars, and climate shocks, resilience has become as vital to global stability as money itself. From geopolitical conflicts to ethical sourcing, resilient supply chains now define both economic strength and moral leadership. As Gloria Baidoo argues, the true measure of a nation’s or company’s competitiveness lies not in cost efficiency, but in its ability to absorb shocks, adapt swiftly, and sustain operations with fairness and foresight.
Supply Chain & Logistics Summit 2025: Driving Digitalization, Resilience, and Sustainability
July 31, 2025
Marcus Evans has announced the Supply Chain & Logistics Summit 2025, set for November 3–4 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Westlake Village, California. This invitation-only event will bring together North America’s top procurement and supply chain leaders to tackle emerging challenges—from digital transformation and geopolitical uncertainty to sustainability and workforce development—through keynote sessions, case studies, and strategic networking opportunities.
The Biggest Supply Chain Risks of 2025 — And How to Stay Ahead of Them
April 08, 2025
As global logistics face another year of turbulence, new data from A.P. Moller-Maersk and the World Economic Forum highlight how fragile supply networks have become. From geopolitical upheaval and extreme weather to AI disruption and persistent talent gaps, 2025’s supply chain landscape demands more than risk avoidance — it requires adaptability, visibility, and intelligent decision-making. Here are ten key risks shaping global trade this year, and what every organization can do to build true resilience.
Navigating Complexity and Disruption in Global Trade
February 23, 2025
The 2024 Thomson Reuters Global Trade report highlights key challenges businesses face, including supply chain issues and talent shortages, and notes that while technology offers solutions, it also adds complexity, requiring investment in talent and data.
Supply Chain Trends for 2025
January 04, 2025
Over the last two decades, the role of supply chains has evolved dramatically—from a cost center to a source of competitive advantage and ultimately to a pivotal force in global commerce. The COVID pandemic accelerated this transformation, thrusting supply chains into both boardrooms and dinner tables. As we step into 2025, I am excited to explore the following trends that promise to reshape its future.
Supply Chain Visibility: How Technology Investments Drive Security and Service Excellence
December 30, 2024
The most commonly asked question about a shipment in transit is, “Where is it?” Regardless of whether a consumer or a Fortune 500 company, the location of cargo in transit is important for a multitude of reasons. According to a recent Accenture study, supply chain disruptions can cost organizations an average of $184 million per year. At Global CFS in Chicago, regardless of which of the company’s services a logistics company is utilizing on behalf of their cargo owner customer, visibility and the capability of sharing and integrating that information into the client’s own automated systems is a key differentiator from their competitors.
The Future of Supply Chains: Integration, Balance, and the Road to 2025
December 16, 2024
As 2025 approaches, supply chain leaders face a pivotal moment defined by both technological promise and operational pressure. Insights from FourKites’ leadership reveal that the next era of supply chain transformation hinges on balance — between AI innovation and human adaptability, cybersecurity and connectivity, and efficiency and resilience. From data normalisation and IoT standardisation to renewed focus on geopolitical risk and workforce upskilling, the companies that will lead are those mastering integration rather than chasing disruption.
Three Key Procurement Actions to Strengthen Supply Chain Visibility
October 02, 2024
As global supply chains grow more complex and regulation tightens, procurement teams face mounting pressure to deliver transparency and resilience. In this feature, Baber Farooq outlines three essential strategies for chief procurement officers: move beyond basic reporting to deeper sustainability insights, adopt AI responsibly to unlock supplier intelligence, and build strong partnerships with trusted technology providers. Together, these steps can transform procurement from a compliance function into a driver of innovation and competitive advantage.
A World Of Bottlenecks: Navigating The Supply Chain Maze
May 13, 2024
As the global economy continues to evolve, supply chains have grown more interconnected, complex, and prone to vulnerabilities. This evolution, paired with increasingly stringent regulations that require businesses to report on sustainability practices, has necessitated that procurement teams deliver enhanced transparency into increasingly dynamic supply chain operations.
Three Key Actions Procurement Can Take to Increase Supply Chain Visibility
May 9, 2024
As the global economy continues to evolve, supply chains have grown more interconnected, complex, and prone to vulnerabilities. This evolution, paired with increasingly stringent regulations that require businesses to report on sustainability practices, has necessitated that procurement teams deliver enhanced transparency into increasingly dynamic supply chain operations.
How Generative AI Will Enhance The Supply Chain
February 23, 2024
Savvy business leaders are already beginning to identify use cases for generative AI in their organizations. From customer service to marketing and HR, generative AI’s ability to analyze data and generate content in a variety of formats can add significant value to internal business processes. But what about the supply chain?
An Overview Of Supply Chain Attacks And Protection Strategies
May 13, 2023
As corporations have been stepping up their security measures, hacker groups have shifted their focus toward software vendors and various system providers. The frequency of supply chain attacks has multiplied several times compared to what it was in 2020.
Digital Transformation In Supply Chain Management
Apr 9, 2023
There are many areas of digital transformation within the supply chain. This report provides a cross-industry perspective on digital transformation in logistics including digital maturity in inventory management, transportation, fleet maintenance, safety and compliance, and more.
How AI-Driven Workflow Can Truly Impact Change In The Supply Chain
Jan 3, 2023
The increasing challenges facing the supply chain are in the news every day, and manufacturing leaders are often struggling to find solutions that can make a real impact. There is growing excitement around the deployment of advanced AI solutions and how these could play a critical role in solving the supply chain crisis. The reality is that analysis, a role that is often played by AI, only solves about a third of the problem. Execution is two-thirds of the problem in the supply chain today.
Taking Procurement into the Future
Dec 23, 2022
As organizations increasingly look to procurement for solutions, supplier relationships and supplier diversity have never been more important. Indeed SRM could be the future of procurement. In this special digital edition from Supply Chain Management Review, we’re bringing together the best of our recent stories on procurement, which we hope you’ll find useful as you take your procurement team into the future.
Seven Mistakes To Avoid During Supply Chain Transformations
Oct 18, 2022
The supply chain extends across multiple functions in an organization. This implies multiple stakeholders with different perspectives, priorities and interests. As such, stakeholders or team members can hold diverse views on what the success of a supply chain transformation means. To get alignment, the team needs to sit down and define key metrics, the calculation of such metrics, data sources and expected levels for each metric. By doing so, you remove subjectivity.
10 of the best speakers at Procurement & Supply Chain
Oct 14, 2022
Procurement and supply chain professionals have been dealing with unprecedented disruption and digital transformation for the last few years and while this has proved challenging, it has also been a time when these leaders have proved their worth.
A Call to Address Canada’s Transportation Supply Chain Crisis
Oct 14, 2022
Global supply chains continue to be disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, growing impacts of climate change, and recent sanctions against Russia. Ensuring that Canadian supply chains are resilient and fluid is a priority.
How A Procurement Reset Can Reduce Supply Chain Risk
Sep 27, 2022
Consider the current challenges around supply chain resilience, continuity, and sustainability. By expanding the supplier network, procurement leaders give supply chain organizations the flexibility to switch to more optimal sources of materials, goods, and supplies without getting locked into long-term contracts.