Nontoxic Business: Greening the Supply Chain

Learn how visionary companies reap the benefits of sourcing safer, less costly chemicals.

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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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Women in Supply Chain: Nulogy's Christine Barnhart Talks Changing DEI Narratives on Women’s Progress

Christine Barnhart, chief industry and ecosystem officer for Nulogy, explores the impact of bias and changing DEI narratives on women’s progress.

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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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Pros to Know: EY Consulting's Sheri Hinish Details Why Sustainability Matters to Supply Chain Transformations

We talked exclusively with Hinish about the importance of sustainability and championing transformative strategies.

Pros to Know: Let's Talk Supply Chain's Sarah Barnes-Humphrey Talks Diversity, Logistics and Women in Supply Chain

We talked with Barnes-Humphrey about the 3 things logistics companies should be doing and investing in in 2025, what it takes to support more diverse candidates in the workforce and why championing women in supply chain is so important.

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Pros to Know: New Horizon Soft's Chao-Ming Ying Talks AI's Role in Future-Proofing Supply Chains

We talked exclusively with Ying about managing supply chain software implementation, promoting cross-functionality across teams and AI's role in the future of supply chain.

Pros to Know: B-Stock's Joe Dube Talks Sales Price Optimization

We talked exclusively with Dube about applying AI and machine learning to data, sales price optimization and the benefits of partnering with 3PLs.

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Pros to Know: ALOM's Brandon Hulse Talks Hazmat Compliance Programs

We talked exclusively with Hulse about the importance of negotiated contracts, what it takes to implement a Hazmat certification and compliance program and why gathering freight data is crucial to the future of supply chains.

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Pros to Know: RapidRatings' James Gellert Talks Drivers of Stress and Distress in Middle Market

We talked exclusively with Gellert about rating private companies for clients, the drivers of stress and distress in middle market and why young professionals shouldn't assume everything's been done already.

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Pros to Know: Miebach's Pablo Gonzalez Talks Advantages of AI and Automation

We talked exclusively with Gonzalez about end-to-end optimization, cutting-edge technologies and the benefits of AI and automation to the future of supply chain.

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Pros to Know: Nulogy's Kevin Wong Details the Importance of Partnerships in the Supply Chain

We talked exclusively with Wong about the importance of company culture and inclusivity and the benefits of partnerships within the supply chain space.

Women in Supply Chain Forum: Registration Open

This year’s theme, “Women on the Rise: Strengthening Leadership Pipelines,” will bring together leading experts to discuss mentorship, self-advocacy, collaboration, education, and creating a pipeline of supply chain professionals.

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Pros to Know: RapidRatings' Ethan Treese Talks Supply Chain Risk Intelligence

We talked exclusively with Treese about unique risk insights, planning for uncertainty and why it's important for companies to invest in cybersecurity tools.

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Pros to Know: ChainSequence's Bill Mrzlak: Why Human Interaction is Key to Making Positive Change

We talked exclusively with Mrzlak to discuss the importance of customer service and why AI can't deploy solutions; that's why human connections is key to making positive changes.

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Women in Supply Chain: STG's Nikki Driskill Details Why Customer Experience is Suffering

Nikki Driskill, VP, customer service for STG Logistics, talks about why customer experience is suffering, how to climb the industry ladder, why supply chain is such a good career choice for women and the importance of industry awards.

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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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Women in Supply Chain: STG Logistics' Mercedes Pina: Why Mentoring is Crucial

Mercedes Pina, VP, client services and expedited pricing for STG Logistics, talks about the challenges of pricing and inflation, how to bridge the women in supply chain gap and why mentoring is crucial.

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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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Women in Supply Chain: Tecsys' Annie Torikian Talks Balancing Professional and Social Responsibility

Annie Torikian, VP, enhanced business solutions, Tecsys, talks about the importance of automation, how to achieve career longevity and what it takes to successfully balance professional and social responsibility.

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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.

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Pros to Know: ProvisionAI's Tom Moore Serves as Evangelist for Supply Chain Optimization

Tom Moore, CEO and founder of ProvisionAI, was named one of our Lifetime Achievement award winners from this year’s Pros to Know award.

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Pros to Know: Perlitch Transport's Jenny Perlitch Talks SmartWay Certification and More

Jenny Perlitch, founder and president of Perlitch Transport (formerly known as FutureTrans), was named one of our Top Shippers award winners from this year’s Pros to Know award.

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Pros to Know: Netlogistik's Jagan Reddy Details the Importance of Working With Small Businesses

Jagan Reddy, managing partner for Netlogistik, was named one of our Lifetime Achievement award winners from this year’s Pros to Know award.

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Pros to Know: enVista's Britain Pavlic Talks TMS Training Platforms

Britain Pavlic, director of transportation technology at enVista, was named one of our Lifetime Achievement award winners from this year’s Pros to Know award.

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Pros to Know: MUFG's Maureen Sullivan Talks Supply Chain Finance Programs

Maureen Sullivan, managing director, global head of supply chain finance for MUFG, was named one of our Lifetime Achievement award winners from this year’s Pros to Know award.