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The Essential Role of Warehouse Management Systems in Optimizing Cold Chain Operations

3PL Links

Image source: iStocks | The Essential Role of Warehouse Management Systems in Optimizing Cold Chain Operations Behind the scenes of the food, retail, pharmaceutical, and many other industries whose products are sensitive to certain characteristics, including temperature to maintain the integrity and quality of the items, there is a specific storage model: temperature-controlled warehouses.

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Labor Rights, Automation to Reshape Supply Chain Workforce in 2025

Supply Chain Brain

With contentious union negotiations, rapid advancements in automation and AI, and growing global scrutiny on human rights abuses, 2025 is set to be a transformative year for labor.

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Supply Chain Glossary of Terms

Logistics Bureau

In the supply chain sector, just like any industry, we have a multitude of terms that are commonly used.So, I decided to create this list to help you decipher any supply-chain-related terms that you come across for the first time. If you have any others to add, please add them in the comments below, and Ill add them to the list. Lets see how big this list gets!

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Maersk Urges Cargo Removal from U.S. Ports as Labor Talks Stall

Supply Chain Brain

The ILA and USMX have until January 15 to come to a deal on a new collective bargaining agreement to avert another strike at U.S. ports.

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State of AI in Sales & Marketing 2025

AI adoption is reshaping sales and marketing. But is it delivering real results? We surveyed 1,000+ GTM professionals to find out. The data is clear: AI users report 47% higher productivity and an average of 12 hours saved per week. But leaders say mainstream AI tools still fall short on accuracy and business impact. Download the full report today to see how AI is being used — and where go-to-market professionals think there are gaps and opportunities.

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What does Freight Rate mean?

Logistics Bureau

We still see many companies suffer the consequences of using the wrong freight rate. So to give you a clearer insight into different freight or trucking rates in your supply chain and help you pick what’s best for your business, let’s take a look at what freight rate really is. What is Freight Rating? Think of freight rating as the art and science of determining how much it’s going to cost to move your goods from point A to point B.

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Avoid Being a Passive Victim of the Trade Wars

Supply Chain Brain

With higher U.S. tariffs being discussed for implementation within a matter of weeks, we should be alert and avoid being taken unaware of changes we can anticipate.

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Retailers Balance Return Policies with Fight Against Fraud

Supply Chain Brain

Across Appriss Retail's 60 U.S. retail clients, total merchandise returns in 2024 were valued at $685 billion, and made up more than 13% of all sales.

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