Articles
September 2025
Autonomous Supply Chains: Why Now?
For logistics professionals tasked with maintaining smooth operations amidst deepening complexity, the promise of autonomous supply chains offers a powerful solution to build resilience, agility, and strategic advantage.
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New-Gen Supply Chains Gain Buzz; Retailers Try Sourcing Strategies to Reduce Risk; Procurement Leaders Are Satisfied with AI Solutions & Other Supply Chain News
Logistics and supply chain news and highlights shaping the future of global logistics.
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4 Ways to Unlock the Benefits of a Sustainable Supply Chain
During difficult times, considerations about sustainability can sometimes fall to the wayside as companies look for ways to cut spending and increase profitability. However, this apparent contradiction between sustainability and profitability fails to capture the real complexities of our current condition.
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Freight Transportation Safety: Insights from a Landstar Agent
Independent Landstar agency SJA Transport Services LLC reveals how it keeps customers’ cargo safe and the benefits of moving freight within the trusted Landstar system.
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NOTED: Supply Chain Highlights
GREEN SEEDS: In 2022, Nissan Motor Manufacturing UK and Yusen Logistics formed a partnership to reduce CO2 emissions in logistics by transitioning from internal combustion engine vehicles to electric vehicles. Yusen Logistics recently tested the solution by delivering production parts directly into Nissan’s Sunderland plant via eHGV. The project aims to electrify about 1.5 million miles of travel annually.
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How Erin Mitchell Grows a People-First Powerhouse
Erin Mitchell is building a company from scratch in a time of supply chain uncertainty, leveraging technology and a unique leadership style to drive growth and keep her team motivated.
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IN BRIEF: New Services and Solutions
Silk Way West Airlines welcomed its third Boeing 777 freighter at Heydar Aliyev International Airport (GYD) as well as recently secured the ISO 14001 environmental certification from Quality Consulting Services. Operating from its hub at GYD in Baku, Azerbaijan, the cargo airline connects Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and the Americas.
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How to Avoid the Last-Mile Black Hole
In the five years since the pandemic, the world has become aware of the complexity and fragility of the supply chain ecosystem. Because the first and last mile of a shipment’s lifecycle are often directly impacted, improvements in this segment have the potential to help logistics companies better respond to and manage supply chain disruptions. Yet it is an area that is often overlooked and is prime to be better optimized.
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Up in the Air? The Future of the Supply Chain Manager Role
Tracking down lost shipments, chasing carriers for updates, and piecing together visibility from spreadsheets, emails, and phone calls—these are the tasks supply chain managers juggle every day. Artificial intelligence reshuffles them all.
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What’s One Supply Chain Problem We Should Address With More Urgency?
We asked readers what supply chain problems need even more attention, and they cited persistent challenges (fragmentation and cargo fraud) and some overlooked risks.
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Helping a Warehousing Customer Adjust to Tariff Challenges
Supporting a customer’s tariff adjustment strategy meant reconfiguring storage layouts, optimizing pallet positions, and prioritizing inbound scheduling. Verst Logistics responded with speed and flexibility.
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GNC’s Inventory Takes Flight
GNC, a leading health and wellness brand, was looking to streamline its system for conducting physical inventories. Because the system was largely manual, and given the number of employees and the amount of equipment required for each inventory session, GNC would complete only several full cycle counts each year.
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10 Tips for Ensuring Visibility and Responsiveness With AI
Using artificial intelligence can strengthen forecasting, streamline operations, and empower teams to make more informed decisions. Here’s how Southern Glazer’s does it.
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Putting the Yard First: Why Supply Chain Efficiency Starts Here
The right yard management system can transform your entire supply chain. It can reduce labor costs, streamline operations, improve utilization of yard assets, and yes, increase supply chain efficiency.
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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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Trucking Needs Government Actions Now
The precipitous fall-off in trucking capacity needs to be remedied by government actions at the state, local, and national levels. Yes, I know some people say the ebb and flow of market conditions will level-set what’s needed. I disagree and here’s why. Traditional economic cycles sometimes fall off and shipment levels drop. Smart truckers prepare […]
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WMS 2025: Boosting Operations Beyond the Warehouse
Offering productivity improvements beyond the physical structure, a warehouse management system can serve as the hub for technologies that increase supply chain efficiencies. Here are three leading providers that can enable your warehouse to meet current and future demands.
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Freight Bill Audit & Payment: The Key to Supply Chain Clarity
Amid rising tariffs, disruptions, and increasingly intricate supply chains, freight bill audit and payment providers are emerging as key partners—unlocking efficiencies with
data-driven insights that transform complexity into clarity.
11 Proven Ways to Collaborate With Your Transportation Partner
Transactional relationships are a thing of the past—collaboration is the only way to succeed in today’s volatile supply chain.
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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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