The Home Depot Buys SIMPL Automation to Speed Fulfillment and Tighten DC Performance
The deal signals a continued push to use automation, AI, and denser storage design to improve delivery speed, labor efficiency, and product…
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Strait of Hormuz Reopens to Commercial Shipping, but Risk to Global Trade Remains
Iran says commercial traffic can resume through the Strait of Hormuz during the 10-day Lebanon ceasefire, sending oil prices sharply lower. But…
Why Enterprise AI Systems Fail: It’s Not RAG – It’s Context Control
Enterprise AI systems are not failing because of poor retrieval or weak models. They are failing because they cannot control what actually…
Supply Chain and Logistics News April 13th-16th 2026
This week in supply chain and logistics brought headlines on major partnerships, announcements, and warehousing. Jim Frazer shared his views on the…
Stellantis and Microsoft Expand AI Collaboration Across Operations
Stellantis and Microsoft have announced a broad five-year collaboration spanning AI, cybersecurity, cloud modernization, and engineering. For supply chain leaders, the more…
Why Good Supply Chains Still Suffer from Recurring Stockouts
Stockouts rarely result from a single forecast miss or delayed shipment. More often, they reflect small operating failures compounding across planning, sourcing,…