#Supply chain
12 ARTICLES
Geopolitics, AI and U.S. business strategy: what founders must know in 2025
Global AI spending will hit $1.5T in 2025, but U.S. firms face geopolitical, regulatory, and supply-chain challenges that could impact efficiency and growth.
Benedicta PhilemonDecision Intelligence Analyst
How Apple's iPhone 17 is redefining global supply chains
Apple's move to build every U.S.-bound iPhone 17 in India marks a new chapter for global supply chains. India's output has jumped 240% in a year, pushing past China to become Apple's top supplier; reshaping trade, challenging rivals, and shaping what consumers expect from their next upgrade.
Benedicta PhilemonDecision Intelligence Analyst
From soda to sustainability: how beverage giants are reinventing growth
Beverage leaders rebalance for premium, sustainability, and agile supply chains. Coca-Cola $312B, Kweichow Moutai $267B, PepsiCo $185B. Premium + localization + sustainability is the new formula.
Benedicta PhilemonDecision Intelligence Analyst
How India's consumers are driving a ₹22 trillion logistics revolution
India's ₹22T logistics sector is re-engineered by consumers. 74% freight by road, 75% warehouse for industrial+consumer goods, 10%+ CAGR. Empowered consumer is the real disruptor.
Benedicta PhilemonDecision Intelligence Analyst
China's $3.4 trillion export: Can the world's factory keep its throne?
In 2000, China ranked seventh among the world's exporters, contributing $249 billion to global merchandise trade. Just over two decades later, it stands atop the leaderboard, with exports reaching a staggering $3.4 trillion in 2023. That's a 13.6x leap, compared to the global average.
Benedicta PhilemonDecision Intelligence Analyst
India's pharmaceutical ascent: how a $65B market is rewriting global healthcare
In the corridors of global pharma strategy meetings, one country's name keeps surfacing: India. By the end of 2025, India's pharmaceutical industry is expected to reach $65 billion, up from $32 billion just five years ago. This is not a routine growth trajectory.
Benedicta PhilemonDecision Intelligence Analyst
Vietnam's delicate balance in the U.S.-China trade war
Vietnam, once celebrated as a rising manufacturing powerhouse in the wake of U.S.-China trade tensions, now faces mounting uncertainty. At the heart of the issue is a proposed 46% U.S. tariff on Vietnamese exports, part of a broader push to address perceived trade imbalances and crack down on transshipment.
Benedicta PhilemonDecision Intelligence Analyst
Reinventing supply chains for agility: recommendations for enterprises
Trade disputes, pandemics, forced-labor controversies, climate disasters, each crisis has further exposed the fragility of modern global supply chains. COVID-19 was the ultimate stress test: most organizations fared poorly, losing 42% of profits.
Joseph RutakangwaCo-founder & CEO, Rwazi
Supply chains get smarter: how AI is reshaping logistics
Global supply chains stand at an inflection point. Technology advances, geo-economic tensions, and sustainability concerns are sparking multifaceted efforts to strengthen worldwide logistics resilience, efficiency, and localization.
Joseph RutakangwaCo-founder & CEO, Rwazi
Supply chain technology disruptions: automation and resilience innovations
Investments in supply chain tech are accelerating as firms address fragility exposed by recent shocks. Warehouse automation grew 15% YoY in 2022, with double-digit upticks in order-tracking and risk mitigation tech adoption.
Joseph RutakangwaCo-founder & CEO, Rwazi
Thriving in inflation: value-driven strategies for FMCG success
The FMCG industry sits at a crossroads in today's economic climate. Inflation, persistent and global, is wreaking havoc on consumers and producers, demanding innovative solutions to keep value, volume, and margin intact.
Joseph RutakangwaCo-founder & CEO, Rwazi
Evolving with the market: AI and ML unlock new levels of FMCG market intelligence
Sophisticated supply chain management is vital in FMCG given high volume and rapid turnover. AI and ML are unlocking new levels of market intelligence, turning forecasting, packaging, and distribution from guesswork into proactive decision-making.
Joseph RutakangwaCo-founder & CEO, RwaziSee Rwazi working on your category.
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