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BUILT TO LAST: Inside Harley Davidson’s Evolving Supply Chain
From hand-built engines and just-in-time inventory to electrification and global sourcing, Harley-Davidson’s supply chain is revving up for a future that balances heritage with transformation.
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Ecommerce Fulfillment: 7 Pitfalls to Avoid
Seven costly mistakes can slow your shipping and sink customer trust. Here’s how to avoid those errors and build an agile, resilient ecommerce fulfillment operation.
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Building the Supply Chain Tech Stack
Why supply chain leaders must stack their tools wisely—and how the right configuration can boost visibility, efficiency, and control.
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3PL Longevity: How They Survive and Thrive Through the Decades (or Centuries)
Here are the core strategies—from continuous disruption to customer focus—that have helped some leading third-party logistics providers grow and succeed for generations.
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Breaking the Ice: Innovation Reinvents Cold Chain Logistics
As global demand for temperature-sensitive goods surges, a block of innovation—including smart sensors, automation, and solid-state cooling—is reshaping the cold chain, one hand-off at a time.
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4 CX Winning Moves in Supply Chain
As demands for speed, visibility, and convenience intensify, customer experience has moved from a nice-to-have to a defining market advantage. Here’s how to boost your CX score.
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Generation AI: Preparing for the Future of Supply Chain
Here’s how companies are developing the workforce of the future and how current practitioners can future-proof their careers.
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Direct-to-Customer Delivery Guide
When your customer needs the product right away, these providers offer the technology and delivery networks to make it happen quickly and cost effectively.
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FASTER D2C: Unpacking Fast Fulfillment and Delivery
As same-day delivery becomes the norm, businesses harness supply chain visibility, strategic inventory placement, and AI to master the intricate balance between expedited fulfillment and shipping and ever-tightening customer expectations.
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Intermodal: A Smart Way to Ship (and Save)
Rail mergers, cutting-edge technology, and nearshoring continue to transform intermodal and multimodal transportation, slashing costs and boosting sustainability. Here’s how to navigate this dynamic landscape for maximum efficiency and resilience.
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PORTS IN MOTION: 11 Infrastructure Projects Shaping U.S. Supply Chains
From deeper channels to modernized terminals, ports nationwide are investing in infrastructure that keeps cargo moving and supply chains competitive.
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Beyond the Shelf: Unpacking the Future of Retail Logistics
Five key advances—from AI to smart mailboxes—are helping retailers adapt to a complex, demanding and evolving market.
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Trucking’s Strategic Evolution
Trucking companies continue to transform their businesses, expanding beyond traditional transportation to offer a full spectrum of warehousing and supply chain solutions and navigate a changing marketplace.
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Supply Chain Reset: 7 Trends Remaking Manufacturing
Through reshoring, retooling, and redefining resilience, manufacturers are embracing a new normal shaped by volatility, vision, and the drive to stay ahead.
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2025 Trucking Perspectives
In IL’s exclusive market research report, trucking companies and shippers reveal how they are adapting their services and expectations to meet new industry demands while navigating a challenging freight environment.
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A Dose of Innovation Cures Healthcare Supply Chain Ailments
Pharma and healthcare supply chains evolve with intelligent systems and agile methods that ensure safety, speed, and stability under pressure. See how smart planning, cutting-edge tools, and future-ready systems are treating the sector’s aches and pains.
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Veterans Find a New Frontline in Logistics
Military veterans bring grit, leadership, and a mission-first mindset to the logistics sector, proving to be the secret weapon in solving today’s tough supply chain challenges.
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Specialized Transportation: Logistics on a Mission
Ingenious methods, precise planning, and customized solutions drive the movement of critical, oversized, and unique cargo worldwide.
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Beyond the Buzz: Tariffs
Industry experts weigh in on the long-term impact of tariffs, exploring how digital logistics, regionalized trade, and the shift toward nearshoring and friendshoring are reshaping global supply chains.
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2025 Inbound Logistics Top 100 Truckers
In a freight market defined by turbulence, which carriers dominate? Inbound Logistics’ annual list of the Top 100 Truckers reveals the leaders who are thriving by focusing on technology, unmatched efficiency, and a diversified service portfolio. From logistics giants to specialized haulers, the 2025 list showcases how the best in the business are adapting to new trade policies and an evolving economic landscape.
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