Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 24, 2025

Kinaxis Planning One for Infor CloudSuite incorporates demand, inventory, and supply planning in one view with powerful scenario management, enabling manufacturers to model different demand and supply scenarios and select the best plan based on revenue, cost, time, or sustainability drivers.

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Freight Waves

JUNE 27, 2025

According to a 2025 digital supply chain industry report by logistics trade association MHI, top barriers to automation adoption are a lack of a budget, lack of a clear business case and lack of understanding of technology. billion in automation for its contract logistics division.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 2, 2025

These decentralized networks aim to boost flexibility, reduce risk, and improve responsiveness, aided by technologies such as blockchain, AI-driven logistics, and expanded visibility into supply chains. By improving forecast accuracy, Cisco has been able to reduce excess inventory while maintaining high service levels.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 13, 2025

As Director of Operations at Bettaway and Director of Business Development at PalletTrader, Kristina brings energy, creativity, and a drive for results to the world of logistics and supply chain. Founded in 1981, Bettaway has evolved from a local beverage distributor into a comprehensive logistics provider. Bettaway West, Inc.:

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Logility

APRIL 28, 2025

It’s a natural fit for an environment built on orchestration across vendors, partners, inventory, and data. Immediately, the agent reoptimizes inventory routes in North America and updates the customer in Europe all without human involvement. Imagine an AI agent that notices a port delay in Asia.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 17, 2025

That includes everything from raw materials and manufacturing to packaging and logistics. In North America, 81% of consumers said they would stop buying products from brands they learned were harming the environment. Known as Scope 3 emissions, these are also the most difficult to measure and manage.

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ThroughPut

APRIL 17, 2025

As companies across North America and Europe reconfigure their supply chains to reduce dependency on overseas operations in the wake of recently announced tariffs, there is a growing need for fully transparent, granular, and holistic visibility into manufacturing and supply chain operations as a whole. ThroughPut.AI

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BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Seedcom Logistics implemented Blue Yonder Warehouse Management to streamline their processes and optimize inventory management. Blue Yonder transportation management immediately began generating up to $14 million a year in freight cost reductions in North America compared to our previous manual methods.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 2, 2025

Specifically indicated in this report was: “ The decisions are a sign that BYD’s robust sales growth over the past couple of years that drove it to overtake Tesla as the world’s largest EV maker could slow, as it grapples with rising inventory even after offering deep price cuts in China’s cutthroat auto market.”

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Cathy Roberson

MAY 11, 2025

Reported on April 24 For the moment, we have paused certain purchases from China that were destined for the US market, and will rely on our current inventory to meet short-term demand. Recall, we purchased targeted additional inventory in late fiscal '25 and early fiscal '26, ahead of tariffs. billion to $1.6 Christopher J.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 10, 2025

Each tier, from raw-material providers to logistics firms, relies on predictable, timely cash flow. Steve Carpenter is chief operating officer of Creditsafe North America. Late payments are the silent disruptor that’s eroding trust, liquidity and operational continuity across the supply chain.

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ShipBob

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Amazon offers Fulfilled by Amazon (FBA) services where Amazon will store your inventory in its warehouses and fulfill orders for you. ShipBob simplifies Etsy fulfillment with custom solutions to handle your unique inventory and shipping needs. Advanced advertising tools help you get your products in front of the right people.

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BlueYonder

APRIL 23, 2025

Powered by the Blue Yonder platform, the demand and inventory planning solutions evaluate and integrate evolving demand trends and supply availability, enabling a collaborative balance of planning for optimal efficiency, high service levels and increased resilience.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 15, 2025

In today’s competitive market, every drop of efficiency in extraction and logistics fuels innovation across supply chains, ensuring that products reach consumers faster and at lower costs. Oil and gas production is more than just an energy source—it is the backbone of modern industrial progress and global trade.

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BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

A team from Blue Yonder attended the Manifest 2025 conference in Las Vegas last week, joining more than 7,200 attendees from the field of logistics. Presented by Blue Yonder customer DHL, Manifest brings together Fortune 500 global supply chain executives, logistics service providers (LSPs), innovators and investors.

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Cathy Roberson

MAY 25, 2025

The topic/report will be on the logistics M&A so far this year. Steve Fasching – CFO I think comparatively speaking to prior years, you are going to see a bigger increase in inventory. One is, how we're taking a look at tariffs and bringing inventory in a little bit earlier in the U.S. A couple of reasons for that.

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Zipline Logistics

DECEMBER 24, 2024

While no two customers will have quite the same game plan, we’re building off the same foundation of retail logistics expertise we’ve accumulated over 15+ years of service to the CPG community. A crucial part of the process is the logistics of delivering your freight to CVS distribution centers.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 27, 2025

Mexico-Canada Freight Down in All Modes for April Photo: iStock/grandriver June 27, 2025 SupplyChainBrain Total transborder freight in North America was $126.3 Mexico-Canada Freight Down in All Modes for April U.S.-Mexico-Canada billion in April, decreasing 8.5% compared to April 2024, according to the U.S. Freight between the U.S.

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Zipline Logistics

JULY 8, 2025

Inflation Inflation can have ripple effects on the cost of fuel, equipment, labor, insurance, and inventory storage. Zipline Logistics is the only third-party logistics solutions provider in North America exclusively servicing the consumer-packaged goods sector. Podcast presented by Zipline Logistics.

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Supply Chain Brain

JULY 11, 2025

For several years, Ferrero has been seeking to grow its business in North America, making a series of acquisitions, including Nestlé’s U.S. confectionary business in 2018.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 24, 2025

companies experienced logistics cost increases of 10% to 15% due to tariffs in the past year. These disruptions highlight the fragility of global supply chains, wherein a single policy can trigger a domino effect across continents, affecting inventory management, logistics and customer satisfaction. An estimated 60% of U.S.

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EFT

JUNE 16, 2025

which will cause some tough questions over pricing and inventory strategies, decisions that now seem certain to bleed into wider U.S. Simultaneously, trans-Pacific cargo space is quickly running out, as businesses rush to bring inventories to the US before the tariff pause deadline in mid-August. inflation.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 6, 2017

Thankfully, digitization of inventory and technology like real-time shipment tracking from 3PLs are taking the pinch out of switching for these companies. While civil unrest could slow down production or shipments in a foreign country, natural disasters can accomplish just as much shipping disruption in North America.

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 17, 2025

Execs at the world’s biggest truck maker, including Daimler Truck North America CEO John O’Leary, told analysts and investors the company was pumping the brakes on investment in alternative powertrains, particularly in North America. ( Blaine Inventory Specialist, Syncron Posted on: Nov, 16 2016 Lora, great article!

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The Logistics of Logistics

MARCH 18, 2013

“The line between disorder and order lies in logistics…” Sun Tzu. The top warehouses in North America were recently profiled in a great article by the fine folks at Modern Material Handling. In lean consulting, you would often find excess inventory, rework, over processing and other wasteful practices inside a warehouse.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 17, 2025

Pedro Navio, North America president at Kraft Heinz, said in a statement that the company removed artificial colors, preservatives and flavors from its Kraft macaroni and cheese in 2016, and that its Heinz tomato ketchup has never had artificial dyes , according to ABC News.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 30, 2024

But shippers looking to avoid disruptions and ensure that tight inventory levels don’t lead to missed sales opportunities pulled their orders forward. As companies look ahead to the next three to six months, they’re weighing costs, risks, and demand as they plan and adapt their inventory strategies.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 14, 2024

trillion distortion inventory problem. Trillion Inventory Distortion Problem In this podcast, Karl Swensen, CEO and Co-founder of Pull Logic, discusses how their AI-enabled technology helps retailers, brands, and manufacturers reduce lost sales by addressing supply chain and selling process failure points. Summary: Solving the $1.8

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 14, 2022

This article is from Zheyuan Du at Kinaxis and discusses unconventional solutions to excess inventory challenges. According to recent statistical data, vacancy rates for industrial real estate across North America have been declining since 2020 and reached an all-time low in the third quarter of 2022.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 28, 2024

And now on to this week’s logistics news. The company said that it has already replaced 95 percent of the plastic air pillows with paper filler in North America and is working toward complete removal by year’s end. This certainly sounds like a lofty goal. Tomé, the chief executive officer at UPS, in the release. billion in 2015.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

Now Let’s Get to The Supply Chain & Logistics News for the Week! The partnership with Nimble will help scale FedEx’s e-commerce offerings across North America through automated third-party logistics solutions. The size of the investment was not disclosed. The size of the investment was not disclosed.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 9, 2022

For months, retailers have been stockpiling massive amounts of goods to meet surging consumer demand, and compensate for ongoing supply and logistics issues. Inventory management is challenging enough in normal times. So, what is it going to take to enable better inventory management? Complete visibility into inventory.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 14, 2022

Today’s logistics teams are operating in an environment characterized by uncertainty on three fronts. Minute by minute, logistics providers are asking themselves: What do customers want? A North America?n Customers’ needs and expectations are constantly changing. Do I have the resources to meet their needs?

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 14, 2023

Seth Clevenger and Joe Lynch discuss the top 100 logistics companies. Key Takeaways: The Top 100 Logistics Companies Seth Clevenger is Managing Editor of features at Transport Topics. In the podcast interview, Seth and Joe discuss the top 100 logistics companies. Seth is Managing Editor of features at Transport Topics.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 9, 2021

And now on to this week’s logistics news. Restaurants, bars find suppliers’ inventories are running dry. After being limited to only offering takeout and delivery for months under some of the strictest lockdown rules in North America, food product shortages are just the latest headache for small business owners to contend with.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 10, 2024

Often times at Logistics Viewpoints, we like to look to the future and highlight the key trends that we see in a given market, or make predictions about what technologies will emerge as game changers in the new year. It was a good mix of topics and authors, including a good number from our Logistics Viewpoints sponsors.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Bricz is a consultancy with a focus on all things warehousing – appropriately headquartered in the logistics hotbed of Atlanta. In SCP, they have one of the largest practices in North America. enVista provides across-the-board supply chain and logistics consulting. They have also developed a fine reputation.

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