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What You Should Look for in a Freight Audit & Payment Partner
When evaluating an FAP provider, look beyond surface-level claims and focus on long-term stability, capability, and real operational value.
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For Shauna Bowen, Curiosity and Accountability are Non-Negotiable
Shauna Bowen embraces three pillars of leadership—servant leadership, transparency, and a growth mindset—to power Radial’s digital transformation and help clients achieve their goals.
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What’s Your Supply Chain Acronym for 2026?
SIPOC will remain the king acronym in supply chain. It serves as an organizing framework to design material flows and to explain basic supply chain concepts to the uninitiated. While it papers over a lot of detail, process, and difficulty of course, it remains a powerful concept for its simplicity, accuracy, and functionality.
–Joe Adamski
Senior Director
ProcureAbility
How Digital Transformation Elevates Inbound Logistics Management
Digital transformation can turn inbound logistics into a competitive advantage, supporting a faster, more responsive supply chain.
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The Data Advantage That Will Define Tomorrow’s Warehouse Performance
Warehouses and distribution centers are entering an era where data discipline determines operational resilience.
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Why a Profitable 3PL Will Matter More Than Ever in 2026
Q. Why does profitability matter more when choosing a 3PL in 2026? A. Over the past few years, there has been a noticeable shift, not just in the 3PL space, but across industries. Profitability took a backseat to market share for a while. That worked fine when capital was cheap, but that’s no longer the […]
Read MoreArtificial 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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How Jocko Fuel Manages DTC And Retail Fulfillment at Scale
As a fast-growing sports nutrition brand, Jocko Fuel faced mounting logistics challenges as it expanded from direct-to-consumer (DTC) fulfillment into national retail distribution.
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Navigating GRI and Surcharge Changes
Understanding the 2026 GRI requires clarity into how those changes behave across real shipment data and how pricing strategy is evolving beneath the headlines. This guide will help.
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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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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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6 Ways to Reclaim Margin
For many mid-size companies, freight costs have quietly become a dangerous threat to profit margins. These six strategies offer actionable starting points to reclaim margin and build more resilient logistics operations.
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NOTED: Supply Chain Highlights
Two Lufthansa Cargo subsidiaries—CB Customs Broker and heyworld—will merge into a single company effective January 2026. The goal of the merger is to unite complementary capabilities and create a unique one-stop offering for cross-border logistics solutions at parcel level.
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Info Snacks: Bite Sized Supply Chain Information
LEO Satellites: A New Frontier for Supply Chain Resilience In a move set to redefine supply chain connectivity, Crane Worldwide Logistics announced a partnership to integrate low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite technology from Amazon LEO across its global operations, beginning in 2027. The primary impact is on business continuity and resilience: As climate events and […]
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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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Zach Thomann: The Accidental Supply Chain Nerd
Zach Thomann is chief operating officer with iHerb, one of the largest online retailers specializing in health and wellness.
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It Is Personal: People-Focused Leadership That Inspires Excellence
VISION: From day one, Robert Goldstein set out to build a logistics organization with a proactive, relationship-driven model. As the company scales, he continues to reinforce a culture where people feel empowered to do meaningful work.
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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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