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Random Stow or the Disorganized Warehouse?
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Random Stow or the Disorganized Warehouse?

Random Stow is a warehouse putaway method driven by an algorithm developed by Coupang, an ecommerce monster and formidable Amazon competitor. For the Korean market, Coupang uses this counterintuitive warehouse management method, which stores items wherever there is open shelf space, rather than grouping similar SKUs together. The warehouse might look disorganized. But it is […]

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Artificial Intelligence and Transportation: Making Sense of AI’s Real Impact
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Artificial Intelligence and Transportation: Making Sense of AI’s Real Impact

Q. There’s a lot of talk about AI in transportation right now. From your perspective, where does AI actually create real value for carriers today? A. AI creates value where carriers already feel pain. Tight margins, nonstop decisions, teams doing too much with too little. That’s the reality. AI helps when it steps into that […]

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AI in Supply Chain Management: How Useful Will It Be in 2026?
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AI in Supply Chain Management: How Useful Will It Be in 2026?

Rating Highly Readers rated AI’s expected usefulness on a scale of 1 to 10 (with 10 being transformative). Note: Fractions were rounded up. Average rating: 8 Range of answers: 3 to 10 Artificial intelligence will be transformative—driving forecasting, inventory optimization, and decision-making. It’s also powering digital twin roadmaps by connecting AI-driven forecasts to simulation models […]

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IN BRIEF: New Services and Solutions
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IN BRIEF: New Services and Solutions

DHL Global Forwarding launched DHL Consolidated Clearance Service for U.S. imports. DHL’s new service offers a customs clearance process that consolidates multiple shipments under a single entry. It is designed to support businesses, particularly with high-volume operations, that are transitioning from de minimis clearance for their U.S. imports to clearance via formal and informal entry.

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AI Chip Demand Creates New Global Supply Chain Strains
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AI Chip Demand Creates New Global Supply Chain Strains

By Felecia Stratton | December 3, 2025 Global supply chains are facing a fresh challenge: surging demand for advanced memory chips used in artificial intelligence data centers. A new report from Reuters shows demand for advanced high-bandwidth memory (HBM) chips used to power AI data centers has boomed so sharply that manufacturers are diverting production […]

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Will AI Replace Freight Brokers? Understanding the Future of Brokerage in a Tech-Driven Supply Chain
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Will AI Replace Freight Brokers? Understanding the Future of Brokerage in a Tech-Driven Supply Chain

As artificial intelligence (AI), automation, and machine learning advance across the supply chain, one question has moved to the forefront of logistics conversations: Will AI replace freight brokers? The short answer: Total replacement is unlikely, but transformation is inevitable. AI is already reshaping how brokers quote freight, match loads, communicate with carriers, and manage data. […]

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What New Job Will AI Create in Logistics/Supply Chain Management?
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What New Job Will AI Create in Logistics/Supply Chain Management?

AUDIT AI risk auditor. As artificial intelligence takes over routine planning, we’ll need experts who audit the decisions it makes. This role will interrogate AI-driven forecasts, sourcing choices, and risk models. –Lisa Montague Commercial Director (South), AGI Global Logistics Ethics and governance director. This position drives the safe and ethical adoption of AI across all […]

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Building a Future-Proof Supply Chain
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Building a Future-Proof Supply Chain

For business leaders and supply chain professionals, tariffs—and their impact on the cost, availability, and sourcing of critical parts and raw materials—are top of mind. In addition to tariffs, companies have faced persistent risks and disruptions since the pandemic five years ago. The “new normal” is a business environment defined by variability and complexity, affecting nearly every industry.

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