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Deliver on time or pay the fine: Speed and precision as the new supply-chain drivers

McKinsey

E-commerce giants have raised the supply-chain performance bar. Now consumer-goods manufacturers face a stark choice: achieve new levels of predictability and responsiveness, or pay a heavy price.

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Could supply-chain issues derail the energy transition?

McKinsey

Electric-vehicle penetration is the biggest driver of oil demand declines in the energy transition. However, emerging supply bottlenecks for key battery materials could be an unexpected barrier.

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DHL, Volvo Initiate Autonomous Trucking in the U.S.

NGT News

Volvo Autonomous Solutions (VAS) and DHL Supply Chain have launched autonomous trucking operations in the United States, enabled by the purpose-built, production-ready Volvo VNL Autonomous, which is powered by the Aurora Driver.

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Logistics Management in the oil and gas industry

Oil Gas Leads

Logistics management in the oil and gas industry plays a critical role in ensuring safe, timely, and cost-effective movement of materials, equipment, and personnel across upstream, midstream, and downstream operations. Supply Chain Coordination Integrating vendors, freight forwarders, customs brokers, and field operations.

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The new tariff reality: From risk to resilience

McKinsey

Skip to main content The new tariff reality: From risk to resilience June 17, 2025 | Podcast Shifting tariffs and trade policies are pushing companies to rethink their supply chain strategies to protect growth and stay competitive. You’re listening to McKinsey Talks Operations , and I’m your host, Daphne Luchtenberg.

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The data center decade has arrived

Enverus

EIRs modeling considers not only historical drivers of power demand across the Lower 48, but also variable load drivers it believes will impact the future load. PJM will see the largest share of data center growth, followed by West, ERCOT and California Independent System Operator (CAISO).

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Seizing the agentic AI advantage

McKinsey

Agents supercharge operational agility and create new revenue opportunities. That requires an architecture that is modular and resilient and, more importantly, an operating model that centers on humans—not just as users but as co-architects of the systems they will be living and working with. Yet AI was largely the domain of experts.

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