Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 27, 2025

Five years ago, we all thought the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in the most disrupted supply chain landscape we would ever see. Since then, supply chain disruptions and volatility have only increased. That may sound impossible, but new technology places this capability within the reach of every organization.

Supply Chain Planning Software

Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 19, 2024

We spoke with 3G to learn more about their approach to transportation management and the solutions they provide for businesses navigating the complexities of supply chain operations. 3G is a company deeply rooted in the logistics and transportation industry, with a team of experts who have dedicated their careers to this field.

Transportation Management

ToolsGroup

JULY 31, 2025

If you’re still relying on manual spreadsheets or a basic transportation management system (TMS) to manage truckload planning and optimization, you’re likely missing out on key opportunities for greater efficiency, cost savings , and better service. And global supply chains face increasing complexity and risk.

Optimization Software

Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 4, 2025

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. This includes: Increasing domestic supply chain investments, reducing dependence on cross-border components.

Mexico

Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Harvard Business Review recently published an article, “ To Build Resilience, CEOs Need to Become Supply-Chain Experts ”. In this article, we wanted to discuss one aspect of supply chain that is often not given enough attention – building strategic relationships and shared value with direct spend suppliers.

Manufacturing Procurement

Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 10, 2025

For years, supply chains were engineered to be lean. Recent years have brought a series of disruptions that exposed vulnerabilities in how supply chains are designed. Recent years have brought a series of disruptions that exposed vulnerabilities in how supply chains are designed.

Optimal Sourcing

Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 31, 2025

Whether for storage or outbound shipping, building pallets efficiently, safely, and in a space-optimized way is key to maintaining smooth operations, minimizing damage, and reducing transportation costs. supply chains. But how do you know if your warehouse really needs a pallet building software solution?

Warehousing

Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 16, 2025

In addition, other infrastructure repairs which impact freight transportation in and around Ashville, North Carolina are still not completed. These events impacted everything from facility operations and transportation routes to energy costs and inventory management. tallying a staggering $182 billion in damages.

Supply Chain Planning Software

Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 29, 2025

Manhattan joins a select group of supply chain software suppliers generating over $1 billion in annual revenue. The company also sells supply chain planning and transportation management solutions. In 2024, their supply chain planning solution was added to the platform.

Supply Chain Planning Software

The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Trusted by over 1,400 shippers—including 13 of the Gartner Supply Chain Top 25 and 78 Fortune 500 companies—DAT iQ delivers real-time insights, benchmarking, and forecasting tools that optimize operations, mitigate risk, and improve profitability for supply chain shippers.

Optimal Sourcing

Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 11, 2025

The convergence of robotics, artificial intelligence, and sensor technologies is enabling new levels of automation in both warehouse operations and last-mile delivery. Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) follow predefined routes and are well-suited for repetitive, fixed-path material transport.

Warehousing

Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 2, 2025

Global supply chains have been tested repeatedly by a series of disruptive events, including the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S.-China In response, many organizations have shifted toward decentralized and regionalized supply chain models, distributing production and sourcing across multiple regions.

Modeling

Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 7, 2025

Disruptions aren’t the exception anymore, they’re part of how supply chains run. What Disrupts Supply Chains Today? It should be woven into how the supply chain is run. Support It With Technology Continuity planning relies on prompt, reliable data. They need to be operational disciplines.

Supply Chain Planning Software

The Logistics of Logistics

JANUARY 7, 2025

Bill is the Founder & CEO of OneRail , a leading omnichannel fulfillment solution pairing best-in-class software with logistics as a service that provides dependability and speed to help businesses meet their delivery promise. Bill is a start-up entrepreneur focused on developing and commercializing real-time technology networks.

Inventory Reduction

Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 20, 2025

Supply chain automation refers to the tools and technologies we can use to make manual tasks automated, reducing the need for human workers. It’s sometimes misunderstood, but it’s actually integrated into almost all supply chains nowadays in av ariety of different ways.

Supply Chain Software

ivalua

MAY 29, 2025

Procurement and supply chain management are often used interchangeably—but in practice, the lines between them can blur in ways that create real friction. In this blog, we cover the key differences between procurement and supply chain management, and explain where the biggest disconnects typically occur.

Procurement Solutions

Freight Waves

JULY 31, 2025

FreightWaves unveiled the winners of its inaugural AI Excellence in Supply Chain Awards during a special ceremony on stage at the International Spy Museum in Washington, DC, as part of the FreightWaves AI in Supply Chain Symposium. CloneOps.ai

Supply Chain Planning Software

Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Even before the Covid-19 pandemic disrupted global supply chains and upended the global economy, supply chain experts insisted that supply chain resilience was essential. There is a] need to prepare supply chains not only to survive, but to thrive in chaos.”[1] The reason?

Supply Chain Planning Software

GlobalTranz

MAY 20, 2025

Building a resilient supply chain isn't just a best practice anymore — it's a business imperative. Understanding the Challenges: Why Shippers Are Vulnerable Uncertainty has become a constant in today's supply chains. Natural disasters. Tariff swings. Even businesses that ship only within U.S.

3PL

Freight Waves

JUNE 24, 2025

The global supply chain is undergoing a significant transformation, marked by tariffs, rising trade restrictions and evolving technologies. A digital twin is a virtual model that can replicate a supply chain. Let me find new routes, new supply chain sources, new ideas. billion in 2025 to $63.48

Supply Chain Software

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 22, 2025

E-commerce growth, labor shortages and unpredictable demand are pushing many facilities to turn to automation as a way to stay competitive. E-commerce growth, labor shortages and unpredictable demand are pushing many facilities to turn to automation as a way to stay competitive.

Supply Chain Software

Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 29, 2025

Is Your Supply Chain Ready To Recover? In the multifaceted world of supply chain management, there are numerous variables that can cause unexpected disruptions. Natural Disasters Natural disasters can wreak havoc on your supply chain operations, causing severe disruptions. Disaster Strikes!!!

Supply Chain Disruption

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 13, 2025

Bowman, SupplyChainBrain Supply chains consist of imperfect humans struggling to make perfect decisions. That, at least, is the theory behind mathematical optimization, and the way it’s being applied to supply chain management today. That’s an especially valuable tool for dealing with today’s ever-changing tariff schemes.

Optimal Sourcing

Kinaxis

AUGUST 11, 2025

Logistics service providers—from freight forwarders, 3PLs, and 4PLs to warehousing operators and drayage companies—became the first line in the supply chain to absorb financial impact during those chaotic initial weeks. Hard truth #1: Time is not in your favor The velocity of change has been unprecedented.

Optimal Sourcing

Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 30, 2025

Subscribe What is the Digital Supply Chain? Digital tools offer relief by simplifying processes and improving efficiency. From automating tasks to streamlining communication or equipment monitoring, these technologies transform how businesses handle volume. Identify inefficiencies through detailed simulations.

Supply Chain Design Software

Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 14, 2024

During my current supply chain planning market research, I have received briefings from several SCP companies. The people who work with us are those who really, truly believe in what we believed in from the start, that is, autonomous supply chains are possible. All are investing in artificial intelligence.

Supply Chain Planning Software

Freight Waves

JUNE 19, 2025

Robinson is positioning its proprietary technology to revolutionize how shippers classify their freight, marking a major leap in efficiency and accuracy in the logistics industry. Robinson’s new AI tool is set to simplify these evaluations. We have the freight classifications for those shippers baked into our system.”

Supply Chain Design Software

Kinaxis

AUGUST 1, 2025

If you were still haven’t prepared your supply chain, now is the time to act. 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. And you need something that delivers return on value along the way.

Negotiating Skills

BlueYonder

APRIL 17, 2025

The eruption of the trade war and subsequent shifts in tariffs has thrown organizations into disarray, and has them scrambling to understand the effects of tariffs on their businesses and supply chains. Global supply chains are the ground zero of the impact, rattling importers, exporters and domestic producers alike.

Supply Chain Planning Software

Freightos

JULY 7, 2025

In a recent webinar , Freightos’ Oliver Esch and Oliver Ritzmann from Gryn shared their expertise on overcoming data challenges and leveraging technology to drive smarter logistics operations. “You really need to make [data] actionable… use it to manage your suppliers, to drive supply chain improvements.

Logistics Network Optimization Software

BlueYonder

APRIL 8, 2025

Supply chain and logistics teams today face a pivotal moment in their evolution. We are witnessing nothing short of a reinvention of what it means to excel in supply chain management: respond well to every disruptive event and find ways to move ahead of the competition in an increasingly complex marketplace.

Supply Chain Network Software

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 17, 2025

Breaking Down Business Silos Supply chains don’t exist in isolation. To truly build resilience across the entire organization — including supply chain and logistics — businesses need to remove the internal silos that can lead to restricted data flow and collaboration.

Sourcing Strategies

RFgen

DECEMBER 19, 2024

It’s a holistic approach that blends strategic planning, streamlined processes, and the right technology to transform your warehouse into a well-oiled, profit-generating machine. Eight proven optimization strategies, combining technology, best practices, and sustainable solutions.

Optimal Sourcing

Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 6, 2025

Better inventory management, intelligent manufacturing, flexible logistical systems, and real-time delivery controls have all been made possible by the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the supply chain and logistics. AI in supply chain and logistics is primarily used to boost production and efficiency.

Supply Chain Software

Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 5, 2025

Auroras self-driving trucks hit the road in Texas (credit: Aurora) We founded Aurora to deliver the benefits of self-driving technology safely, quickly, and broadly. Transforming an old school industry like trucking is never easy, but we cant ignore the safety and efficiency benefits this technology can deliver.

Texas

Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 28, 2025

Subscribe Forklift Load Capacity: Avoiding Common Overloading Mistakes! But as the demands on supply chains grow more complex—with tighter delivery windows, higher volumes, and increased customer expectations—the humble forklift is undergoing a major transformation.

Supply Chain Planning Software

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 21, 2025

In mid-May, after the two countries agreed to temporarily halt planned tariff increases, container bookings surged by nearly 300% , straining port operations and carrier capacity. To keep operations and supply chains stable amid the volatility of today’s global trade dynamics, companies need a freight strategy that can flex under pressure.

Freight