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Logistics I.T.
Seeing Around the Next Bend
Global supply networks involve many partners and recent shocks have shown how quickly a single disruption can ripple through the system. Traditional visibility stitched together data from transportation, warehouse, and enterprise systems and augmented it with GPS or RFID tags; those tools provide only snapshots of past movements.
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What Is Logistics Tracking? Types, Benefits, And Best Practices
Modern logistics depends on visibility. From order placement to final delivery, businesses must know where goods are, what condition they’re in, and when they will arrive. That’s where logistics tracking plays a crucial role in today’s supply chain environment. As customer expectations rise and global commerce expands, companies can no longer rely on guesswork. Businesses […]
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How Data Can Fix Demand Matching
Supply-demand mismatches are more than just inconvenient; they are costly. From inflated transportation spend to missed SLAs, poor alignment erodes both profitability and customer trust. The solution? Advanced analytics, not just for hindsight, but for foresight and real-time agility.
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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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5 Supply Chain Developments That Defined 2025
As we closed our last edition of 2025, I looked back at reader emails and conversations and saw a clear pattern: This was a year of fundamental transformation. Evolving technology, geopolitical events, and demanding customers created constant pressure on your supply chains and drove five strategic developments. 1. Tariffs redefine the cost and complexity of […]
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Amazon Business Rolls Out New AI Tools for Procurement, Supply Chain Monitoring
Amazon Business is introducing a new set of AI-powered tools designed to automate buying decisions, detect spending anomalies, and help organizations anticipate supply chain disruptions.
Read More3 Logistics Metrics That Matter More Than You Think
A late truck, a surprise freight charge, a broken pallet—these things show up in dashboards daily. They’re the kind of problems that seem minor at first. You fix them and move on, but over time, they add up.
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As Freight Fraud Evolves, Experts Urge New Guardrails
Stopping freight fraud requires constant vigilance, stronger safeguards, and a cultural shift toward zero trust. Technology also plays a crucial role.
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IoT Manufacturing: Components, Benefits, and Challenges
Factories are no longer just metal, noise, and manpower. Smart machines now collect data, talk to each other, and help manufacturers make faster, better decisions. Welcome to the age of IoT manufacturing, where efficiency and insight come from connected technology. Across the manufacturing industry, companies use IoT devices and smart sensors to track machines, boost […]
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Cloud-Based Warehouse Management Systems (WMS): What It Is, How It Works, and Benefits
Cloud-based warehouse management helps businesses improve inventory management, reduce errors, and gain real-time visibility across operations. Companies boost control, reduce costs, and adapt quickly to changes in the supply chain.
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Supply Chain AI Adoption Accelerates as Logistics Startup Augment Secures $85M Series A
With $110M raised in just five months, Augment’s AI assistant “Augie” is gaining traction across freight providers, signaling the rapid integration of automation in supply chain operations.
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Digital Twins in Logistics: What They Are, How They Work, and Benefits
Digital twins in logistics turn live data into smart decisions. These models improve planning, boost speed, and raise accuracy across modern supply chain management strategies.
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End-to-End Visibility: The See-Through Supply Chain
In an era of constant disruption, supply chain leaders seek end-to-end visibility solutions to gain transparency from origin to final mile. The clarity that comes with supply chain X-ray vision helps them detect issues early, respond quickly, and build a resilient, agile network.
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Radeberger Brews A Smarter Supply Chain
In the beverage industry, everything is fluid. Production and sales volumes are heavily dependent on both market trends and raw materials availability. The slightest change in the sequence of processes—production, filling, distribution, or the return of empty bottles and containers—has immediate ramifications for the entire supply chain. How is it possible, under such conditions, to optimize both production capacities and route planning over the long term?
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Fantasy Farms and Fintech: A Blooming Success
Each year, Fantasy Farms grows more than 50 million stems of flowers across its own farms and by working with qualified growers in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, and Mexico. The company regularly supplies 8,000-plus retail locations and 30,000-plus locations during major holidays.
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NOTED: Supply Chain Highlights
GOOD WORKS: DHL Global Forwarding successfully transported the world’s first mobile heart clinic for children to Burundi. The mobile clinic provides life-saving cardiovascular surgeries for children with congenital heart diseases.
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Smart Load Planning for Smarter Warehousing: Optimizing Warehouse Operations in an Era of Ecommerce Growth
Q. How are modern warehouses evolving—and what role does smart load planning play? A. Warehouses today are under pressure like never before. Ecommerce growth has driven order volumes through the roof, while customer expectations for fast, damage-free delivery continue to rise. At the same time, warehouses face labor shortages, rising costs, and limited space. Smart […]
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AI-Driven Planning Connects StarTech.com to Supply Chain Clarity
StarTech.com, which offers hardware that helps information technology professionals solve connectivity and business challenges, has grown during all but two of the 40 years it has been in business. “We’re optimistic about the future,” says Ted Wenger, the company’s vice president, operations.
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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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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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