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Editor’s Note: The following is an excerpt from the recently published research report, “The New Strategic Logistics Service Provider: What Winning Freight Forwarding and Customs Brokerage Leaders Are Doing Differently.” Conducted by Adelante SCM and
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
I am taking the afternoon off to tighten screws. Literally. There are loose screws everywhere in this house. All the screws on our door knobs, loosefrom all the opening and closing. All the screws beneath
Last June in The Wall Street Journal, Esther Fung reported how “new advances in robotics are [enabling the automation of truck loading and unloading]. Improved sensors and algorithms, advancements in AI and faster image-processing technology
I brought my car to the shop on Tuesday for its annual state inspection. It failed. Something is wrong with the left front balljoint — a safety issue — so I need to get it
In response to the Covid pandemic and other disruptions, many companies shifted from Just-in-Time to Just-in-Case inventory strategies. But as demand normalized, many warehouses were left with growing amounts of “Zombie Inventory” — slow-moving, obsolete,
For the first time in a long time, all four of my kids (who are all adults now) have been home this week. It’s been nice, especially since my wife and I will become “empty
As I’ve written many times for Talking Logistics, final mile is not simply the last step in the delivery process — it’s also the final moment of truth, where the customer experience is either won
The logistics industry has a growing AI paradox. Investment is rising, use cases are multiplying, and belief in AI’s potential is near-universal. Yet for shippers,
How connected networks, smarter collaboration, and AI are redefining how supply chains operate. Supply chain leaders are navigating a moment unlike any before. Geopolitical volatility
For the past several years, the supply chain conversation has been dominated by the “pendulum swing” of the freight market. Shippers have cycled through phases
Freight fraud is no longer a niche problem or an occasional disruption — it has become a systemic risk impacting supply chains across North America.
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