Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Amplifying the shippers voice and giving some power back to the companies actually paying for logistics services that is the core reason why the Shippers Council was formed in in 2020. Knowledge Sharing Since its launch in 2020, the Shippers Council has grown its membership to 93 represented companies.

Logistics Network Optimization Software

The Logistics of Logistics

JULY 29, 2025

In “From Farm to Fork:  A Broker’s Guide to Food Safety and Cold Chain Logistics”, Joe Lynch and Brian Hastings , the CEO and Co-founder of Veritas Logistics , discuss the critical role of human-centric logistics and strong partnerships in ensuring the safe and efficient transportation of food.

Food

Kinaxis

AUGUST 1, 2025

If you were still haven’t prepared your supply chain, now is the time to act. In just six months, tariff activity has doubled the pace of the 2017–2020 trade war. Rather than make a Hail Mary move, you need a strategic framework that shifts your supply chain from short-term, reactive firefighting to long-term adaptability.

Negotiating Skills

Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 29, 2025

Supply chain unification was an undertone for many of the sessions during the entire event. Brian Kinsella, senior vice president, presented updates on supply chain execution unification, highlighting progress and innovation across Manhattan Active Applications.

Supply Chain Planning Software

ModusLink Corporation

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Christmas Background Navigating Peak Season in the Supply Chain As the festive season approaches, its essential to shift focus from the personal impact of Christmas to the professional pressures it imposes on industries. Capacity Constraints in Warehousing and Transportation Warehousing capacities are often pushed to their limits.

Supply Chain Planning Software

Freight Waves

JUNE 27, 2025

A December 2024 study by Professors Jonathan Phares, Jason Miller, and Stephen Burks, published by the Association for Supply Chain Management, shows carriers hire drivers when freight demand rises and reduce staff when it falls. This disruption highlighted how freight demand shaped state-level recovery from May 2020 to December 2021.

Price Reduction

GlobalTranz

AUGUST 1, 2025

Cargo theft continues to rise, costing the supply chain billions annually. Cargo theft refers to the criminal act of stealing goods while they are being transported or stored. Cyber theft: Increasingly, cargo thieves are using digital tools to hack into transportation systems and reroute shipments. The good news?

3PL

Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 1, 2025

Supply Chain’s Moment of Truth Has Arrived! In 1982 Keith Oliver is credited with coining the phrase “Supply Chain Management” As I began my career in 1982 I can attest to the fact that the term Supply Chain was not in general use at that time. But this is my view of Supply Chain.

Supply Chain Planning Software

Freightos

JULY 7, 2025

Disparate systems, such as Warehouse Management Systems (WMS), Transportation Management Systems (TMS), and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) platforms, often operate in silos, resulting in inconsistent data formats and poor data quality. strive for cost savings and to increase supply chain performance.

Logistics Network Optimization Software

Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 23, 2025

The Supply Chain Renaissance Has Begun! But supply chain leaders have been struggling with these challenges long before any signs of a recession emerged. The Supply Chain Turmoil The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted global supply chains and skewed the demand and supply balance.

Supply Chain Planning Software

Supply Chain Matters

JULY 2, 2025

The Supply Chain Matters blog provides the latest edition of our news capsule follow-up, namely an update on previous significant developments or commentaries that we have featured on this blog. © Copyright 2025, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. All rights reserved.

Supply Chain Planning Software

Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 18, 2025

Supply Chain Matters features its latest full edition of This Week in Supply Chain Management Tech , a compilation of funding, partnership and other noteworthy announcements related to supply chain technology providers. Our previous posting in this series was published on March 28 th.

Supply Chain Design Software

TransAudit

JANUARY 13, 2025

Global shipping and transportation present tremendous opportunities for businesses, but they also bring complex challenges, particularly when it comes to compliance. Regulations such as the US Importer Security Filing (ISF) require companies to submit additional documentation to ensure cargo is safe for transport.

Shipping

IT Supply Chain

JULY 8, 2025

How Do IT Supply Chain Attacks Actually Happen? - How Do IT Supply Chain Attacks Actually Happen? By Richard Pearson (pictured) Content Writer 49 Views IT supply chain attacks are no longer rare. What Is an IT Supply Chain Attack? Why Attack the Supply Chain?

Supply Chain Design Software

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 16, 2025

Between market volatility, rapid advances in automation and rising customer expectations, transportation leaders are being forced to rethink legacy systems and outdated ways of operating. An Ever-Evolving Market The freight market has never been static, but lately, the pace of change feels faster and more consequential than ever.

Supply Chain Planning Software

BlueYonder

APRIL 23, 2025

In the ever-evolving landscape of supply chain planning, Blue Yonder has again emerged as an industry-recognized Leader. The Gartner 2025 Magic Quadrant for Supply Chain Planning Solutions 1 report positions Blue Yonder furthest to the right for Completeness of Vision. Lead Supply Chain Analyst, Amway.

Supply Chain Planning Software

Arena Solutions

MAY 13, 2025

A digital passport electronically enables consumers, businesses, and governments to make responsible purchasing decisions about a products origin, materials, components, carbon footprint, supply chain, and much more. Mapping provides a 360 view of the supply chain and system interoperability.

Supply Chain Design Software

Cathy Roberson

MARCH 17, 2025

🙂 Rethinking supply chains is a reader-supported publication. However, transportation and logistics costs can be prohibitive. As such, many SMBs turn to online platforms to sell products and for transportation and logistics assistance. International cross-border e-commerce is typically transported by air cargo.

Logistics Network Optimization Software

BlueYonder

APRIL 1, 2025

We proudly announce that Blue Yonder has been named a Leader in the 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Transportation Management Systems (TMS) report 1 for the 14th consecutive year 2. Blue Yonders achievements are deeply rooted in our transportation management solutions and the Blue Yonder Platform.

Supply Chain Design Software

RFgen

JULY 18, 2025

Reliance on distant Asian supply chains is giving way to production closer to home, in Mexico and the U.S. Midwest, driven by geopolitical friction, rising overseas costs and the need for supply-chain resilience. Global manufacturing is realigning. In early 2025, the U.S. In contrast, overland trucking from Mexico to U.S.

North America

IQMS

MARCH 6, 2023

The rapidly evolving global supply chain dynamics of the last few years have led manufacturers to rethink their strategies. Early 2020 through mid-2022 saw soaring demand for certain medical products and consumer goods, manufacturing disruptions due to Covid-19, and backlogged transportation channels.

Forecasting

Descartes

JUNE 4, 2025

Acquisition of 3GTMS On March 24, 2025, Descartes acquired all of the shares of 3GTMS, a leading provider of transportation management solutions. Mr. Green has served as Descartes’ Senior Vice President for North American Sales since August 2020. Additions to property and equipment (1.9) Effect of foreign exchange rate on cash 3.8

Expense Reduction

Freight Waves

JUNE 28, 2025

USA Contract rates for dry van truckload shipments ( VCRPM1 ) are nearly unchanged from this point in 2024, despite the disruptive forces that rocked supply chains earlier this year. What are the takeaways from the first half, and what should we watch for in transportation markets over the next six months? USA, NTIL12.USA

Purchasing Skills

Freight Waves

JUNE 20, 2025

Scott Cornell, Vice President of Transportation at Travelers Insurance , sat down with FreightWaves’ Timothy Dooner on the May 19 th episode of What the Truck?!? Somewhere between 2020 and 2022, cargo theft, specifically and more frequently strategic theft, went global,” 1 Cornell said.

Cargo

Cathy Roberson

MARCH 31, 2025

Rethinking supply chains is a reader-supported publication. The reverse logistics market comprises a number of players and as noted by DHL’s acquisition of Inmar Supply Chain Solutions, this space is ripe for acquisitions. DHL, FedEx and UPS Parcel carriers play a major role in handling and transporting returns.

Reverse Logistics

RFgen

JULY 23, 2025

× Problems We Solve How It Works Solutions Mobile Inventory Mobile Warehouse Offline Inventory Management Software Mobile Hardware View All Industries Manufacturing Aerospace & Defense Construction Food and Beverage Oil and Gas View All About Mobile Barcoding Why RFgen Our Technology Consulting Services Partner Network Resources Success (..)

Demand Planning Software

Zipline Logistics

DECEMBER 24, 2024

With the new year on the horizon, we’re finalizing 2025 supply chain strategies for our most important customers. This approach also applies to their transportation and supply chain network. Before a distributor can transport your product to a retailer, they must first get your product into their network.

Retail

Zipline Logistics

MARCH 4, 2025

The fuel surcharge is based on the cost of fuel to transport the goods. “If you are a Walmart supplier relying on Walmart to arrange transportation, it’s time to get in touch,” said Zipline Logistics President and Co-Founder, Andrew Lynch. Starting in 2020, 98% was the OTIF requirement. Here’s one idea.

Shipping

BlueYonder

MAY 13, 2025

We continue to solidify our position as a pioneer in the supply chain management space, demonstrating remarkable growth and innovation, underscoring our robust market presence. Our WMS solutions have transformed supply chain operations, significantly reducing order processing times and optimizing warehouse resource utilization.

Gartner

Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

In our Supply Chain Matters commentary at that time , we noted that the announcement was significant from two dimensions. It served as a market endorsement of hydrogen-electric powered Class 8 trucks as a strategy for sustainable-powered heavy-duty vehicles for long-haul transportation services. All rights reserved.

Supply Chain Design Software

IT Supply Chain

JUNE 18, 2025

What Contractors Need to Streamline Procurement in 2025 By Ian Summers (pictured) Content Writer 111 Views You’re on-site before dawn, the framing crew’s ready, but the steel shipment’s stuck in limbo, the invoice isn’t approved, and your project management app just pinged you for the fourth time. error: Content is protected !!

Manufacturing Procurement

The Logistics of Logistics

MARCH 11, 2025

His commitment to doing business the right way led him to launch Linkage Logistics, a freight brokerage based in his hometown of Fishers, IN in March of 2020. The summit’s goal is to create lasting partnerships, contributing to a more efficient supply chain. Dan is the visionary behind the Broker-Carrier Summit.

Indianapolis

Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 26, 2025

Supply Chain Matters highlights for our readers, particularly business and supply chain leaders, a published report that cites evidence of increased global-wide protectionism. The tradeoff was one of reliance on cheaper and more efficient global wide transportation from global based supply networks.

Sourcing Strategies

Supply Chain Digest

JULY 30, 2025

New Roles and Skills likely to Emerge, Gartner’s Abdil Tunca Says July 30, 2025 Supply Chain Digest Says. Initially, robot management will operate as a distinct role within supply chain. link] Robert Transportation Manager, N/A Posted on: Aug, 30 2016 Good article! We have to keep this in mind.

Warehousing

Freight Waves

JULY 24, 2025

WASHINGTON — Senate lawmakers grilled the Trump administration’s likely point person for the nation’s freight markets on his strategy for keeping ahead of the next supply chain disruption. Supply chain visibility is everything,” Rutherford told the Senate Commerce Committee on Wednesday. “I Comments are due Aug.

Cost Reduction Strategies

Supply Chain Digest

JULY 16, 2025

Supply Chain Digest Says. Gartner says that “Over 90% of supply chain logistics functions have started or completed a digital transformation within the past three years, and high-performing functions set the logistics digital technology strategy 48% of the time.” A ny comments on Gartners thoughts?

Logistics Network Optimization Software

Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 26, 2025

If you asked those same leaders what they wished they had in place and are now investing in heavily, the answer would be “supply chain analytics.” Companies that took 2020 seriously and invested in their data are now leading their industries in AI. Enter 2025, and we’re facing another major supply chain challenge.

Vendor Strategies