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Supply Chain Predictions: Roadmap to 2030
Explore the strategic roadmap to 2030. Industry experts share predictions on AI adoption, autonomous vehicles, and the critical technology shifts required to stay competitive over the next decade.
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Making the Business Case Amidst the Rapid Proliferation of Advanced Fleet Technology
Commercial fleets have never had more technology available to them. Advanced powertrains, AI-driven analytics, connected vehicles, new safety systems, and digital platforms – all promising better visibility, lower costs, and improved uptime. For shippers and carriers alike, the question is no longer whether these solutions exist. The question is whether fleets are deploying the right […]
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Are Humans in “The Loop” of Your Future-fit Strategy?
I recently counseled a stealth startup on its go-to-market strategy. It’s a familiar story—Silicon Valley-based, computer science DNA, venture capital funding, and an ambition to jump on the AI train and automate backend processes better than predecessors.
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Deploying Physical AI for Smarter, Safer Inbound Logistics
Physical AI will transform many aspects of the supply chain. Starting with a small, focused inbound logistics use case now can make your warehouse operations more efficient, accurate, and safe, as well as help your organization build the skills needed to extend Physical AI into other areas of your business.
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Enabling Smarter Government Logistics
If I have learned one thing in my decades of navigating defense logistics, it’s that we can’t afford to solve tomorrow’s readiness problems with yesterday’s systems. Artificial intelligence (AI) is the first new technology with the viability to change how we forecast demand, manage obsolescence, and optimize supply chains. But the path to realizing its potential is met with structural, cultural, and bureaucratic hurdles.
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AI by the Numbers
2 much hype? Here’s how industry leaders quantify the supply chain impact of artificial intelligence.
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“Essential, Not Optional”: FedEx CEO Elevates AI to Strategic Imperative
By Amy Roach | February 19, 2026 In remarks delivered at the AI Impact Summit 2026 this week, Rajesh Subramanian, president and CEO of FedEx Corporation, positioned artificial intelligence as a cornerstone of modern logistics — not a nice-to-have, but an essential infrastructure for the future of global commerce and supply chain resilience. Addressing an […]
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Matching Demand to Supply: The Stakes are Higher Than Ever
Rising capital costs and soaring customer expectations mean inventory mismatches—from excess stock to empty shelves—are a direct threat to profit and reputation. Here’s how leading brands address the challenge.
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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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How Agentic AI Is Redefining Route Optimization in Last-Mile Delivery
Traditional route optimization generates plans based on the data you give it. Agentic AI takes those plans and manages them through execution, making adjustments as new information arrive.
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Synchronizing the Supply Chain: Building Shared Consciousness
Technology bridges awareness and action. Organizations that operate from one truth can shift from reactive firefighting to proactive margin management.
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TAKEAWAYS: Shaping the Future of the Global Supply Chain
Logistics and supply chain news and highlights shaping the future of global logistics.
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Holman Logistics Uses Artificial Intelligence to Transform Operations
Holman’s partnership with OneTrack brings AI solutions for increased safety and digital visibility.
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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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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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TAKEAWAYS: Shaping the Future of the Global Supply Chain
65M SF of new supply in 25Q3 ↓ 14M SF YOY
60M SF of net absorption in 25Q3 ↑ 20M SHF YOY
10 Tips for Deploying AI in Your Supply Chain
Artificial intelligence can transform the supply chain. Because the infrastructure already exists, adoption can be quick—though it can be challenging to know where to start.
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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
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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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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