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A Reflection on Peak Returns Season

As the industry moves into 2025, businesses must refine their reverse logistics strategies to balance customer experience, fraud prevention, and environmental responsibility, ensuring a more efficient and sustainable future for returns management.

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State of Warehousing: Most Agile Warehouses Will be Most Successful

The current and future state of warehousing encompasses the impact of AI and automation, taking consideration of cybersecurity risks, balancing human and tech-driven solutions, and adopting sustainable practices.

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Pros to Know Award: Supply Chain Leaders Over-Deliver in All Facets of Logistics

Every year, Supply & Demand Chain Executive's Pros to Know award celebrates the true supply chain professionals to know. Let's meet the winners.

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North American Robot Orders Hold Steady in Q1

Cobot demand was strongest in life sciences/pharma/biomed and food and consumer goods.

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Lucasys Acquires PorterLogic to Enhance Financial Software Solutions

This move adds PorterLogic’s supply chain technology and team to Lucasys’ expertise in delivering tailored financial and operational software.

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Zebra Technologies Unveils New Intelligent Automation Solutions

These new solutions are designed to advance intelligent automation across manufacturing and warehouse operations.

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ITF, HaulerHub to Launch Hauler Vetting and Payment Platform

This new platform is designed to connect shippers with a thoroughly vetted and verified network of haulers.

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Net Feasa Unveils Novel AI Platform

Agentic Control Tower is an end-to-end visualization and booking platform that wraps traditional shipping container workflows in Agentic AI.

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Freight Fraud Index Reveals 400,000 Sophisticated Fraud Attempts in Q1

According to Highway data, unlawful brokerage has emerged as the No. 1 threat.

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Women in Supply Chain: Inmar Intelligence's Beverly Steele Talks About the Taboo of Being a Working Mom

Beverly Steele, director of business development for Inmar Intelligence, discusses being a working mom, what needs to change to improve workplaces and cultures for working mothers and why it’s crucial to build a lifestyle that works for you.

Pros to Know: Scarbrough Global's Adam Hill's Details Lessons Learned from Intern to CEO

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Pros to Know: Blue Yonder's Tiffany Brewer Talks Importance of Life Sciences Supply Chains

Pros to Know: Coupa's Paul Webb Details Integrated Scenario Planning Framework

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Pros to Know: Coupa's Rafael Vasquez Talks Overcoming Cross-Border Challenges

Pros to Know: Tecsys' Alex Lazzari Talks Importance of Cross-Functional Partnerships

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Penske’s Catalyst AI to Redefine Fleet Management Data

Catalyst AI is a proprietary AI engine and AI platform set to redefine fleet management.

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Realtime Robotics’ New Cloud-Based Solution to Accelerate Deployment of Robotic Workcells

Resolver is a cloud-based solution that dramatically accelerates the design and deployment of robotic workcells.

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Spot Truckload Volumes Declined: DAT Stats

This is a sign that tariff-related stockpiling, a slowdown in manufacturing, and general seasonality contributed to reduced demand for trucking services.

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Advancing the Circular Economy Through Renewable Natural Gas

The circular economy revolution is reinventing supply chains and turning trash into treasure. Renewable natural gas is a win-win in the world of energy.

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How Machine Learning and AI Can Optimize Cash Flow

Implementing a holistic approach to uncover and broaden the reach of where loss is happening focuses on all revenue drains.

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AI's Transformative Impact on Supply Chain Management

How companies are leveraging AI to revolutionize supply chain processes and workforce development.

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Services Framework to Help Manufacturers Clarify Supply Chain Priorities

This model provides a focused lens on planning, processes and technology.

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Smart Manufacturing Drives Production Output, Employee Productivity: Deloitte Survey

Reported investment priorities over the next two years remain data focused.

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Why Market Volatility Makes Data a Top Priority

Adapting to the constant fluctuations will require chipmakers to rethink traditional approaches to contracts, pricing and forecasting.

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Fleet Advantage’s Latest Data Resource Innovation Helps Private Fleets Prioritize Safety

This safety index aims to provide benchmarks to address safety within the private fleet sector.

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Tariffs are Top of Mind for Carriers: Truckstop, Bloomberg Intelligence Survey

While 65% of respondents believe that tariffs may hinder the industry, but a majority remain optimistic about the short-term.

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New Century Logistics, Soradynamics Introduce In-Vehicle Drone Logistics System for Last-Mile Delivery

The Micro-Hub System integrates vehicle-mounted drone nests, six-axis robot automatic battery swapping, and cargo handling technology to achieve full automation and intelligence throughout the logistics process.

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60% of Supply Chain Digital Adoption Efforts Will Fail: Gartner

Supply chain digital adoption efforts will fail to deliver promised value due to insufficient investment in learning and development.

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Logistics Sector Has Longest Workday, Highest Burnout Risk: ActivTrak Study

Logistics leads all industries with 20% of workers overutilized and 15% at risk of burnout, according to findings released by the ActivTrak Productivity Lab.

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Service Expectations Remain Top Concern for Q3: BlueGrace Logistics

Freight rate volatility moved into second place and market volatility climbed.

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Prologis Launches Power Platform to Speed EV Fleet Deployments

This turnkey solution is designed to accelerate the deployment of high-capacity charging in markets where infrastructure often lags vehicle availability.

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Snowflake Debuts AI-Powered Automotive-Specific Solutions

Snowflake’s data sharing and AI capabilities, combined with specialized partner solutions, enable the entire auto ecosystem to seamlessly collaborate.

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PortPro Launches AI Agents

The AI agents are built directly into PortPro’s TMS and are designed to help drayage trucking companies and brokers simplify operations.

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State of Cross Border Commerce Report Highlights Tariff Trends

Shopping cart conversions for international shipments sank from 16% to 13%, with key markets like “Made in USA products“ going into Canada.

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AutoStore's Pio Debuts New Big-Box Warehouse Automation Capabilities

Built on AutoStore technology, Pio’s compact, cube-based robotics system uses smart automation to store and retrieve products.

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Warehouse Automation Market to Cross $115.8B by 2034

The market is witnessing a substantial shift toward automation as businesses seek to address the rising expectations for shorter delivery times and flawless operations.

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Epicor Unveils Patent-Pending Environmental Solution for Manufacturers

The patent-pending Carbon Cost Rollup solution is purpose-built for manufacturers.

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California Dedicates $33B to Climate Solutions

Since the program’s inception 11 years ago, more than $18 billion in funding provided by the Governor, with nearly $13 billion supporting over half a million projects that are complete or in progress.

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Making Sense of Tariff Uncertainty

The tariff landscape remains a work in progress. The relationship is a two-way street, and shippers can do their part by providing as much data as they can.