Logistics stories
Higher freight and tariff shocks in 2026 left Australian exporters exposed, but firms with backup suppliers and connected systems were better placed to absorb them.
Dedicated leadership on the ground is intended to help Lancom deepen Australian customer ties and expand its footprint in a market set for growth.
Long-term planning can cut freight, inventory and disruption losses for FMCG firms by avoiding design mistakes that short-term fixes miss.
The retailer can now serve customers in seven countries through one cross-border model, reducing the need for local legal entities and separate systems.
Organisations in regulated sectors could gain productivity without losing oversight as the platform embeds governed AI into existing workflows.
Pressure on fleet operators to improve safety and compliance is driving Microlise's regional push as it expands sales across Australia and New Zealand.
Businesses could soon see gains from quantum computing, with Fujitsu saying utility-scale systems may arrive within five years and 5% route savings already found.
A US importer of Southeast Asian foods could trim a material freight expense to near zero within months after deploying Beacon's software.
Partners in five launch markets will gain access to KUKA's autonomous mobile robots as TD SYNNEX pushes into industrial automation.
The initiative aims to give supply chain teams practical guidance on agentic AI, as large firms seek to link planning, sourcing and inventory decisions.
Six in ten customer organisations are already fielding autonomous bots, forcing service teams to tighten oversight as AI-to-AI requests become routine.
Oracle is aiming to help manufacturers cut tariff exposure and freight costs with new agentic supply chain apps that simulate scarce resources and margins.
The tools aim to help supply chain teams cut waste, balance scarce capacity and speed approved decisions across planning, logistics and procurement.
Businesses can now trial quantum workloads in London as the room-temperature system is already being used for protein design and energy scheduling.
The Singapore startup will use fresh funding to hire in key markets and take its camera-based safety software into the US, Japan and the Gulf.
Store shelves should stay fuller as Briscoe Group shifts more stock into a larger Drury hub and cuts excess inventory across its chain.
Higher Auckland land costs are pushing warehouse operators to boost pallet capacity inside existing buildings, with some projects adding about 5,000 positions.
The four-person finance team now handles work once done by eight, as invoice throughput at Custom Goods Logistics has nearly doubled.
Businesses in cramped warehouses can now buy a dust- and splash-resistant keyboard for GBP £34.99, aimed at cutting replacement costs.
Footasylum's automated distribution centre is now handling orders with 212% more output after THG Fulfil's first external AutoStore install.