<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title><![CDATA[Logistics - Newslocker]]></title><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/logistics/</link><atom:link rel="self" href="https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/logistics/rss/" /><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com" /><description><![CDATA[Find your latest Logistics news with just one click. Don't miss out on anything happening in your profession!]]></description><language>en-uk</language><copyright>Copyright (C) 2026 newslocker.com</copyright><lastBuildDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 13:04:00 +0200</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[The New Geography of Supply Chains: Why Geopolitics Is Reshaping Network Design]]></title><description><![CDATA[For most of the modern supply chain era, companies designed global networks around cost, scale, inventory efficiency, labor availability, and transportation performance.Geopolitical risk was acknowledged, but it usually remained outside the core operating model. Wars, sanctions, trade disputes, and political instability were treated as disruptions to manage rather than permanent conditions around which supply chains should be designed.That distinction no longer holds.Geopolitics has become a cor]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/logistics/the-new-geography-of-supply-chains-why-geopolitics-is-reshaping-network-design/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 13:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/logistics/the-new-geography-of-supply-chains-why-geopolitics-is-reshaping-network-design/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Supply Chain and Logistics News Round Up (July 13th-17th 2026)]]></title><description><![CDATA[The week of July 13th-17th highlights a pivotal shift toward digital integration and structural resilience across global supply chains. From the deployment of automated visibility networks like FourKites to the rise of AI-driven control towers in the energy sector, organizations are increasingly prioritizing real-time data to navigate complex operational constraints. This period also underscores the tension between immediate capital reallocation for AI infrastructure and the long-term necessity]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/logistics/supply-chain-and-logistics-news-round-up-july-13th-17th-2026/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/logistics/supply-chain-and-logistics-news-round-up-july-13th-17th-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Industrial AI’s Next Challenge Is Not Intelligence. It Is Execution.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Why Connecting Decisions to Operations Will Define the Next Generation of Industrial CompetitivenessFor the past several years, industrial AI has largely been measured by what it can know, predict, and explain. Can it forecast demand more accurately? Can it identify a likely equipment failure? Can it detect a supplier disruption before it affects production? Can it optimize a schedule, summarize an engineering document, or answer an operational question faster than a human expert?Those capabilit]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/logistics/industrial-ais-next-challenge-is-not-intelligence-it-is-execution/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 12:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/logistics/industrial-ais-next-challenge-is-not-intelligence-it-is-execution/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The K-Shaped Economy Is Forcing Companies to Operate Two Supply Chains]]></title><description><![CDATA[Affluent consumers continue to reward availability, speed, and service, while financially pressured households prioritize value. Supply chain leaders must increasingly support both operating models at once.By Jim FrazerThe economy may still be growing, but consumers are not experiencing that growth in the same way.Higher-income households continue to benefit from stronger financial buffers, asset appreciation, access to capital, and resilient employment in knowledge-intensive sectors. At the sam]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/logistics/the-k-shaped-economy-is-forcing-companies-to-operate-two-supply-chains/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 12:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/logistics/the-k-shaped-economy-is-forcing-companies-to-operate-two-supply-chains/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil and Gas Digital Control Towers: Building the Data Infrastructure for Supply Chain Visibility]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil and gas supply chains generate extraordinary volumes of data. Production assets, pipelines, refineries, terminals, vessels, railcars, trucks, maintenance systems, trading desks, finance platforms, and emissions reporting tools all produce information continuously. Yet in many organizations, that information remains locked inside functional systems built for specific departments and use cases. Download the full white paper: Oil and Gas in the Supply Chain: A Strategic Framework for Building R]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/logistics/oil-and-gas-digital-control-towers-building-the-data-infrastructure-for-supply-chain-visibility/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 10:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/logistics/oil-and-gas-digital-control-towers-building-the-data-infrastructure-for-supply-chain-visibility/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[IBM Shares Plunge as AI Infrastructure Spending Squeezes Enterprise Software Budgets]]></title><description><![CDATA[IBM shares fell approximately 25 percent Tuesday after the company unexpectedly released preliminary second-quarter results that missed Wall Street expectations, raising concerns about how rapidly rising artificial intelligence infrastructure costs are reshaping enterprise technology budgets.The decline erased nearly $68 billion from IBM&rsquo;s market capitalization and represented the company&rsquo;s largest one-day loss in market value. The stock was also headed for its steepest percentage de]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/logistics/ibm-shares-plunge-as-ai-infrastructure-spending-squeezes-enterprise-software-budgets/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 23:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/logistics/ibm-shares-plunge-as-ai-infrastructure-spending-squeezes-enterprise-software-budgets/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[OpenAI’s $1 Trillion Wait Is an AI Infrastructure Supply Chain Story]]></title><description><![CDATA[OpenAI&rsquo;s reported consideration of a later IPO is not just a valuation debate. It exposes the capital, compute, energy, semiconductor, and data-center supply chains required to support frontier artificial intelligence.OpenAI&rsquo;s reported consideration of waiting until 2027 to complete an initial public offering is being treated primarily as a capital-markets story. The discussion has centered on timing, valuation, and whether public investors are prepared to support a company worth app]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/logistics/openais-1-trillion-wait-is-an-ai-infrastructure-supply-chain-story/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 16:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/logistics/openais-1-trillion-wait-is-an-ai-infrastructure-supply-chain-story/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why AI Projects Should Be Built Like Supply Chains]]></title><description><![CDATA[An enterprise team begins an artificial intelligence project with a familiar question: Which model should we use? The team compares benchmarks, studies pricing, debates whether the newest large model is worth the additional cost, and eventually selects a platform.The first outputs arrive, and some are impressive. Others contain unsupported claims, repeat information from earlier sections, ignore important instructions, or vary sharply in quality from one run to the next.The team responds by expa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/logistics/why-ai-projects-should-be-built-like-supply-chains/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 15:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/logistics/why-ai-projects-should-be-built-like-supply-chains/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Technology Strategy, Not Technology Noise: A Practical AI Playbook for Supply Chain Leaders]]></title><description><![CDATA[Small and medium-sized enterprises face limited budgets, uneven digital foundations, and an overwhelming number of technology choices. Their experience offers a useful lesson for larger supply chain organizations: start with the business problem, use partnerships selectively, and treat technology as a means rather than the strategy itself.Supply chain organizations do not suffer from a shortage of technology options. They face the opposite problem: too many technologies, too many promises, and t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/logistics/technology-strategy-not-technology-noise-a-practical-ai-playbook-for-supply-chain-leaders/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 15:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/logistics/technology-strategy-not-technology-noise-a-practical-ai-playbook-for-supply-chain-leaders/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From Deluges to Dry Beds: How Extreme Weather is Rewriting Logistics Strategy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Historically, supply chain managers viewed extreme weather as a series of isolated, unlinked headaches, a temporary detour here, a delayed container vessel there. But recent events are proving that climate-driven disruptions are no longer isolated events; they are systemic, compounding risks occurring simultaneously.&nbsp;Right now, global logistics are caught in a bizarre paradox of water volatility: inland waterways are concurrently shutting down due to both catastrophic flooding and severe dr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/logistics/from-deluges-to-dry-beds-how-extreme-weather-is-rewriting-logistics-strategy/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 22:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/logistics/from-deluges-to-dry-beds-how-extreme-weather-is-rewriting-logistics-strategy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Defense Drones Are Becoming an Industrial Supply Chain Race]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ondas&rsquo; acquisition of DZYNE shows why competitive advantage in autonomous systems is shifting from technical demonstrations toward component security, modular design, manufacturing scale, and supplier integration.The defense-drone market is moving from technical experimentation to industrialization.Companies still need better aircraft, autonomy software, sensors, communications systems, and counter-drone technologies. But as governments prepare to purchase autonomous systems in much larger]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/logistics/defense-drones-are-becoming-an-industrial-supply-chain-race/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 21:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/logistics/defense-drones-are-becoming-an-industrial-supply-chain-race/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Logistics Viewpoints Expands Its Supply Chain Resource Library]]></title><description><![CDATA[The growing collection now includes strategic white papers, market-research executive summaries, advisory guides, and supplier visibility programs spanning AI, energy, cybersecurity, transportation, warehousing, and global trade.As of July 2026, Logistics Viewpoints offers more than two dozen downloadable resources for supply chain executives, technology providers, and industry professionals.The library has expanded beyond traditional market research to include strategic white papers on emerging]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/logistics/logistics-viewpoints-expands-its-supply-chain-resource-library/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 19:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/logistics/logistics-viewpoints-expands-its-supply-chain-resource-library/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Proposes 20% Hormuz Cargo Charge as Shipping Risk Surges]]></title><description><![CDATA[The proposal could turn the Strait of Hormuz crisis into a direct cost on global trade, adding new uncertainty for energy, shipping, insurance, and supply-chain planning.President Donald Trump said today that the United States would seek reimbursement equal to 20% of cargo moving through the Strait of Hormuz as U.S. forces moved to secure commercial passage through the critical waterway.The proposal could dramatically increase the economic consequences of the conflict with Iran. A charge based o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/logistics/trump-proposes-20-hormuz-cargo-charge-as-shipping-risk-surges/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 18:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/logistics/trump-proposes-20-hormuz-cargo-charge-as-shipping-risk-surges/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Supply Chain and Logistics News Weekly Round Up (July 6th-10th) ]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week&rsquo;s supply chain and logistics news underscores a critical period of structural realignment across the global logistics landscape, characterized by a decisive shift toward intelligent, integrated supply chain execution. As organizations transition from siloed record-keeping to proactive decision-support platforms, they must simultaneously navigate a tightening regulatory environment, exemplified by California&rsquo;s permanent SB 54 packaging mandates. This drive for operational in]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/logistics/supply-chain-and-logistics-news-weekly-round-up-july-6th-10th/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/logistics/supply-chain-and-logistics-news-weekly-round-up-july-6th-10th/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As AI Becomes More Affordable, Supply Chain Software Differentiation Moves Up the Stack]]></title><description><![CDATA[Falling AI model prices will not make supply chain software easier to build. They will shift differentiation toward workflow ownership, data context, integration depth, and execution authority.By Jim Frazer, Logistics Viewpoints Editorial TeamThe newest AI pricing battle is not just a Silicon Valley story. It is a supply chain software story.Meta has released Muse Spark 1.1 to developers through a paid API, marking an important shift for a company that had previously leaned heavily into open-sou]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/logistics/as-ai-becomes-more-affordable-supply-chain-software-differentiation-moves-up-the-stack/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 20:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/logistics/as-ai-becomes-more-affordable-supply-chain-software-differentiation-moves-up-the-stack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil and Gas Electrification and Automation: Modernizing Field Logistics and Operations]]></title><description><![CDATA[Electrification and automation in oil and gas are often discussed through the lens of decarbonization. That lens is important, but it is incomplete. For supply chain and operations leaders, these technologies should be evaluated as modernization tools that reshape how field operations, terminals, refineries, warehouses, pipelines, and support fleets are powered, monitored, maintained, and coordinated. Download the full white paper: Oil and Gas in the Supply Chain: A Strategic Framework for Build]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/logistics/oil-and-gas-electrification-and-automation-modernizing-field-logistics-and-operations/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 13:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/logistics/oil-and-gas-electrification-and-automation-modernizing-field-logistics-and-operations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI Coding Assistants Need More Than Prompts: Why Context Files Matter for Supply Chain Software]]></title><description><![CDATA[As large language models continue to transform software development, many companies remain focused on one question: which AI model is best?That question matters. But it is not the only question that matters.For enterprise software teams, the more important issue may be this: how much project context does the AI actually have?A recent benchmark shared by a developer on X illustrated the point. The developer reported that an AI coding model performed significantly better on Convex application deve]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/logistics/ai-coding-assistants-need-more-than-prompts-why-context-files-matter-for-supply-chain-software/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 13:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/logistics/ai-coding-assistants-need-more-than-prompts-why-context-files-matter-for-supply-chain-software/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Choosing the Right Market Engagement Path for Your Supply Chain Technology Company]]></title><description><![CDATA[Supply chain technology providers have more ways than ever to engage the market. They can commission research, work with analysts, sponsor publications, host webinars, record podcasts, participate in supplier spotlights, and build visibility through industry events.<br />
The challenge is not a lack of options. The challenge is choosing the right option for the right business objective.<br />
A company trying to validate a growth strategy has a different need than a company trying to explain a new product c]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/logistics/choosing-the-right-market-engagement-path-for-your-supply-chain-technology-company/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 13:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/logistics/choosing-the-right-market-engagement-path-for-your-supply-chain-technology-company/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ARC Market Map Brings Structure to Complex Technology Markets]]></title><description><![CDATA[Technology buyers face a familiar problem: too many suppliers, too many claims, and too little clarity.<br />
That challenge is especially acute in industrial, engineering, operational technology, and supply chain markets. These are not simple software buying decisions. The systems under consideration often support mission-critical operations, complex workflows, long asset lifecycles, global networks, and high-stakes business processes.<br />
Buyers need to know more than which supplier has the loudest mess]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/logistics/arc-market-map-brings-structure-to-complex-technology-markets/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/logistics/arc-market-map-brings-structure-to-complex-technology-markets/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why ARC Industry Forum Sponsorship Supports Strategic Market Presence]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some market conversations are best developed in direct industry settings. Articles, webinars, podcasts, and research all play important roles, but events create a different kind of engagement.<br />
Events bring together executives, practitioners, analysts, technology providers, and decision-makers around the issues shaping the future of operations. They create opportunities for visibility, relationship-building, thought leadership, and strategic positioning that can be difficult to replicate through]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/logistics/why-arc-industry-forum-sponsorship-supports-strategic-market-presence/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/logistics/why-arc-industry-forum-sponsorship-supports-strategic-market-presence/</guid></item></channel></rss>