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Infographic: Logistics Tech’s $100 Million Club
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Infographic: Logistics Tech’s $100 Million Club

Inbound Logistics  ·  M&A Tracker Logistics Tech’s $100 Million Club Four supply chain technology acquisitions, including Descartes’ recent purchase of Tai Software, carried a publicly disclosed price of $100 million or more. Many of the segment’s largest deals, however, have been executed without disclosing pricing information at all. 4 Deals with disclosed value ≥$100MSept 2025 […]

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What’s One Underrated Leadership Skill in Logistics and Supply Chain Management?
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What’s One Underrated Leadership Skill in Logistics and Supply Chain Management?

Constraint awareness. Constant market shifts demand prioritization and creative workarounds. Effective leaders target the biggest bottlenecks rather than perfecting every link. By partnering with teams to identify root causes, they resolve issues faster and keep operations moving forward. –Davey Miller Chief Operating Officer CMC Leading through ambiguity. In fast-moving operations, plans break. The strongest leaders […]

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Verst Logistics Names Todd Johnson Next CEO
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Verst Logistics Names Todd Johnson Next CEO

Verst Logistics has named Todd Johnson as its next CEO, effective August 1. Johnson currently serves as president and chief operating officer, a title he’s held since 2019. He will retain the president role alongside his new CEO duties. Johnson brings more than 30 years of industry experience to the position. In his current role, […]

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Supply Chain Trends: RFID, AI Robots, Reverse Logistics & More
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Supply Chain Trends: RFID, AI Robots, Reverse Logistics & More

RFID Rollout: Embedding Sensing In Supply Chains To phase out manual scanning, UPS is rolling out radio frequency identification (RFID) package sensing across its U.S. small package network, expanding shipment visibility from pickup through delivery. The technology is now in U.S. package delivery vehicles and delivery facilities, as well as on every package shipped through […]

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What’s One Costly Assumption in Logistics or Supply Chain Management?
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What’s One Costly Assumption in Logistics or Supply Chain Management?

Treating turnover as a normal expense. Losing skilled people disrupts workflows, slows productivity, and increases recruiting and training costs. A better approach is investing in retention as an operational strategy—strong leadership, clear career paths, and engagement systems. Keeping great talent is far cheaper and helps protect service levels, culture, and supply chain stability. –Rebecca Wilson […]

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Prevent Supply Chain Disruptions With These AI Hacks 
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Prevent Supply Chain Disruptions With These AI Hacks 

Port slowdowns, supplier failures, and demand surges tend to surface faster than traditional planning tools can respond. Artificial intelligence is changing the calculus by compressing the time between detection and decision. The three strategies below outline where AI delivers the most practical leverage: autonomous exception handling, scenario stress testing via digital twins, and unstructured data […]

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