Leaner, Smarter, Faster and More Connected: Supply Chains Evolve to Meet Rising Volatility and Cost Pressures
Produced in partnership with CargoWise
Global supply chains are at a pivotal crossroads. Trade policies are shifting, geopolitical tensions are flaring, and customers expect more visibility, speed and control than ever before.
Responding effectively to this cocktail of disruptions requires new strategies, new investments and new actions.
To help inform your decision making, Reuters Events is pleased to release this new whitepaper, Leaner, Smarter, Faster and More Connected: Supply Chains Evolve to Meet Rising Volatility and Cost Pressures, produced in partnership with CargoWise.
Over 450 logistics and supply chain professionals shared their insights, to give you this critical, quantitative information to help direct your strategy.
Key learnings from the report:
• 74% of respondents identified political tensions as the leading threat to supply chains, with 71% of North American participants citing trade policy as a major concern.
• Cost reduction has surged to the top of the agenda, with 67% of executives stating it is their number one priority, well ahead of building resilience and sustainability targets.
• Adding further pressure to cost management, 71% claimed that digital transformation is among their organization's top needs, with only 3% expecting IT budgets to reduce in 2026.
Fewer than 5% of participants believe their business is fully prepared to handle all these risks. Where will the pressure tell? Which facet of your business will have to give?