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No business topic has dominated the headlines in 2026 quite like tariffs. New announcements, exemptions, retaliations — barely a week goes by without another shift. It looks like political news. For procurement and supply chain teams, it’s become something else entirely: a daily math problem. Right alongside geopolitical fragmentation and unstable shipping routes, tariff volatility […]

At the beginning of 2025, the global ocean freight market appeared to be stabilizing. New vessel capacity helped bring shipping rates down, supply chains became more predictable, and many importers hoped the disruptions of recent years were finally behind them. Fast forward to 2026, and the picture has changed dramatically. Freight costs are climbing once […]

For years, climate risk was primarily viewed as a sustainability issue. In 2026, that perspective is changing. Extreme weather events are no longer affecting only environmental goals or regulatory requirements. They are increasingly impacting the stability of global supply chains. As a result, climate resilience is becoming an operational supply chain priority. Floods, droughts, heat […]

Supply chains in 2026 are not only being restructured. They are expected to respond faster than ever before. Across the Top 10 Supply Chain Management Trends 2026, one shift is becoming increasingly clear: companies are moving away from reactive operating models and toward predictive supply chains. The reason is straightforward. Disruptions now emerge faster, escalate […]

Why Growing Air Freight Risks Are Putting Fashion and Retail Supply Chains Under Pressure Over the past few years, many fashion and retail companies have worked hard to make their supply chains more resilient. Suppliers have been diversified, nearshoring strategies evaluated, and digital visibility tools expanded across global operations. Yet one critical dependency continues to […]

Supply chains in 2026 are not just becoming more complex, they are becoming harder to manage. Across the Top 10 Supply Chain Management Trends 2026, one pattern stands out: companies are reaching the limits of traditional coordination methods. More suppliers, more transport routes, and more production locations may improve resilience, but they also dramatically increase […]

Supply chains in 2026 are not just being stabilized. They are being fundamentally restructured. One of the most visible shifts across the Top 10 Supply Chain Management Trends 2026 is how companies are rethinking where and how they produce. Manufacturing is moving closer to the end market, not because it is cheaper, but because it […]

When companies discuss risks in global supply chains, the focus often falls on raw materials, geopolitical tensions, or cyber threats. Yet one of the most practical vulnerabilities lies elsewhere: the transport routes that keep global trade moving. In the Top 10 Supply Chain Management Trends 2026, the stability of global transport networks emerges as a […]

  (Nuremberg, March 10, 2026) – The xalution group, a leading international provider of consulting and IT services in the ERP and CRM environment and a Microsoft Solutions Partner for Business Applications, has entered into a strategic partnership with Setlog, a globally operating provider of cloud-based software solutions for supply chain management. Effective immediately, both […]

Not every weakness in a supply chain is visible. While discussions often focus on geopolitics, cyber threats, or AI-driven decision models, one foundational risk frequently remains in the background: access to critical raw materials. Within the broader structural shifts shaping supply chain management in 2026, raw material resilience stands out for one simple reason — […]