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Editor’s Note: The following is an excerpt of a research report published recently, “Examining AI’s Role in Modernizing the Freight Procurement Process.” The research, conducted by Adelante SCM and commissioned by Trimble, explored the current
It’s October — we have entered the final stretch of 2025 (aka “The Year of the Tariffs”). Here in Boston, the weather can’t decide whether to step into fall completely or hang on to summer
In a February 2025 Wall Street Journal article titled, “Humanoid Robots Finally Get Real Jobs,” Christopher Mims writes, “As global demand for new kinds of robots has shot up, mass manufacturing and falling costs for
If everything has gone according to plan, by the time you read this, David Shaw from Transporeon and I will have completed a 100 kilometer ride around Amsterdam and are in the process of enjoying
As many of you know, I’m a big supporter of Breakthrough T1D through our Indago supply chain research community and Logistics Leaders for T1D Cure cycling team. Breakthrough T1D is the leading charity focused on
“Cape Cod is not flat!” I heard this many times last Saturday, including from my own daughter, during the Breakthrough T1D Ride in Cape Cod. It’s true: Cape Cod is not flat. But it’s not
The toxic mixture of social media, politics, and entertainment (which includes what passes for journalism these days) is a poisonous cocktail. The more we drink it, the more our society crumbles and dies. Drink water
The calm before the storm is over. Starting next week, I’m hitting the road to attend/speak at various industry events this month and next, including: If you’re attending any of these events, I look forward
Generative artificial intelligence (AI) has become one of the most talked-about topics in transportation and logistics. Shippers, brokers, and third-party logistics services providers (3PLs) are
Editor’s note: Today’s post is part of a special Talking Logistics series called “Powering the Breakthrough in Logistics” where subject matter experts from leading supply
Executives today face an unforgiving reality: supply chains are under constant stress from fuel price volatility, geopolitical tension, shifting tariffs, labor shortages, and increasing customer
The consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry has faced significant challenges in recent years, from rising operational costs to geopolitical events such as tariffs and changing
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