Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 23, 2025

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. A related challenge lies in emissions tracking and reporting.

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Logility

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Logility ) ( NASDAQ: LGTY ), a leader in AI-first supply chain planning software, today reported its second quarter fiscal year 2025 financial results. For the six months ended October 31, 2024, the Company reported continuing operating earnings of approximately $2.9 million compared to $7.7 million for the same period last year.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

It mandates stricter security requirements, incident reporting obligations, and greater cooperation between Member States. Incident reporting also encourages greater transparency and collaboration between companies and regulatory authorities.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 11, 2025

It also feeds downstream applications including BI, reporting, and supply chain applications, with the right data sets, in the formats the applications expect, and at the right time the data is needed. By integrating data from different sources, logistics managers can make more informed decisions about when and how to fulfill orders.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 15, 2025

Public Reporting: Publishing sustainability reports and ethical compliance metrics to highlight progress and areas of improvement. For example, using AI-powered tools to optimize logistics can reduce energy consumption and enhance sustainability. The energy sector provides a compelling example of CSR-driven compliance.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 28, 2025

As logistics networks become increasingly complex, the volume of real-time data generated by devices, equipment, vehicles, and facilities is growing rapidly. However, implementing edge computing in logistics environments introduces its own set of technical and operational complexities that require careful planning.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 31, 2024

As regulations across the globe strengthen, the pressure to collect, report, and organize emission-related metrics has never been higher. This added responsibility for companies will have lasting effects on business operations, corporate partnerships, supply chain logistics, compliance requirements, and data integrity.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 16, 2025

companies accelerated shipments to avoid tariff increases, leading to short-term logistical bottlenecks. and lower manufacturing activity were reported in the months preceding the talks. Reuters reported this month that China’s No.1 In the U.S., In China, a decline in exports to the U.S.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 28, 2024

To improve,” the report rightly notes, “organizations should enhance supply chain visibility with robust data and analytics; use AI to foresee disruptions; keep business continuity plans current; and diversify supply sources, suppliers, manufacturing and logistics partners.” What gets measured affects what gets prioritized.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 27, 2025

Three months into 2025, we have seen a barrage of on-again, off-again tariffs that have supply chain and logistics teams reeling, as they must rethink everything from next weeks shipping route to their foundational network models. Since then, supply chain disruptions and volatility have only increased. The Ukraine-Russia conflict is ongoing.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 20, 2025

Schneider Electrics latest initiative emphasizes how AI-native software can streamline sustainability efforts across complex supply chain and logistics networks.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 24, 2025

Its a rollercoaster for logistics and supply chain leaders operating in global markets. and China escalate, businesses are bracing for the fallout, with larger and faster-growing organizations, in particular, identifying geopolitical instability as a major challenge to their global trade operations, according to Descartes report.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 1, 2025

It also feeds downstream applications including BI, reporting, and supply chain applications, with the right data sets, in the formats the applications expect, and at the right time the data is needed. By integrating data from different sources, logistics managers can make more informed decisions about when and how to fulfill orders.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 23, 2024

In an era of endless voluntary disclosures and increasing emissions reporting regulations arising across the globe, international companies are playing regulatory twister. The post Navigating the Complex Landscape of ESG and Forced Labor Regulations: Insights from IBM’s Conference appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 30, 2025

Many ESG claims are self-reported without third-party validation, raising questions about accuracy and reliability. Aligning with global reporting frameworks, such as the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB), improves comparability and consistency of ESG assessments across supply networks.

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Freightos

OCTOBER 16, 2024

As the logistics technology sector continues to mature, the number of tools, solutions and platforms that supply chain stakeholders are using (juggling?) On this front, experts shared thoughts on what’s necessary to speed the rate of progress, adoption and innovation in logistics, alongside a healthy dose of optimism for what the (near?)

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 28, 2024

In late 2023, Descartes conducted a survey of 1,000 supply chain and logistics decision-makers across North America and Europe across three sectors: manufacturing, distribution and retail; carriers; and logistics services providers. The study also provided insight into what companies are doing to address it.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Supply chain and logistics functions have been one of the most volatile in the global economy of the last four years. The report for August (released in late September) shows negligible changes in the aggregate. The post How is the Logistics Economy Holding Up? appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Additionally, ensuring that current reporting mechanisms align with DPP requirements is vital for long-term compliance and operational success. Successful integration leads to improved transparency, streamlined reporting, and enhanced decision-making.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 21, 2024

And now on to this week’s logistics news. May air cargo volumes rise amid global disruption Freight market pressured again in May, Cass data shows General Motors (GM) is accelerating sustainability efforts in its supply chain, focusing on logistics, materials, packaging, and supplier engagement.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 26, 2024

From all reports, she is better than ever, and has added a new skill to her repertoire: the Yurchenko double pike (YDP), the most difficult vault in women’s gymnastics. And now on to this week’s logistics news. And they present a host of logistical challenges. The report, which analyzed 8.4 consensus forecast.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 16, 2024

After 10+ years of writing the weekly news roundup, as well as a bi-weekly column for Logistics Viewpoints, today is my last day at ARC Advisory Group. Over these 10 years+ I have learned a lot about supply chain and logistics through conversations with end users, suppliers, and my colleagues. from May’s 2.24

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 26, 2025

Geopolitical instability, extreme weather, labor shortages, and fluctuating consumer demand regularly impact global logistics. They integrate AI into demand forecasting, inventory optimization, and logistics operations to improve efficiency, reduce costs, and mitigate risks. Amazon is a leader in AI-driven supply chain management.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 26, 2024

Colombian drug smugglers are disguising cocaine as “fake coal” within major bulk consignments to try to dupe port surveillance operations, according to a new report. And now on to this week’s logistics news. Alibaba has officially introduced its Logistics Marketplace, providing U.S.

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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. Not Southwest.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 12, 2024

And now on to this week’s logistics news. For example, the grocer released its first report on corporate social responsibility efforts last year. The post This Week in Logistics News (July 6 – 12) appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints. But the WWF is now the WWE, and this is a different kind of partnership.

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SCMDOJO

JANUARY 29, 2025

Supply chain reports offer a comprehensive view of your entire supply chain operation. What are Supply Chain Reports? Logistics Efficiency Analyzing transportation costs associated with different modes of transport (e.g., Inventory Turnover Report goes beyond simply stating the report’s name.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 19, 2025

Logistics OpsAgent: The solution helps logistics teams monitor conditions and recommend route changes to prevent delivery disruptions, as well as automate appointment scheduling changes. The company provides supply chain teams and logistics service providers (LSPs) with accredited emissions measurement and reporting capabilities.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 26, 2024

And now on to this week’s logistics news. and Israeli startups focused on logistics, the supply chain and customer fulfillment. and Israeli startups focused on logistics, the supply chain and customer fulfillment. More incidents are being reported at inland logistics hubs. That’s all for this week.

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Freightos

MARCH 19, 2024

More Resources Home Navigating the Waves: Exploring Digital Booking in Ocean Logistics at TPM 2024 Judah Levine The sessions at this year’s TPM, the preeminent North American ocean freight conference, was more focused on the role of technology in ocean logistics than ever. The data shows this too.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 12, 2024

And now on to this week’s logistics news. In 2023, Amazon experimented with new logistics strategies and technologies to quickly fulfill and deliver orders, and these changes paid off big. The faster delivery times this year specifically may be attributed to changes in Amazon’s logistics strategy. percent from November and up 9.2

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

Now Let’s Get to The Supply Chain & Logistics News for the Week! Piedmont, which reported $59 million in cash at the end of June, laid off nearly a third of its workforce earlier this year. Song of the Week: The post Supply Chain & Logistics News September 2nd – 6th appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.

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