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Last-Mile
Last-Mile Delivery Costs Continue to Rise: Research
Nearly 84% of e-commerce businesses experienced cost increases around the last mile of deliveries within the past year, and 84% of respondents believe that increases are likely to continue to rise over the next 12 months.
Last-Mile
Pros to Know: Gatik's Brenda Mejia Named Overall Rising Star
Software Solutions
Trade Wars and Compliance Pressures Weigh on Global Supply Chains: QIMA Report
Material Handling Equipment
Li-ion Battery for Material Handling Equipment
Supply Chain Visibility
Assent’s Sustainability Platform Optimizes Supply Chain Sustainability Data
Regulations
EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive and German Supply Chain Act: What to Expect in 2025
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Material Handling Equipment
ProMat Preview: Where Supply Chain Solutions Come Together
With 1,200 of the world’s leading manufacturing and supply chain solution providers under one roof, ProMat 2025 provides hands-on demonstrations, 4 keynote sessions and 200-plus educational sessions.
Trucking
3 Things to Watch in Freight: U.S. Bank
With the new administration in place, there has been an array of supply chain-related news and headlines. Here are three things to watch in freight, according to experts at U.S. Bank.
Project Management Software
2025 Top Supply Chain Projects Award: Nominations Open
Nominations are open for Food Logistics and Supply & Demand Chain Executive’s 2025 Top Supply Chain Projects award, which profiles innovative case study-type projects designed to automate, optimize, streamline and improve the supply chain.
Latest
Carbon Footprint
Energy and Resilience Reshaping Leasing Decisions in Logistics
41% of projected demand for low carbon space will not be met by 2030, given the current quality of existing stock and construction estimates over the remainder of the decade.
Fleet Management
Cost Efficiencies Remain Top Priority Among Shippers: Study
While 97% of shippers made progress toward sustainability goals, today’s market dynamics and uncertainty are putting pressure on shippers and carriers to reduce costs, which could put further sustainability progress at risk.
Project Management Software
2025 Top Supply Chain Projects Award: Nominations Open
Nominations are open for Food Logistics and Supply & Demand Chain Executive’s 2025 Top Supply Chain Projects award, which profiles innovative case study-type projects designed to automate, optimize, streamline and improve the supply chain.
Manufacturing
Manufacturing Professionals Mostly Prepared for Sustainability Regulations: Survey
While nearly two-thirds of manufacturing professionals (62%) say their company actively tracks government regulations related to sustainability, a third (29%) say their company does not and another 9% were unsure, according to data by Specright.
Carbon Footprint
ERP Software is Where Sustainability Meets Business
Embracing the principles of effective SRM and ERP ensures that procurement becomes a strategic asset, fostering continued success and resilience in an increasingly interconnected global economy.
Carbon Footprint
Data Carriers’ Role in Digital Product Passport Implementation
Finding and implementing the best-positioned data carrier solutions is also fundamental to support the EU’s goal of unlocking a circular economy at scale and to ensure the successful implementation of the DPP framework.
Ocean Ports & Carriers
How Geopolitical Events Affect Maritime Emissions
While overall maritime GHG increased by 40 million tons in 2024, the sources of these increases can be traced to specific events and responses, rather than general industry growth alone.
Hiring
Merchants Fleet, Kiwibot, BlueGrace, Inspectorio, Women in Trucking, ASF Logistics: Personnel News
Personnel updates sees new appointments and promotions at Inspectorio, Women in Trucking and more.
Carbon Footprint
IATA’s Methodology to Ensure Sustainable Aviation Fuel by Airlines
The International Air Transport Association released its methodology for accounting and reporting the emissions reduction associated with the use of Sustainable Aviation Fuel by airlines.
WMS/TMS
Uber Freight and CSCMP's 2025 guide to transportation management
The logistics landscape is changing fast. Rising disruptions, shifting markets, and growing customer demands require more than traditional approaches.
Carbon Footprint
SMC3 Next Gen LTL Carbon Emissions Calculator Standardizes Calculations for the Industry
SMC3 announces the launch of a new emissions calculator, available within its widely adopted activity-based costing technology, Cost Intelligence System (CIS).
Ocean Ports & Carriers
Climate Change Poses Risk to Inland Waterway Operations: Study
TT Club’s historical data points to a continuing rise in claims from weather-related losses over the last 10 years.
Clean Energy
3 Roadblocks to Effective Environmental Measurement
These practices don’t guarantee success at meeting environmental goals, but they definitely help remove some of the biggest and most longstanding obstacles.
Carbon Footprint
Supply Chain Professionals Reveal Cautious Economic Outlook for Q1
This shift suggests a redirection from previously elevated optimism levels seen in the latter half of 2024 and indicates a more cautious approach by businesses, particularly in terms of supply chain stability and investment strategies.
Regulations
Trump’s Attack on Clean Vehicle Pollution Standards Could Harm Economy, Jobs: Environmental Defense Fund
President Trump issued executive orders attacking the nation’s clean vehicle pollution standards, California’s bedrock Clean Air Act legal authority, and policies that support hundreds of thousands of manufacturing jobs.
Manufacturing
DOE Announces $6.3M in ISEED Funding to Support U.S. Manufacturing
These six organizations will lower workforce gaps and barriers, ensure all program content is accessible, grow the participation of underrepresented groups, and integrate energy efficiency principles into industry-focused training.
Carbon Footprint
What 2025 Means for the Climate Crisis and Businesses
The transition to the low-carbon economy has already begun. The question now is, how quickly will this shift happen?
Manufacturing
Maturing Beyond Reporting: The Decarbonization Challenge in Manufacturing
Manufacturers that put their data to work in support of their decarbonization efforts will not only accelerate their efficiency and effectiveness but will also have a clearer path towards accelerating their decarbonization efforts.
Carbon Footprint
How Emerging Technologies are Shaping Sustainable Supply Chains
Now is the time for supply chain leaders to ensure their organizations are not only compliant but also efficient, resilient and competitive in a rapidly changing environment.
Supply Chain Education
Women in Supply Chain Award Paves Way for Future Female Logistics Leaders
These women are doing remarkable things for their communities, organizations and teams and are paving the way for future young female leaders to be a part of an industry that’s making a difference. Thank you to this year's sponsors.
Waste Reduction
A Sustainable Approach to Year-End Warehouse Cleanouts
As the end of the year approaches, warehouse managers have an opportunity to organize storage space and manage inventory, and utilize partnerships to maximum compliance, efficiency and environmental impact.
Carbon Footprint
Production of Sustainable Aviation Fuel Experiences Slow Growth
To reach net zero CO2 emissions by 2050, IATA analysis shows that between 3,000-6,500 new renewable fuel plants will be needed.
Fleet Management
CARB Updates Incentive Plan for Fleets, Small Businesses Interested in Zero-Emissions Technology
CARB approved a $34.94 million incentives funding plan that will continue to increase access to medium- and heavy-duty zero-emission trucks, buses, and equipment, with a focus on small businesses.
Carbon Footprint
CARB Updates Low Carbon Fuel Standard to Increase Access to Transportation Options
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) approved updates to the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) that channel global, national and local private sector investment toward increasing cleaner fuel and transportation options for consumers.
Emerging Technologies
Workrise Bid Management to Streamline the Energy Industry’s Bidding Process
The product streamlines and optimizes the bidding process on energy projects, benefiting both operators and the suppliers they rely on to complete and maintain projects in the field.
Regulations
Turning the CSRD and Other Regulations from a Compliance Burden to a Competitive Advantage
While these reporting requirements can place great pressure on businesses, especially given legal and/or financial ramifications for non-compliance, they actually pose an opportunity to gain a competitive advantage.
Carbon Footprint
Optera Releases the Next Evolution of its Supply Chain Manager
Optera releases the next generation of its Supply Chain Manager to help companies meet increasingly stringent regulatory requirements for scope 3, category 1 emissions reporting.
AI/AR
IntegrityNext Launches AI-Powered Products for Multi-Tier Supply Chain Visibility and Deforestation Compliance
These new solutions include AI-driven capabilities and are designed to enable customers across all industries to comply with one of the most demanding supply chain regulations in recent years, as well as to drive multi-tier transparency across the supply.
Carbon Footprint
Advancing Climate Action in Ports
HACC’s new dynamic knowledge hub provides port and shipping policymakers with insights on cutting-edge policy, technology, and innovation to drive climate action across mitigation, adaptation, and resilience.
Regulations
TrusTrace Unveils Automated Deforestation Compliance Solution
TrusTrace unveils its advanced Deforestation Compliance Solution, designed to help companies meet and prove deforestation-free shipments in alignment with the EU’s Deforestation Regulation (EUDR).
