I SM also says that the overall economy continued in expansion for the 24th consecutive month. The PMI itself tracks closely but not exactly with the overall US economy. A Manufac ...

First Sipes notes that many industrial automation markets slowed in 2024 and 2025 as geopolitical uncertainty delayed investment. She adds that project delays weakened demand for ...

And that habit is creating a major obstacle for supply chain leaders trying to scale AI adoption, according to the analysts at Gartner. Supply Chain Digest Says... Rather than treating AI as an ...

There is no shortage of excitement around artificial intelligence in supply chain planning. AI-powered forecasting, demand sensing, advanced analytics and automation promise to help companies make ...

As many readers may know, I took a tour as an analyst from roughly 1998 to 2000, with a company called META Group, out of Stamford, CT. Though little remembered today, at the time META was the second ...

Gartner has really been pushing the concept of supply chain autonomy in 2026, arguably kicking things off at its annual Supply Chain Symposium in May, where it was the subject of the conference ...

Analyst firm ARC Advisory Group is out with its latest report on Warehouse Management Systems (WMS). While there is a fee for that usually excellent report, there are some interesting comments from ...

Treat autonomy as a per-use-case decision rather than scaling every use case to the same level at once. Some processes are ready for AI to act autonomously within guardrails; others should stay at ...

This year has brought soaring oil and diesel costs, to over $100 per barrel and more than $6.00 per gallon, respectively, putting pressure on the economy, transportation costs and the price of nearly ...

That is now the number of consecutive months the Purchasing Managers Index from the Institute for Supply Management has been above the key 50 mark that separates US manufacturing expansion from ...

Track whether planners use new capabilities as intended, reduce manual workarounds, avoid reverting to legacy tools and improve decision effectiveness in their daily planning routines.

.The latest quarterly US Bank Freight Payment Index – Rates Edition showed contract and spot rates following different paths from June through August (Q3). Produced in collaboration with DAT Freight & ...