A Pulse on Supply Chain Planning
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,…
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Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (July 25, 2025)
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 →Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (July 18, 2025)
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 →Catalysts for Change: Redefining Logistics Through Innovation and Advisory Partners
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 →Why Shippers Are Insourcing Transportation Management
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 →Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (July 11, 2025)
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 →AI in Logistics: Already Here, Just Not Evenly Distributed
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 →Three Lies We Tell Ourselves in Supply Chain Management
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 →Top Talking Logistics Posts & Episodes – Plus Indago Highlights (Q2 2025)
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 →Europe’s Truck Driver Shortage: What’s Driving It — and How Logistics Leaders Are Responding
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 →A Killer App for Warehouse Robots
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 →[Video] Five Practical & Effective Ways To Mitigate Tariff Impacts
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 →Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (June 27, 2025)
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 →What is the State of AI in Logistics?
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 →Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (June 20, 2025)
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 →UNFI: Another Reminder of Cyberattack Risks on Supply Chains
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 →Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (June 13, 2025)
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 Drop in May Led by Sharp Decline in Imports from China
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 →Introducing a Supply Chain Logistics Maturity Model
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…
Lire la suite →D-Day for Drones
Last Friday was June 6th, the 81st anniversary of D-Day, when Allied forces landed on the beaches of Normandy (the largest amphibious landing in history), which was a turning point…
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