Logistics News

Energy is no longer a background cost in supply chain operations. It is becoming a primary design constraint. For years, network design focused on labor, transportation, and inventory positioning. Energy was assumed to be stable and largely interchangeable across regions. That assumption is breaking down. Volatility in fuel and electricity prices, combined with regulatory pressure …

Designing Supply Chain Networks for Energy Volatility Read More »

The supply chain technology market continues to expand, but not evenly. Investment is concentrating around specific planning capabilities, architectures, and regions where volatility, automation, and analytics are reshaping performance expectations. The result is a widening gap between organizations that are modernizing planning as a system, and those still operating with fragmented tools and static processes. …

Supply Chain Planning Investment Is Concentrating Around Fewer, Higher-Impact Capabilities Read More »

On March 24, 2026, Crusoe, an AI infrastructure company, and Redwood Materials, a leader in battery recycling and energy storage, announced a major expansion of their existing partnership. The move scales their joint operations in Sparks, Nevada, to seven times the original AI infrastructure density, providing a blueprint for how second-life batteries can power high-performance …

Crusoe and Redwood Materials Expand Strategic Partnership Read More »

Velotic announced its launch as an independent industrial software company, bringing together multiple established platforms to support evolving industrial and manufacturing requirements. The formation of Velotic coincides with the closing of TPG’s previously announced acquisitions of Proficy, the former manufacturing software business of GE Vernova, and PTC’s former industrial connectivity and Internet of Things (IoT) …

Velotic Launches as Independent Industrial Software Company Integrating Proficy, Kepware, and ThingWorx Read More »

A recent briefing with Lytica highlights a shift in procurement from opaque negotiation toward statistically grounded pricing intelligence. Procurement has long operated with an imbalance of information. Suppliers understand pricing across customers, volumes, and market conditions. Buyers rely on internal history, limited benchmarks, and negotiation experience to determine whether a price is competitive. In categories …

Lytica and the Emergence of a Pricing Science Layer in Procurement Read More »

AI is no longer confined to planning systems and dashboards. It is moving into the execution layer of the supply chain, where decisions are made in motion, not after the fact. For the past decade, most AI investment in supply chains has focused on forecasting, planning, and analytics. These systems improved visibility and supported better …

AI Is Moving Into the Physical Supply Chain: What Leaders Should Watch Read More »

This week’s installment of Supply Chain and Logistics news includes stories about record increases in oil prices, Rivian’s autonomous taxis, and much more. Firstly, the Trump administration has issued a 60-day waiver of the Jones Act, a century-old regulation that requires goods moved between US ports to be transported by US-built vessels, etc. Additionally, this …

Supply Chain and Logistics News March 16th-19th 2026 Read More »

Walmart’s new patents and digital shelf rollout point to a more tightly integrated model linking demand forecasting, pricing, and store-level execution. Walmart has secured two patents related to automated pricing and demand forecasting, drawing attention to how large retailers are evolving their pricing and execution capabilities. One patent, System and Method for Dynamically Updating Prices …

Walmart AI Pricing Patents Signal Shift Toward Real-Time Retail Execution Read More »

This first in a blog series offers a review of discussion that occurred during ARC Advisory Group’s 2026 Industry Leadership Forum. Specifically, it details a keynote conversation held with senior executives from Rolls-Royce, BTX Precision, and MxD. The New Fabric of Demand: Modernizing Collaboration and Transparency for Real-Time Production Industrial leaders have been talking about tearing down …

How to Capitalize Quickly to Address Hyperconnected Industrial Demand Read More »

Descartes Systems Group (Nasdaq:DSGX) (TSX:DSG), the global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, announced expanded artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities on its multimodal Global Logistics Network (GLN) with the introduction of Descartes MacroPoint™ OpsForce, a suite of AI agents designed to automate freight visibility workflows, maintain tracking continuity and improve execution across complex, inter-enterprise supply …

Descartes Expands AI Innovation on Global Logistics Network with AI Agents for Freight Visibility Read More »