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The Quietly Growing Conundrum of Online Returns

Logistics Viewpoints

As online shopping continues to grow – retail e-commerce sales are expected to make up nearly a quarter of total retail sales worldwide by 2026 – returns will become more prevalent. In the U.S, 21% of online orders were returned in 2021, up from 9% in 2019. Compare this to the 9% returns rate of purchases made in-store.

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Transformation of Automotive Industry Supply Networks- Size, Resources and Supply Network Scale Matters

Supply Chain Matters

Ford has upped its overall EV investment to $50 billion in the development and production of EV powered cars and trucks between this year and 2026. Rivian rivals Ford Motor and General Motors have recently doubled down on their long-term commitments to EV powered truck production over the next five to ten years.

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Key Tools and Technologies to Build the Warehouse of the Future

DELMIA Quintiq

billion by 2026. Data intelligence, analytics and machine learning Warehouses are expected to play a key role in increasing customer satisfaction, effectively predicting product demand and making better use of the resources at hand. According to Mordor Intelligence, the global automated guided vehicle market was worth USD $2.41

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Top Transportation & Logistics Influencers

The Logistics of Logistics

Trillion by 2026 according to IMARC Group and the overall total U.S. VP, ARC Advisory Group and Columnist, Forbes With in-depth research experience in logistics, transportation management, and managed transportation services, Steve’s writing and analysis are go-to resources for logistics and transportation professionals. Evan Pohaski.

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Breaking- Dave Clark Announces Departure From Flexport

Supply Chain Matters

Clark joined Flexport in June 2022 days after he announced his departure from Amazon , after it was clear that online retail platform provider overexpanded its customer fulfillment capacity and resources. Thus, is the ongoing nature of today’s technology and services landscape.

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CSRD & Supply Chain Sustainability: What You Need to Know

SupplyShift

SMEs will get one more year on top of that– meaning they will be required to start reporting on their 2026 financial year. Regardless of when you must start reporting, preparing in advance should be a no-brainer, especially given the tools and resources currently available and in use by leading companies.

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Is a Multi-Agent Orchestration Platform Right for Your Warehouse? Let's Find Out

Techgistics

According to a recent Gartner report , “by 2026 over 50% of companies deploying intralogistics robots in the warehouse will have a multiagent orchestration platform.” It uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to optimize the workflow, allocate tasks and resources, and solve any problems that may arise in real-time.