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How Can You Improve Value in Your Supply Chain?

Supply Chain Shaman

I laugh when business leaders tell me that they are going to replace their current supply chain planning technologies with “AI.” Each supply chain planning technology at the end of 2024, went through disruption–change in CEO, business model shift, layoffs, re-platforming and acquisitions.

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No Balloons Needed: Practical Moves to Navigate Tariff Volatility

Logistics Viewpoints

Trade policies are constantly evolving, forcing companies to assess how these changes impact customer demand, supply networks, fulfillment strategies, and cost to serve. Supply chains need to be more agile than ever, yet much of the advice circulating in the industry remains high-level or less than ideal.

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2025’s Top 100 3PLs: How Logistics Giants are Confronting Uncertainty with Seth Clevenger

The Logistics of Logistics

Authoritative Source for Industry News: Transport Topics has been a leading news source for the trucking and freight transportation industry since 1935, providing essential information for decision-making across the logistics and supply chain sectors. Clevenger, currently based in Alexandria, Va.,

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Decentralizing Supply Chains: How Regional Models Drive Resilience and Flexibility

Logistics Viewpoints

Global supply chains have been tested repeatedly by a series of disruptive events, including the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S.-China Companies that previously prioritized cost-cutting and centralized sourcing quickly found themselves exposed to serious production and distribution risks. China trade disputes, and natural disasters.

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How COOs are Achieving Results with Supply Chain Software!

Supply Chain Game Changer

The Supply Chain Renaissance Has Begun! The technology in our silos was designed to optimize narrow functionality. End-to-End Supply Chain Software Enables COOs to Manage an Organization vs. Silos Until recently, point solutions were the go-to tools for organizations. Today it’s a different story.

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Global Supply Chains in Flux as U.S. Tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China Take Effect

Logistics Viewpoints

The 25% tariffs on Canadian and Mexican imports and 20% tariffs on Chinese goods are expected to increase production costs, disrupt logistics networks, and force companies to rethink supply chains. auto parts are sourced from Mexico, making the tariff impact immediate and severe. Approximately 40% of U.S. More than 50% of U.S.

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A Trillion Dollars in Freight Transactions with Ken Adamo

The Logistics of Logistics

DAT operates the largest truckload freight marketplace in North America. During his tenure in the industry, he built innovative pricing and forecasting models, leveraging internal and external data sources to improve internal decision-making and increase profitability. Ken is the Chief of Analytics at DAT Freight & Analytics.