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Its the Friday of Memorial Day weekend here in the US, which means many folks will be taking the day off to make the long weekend even longer. So, Ill keep it brief this morning. Now that I have a son in the Army Reserves, Memorial Day has a deeper meaning for me. During a. Read more The post Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (May 23, 2025) appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.
I like to read the obituaries in the newspaper, especially the ones in the weekend edition of the Wall Street Journal. Most of the people featured are unknown to the general public, or at least to me, but they accomplished great things in life despite dealing, in many cases, with great obstacles or challenges early. Read more The post Supply Chain Lessons from an Obituary appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.
Ive never liked Newark Liberty International Airport, and its even lower on my list of airports today. Yet another equipment outage at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) caused widespread delays and a ground stop over the weekend, writes Naveen Dhaliwal at CBS News this morning. The Federal Aviation Administration said the third outage in less.
Editors Note: The following is an excerpt of a research report published recently, Unlocking the Value of Open Carrier Networks. The research, conducted by Adelante SCM and commissioned by Alpega, highlights how Open Carrier Networks enable more intelligent, scalable, and efficient ways for shippers, carriers, and freight brokers to work together. The report includes data.
Were still in the first quarter of 2025, but we already have a strong contender for Word of the Year: tariffs. Since inauguration day, tariffs have dominated the headlines, with so many back-and-forth changes happening almost on a daily basis, its been difficult for supply chain and global trade professionals to keep up. One of. Read more The post [Video] The Logistics of the De Minimis Entry appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.
This October 4th will mark 14 years since my daughter Hannah was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes (T1D) at age 11. I interviewed her several weeks ago for a podcast I recently launched called Living the Breakthrough: T1D Stories. At the end of the episode, I asked Hannah, What would a world without T1D mean. Read more The post I Forget What That Feels Like: Why I Ride for a T1D Cure appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.
Freight claims and disputes are a costly headache for shippers, carriers, and third-party logistics (3PL) providers, regardless of the industry. Whether companies are dealing with claims due to damage or late deliveries, customer satisfaction, operational efficiency, and profitability suffer. For instance, a 2024 study of transportation decision-makers in different industries found that shippers reported an.
If you’ve spent more than five minutes in a supply chain meeting lately, you’ve probably played an unintentional game of buzzword bingo. Over the past decade, we’ve cycled through circular logistics, smart logistics, blockchain, autonomous logistics, digital transformation, Industry 4.0, control towers, end-to-end visibility, digital twins — the list goes on.
Its been almost 12 years since Amazon launched (via a segment on 60 Minutes) the race to develop a new transportation mode: drone delivery. Its been a long and relatively slow race, but it seems like we are finally near the finish line (or the starting line, depending on how you look at it) to. Read more The post FAA Approves Nationwide Drone Delivery, But There’s a Catch appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.
Note: Today’s post is part of our “Editor’s Pick” series where we highlight posts published by our sponsors that provide practical knowledge and advice on timely and important supply chain and logistics topics. This recent post by Oleksandr Kulish from Transporeon’s Freight Perspectives newsletter highlights key statistics and trends about road transportation in the United.
Were still in the early portion of 2025, but we already have a strong contender for Word of the Year: Tariffs. Since inauguration day, tariffs have dominated the headlines with back-and-forth changes happening almost on a daily basis. This has made it difficult for supply chain and global trade professionals to keep up. One of. Read more The post The Logistics of the De Minimis Entry appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.
Note: Today’s post is part of our “Editor’s Pick” series where we highlight posts published by our sponsors that provide practical knowledge and advice on timely and important supply chain and logistics topics. This recent post by Brad Forester from JBF Consulting’s blog highlights the most frequent traps shippers fall into during the project phase.
Way back in June 2007, the Wall Street Journal published an article titled Boeing’s Nuts-and-Bolts Problem that highlighted how Boeing was facing a shortage of fasteners at the time to complete its first orders of the 787 Dreamliner. The unexpected lack of fasteners marks the sort of test Boeing will face in coming years as. Read more The post Some Supply Chain Lessons Are Never Learned appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.
Here we are at the beginning of 2025. What developments and trends will shape the year ahead? Well, if we learned anything from 2020 is that predicting in January what will happen in the weeks and months ahead is a fools errand. All we can say for sure is that 2025 will be unpredictable, risky, Read more The post [Video] Crisis, Chaos, And The Road Ahead: The New Era Of Supply Chains appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.
When my father (Papi) retired, my wife and I bought him a journal and a pen. On the inside front cover I wrote, In the days that follow, write your memories, tell us your story, turn this book into a memory of your life. To be honest, I never thought he would write a single. Read more The post Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (March 14, 2025) appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.
I recently participated in a webinar hosted by Magaya where Gustavo Gomez, Alfred Murgado, and I discussed some of the key findings from The 2025 State of Digitization in Freight Forwarding research report. If you werent able to attend, you can watch it now on demand. Alfred kicked off the conversation by asking what surprised. Read more The post Freight Forwarders and Real-time Freight Visibility appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.
Is supply chain visibility a product or feature? I first raised this question in an April 2022 post. Heres an excerpt of what I wrote at the time: To derive business value from visibility, you have to do something with the data and insights collected. Its the doing, the actions taken to improve your transportation. Read more The post The Future (or End) of Supply Chain Visibility appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.
In June 2024, Amazon announced “its largest reduction in plastic packaging in North America to date.” This is the latest example of how improving packaging can lead to benefits for transportation and warehousing operations. Has your company made any packaging changes that improved transportation or warehousing operations? We asked that question last July to members.
In April 2024, we asked members of our Indago supply chain research community — who are all supply chain and logistics executives from manufacturing, retail, and distribution companies — if they had experienced cargo theft or other types of freight fraud in the past year. Almost half said they had experienced theft or fraud in. Read more The post [Video] Combating Fraud in the Freight Industry appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.
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Editors Note: The following is an excerpt of a research report published recently, The State of Digitization in Freight Forwarding 2025. The research, conducted by Adelante SCM and commissioned by Magaya, highlights digitization trends and priorities in the freight forwarding industry. The report includes data and insights from a survey conducted in November 2024 with.
With drivers losing 102 hours to gridlock last year, New York City is second only to Istanbul in the rankings of most congested cities, according to the INRIX 2024 Global Traffic Scorecard — a frustrating distinction for NYC drivers. Taking cues from the likes of London, Singapore, and Stockholm, NYC has rolled out congestion pricing. Read more The post Navigating NYC Congestion Pricing: The Impact on Distribution Operations appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.
Im driving down to CT today to have dinner with my mom. Its her 77th birthday. My mom was barely 18 when she emigrated to the United States from Cuba. She and her sister started working at the SweetN Low factory in Brooklyn, NY. Soon after, she met my dad (who also emigrated from Cuba. Read more The post Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (January 31, 2025) appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.
Note: Today’s post is part of our “Editor’s Pick” series where we highlight posts published by our sponsors that provide practical knowledge and advice on timely and important supply chain and logistics topics. This recent post from JBF Consulting’s blog discusses the rise of cyber attacks (for example, see Blue Yonder Cyberattack: How Prepared Are.
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Carrier relationships are the backbone of a successful supply chain. When managed well, they ensure smoother operations, fewer delays, and better overall performance. But heres the catch: many shippers overcomplicate these partnerships with unnecessary processes and unclear communication. The good news? Building better relationships doesnt have to mean adding layers of complexity.
One year ago today, on January 16, 2024, I went to the ER. How can I help you? the hospital receptionist asked. I think I need psychiatric help, I said. After almost 4 months of not sleeping, feeling anxious and my stomach a mess (and no answers as to why), I started to lose hope. Read more The post A Year Ago, Today appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.
As you read this, Ill be making my way to my sons graduation from Officer Candidate School (OCS) at Fort Moore, Georgia. After 10 weeks of basic training and 12 weeks at OCS, hell be a newly commissioned officer in the United States Army. The forecast calls for snow and ice for most of the. Read more The post Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (January 10, 2025) appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.
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Editors Note: The following is an excerpt of a research report published recently, Navigating Tomorrow 2025 – The Transportation Management Agenda: Innovate or Execute Better? The research, conducted by Adelante SCM and commissioned by Alpega, highlights important trends that are top of mind for logistics executives heading into the new year and explores whether focusing.
Editors Note: This is one of the most popular posts we publish every year: our list of supply chain and logistics events to attend in the year ahead. This years list remains a work in progress; therefore, please check the event websites for the latest updates. Also, if you have a favorite industry conference not. Read more The post Supply Chain and Logistics Conferences to Attend in 2025 appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.
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If youve seen the movie Ferris Buellers Day Off, you know the following quote: Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it. Nowhere is that truer than in the supply chain and logistics realm, and especially when it comes to technology. With so much. Read more The post [Video] Navigating the Big Trends in Logistics Technology: How to Position Yourself for Implementation Success appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.
Editors Note: The following is an excerpt of a research report published last week, Transportation Pulse Report 2025 The Year to Begin Doing. The research, conducted by Adelante SCM and commissioned by Transporeon, highlights shipper and carrier expectations for 2025, their strategic priorities, and why companies must start taking action now to respond effectively.
I lied last Friday on Talking Logistics. I actually had one more outdoor bike ride to do. I flew down to Amelia Island, Florida to surprise my sister Janet Bucciero. She is a member of our Logistics Leaders for T1D Cure Cycling team and was doing the Breakthrough T1D Ride last Saturday. I decided to. Read more The post Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (December 13, 2024) appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.
Can $100 million and a team of smart people be enough to realize a future where global supply chains run as seamlessly as todays most intuitive consumer technologies, optimizing real-time decision-making through AI and machine learning? That is Augers vision, the company launched by Dave Clark, the former Amazon Worldwide Consumer CEO. Global supply chains.
In a survey we conducted in October 2020, 91% of our Indago supply chain research community members, who are all supply chain executives from manufacturing, retail, and distribution companies, either Agreed or Strongly Agreed that the time had come to transform the traditional transportation procurement process. Yet, we all know that waste and inefficiencies still.
Cargo thieves love the holidays. That time of year when the industry ships a higher volume of desirable, in-demand goods. Appliances and furniture, food and beverages, and electronics are hot commodities. Warehouses and distribution centers are top targets. It’s also the time of year when we face immense pressure to deliver more packages, faster than.
When a cyberattack takes down your TMS, WMS, or other supply chain software (it’s a question of when, not if), will you be ready to respond as effectively as possible or will everyone on your team look at each other and frantically ask, “What do we do now?” I wrote that back in June 2024. Read more The post Blue Yonder Cyberattack: How Prepared Are You If Your TMS or WMS Goes Down?
A banana duct-taped to a wall sold for $6.2 million yesterday at a Sotheby’s auction. The man who bought it plans to eat the banana. Now, if this had been a chewed wad of gum stuck to the bottom of a school desk, ora peeling Scratch and Sniff sticker on a worn out 80s binder, Read more The post Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (November 22, 2024) appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.
Insights into the North American supply chain from Descartes’ 2024 Global Transportation Management Benchmark Survey The role of transportation management has become more critical than ever as companies strive to balance efficiency, cost, and customer satisfaction. To explore industry perspectives on transportation management and supply chain trends, Descartes recently conducted the 2024 Global Transportation Management.
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Do you still wear a mask? There is an older gentleman who goes to my gym. He still wears a mask. But it’s always on his chin. It doesn’t cover his mouth and nose at all. When people walk up to him to chat, he doesn’t pull it up. He keeps it there, on his. Read more The post Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (October 25, 2024) appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.
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