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August 6, 2018

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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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Efficiency and communication set Syfan Logistics drayage services apart.

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Uncertainties in Global Supply Chains Could Derail Freight Market Recovery in 2025

The key industries affected by current and evolving tariff measures include the automotive sector, agriculture and food exports, and metals and manufacturing.

Women in Supply Chain Award 2025: Nominations Open

This award recognizes female supply chain leaders and executives whose accomplishments set a foundation for women in all levels of a company’s supply chain network. Deadline for submissions extended to Friday, May 30.

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Cold Chain Technologies Launches Reusable Temperature-Controlled Pallet Shipper for Pharmaceuticals

The CCT Tower Elite provides a singular solution for pharmaceutical companies, airlines and 3PLs looking to ship large consignments globally.

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Pros to Know: Schneider's Michael Baumgardt Talks Converting Truckload Freight to Intermodal

We talked exclusively with Baumgardt about the plans for more continuous rail service, the importance of charging depots and why converting truckload freight to intermodal drives supply chain efficiency and sustainability.

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How Smart Reusable Transport Assets Optimize Supply Chains

Without proper tracking and management of reusable transport assets, companies often find themselves grappling with inefficiencies, delays, and added expenses. That’s why RTAs have the power to revolutionize the reverse logistics market for shippers.

Efficiency and communication set Syfan Logistics drayage services apart.

Efficiency and communication set Syfan Logistics drayage services apart.

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Descartes Acquires 3GTMS, Strengthens Transportation Management Capabilities

Shippers, third-party logistics providers and freight brokers leverage 3G’s platform to optimize domestic over-the-road shipments with tools for planning, rating, consolidation, and routing that cover the entire shipment lifecycle.

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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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Automation and AI Redefine Logistics Excellence for 3PLs

For shippers and logistics managers, partnering with 3PLs that leverage AI and automation is becoming an operational necessity.

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ShippingTree Rebrands to Kase

The rebrand initiative follows the acquisition of ShippingTree by WSI (Warehouse Specialists, LLC) in February 2024.

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AMR Adapter for Third-Party Fleet Management Systems

The MiR VDA 5050 Adapter is developed in close collaboration with MHP, SYNAOS, Siemens SIMOVE, and KINEXON, all of whom provide technical expertise to adapt the solution to the specific needs of third-party fleet management systems.

Efficiency and communication set Syfan Logistics drayage services apart.

Efficiency and communication set Syfan Logistics drayage services apart.

Need more efficiency in the ports? Click this ad to see how the Syfan Drayage Team can help you avoid per diem and demurrage costs.

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3 Ways Smart Trailers Are Unlocking Greater Efficiencies

While smart trailers currently represent only a small portion of the roughly 3 million trailers on U.S. roads, their potential to transform operations and improve profitability is driving adoption across the industry.

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Women in Supply Chain: WSI's Maria Madrigal Details Why Human Connection is Key

Maria Madrigal, director of operations at WSI, talks about the three qualities every successful mentor should have, how to find balance between real-life experience and formal education and why human connection is key.

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Making the Decision to Reshore Operations

Facing rising costs and supply chain issues, manufacturers are reconsidering reshoring. The MEP National Network™ guides them in assessing feasibility, focusing on Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) to reveal hidden costs and optimize operations.

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Trucking Faces a Lack of Infrastructure to Support Clean Truck Rules: Alexis Asks

These mandates are on a quest to lower transportation emissions but many questions around the implementation remain unanswered, with deadlines looming.

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Cleo's Shipper Relationship Manager Offers Better Management Through Data

Cleo's Shipper Relationship Manager is a solution that gives 3PLs, freight brokers and carriers the ability to manage their own performance against shippers’ expectations via real-time, proactive insights and scorecarding.

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Inflation, Labor Shortages Spur Roadblocks for Supply Chain Innovation

41% are making AI a key part of their innovation strategy, with one-third already leveraging it for data visibility, 29% for quality control and 26% for labor optimization.

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Backstage Pass to Manifest Vegas 2025 Expo Hall

Editor-in-chief Marina Mayer sat down with the Manifest team to get a Backstage Pass to the Manifest Expo Hall. Let's find out what to expect at this year's show!

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Generative AI Poised to Transform Commercial Transportation

As a long-established industry with complex data and partner ecosystem, transportation is taking prudent steps toward inevitable transformation.

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Arvato Expands Services with Acquistion of Carbel and United Customs Services

Arvato acquires the U.S.-headquartered companies Carbel LLC and United Customs Services.

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Norfolk Southern, Saddle Creek, FORGE, Sky-Futures Partners, ESCP and More: Personnel News

Personnel updates sees new appointments and promotions at Saddle Creek, FORGE and more.

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What America's 'Golden Age' Might Mean for Supply Chains: Alexis Asks

From tariffs to reshoring, the supply chain faces transitions in the U.S. head on, as the next chapter of American history begins.

Efficiency and communication set Syfan Logistics drayage services apart.

Efficiency and communication set Syfan Logistics drayage services apart.

Need more efficiency in the ports? Click this ad to see how the Syfan Drayage Team can help you avoid per diem and demurrage costs.