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 […]
Beyond Efficiency
The e-commerce boom has increased demand for warehouse and logistics workers across the world over the past decade. Finding the workers to fill these roles has been industry’s biggest challenge, however. So, how do you retain and attract top talent to your organisation in these challenging times? In this whitepaper, Prological dissects the triad of […]
From Good Intentions to Practical Sustainability
Sustainability in the supply chain has entered boardrooms across Australia, as more organisations look to align with stricter incoming legislation and growing customer demand for eco-friendly products and services. This Prological whitepaper serves as a practical guide for organisations looking to move from ambition to action with sustainability in their supply chain.
Bespoke Network Design
There is no universal template for determining the correct location for all the nodes within a supply chain network. Every stage of the supply chain needs to be customised to the objectives of a particular business, particularly relating to its customer service promise, while freight strategies must resonate with both customer service goals and the […]
Supply Chain Network Decentralisation
Prological’s white paper – Supply chain network decentralisation: A practical guide to making it work discusses decentralisation as one of several emerging trends, with key learnings from Apple, Amazon and Volkswagen. The paper offers three clear opportunities for businesses to consider as they create more flexible, agile and resilient supply chains.
Rethinking Warehouse Design
In response to the constrained industrial property market in Australia and New Zealand’s capital cities, Prological has released a new white paper on the changes in the industry property landscape and its future-focussed ‘next-generation’ approach to new warehouse design and development.Â
A Guide to Operational Excellence
The white paper, ‘A guide to operational excellence: five processes to explore before making your automation investment’ discusses the advancements in the automation industry, the rise in choice of vendors, and the complexities involved in finding the right fit. It also examines the risks of rushing the process, and the very real impacts these mistakes […]
