Talking Logistics

JANUARY 27, 2025

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.

Freight

Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

ERP & SCM Systems (2000s2015): Centralized ERP suites (e.g., This system ensures that every transaction (e.g., Blockchain presents an opportunity where all companies have influence over data and transactions they receive from partners, which means automation can extend beyond internal systems.

Supply Chain Software

Freightos

APRIL 23, 2025

Home Introducing Freightos Enterprise: End-to-End Procurement, Benchmarking, and Management Freightos Enterprise unifies market intelligence, tender management, and shipment operations into one solution, enhancing logistics efficiency for large import-export businesses. Ready to Transform Your Freight Operations?

Optimal Sourcing

Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 20, 2025

Rural logistics in Australia refers to the special supply chain and delivery networks that service the remote and thinly populated areas of the country. These are the solutions to the challenges of maintaining supply chains in one of the toughest logistics environments in the world.

Logistics Network Optimization Software

GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

As businesses grow, so do the complexities of managing freight logistics. Their services often include negotiating pricing, coordinating cross-border shipments , tracking goods and ensuring that all logistics go smoothly. While a freight forwarder may sound similar to a freight broker, their role in logistics is much more hands-on.

Negotiating Skills

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 21, 2025

Because logistics are tightly woven into production, fulfillment and the customer experience, the impact of a transit issue, like a delayed shipment, can quickly ripple across the whole business. This is typically the most cost-effective road option for small to medium-sized shipments. This also positions companies to win and retain business.

Freight

Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 13, 2025

What’s the Difference Between Freight Management and Logistics Management? Route planning and optimization One of the main aspects of cargo transportation management is route planning and optimization. A good inventory management system helps reduce storage costs and ensures that goods are delivered on time.

Inventory Management Software

GlobalTranz

JULY 21, 2025

Whether you're a seasoned logistics manager or shipping for the first time, understanding your shipping BOL is crucial. The word "lading" is a bit of old shipping jargon that simply refers to loading cargo. Carrier Name & Driver Signature Final checkpoint confirming pickup and cargo condition. Getting it wrong?

Freight

Freight Waves

JUNE 16, 2025

Los Angeles-based tech logistics company Warp announced Friday it has secured a $10 million Series A round to scale its AI-powered freight network via robotics and automation. The company currently has a national network of 50 cross-docks and over 10,000 carrier vehicles ranging from cargo vans to 53-footers.

Supply Chain Software

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 13, 2025

In a sense, mathematical optimization is the latest refinement of the concept of an “expert system,” a term from the early days of AI development that described efforts to mimic the knowledge base acquired by human managers through years of experience. You’re describing your system in words, then taking that and representing it with math.”

Optimal Sourcing

Freight Waves

JUNE 20, 2025

to discuss the evolving landscape of cargo theft that continues to plague the freight industry. While straight theft (the physical taking of trucks, trailers, or cargo from where they’re parked) remains the most common form of cargo theft, criminal tactics have shifted in the last few years.

Cargo

Freight Waves

JUNE 25, 2025

The regulatory landscape at international borders demands partners who specialize specifically in cross-border logistics. Real-time tracking systems implemented throughout this infrastructure network reduce dwell time and dramatically improve reliability. They’re absolute necessities.

El Paso

Shapiro

JULY 18, 2025

Welcome to Mission: Logistics Possible. Shapiro and other early adopters were starting to create smarter, more connected logistics. Today’s logistics professionals are no longer just movers of goods—they’re mission commanders. AI in Logistics: Intelligence Unlocked Artificial intelligence has gone from novelty to necessity.

Logistics Network Optimization Software

Freight Waves

JUNE 6, 2025

To turn it into a fully modernized system for flagging broker fraud, motor carrier violations, shipper coercion and questionable conduct from substance abuse professionals, medical review officers and others operating under DOT compliance rules. At the root, this change is about enforcement, not usability. Still, execution is everything.

Supply Chain Design Software

The Logistics of Logistics

APRIL 17, 2025

Danielle Spinelli and Joe Lynch discuss unpacking cargo theft: trends and solutions. With a decade of experience in the logistics and transportation industry, Danielle brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise in carrier sales and vetting. About Danielle Spinelli Danielle Spinelli is an Account Executive at Descartes MyCarrierPortal.

Cargo

GlobalTranz

JULY 7, 2025

Partnering with the right third-party logistics (3PL) provider goes beyond a simple service contract. A reputable 3PL freight provider will welcome in-depth conversations and invite you to learn about its transportation management system (TMS) , technology integrations, reporting capabilities and communication cadence.

3PL

Freightos

APRIL 23, 2025

Home Introducing Freightos Enterprise: End-to-End Procurement, Benchmarking, and Management Freightos Enterprise unifies market intelligence, tender management, and shipment operations into one solution, enhancing logistics efficiency for large import-export businesses. Ready to Transform Your Freight Operations?

Optimal Sourcing

GlobalTranz

MAY 20, 2025

A third-party logistics provider (3PL) can help you anticipate disruption, respond quickly and stay competitive. And since some shippers have fewer internal logistics resources, they're more likely to feel the pain first and recover more slowly. The good news? Regulatory navigation Global trade rules change constantly.

3PL

Freight Waves

JUNE 18, 2025

This major gaming hardware heist highlights the vulnerability of high-value cargo. Rising Cargo Theft Cargo theft surged 27% in 2024, with 3,625 incidents averaging $202,364, per Verisk CargoNet. Cargo and Value The stolen cargo comprised 2,810 Nintendo Switch 2 consoles, each worth $499, totaling $1.4

Supply Chain Planning Software

Freight Waves

JUNE 4, 2025

Startup Mexican airline Awesome Cargo, which provides dedicated aircraft and flight service to logistics companies and other customers, has taken delivery of its first fully capable freighter aircraft after operating two light-duty freighters since its inception 18 months ago. which is leasing the plane to Awesome Cargo.

Cargo

Freight Waves

JULY 1, 2025

The company operates in environments where noise and hazardous materials pose constant risks, including handling hazardous materials or high-value cargo. This system ensures prompt equipment recovery and supports Mex-Cal’s leasing operations. Cargo theft is a major concern at the border.

Optimization Software

Freight Waves

JUNE 26, 2025

Shipping giant Maersk has rolled out Maersk Trade & Tariff Studio, a digital solution designed to empower global cargo owners and bring clarity to complex customs processes. These specialists feed crucial tariff and regulation changes into a unified system, ensuring that businesses always have access to the most current information.

Supply Chain Design Software

Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 17, 2025

SAP co-innovated an agent focused on intelligent cargo receipt with a major auto manufacturer. That information is used to dynamically create a consignment within SAPs transportation management system, which then can be used to continue the receiving process. SAP is, and has been, actively creating agents.

SAP

Freight Waves

JULY 1, 2025

There’s a new twist emerging … creating uncertainties for shippers,” she warned, indicating that these legal fluctuations could have widespread implications for logistics and trade strategies. Hookham called for a digital overhaul of supply chain processes, moving beyond traditional and disconnected systems.

Supply Chain Planning Software

Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 1, 2025

Some suppliers only offer generic models, while others provide crates tailored to specific cargo types. The more options a supplier offers, the easier it is to match crate design to your cargo’s weight, shape, and fragility. Custom crates become necessary when the cargo has unusual dimensions or needs added protection.

Supply Chain Design Software

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 17, 2025

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. But to get there, organizations must be prepared to disrupt their traditional supply chain models, and make way for stronger modern systems.

Sourcing Strategies

Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

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. Read more

Video

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 24, 2025

From planning cookie delivery routes to inventing new gadgets, girls will build key skills such as creative thinking, teamwork and problem-solving, getting a peek into how logistics keeps the world moving.

Supply Chain Planning Software

Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 22, 2024

While multi-industry logistics, transportation and customer fulfilment teams might have languished with a sigh of relief, they are likely to be aware that this new contract is not a done deal yet. Disagreements Remain One of the contentious topics involved in these labor contract negotiations was tolerance for future port automation.

Negotiating Skills

TransAudit

JANUARY 13, 2025

Ensuring global compliance with rapidly changing international regulations, tariffs, and trade agreements is a significant concern for businesses involved in cross-border logistics. According to a report by the World Bank , delays at customs due to non-compliance can increase logistics costs by as much as 10%.

Shipping

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 9, 2025

MIT defines generative AI as a machine-learning model that is trained to create new data rather than predicting a specific dataset, whereas agentic AI refers to AI systems that can autonomously take actions, make decisions and adapt to new situations without constant human intervention. Its proven and it provides value.

Optimal Sourcing

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 10, 2025

The Journey to Logistics Automation THE SUPPLYCHAINBRAIN PODCAST Podcast | Have a Good Trip! The Journey to Logistics Automation Photo: iStock / imaginima July 11, 2025 Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain If picking the right systems for automating logistics is a journey, how do you even get out the door?

Supply Chain Software

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 24, 2025

To thrive under these constraints, shippers need a playbook designed specifically for them — or they need to partner with a logistics provider that has thought them through. If you’re partnering with a logistics provider, you want to carefully vet their operations and reputation. It also means taking sustainability extremely seriously.

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 11, 2025

These disruptions can occur due to decreased consumer demand, supplier instability, or logistical challenges. It means strengthening the system to better withstand the negative impacts of economic downturns. It optimizes its inventory using a Just-In-Time (JIT) system, producing small batches and restocking frequently to reduce waste.

Supply Chain Planning Software

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 22, 2025

The challenge is compounded by the comparatively slow digital transformation in the supply chain and distribution sector, with many organizations remaining dependent on pricing systems that are either fully or partially manual. As the speed of trade policy changes continues to escalate, spreadsheets simply cannot keep up.

Price Reduction

Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 17, 2025

That includes everything from raw materials and manufacturing to packaging and logistics. Manual systems also fail to provide the long-term insights needed for strategic action. AI can integrate with procurement platforms, utility meters, logistics trackers and internet of things sensors to gather real-time data.

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BlueYonder

MARCH 11, 2025

The pandemic showed vulnerabilities in the supply chain, which were amplified by subsequent eventssuch as the Red Sea tensions, which caused cargo traffic to fall from around 5000 containers per day in November to 2000 in December 2023. Before the pandemic, many companies relied on static, reactive planning methods.

Supply Chain Planning Software