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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 […]

July 22, 2026 | 3PL | Supply Chain

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, […]

| 3PL | Artificial Intelligence | Logistics | Supply Chain

2026 Inbound Logistics Perspectives 3PL Market Research Report

The 21st annual 3PL market survey breaks the news about how third-party logistics providers and the shippers they serve navigate headline-making trends and developments in the sector.

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 […]

July 8, 2026 | Green Logistics | Logistics | Supply Chain | Sustainability

17 High-Impact Moves for a Sustainable Supply Chain

Sustainability initiatives can improve a company’s supply chain performance, as well as its environmental footprint. These strategies can help you go green.

| Logistics | Supply Chain

Tone Up for the GLP-1 Slimdown

As an estimated 12% of U.S. adults take appetite-suppressing GLP-1 medications, the supply chain effects are far-reaching—from skinnier truckloads to increased apparel returns. Get in shape for the changes ahead.

July 2, 2026 | FedEx | Supply Chain | Warehousing

FedEx’s $1.4B Supply Chain Sale Triples CEVA’s North American Scale

By Ashley Prince | July 2, 2026 CMA CGM has agreed to purchase FedEx Supply Chain for $1.4 billion, a deal set to nearly triple the North American footprint of CEVA Logistics, the shipping group’s logistics arm. The acquisition is expected to close later this year, pending regulatory approval. It also comes bundled with a commercial […]

June 16, 2026 | Logistics | Risk Management | Supply Chain

10 Tips for Managing Supply Chain Risk

These strategies help CPG brands minimize disruption, protect in-stocks and maintain compliance with increasingly complex retail requirements so they can navigate uncertainty with confidence.

June 10, 2026 | Food Logistics | Logistics | Supply Chain

The Fertilizer Bottleneck Hiding Behind Food Prices

Food prices usually get noticed at the grocery shelf. A tomato costs more. A bag of flour feels oddly expensive. A restaurant menu quietly drops a side dish or raises the price of a bowl by a dollar. By then, the real story is already old. Some of the pressure started months earlier, before the […]

June 5, 2026 | Logistics | Supply Chain | Transportation

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 […]

June 3, 2026 | Artificial Intelligence | Supply Chain | Technology

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 […]

June 1, 2026 | Global Logistics | Supply Chain | Transportation

Global Sourcing in Flux; Rewiring Ecommerce Supply Chains; How Hot is the Cold Chain? and other Logistics News

Logistics and supply chain news and highlights shaping the future of global logistics.

May 28, 2026 | Logistics | Supply Chain

Kindness, Curiosity, and Featherweight Sewing Machines

Bill Stankiewicz, the veteran managing director of Savannah Supply Chain, shares the personal lessons that shaped his compassionate and disciplined leadership style–from saving for college to famously saving an employee’s job.

May 19, 2026 | Intermodal | Rail | Supply Chain | Technology

IN BRIEF: Rail Growth, AI Automation, and Warehouse Expansion

3PL CEVA Logistics opened a new warehouse in Dubai South Free Zone, an emerging logistics hub in the United Arab Emirates and the wider Gulf Cooperation Council region. Designed for ecommerce customers, the nearly 250,000-square-foot facility, which opened in January 2026, handles more than 30,000 units per day.

May 11, 2026 | Global Logistics | Logistics | Logistics I.T. | Supply Chain

What’s New in Warehouse Automation; Global Logistics Connections Strengthen; Port Container Volumes Rise; and More Logistics & Supply Chain News

Logistics and supply chain news and highlights shaping the future of global logistics.

April 14, 2026 | E-commerce | Supply Chain

Try Things, Fail Fast, and Take Responsibility

RepSpark CEO Meghann Butcher shares her playbook for scaling a B2B ecommerce platform—from building a culture of radical transparency and ‘failing fast’ to optimizing the supply chain with real-time inventory and AI.

NOTED: Supply Chain Highlights

A snapshot of the latest supply chain activity, including logistics partnerships, executive moves, sustainability initiatives, investments, mergers and acquisitions, and industry recognition.