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Global trade management has always been a highly complex, risky, and strategic business process, despite it being underappreciated at many companies historically. However, if there is one good thing about…
Lire la suite →In our 2024 end-of-year survey, Supply Chain Planning was one of the topics our Indago supply chain research community members said they wanted us to research more in 2025. Therefore,…
Lire la suite →I’m back from my mini-vacation to Lake Placid, where my wife and I went to cheer on our oldest son as he competed in the Ironman race last Sunday. He…
Lire la suite →My wife and I are off to Lake Placid, NY this morning, where our oldest son Matthew will be competing in his first Ironman triathlon on Sunday. It’s a 2.3…
Lire la suite →Editor’s note: Today’s post is part of a special Talking Logistics series called “Powering the Breakthrough in Logistics” where subject matter experts from leading supply chain and logistics companies share…
Lire la suite →For years, outsourcing was the default strategy for transportation management, and once outsourced, it was rarely brought back in-house. But the tide may be turning. Today, many companies are taking…
Lire la suite →R.E.M. is one of my favorite bands (Depeche Mode tops the list, but R.E.M. is in close competition for the #2 slot with INXS). My wife, on the other hand,…
Lire la suite →Editor’s Note: The following is an excerpt of a research report published recently, “The Future of AI in Logistics.” The research, conducted by Adelante SCM and commissioned by Uber Freight,…
Lire la suite →Okay, maybe “lies” is too strong a word, but we often deceive ourselves in supply chain management — we tell ourselves things we want to believe are true, but deep…
Lire la suite →We’ve crossed the midway point of 2025. If you had to pick a song as the soundtrack for the first half of this year, which of the following would you…
Lire la suite →The wheels of commerce are turning — but who’s left to drive? That’s the growing concern echoing across Europe’s logistics sector. With over 6 million people employed in transport across…
Lire la suite →When I returned from ProMat in 2023, I wrote that based on the number of automation solutions I saw at the conference focused on this application, “loading and unloading trailers/containers…
Lire la suite →2025 has been a roller coaster ride for supply chain and global trade executives. It’s not just that new tariffs have been implemented on U.S. imports from virtually every country…
Lire la suite →My niece got married last Sunday, which was also my wife and I’s 28th wedding anniversary. I rented a tuxedo for my wedding, but for my niece’s wedding, I decided…
Lire la suite →If you’re like many logistics executives, you’re likely very curious and interested in how AI can improve your logistics operations and deliver business value, but you’re also probably a bit…
Lire la suite →The clock is ticking, and in less than two months, I will be attempting to climb Mt. Washington in New Hampshire on my bicycle. It’s 7.6 miles up — and…
Lire la suite →In June 2024, we asked members of our Indago supply chain research community — who are all supply chain and logistics executives from manufacturing, retail, and distribution companies — “How…
Lire la suite →It is Friday the 13th. It’s also my wife’s birthday. (Nothing implied, I swear.) We’re going to spend the afternoon together, starting with getting ice cream for lunch, which is…
Lire la suite →U.S. container import volumes retreat as tariff impacts emerge. In May 2025, U.S. container import volumes declined to 2,177,453 TEUs — a 9.7% drop from April (see Figure 1). Year-over-year,…
Lire la suite →Editor’s Note: The following post introduces a research report published recently, “Supply Chain Logistics Maturity Model.” The research, conducted by Adelante SCM and commissioned by SAP, led to the creation…
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