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Descartes Acquires Idelic, Enhances Fleet Safety

Descartes Systems Group

Idelic’s safety intelligence platform unifies day-to-day safety management activities such as training, monitoring, reporting and coaching into a single solution.

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The Home Depot Acquires SIMPL Automation to Accelerate Supply Chain Automation

SIMPL’s technology furthers Home Depot’s strategy of same-day/next-day fulfillment.

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Saddle Creek Logistics Services' Megan Rudolph Details the Importance of Wearing Many Different Hats: Women in Supply Chain Forum™ Award

Saddle Creek Logistics Services

Megan Rudolph, regional senior director of parcel operations for Saddle Creek Logistics Services, was named a recipient of the 2025 Women in Supply Chain Forum™ Award, in the Trailblazers category.

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4 Predictions to Redefine Logistics in the Age of AI Agents

The following four predictions outline how agent-driven experiences will reshape commerce and logistics over the next year and beyond.

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Bluerock TMS Debuts Last-Mile Solution

The platform combines an AI explainable planning agent, a best-in-class routing algorithm, and full support for engine-agnostic planning.

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Log-hub Introduces AI-Powered Route Optimization for Last-Mile Delivery

In parallel, Log-hub enhanced its CO₂ Emissions App to support multi-leg shipment calculations.

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Women in Supply Chain Forum™: Register Today

This in-person conference is tailored to men and women in all positions within the supply chain space to expand their personal and professional network through discussion panels centered around promoting and advocating for women in the supply chain space.

Rail & Intermodal

How Better Rail Visibility Eliminates Detention Surprises

TransmetriQ, a Railinc brand

The irony is that free time is meant to simplify operations, not complicate them. Yet, the visibility gap costs millions and wastes valuable driver time at already congested terminals.

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Why Last-Mile Agility Beats Speed-First Planning

Last-mile delivery is where static planning meets dynamic reality, and static planning is the wrong approach.

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First Mile 2.0: Turning Tariffs, Labor Shortages, and AI into Advantage

Senior supply chain leaders can no longer see the first mile as a commodity function. Here's why.

Inside the Last Mile: What Breaks, What Scales, and What Actually Works

A high-quality last-mile experience can’t be created by a single piece of software or algorithm. It’s created through relationships.

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Industrial Sector Adopts New Last-Mile Playbook for Northeast Corridor

Greek Real Estate Partners

The last-mile arms race is forcing a more nuanced view of industrial demand, where location and design specifications matter as much as raw size.

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