Prological Outlook – H1 2026
When Prological released its Industrial Property report at the end of 2025, the market story was about rising vacancy and tenant leverage. More than six months on, a new layer of complexity has arrived with the Middle East conflict, rising energy costs and renewed interest rate pressure. The report’s purpose remains unchanged: translating industrial property […]
Freight In Focus
Freight cost reviews have traditionally centred on rate negotiation. This approach can produce measurable savings — typically in the order of 5-7% — but it has a structural limit. Australia’s road transport sector has experienced sustained contraction, with financially stressed carriers exiting the market at an increasing rate; continued downward pressure on price reinforces that […]
Prological’s Pulse Check Survey 2026
The 2026 Prological Supply Chain Pulse Check Survey reveals a sector finding its footing after years of disruption. While economic pressures remain the dominant concern, this year’s findings show cautious optimism as organisations balance immediate cost management with strategic investments in future capabilities. If you would like news about future releases of the Pulse Check […]
Warehouse Efficiency as an Alternative to New Property Purchase
When warehouse managers hear their teams say, “we’re running out of space,” the instinct is to start planning for bigger premises. It’s a familiar pattern across Australian logistics: inventory grows, storage tightens, and the conversation quickly turns to new facilities. But this default response can be one of the most expensive mistakes a business makes. […]
Early Access – Prological’s Pulse Check Survey 2026
Thank you for your contribution to the 2026 edition of the Pulse Check Survey, an annual survey connecting senior professionals from throughout Australia and New Zealand to gauge their views about trends and challenges impacting supply chains. If you would like news about future releases of the Pulse Check Survey, please make sure you subscribe […]
Prological’s Pulse Check Survey 2026
The annual Prological Supply Chain Pulse Check Survey connected with senior professionals from throughout Australia and New Zealand to gauge their views about trends and challenges impacting supply chains. From C-Suite to entry level – respondents were asked for perspectives on the economic outlook for 2026, sustainability initiatives, rising costs, expansion plans, and technology adoption. […]
The Prological Outlook Q3 2025:
Before making property decisions, manufacturers, distributors, and supply chain operators need market intelligence that actually matters to their operations. Industrial real estate reports focus on investment metrics and property performance, but they can miss what supply chain leaders truly need to know: how market conditions affect facility costs, operational flexibility, and long-term distribution strategy. Prological […]
The Future of Warehouses:
The warehouse automation landscape has changed more in the past five years than in the previous 25. What worked for distribution operations a decade ago won’t cut it today – and certainly won’t prepare businesses for tomorrow’s competitive pressures. The properties that were once considered state-of-the-art are increasingly inadequate for modern automation requirements. This whitepaper […]
Australian Manufacturing State of Play 2025:
Many Australian B2B manufacturers are caught between rising costs and shrinking margins. Increasing energy costs, complex industrial relations environments, and stringent ESG requirements are making traditional approaches to manufacturing and distribution unsustainable. At the same time, global supply chain disruptions have exposed the fragility of efficiency-focused models that dominated the past decade. The following analysis […]
Prological Industry Outlook – H1 2025
After a period of economic stagnation, Australian businesses are enjoying a new level of financial flexibility in the first half of 2025. Our mid-year market update examines how these converging economic and political factors are reshaping Australian supply chain operations, from industrial property market dynamics creating new distribution strategies to the technology investments that are […]
A Tenant’s Guide:
Historically, businesses have approached industrial property needs through a linear lens: envisage the optimal supply chain strategy, then secure suitable properties to execute. The current landscape of Australian industrial property markets, particularly in major capital cities like Sydney and Melbourne, is fundamentally challenging this conventional wisdom. After years of extremely low vacancy rates and soaring […]
Pulse Check Survey 2025 Findings Report
There’s no single challenge, nor solution, that rules the supply chain industry. Strategies are designed and executed for the specific demands of a particular business, whether that’s a major retailer sending parcels around the country, a 3PL implementing new warehousing procedures or a manufacturer handling supplier relationships. In saying that, having your finger on the […]
