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Smart and Sustainable Freight: The Role of AI in Green Supply Chain Logistics

Logistics Viewpoints

The global freight sector faces growing pressure to balance cost-efficiency with environmental responsibility. With freight transport accounting for a significant share of global emissions, efforts to improve logistics now extend beyond operational metrics to include resilience, regulatory compliance, and climate performance.

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Beyond Cost Optimization: Building Resilient Supply Chains in an Unstable Trade Environment

Logistics Viewpoints

Sudden tariff increases can quickly make a cost-optimized procurement strategy untenable, leaving companies scrambling to adjust. Finally, rigid fulfillment networks compound the problem. Fulfillment networks are being evaluated based on responsiveness, not just throughput. Metrics must reflect the new priorities.

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Introducing Freightos Enterprise: End-to-End Procurement, Benchmarking, and Management

Freightos

billion rate data points monthly to provide the most comprehensive view of the market, helping you identify savings opportunities and make data-driven decisions. billion rate data points monthly to provide the most comprehensive view of the market, helping you identify savings opportunities and make data-driven decisions.

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The Importance of Energy Transition and Sustainability in the Logistics and Supply Chain Industry

Logistics Viewpoints

Road freight alone accounts for approximately 7% of global CO2 emissions, with maritime and air transport further amplifying the environmental burden. Key strategies include: Electrification of Transport: The use of electric vehicles (EVs) for freight and last-mile delivery reduces emissions and operational costs.

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Taking the Uncertainty and Risk Out of Freight with Erika Voss

The Logistics of Logistics

Erika Voss and Joe Lynch discuss taking the uncertainty and risk out of freight. Erika is Vice President of Information Security at DAT Freight & Analytics, the largest truckload freight marketplace in North America. Erika holds a Ph.D.

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The Data-Driven Supply Chain: AI, Cybersecurity, and Real-Time Monitoring

Logistics Viewpoints

Supply chain networks depend on structured data, exchanged through APIs, middleware, and telemetry, to coordinate across facilities, regions, and partners. In many mid-sized firms, forecast models remain under-optimized due to poor signal-to-noise ratios or data latency across systems. However, benefits depend on data integration.

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Redefining Supply Chain Excellence in the AI and Digital Network Era

BlueYonder

The traditional metrics of excellence cost efficiency, on-time delivery while still important, are no longer sufficient in an era defined by volatility, complexity and political changes. The convergence of artificial intelligence and digital networking technologies is fundamentally reshaping our operating models.