Articles
April 2025
10 Tips for Optimizing Reverse Logistics
Effective returns management requires a well-planned strategy—from the pre-purchase stage through to the product’s second shelf.
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Retail Stores as Fulfillment Hubs; Logistics Trends to Watch; Women Thrive in Manufacturing; other Supply Chain and Logistics News
Retail’s Big Shift It’s official: Retailers are no longer just merchants; they’re experts at building logistics networks. Leading retailers are transforming stores into fulfillment hubs, cutting costs while speeding delivery. That’s the consensus from Manhattan Associates’ 2025 Unified Commerce Benchmark for Specialty Retail—an analysis of 220 retailers across seven industry segments, evaluating 300+ customer experience […]
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Generation AI?
Generative AI, or Gen AI, refers to a type of artificial intelligence that can create new content. But I am hijacking the term. In the way that Gen Z, Gen X, and Gen Y refer to different generations of Americans, I’m redefining Gen AI as the generation who are conversant in artificial intelligence and applying […]
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IN BRIEF: New Services and Solutions
Hyster expanded its lineup of configurable, high-capacity electric forklifts. The Hyster J230-400XD series offers load capacities from 23,000 to 40,000 pounds and 24-, 36-, or 48-inch load centers.
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Supply Chain Action Star: What’s the Package Deal?
No toying around. The action figure who could thrive in tomorrow’s supply chain needs these tools and talents.
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Custom TMS and Freight Management Solution Provides Industrial Distributor with Full Supply Chain Visibility
The Logistics Plus® MyLogisticsPlus™ cloud-based portal is customized to provide a direct interface with the client’s WMS for its parcel, freight, and international order and shipping processing. The Logistics Plus freight audit and payment solution offers the client complete invoice visibility with business intelligence reporting.
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How is AI Transforming Supply Chain Operations?
Searching for real-world examples of supply chain organizations that have implemented AI solutions and are seeing financial and operational results? We serve them up right here.
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Cross-Border Trade in North America: Uncertain Times, Tried-and-True Solutions
Logistics providers can offer deep understanding of customs and regulations, as well as technology and capacity that can streamline operations and move shippers’ goods safely and efficiently—no matter the geopolitical environment.
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Alaska: Extreme Logistics
With its remote but supremely strategic location, the Last Frontier rewards logistics providers that are relentlessly resourceful.
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Driving Safety & Leadership: Jaime Hamm’s Road to Success
From driver recruitment to policy reform, Jaime Hamm is shaping the future of trucking through leadership, innovation, a passion for safety, and rolling with change.
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The Shift-Left Imperative: Tearing Down the Silos
Companies must rethink how they manage supply chains to navigate complexity—expanding the definition of supply chains and embracing the shift-left strategy.
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4 Keys to Successful Trade Compliance
Geopolitical risks to supply chains are top of mind across C-suites but few say what it means. The term “geopolitical risk” has largely become a codeword for import, export, and economic sanctions compliance. The fast pace of change in 2025 requires adopting meaningful compliance structures that achieve results.
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The Importance of Vendor Accountability in Inbound Transportation Management
In the intricate dance of supply chain logistics, inbound transportation management is a critical component that often doesn’t receive the attention it deserves.
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From Digital Adopter to Digital Leader
Logistics companies quickly turned to digital solutions to keep operations running during the pandemic. The pressure was on, cash was free-flowing, and organizations made rapid technology investments to keep supply chains as functional as possible.
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Redwood Keeps Data Flowing for Flow Control Group
Flow Control Group (FCG) is a leading solutions provider specializing in flow control, fluid handling, and process automation across North America. With over 70 companies and 150+ locations, FCG ensures the movement of mission-critical components to diverse markets.
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2025 IL Market Research: What’s Happening in Supply Chain and Logistics Technology?
Companies are accelerating supply chain technology deployments, IL’s annual report reveals. Providers are ramping up AI innovations to boost capabilities and seeing robust growth, even as the trends that shape their solutions shift.
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2025 Top 100 Logistics & Supply Chain Technology Providers
Selected by Inbound Logistics editors, these 100 companies provide a range of solutions from widely adopted technologies such as Transportation Management Systems (TMS) and Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) to newer offerings such as AI and robotics.
Here are the Top 100 Logistics & Supply Chain Technology Providers in alphabetical order:
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