Above The Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (June 19, 2026)

The most important supply chain & logistics news, including logistics management, transportation management, third-party logistics, supply chain software.

Jun 19, 2026

It’s Friday. It’s Juneteenth. And the U.S. plays Australia in the World Cup this afternoon.

A trifecta that means few people will be working today, and if they are, they’ll have other things on their minds besides what’s happening in the world of supply chain and logistics.

I’d be wondering, for example, whether Boston will run out of beer again this weekend.

As reported by ESPN, “the parent company of Sam Adams said its Boston Taproom ran out of the brand’s flagship Boston Lager over the weekend because Scotland soccer fans in Boston for the 2026 World Cup drank four times as much as the bar usually sells….[The company] had to schedule an emergency delivery of beer Saturday morning and are adding extra deliveries this week to make sure it has enough.”

If Boston runs dry again today, I’ll have to raise an empty glass to my sister when I wish her a Happy Birthday.

Yet another reason to call it a day.

—

Moving on, here’s the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week:

What Should Supply Chain Leaders Stop Doing?

Supply chain leaders spend a lot of time discussing what they should start doing to improve performance. New technologies, new strategies, new processes, new initiatives. But sometimes the bigger opportunity comes from identifying what they should stop doing.

This survey explored the practices that create the biggest obstacles to supply chain success, the activities that consume the most unnecessary time and effort, and the areas where organizations should focus their improvement efforts over the next few years.

Download the Report

Subscribe to "Be Uncommon" Newsletter