December, 2024

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Solving the Freight Broker’s Biggest Problem with Brad Hollister

The Logistics of Logistics

Brad Hollister and Joe Lynch discuss solving the freight broker’s biggest problem. Brad is the Head of Growth of Upwell , a tech firm that streamlines accounts receivable using artificial intelligence. About Brad Hollister Brad Hollister is an investor, entrepreneur, freight-tech advisor, and Head of Growth at Upwell, a tech firm that streamlines accounts receivable using artificial intelligence.

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Reshoring and Domestic Manufacturing Incentives: Impacts on Supply Chain Logistics

Logistics Viewpoints

Reshoring, the practice of bringing manufacturing operations back to the United States, has gained renewed momentum in recent years, largely driven by a combination of political priorities, economic strategies, and global supply chain disruptions. Spearheaded by initiatives like those championed during Donald Trump’s past presidency (and likely during his upcoming term), policies promoting domestic manufacturing—such as tax breaks, tariffs, and regulatory incentives—have redefined how companies

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The Role of AI in Predictive Analytics for Supply Chain Management

Amware Logistics and Fulfillment

The supply chain and logistics industry has entered a transformative era driven by artificial intelligence (AI). Traditionally reliant on historical data and manual forecasting, predictive analytics has now evolved to harness real-time data and machine learning to anticipate trends with remarkable precision. AI is not just a tool; its a game-changer for businesses striving to stay competitive in a rapidly shifting marketplace.

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Reimagining Transportation Procurement: Leveraging Data and Technology for Smarter Freight Decisions

Talking Logistics

In a survey we conducted in October 2020, 91% of our Indago supply chain research community members, who are all supply chain executives from manufacturing, retail, and distribution companies, either Agreed or Strongly Agreed that the time had come to transform the traditional transportation procurement process. Yet, we all know that waste and inefficiencies still.

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Rethinking warehouse work culture: Can automation create better workplaces?

Heico Sandee, CEO of Smart Robotics, explores how automation redefines warehouse culture. By shifting repetitive tasks to skill-based roles, automation improves safety, fosters collaboration, and makes warehousing more appealing to today’s workforce.

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Freight Procurement in 2025: Navigating Industry Trends and Challenges

Shipsta

Uncover critical industry challenges, emerging trends, and actionable plans to transform logistics obstacles into competitive advantages for your business.

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Georgia: The Future of Supply Chain with Bob Kosek

The Logistics of Logistics

Bob Kosek and Joe Lynch discuss Goergia: the future of supply chain. Bob is the Division Director of Global Commerce at the Georgia Department of Economic Development , your one-stop shop for Georgia business. About Bob Kosek Bob Kosek is the Division Director of Global Commerce at the Georgia Department of Economic Development. He is responsible for overseeing the statewide and regional teams responsible for attracting job and investment growth to the State of Georgia.

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Supply Chain & Logistics News December 2nd- December 5th

Logistics Viewpoints

Supply Chain & Logistics News December 2nd – December 5th Experts claim that Cyber Monday the Monday following Thanksgiving is one of the busiest days for deliveries followed by the Mondays leading up to Christmas. In 2022, the Postal Service processed more than 11.7 billion mailpieces and packages during the holiday season. In 2023, Amazon delivered around 5.9 billion packages more than UPS and FedEx.

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Shipsta by Freightos Introduces Rate Refresh: The Future of Agile Procurement in 2025

Freightos

Blog More Resources Home Shipsta by Freightos Introduces Rate Refresh: The Future of Agile Procurement in 2025 December 3, 2024 Visit Shipsta by Freightos Luxembourg, December 3, 2024 – Shipsta by Freightos (Nasdaq: CRGO) continues to drive freight procurement’s evolution with the rollout of Rate Refresh, a key addition to its procurement platform.

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The Supply Chain Problem $100 Million and Smart Executives Can’t Solve

Talking Logistics

Can $100 million and a team of smart people be enough to realize a future where global supply chains run as seamlessly as todays most intuitive consumer technologies, optimizing real-time decision-making through AI and machine learning? That is Augers vision, the company launched by Dave Clark, the former Amazon Worldwide Consumer CEO. Global supply chains.

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Load Optimization: A Sustainable Way To Reduce Transportation Costs

Discover strategies to optimize load building and achieve significant transportation cost savings. Plus, learn how load optimization can help reduce CO 2 emissions and align with climate regulations and consumer expectations. Finally, discover best practices for sustainable load optimization.

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Introducing Rate Refresh: How we're revolutionizing freight procurement

Shipsta

As the founder and Managing Director of Shipsta by Freightos, I've witnessed firsthand how the freight industry has transformed over the years. Today, I'm thrilled to announce our latest innovation that's set to reshape how we approach freight procurement events: Rate Refresh.

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Last Mile Delivery Optimization Strategies for 2025

WorkWave

In today’s fast-paced e-commerce landscape, last-mile delivery has emerged as a critical component of the supply chain. As customers increasingly demand rapid and reliable delivery, optimizing this final leg of transportation becomes essential for businesses aiming to enhance customer satisfaction and operational efficiency. However, last-mile delivery faces a myriad of challenges, such as traffic congestion, rising costs, and increasing environmental concerns.

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Trust and Transparency: The Power of Truckstop’s Network with Shawn Rasmor

The Logistics of Logistics

Shawn Rasmor and Joe Lynch discuss trust and transparency: the power of Truckstop’s network. Shawn is the Principal Product Manager at Truckstop , a trusted partner for carriers, brokers, and shippers, empowering the freight community through a platform of innovative solutions for the entire freight lifecycle to increase efficiency, automate processes, and accelerate growth.

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How Good is Your Logistics Service Provider?

Logistics Viewpoints

Amplifying the shippers voice and giving some power back to the companies actually paying for logistics services that is the core reason why the Shippers Council was formed in in 2020. An interest group of the Singapore-based Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society (LSCMS), the Shippers Council is a professional association that counts members from organizations with a vested interest in logistics, including end users, technology and service providers, government and academia.

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Autonomous AI Agents Are the Future of Procurement and Supply Chain Operations

As early as next year, procurement and supply chain operations will begin to adopt AI agents, often called “agentic AI,” to work alongside employees to make and execute decisions with precision across procurement and even the most complex global supply chains. Unlike LLM-based generative AI tools such as ChatGPT, these AI agents do not require prompts from humans.

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Mastering Fulfillment for Direct Sales: How Staci Americas Supports High-Volume Success

Amware Logistics and Fulfillment

The direct sales industry is distinct, requiring fulfillment partners that understand its unique challenges. As direct sellers transition from start-ups to high-volume operations, they often face obstacles such as managing rapid growth, addressing seasonal or post-convention surges, and ensuring a flawless brand experience for customers. At Staci Americas, we specialize in scalable, tailored solutions that align with the dynamic needs of direct sales businesses.

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Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (December 6, 2024)

Talking Logistics

We got our first snow of the season yesterday. Not much, but enough to turn the lawn white. Im a fair-weathered cyclist, so that signals the end of riding outdoors for me this year. Like a bear hibernating over winter, Ill be riding in my basement cave until spring. Before I head down there, heres. Read more The post Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (December 6, 2024) appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.

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The Priority Gap: Survey Reveals Major Disconnect Between Supply Chain Execs and the C-Suite

Supply Chain Brain

COVID-19 forever changed supply chain executives’ mindset. At least that’s what we’ve been told by industry experts, in the years since the pandemic hit.

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Third-generation trucker building on family legacy with special 2000 W9

Overdrive Online

After owner-op Chad Roberson's father, Everett, passed 2007, Chad lost track of his last truck, a 2000 Kenworth W900. Two years ago, the unthinkable happened, and he was able to buy it back. Now, he's fixing it up to achieve his dad's dream.

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Freight Procurement Simplified: Bids from Hours to Minutes

Speaker: Eric Berdinis, Ran Sun, & Chris Chmielewski

Procuring freight can be cumbersome, time-consuming, and error-prone. If you’re frustrated with the complex and manual processes for obtaining bids for your contract and spot freight, you’re not alone. In today’s fast-moving supply chain environment, optimizing these processes is critical to staying competitive and cutting costs. Join this exclusive webinar with experts from Uber Freight to learn how the latest digital tools and automation can transform your freight procurement strategy by strea

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Hyundai XCIENT fuel cell trucks hit the road in the U.S.

Commercial Carrier Journal

Hyundai Motor Group is deploying 21 XCIENT fuel cell trucks for logistics operations at its Georgia plant, marking a significant step toward a sustainable future for the trucking industry.

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The Overturning of the Chevron Doctrine: Implications for the Supply Chain and Logistics Industry

Logistics Viewpoints

The Supreme Courts decision to overturn the Chevron Doctrine has sparked widespread discussion across industries, particularly in supply chain and logistics, where regulatory clarity is critical. While this landmark decision alters the balance of power between federal agencies, Congress, and the judiciary, it does not necessarily signal a retreat from regulatory progress.

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RouteManager Awarded as 2024’s Top Software & Tech Solution for Food Logistics and Supply & Demand Chain Executive

WorkWave

Food Logistics , the only publication exclusively dedicated to covering the movement of product through the global cold food supply chain, and Supply & Demand Chain Executive , the only publication covering the entire global supply chain, named RouteManager by WorkWave as one of the winners of this years Top Software & Tech award, which spotlights new-to-market software and technology solutions designed to provide automation, efficiency and visibility to the supply chain space.

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Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (December 13, 2024)

Talking Logistics

I lied last Friday on Talking Logistics. I actually had one more outdoor bike ride to do. I flew down to Amelia Island, Florida to surprise my sister Janet Bucciero. She is a member of our Logistics Leaders for T1D Cure Cycling team and was doing the Breakthrough T1D Ride last Saturday. I decided to. Read more The post Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (December 13, 2024) appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.

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How to Drive Cost Savings, Efficiency Gains, and Sustainability Wins with MES

Speaker: Nikhil Joshi, Founder & President of Snic Solutions

Is your manufacturing operation reaching its efficiency potential? A Manufacturing Execution System (MES) could be the game-changer, helping you reduce waste, cut costs, and lower your carbon footprint. Join Nikhil Joshi, Founder & President of Snic Solutions, in this value-packed webinar as he breaks down how MES can drive operational excellence and sustainability.

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Can U.S. Manufacturers Harness Trump’s Protectionist Policy?

Supply Chain Brain

To adapt to shifting trade policies, U.S. manufacturers should focus on supply chain resilience, cost-efficient production through automation, and recurring revenue through monetization and servitization.

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FMCSA clears up intentions behind broker transparency rulemaking

Overdrive Online

FMCSA says it intends enforce broker records transparency, but will it work? Or might brokers eventually find another easy out with contract language, timing, or some other loophole?

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Happening Now: Trucking demand and capacity realign

West Coast and California Logistics

According to Transport Topics , the trucking industry is gradually approaching equilibrium as freight demand and capacity realign after years of disruption.

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Lenovo Excels in Supply Chain Planning with a Hybrid Approach

Logistics Viewpoints

Jack Fiedler, the vice president for digital transformation of the global supply chain at Lenovo Lenovo is ranked tenth by one leading analyst firm among a list of global companies with exceptional supply chains. Based on an interview with Jack Fiedler, the vice president for digital transformation of the global supply chain at Lenovo, the word “exceptional” certainly applies.

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How To Set Up Innovation So That It Aligns With And Enables Corporate Strategy

Speaker: Paul Heller

Most innovation work proceeds independently from company strategy. As a result, the products that arrive in the market are not well aligned with the company’s goals. This challenge is particularly significant in organizations with transformation-oriented strategies, where innovation must directly support growth, scalability, and strategic pivots. In this session, we will discuss why innovation in large companies is so often not aligned with the company’s strategy and what innovation leaders, pro

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Texas Supreme Court hears oral arguments in Werner crash fatality case

Commercial Carrier Journal

Werner is seeking the reversal of a $100 million windfall from a 2014 accident that saw one of its trucks struck by another driver who crossed the median.

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I’ve Fought Freight Fraud for 30 Years: Here’s How to Protect Your Supply Chain in 2025

Talking Logistics

Cargo thieves love the holidays. That time of year when the industry ships a higher volume of desirable, in-demand goods. Appliances and furniture, food and beverages, and electronics are hot commodities. Warehouses and distribution centers are top targets. It’s also the time of year when we face immense pressure to deliver more packages, faster than.

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ILA EVP Says Port Automation is ‘Everyone’s Fight’

Supply Chain Brain

“This is a pivotal moment in our history," said Daggett. "The decisions we make today will determine the future for generations to come.