The Logistics of Logistics

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Chris Caplice and Joe Lynch discuss MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics and a wide range of logistics and supply chain topics. Chris is a Senior Research Scientist at MIT and serves as the Executive Director of the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics (CTL). He received a Ph.D.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 17, 2025

A Practical, Topic-Driven Resource Organized into more than 70 categories, the archive offers focused coverage on everything from supply chain planning and transportation systems to artificial intelligence and warehouse automation.

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CHAINalytics

APRIL 25, 2023

India’s National Logistics Policy is revolutionising the logistics sector and every other industry along with it. Explore their efforts in three key areas in this new guide: Infrastructure:The NLP aims to unify various transport initiatives running under individual ministries.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 2, 2022

Ian is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Association of American Railroads (AAR) which is the world’s leading railroad policy, research, standard setting, and technology organization that focuses on the safety and productivity of the U.S. From 2009 to 2013, Jefferies served as a senior policy advisor to the Chairman of the U.S.

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ToolsGroup

MARCH 26, 2025

Recent tariff policies have intensified these challenges, creating unpredictable shifts in demand planning requirements and increasing market volatility.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MARCH 11, 2024

Anne is the President & CEO of Transportation Intermediaries Association (TIA) , the trusted voice for third-party logistics companies of all sizes. Before joining CSX, she worked at the Association of American Railroads and High-Speed Ground Transportation Association. TIA offers a Certified Transportation Broker (CTB) program.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JANUARY 8, 2024

Tom Curee and Joe Lynch discuss TIA Technovations, a logistics and transportation conference designed to explore technology trends and innovation driven by logistics industry leaders. About Tom Curee Tom Curee has served in the transportation industry for nearly 20 years working at 3PLs, carriers and most recently as a freight tech provider.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

In a report released earlier this year, ATRI (the American Transportation Research Institute) stated that premiums have rocketed up 47% per mile over the last decade. Review Your Insurance Policies . Nearly all insurance companies have Consent to Settle clauses built into their policies. Next, take a look at your deductible.

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ToolsGroup

AUGUST 1, 2022

” Yet, managing merchandise returns with a policy that prioritizes customer satisfaction does benefit your company in the long run–particularly when you consider the impact returns have on the purchase decision of both existing and new customers. 84% of buyers read the return policy before making an online purchase.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 14, 2025

Use Cases: Spend Analytics: Machine learning models analyze historical purchasing behavior to identify opportunities for cost reduction, supplier consolidation, and policy enforcement. The introduction of AI in supply chain automation supports procurement teams by improving access to relevant data and automating repetitive evaluation tasks.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 31, 2023

While the supply chain pressures that have built up over the last two years continue to abate as transportation capacity problems ease and consumption shifts from goods to services, newer challenges and opportunities lie ahead. However, with the zero-COVID policy now relaxed, the GDP growth is forecasted to be 5%. As the U.S.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 16, 2023

It’s good to see these companies recognizing the impact of climate change, and changing their policies, sourcing, and manufacturing practices to reduce emissions. Energy, industry, transport, buildings, agriculture and land use are among the main sectors causing greenhouse gases.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 22, 2021

Much like the Colonial Pipeline, a break in the flow of goods and services within transportation results in a disruption to the customer experience. This is effectively achieved through outsourcing of the maintenance and patching of the systems to trusted digital transportation management partners.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 25, 2022

Europe is also more complex than North America, given factors such as the sheer number of countries and the wide variability in policies, infrastructure and the like. Some key findings: Most respondents (67%) cited end-to-end freight traceability as their biggest pain point when transporting goods. For the UK, it’s 71%.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JANUARY 3, 2023

An Update from Sharm El-Sheikh on Decarbonisation of Transport. Transportation accounts for 17 percent of global greenhouse gases (GHG) and 20 percent of global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. Unlike in Glasgow, there was no dedicated transport day, nor a transport pavilion in Sharm El-Sheikh.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 21, 2021

The product flow paths and modes of transportation altered radically as well even without accounting for any network node changes, owing to port closures or shortages in various transportation lanes. Some companies have taken extreme measures such as chartering private cargo ships to sail around port delays.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 28, 2023

There are two major industries that are impacted by marijuana testing: transportation and warehousing. Marijuana Supply Chain: Transportation I will not go too deeply into the effects of marijuana, but when compared to the effects of alcohol, the results are interesting.

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The Logistics of Logistics

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Burak Cendek and Joe Lync h discuss the VC perspective – in other words, how venture capitalists view opportunities in the transportation and logistics industry. Autotech is a team of experienced entrepreneurs, operators and technologists; investors with a world-class transport community and decades of ground transport experience.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 5, 2023

Blake serves as the Vice President of Safety for Ruan Transportation Management Systems , a family-owned dedicated logistics provider since 1932. About Blake Grolmus Blake Grolmus serves as the Vice President of Safety for Ruan Transportation Management Systems. Ruan has over 5,000 team members, including 4,000 truck drivers.

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The Logistics of Logistics

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Coast Guard Training facility, overseeing law enforcement operations, policy development, and departmental budgeting. Later, he served as Deputy Chief of Police at a U.S. Prior to his retirement, Dan was the Recruiter in Charge for the U.S.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 20, 2023

In September 2022, Macy’s rolled out its first-ever wood-sourcing policy for its furniture sales after more than 150 years in business. At the outset, the policy covers wood-based products in Macy’s private labels, while buyers will use the policy as a guide for onboarding new suppliers and brands.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

The largest source of carbon dioxide emissions in the United States currently comes from transportation, surpassing electricity emissions in 2017 for the first time since 1978.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

The transport and logistics industry has started to engage differently in the annual United Nations (UN) Climate Change Conference. Additional three zero (3Zs) emission initiatives were launched at COP26 that will help the transport and logistics industry to contribute its fair share to the decarbonization of economy and society.

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SCM Research

MAY 28, 2024

In addition, the report explores how logistics can adapt to protectionist industrial policies and the dual transition of the digital and energy sectors. The analysis underscores the need for diversification and redundancy in transportation systems to ensure security of supply and the smooth functioning of the global economy.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Executives must have the fortitude to make changes in the operating policies and the network infrastructure that may affect the lives of employees. In general, the short-term savings from network design will come from optimizing the flows and therefore, reducing transportation costs. The larger the supply chain, the bigger the payout.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

The Group’s sustainability policy is based on three pillars: Acting for People, Acting for Planet and Acting for Responsible Trade. Recently, CEVA Logistics joined the Singapore Changi Airport community in a humanitarian aid project to transport 14,000-kilogram of oxygen concentrators from Los Angeles to Jakarta via Singapore.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 11, 2023

Top Five Transportation Trends ; Chris Cunnane. From a transportation standpoint, this has included major technological advancements. In my presentation, I highlighted five key transportation trends that are changing supply chains from a technology standpoint. Supply chain disruptions have brought about an age of innovation.

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TransAudit

APRIL 17, 2025

Why Tariffs Are Stealing the Spotlight in 2025 Were only a few months into 2025, and yet one word has dominated nearly every conversation in global trade and transportation: tariffs. Understanding the New Tariff Landscape Key Policy Shifts Since Inauguration Day The new administration wasted no time making its mark on global trade.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 23, 2024

Integrated Scenario Planning (ISP) serves as an optimization layer atop the supply chain technology stack, leveraging mathematical algorithms and optimization models to support decisions across key supply chain elements: locations, products, demand, supply, inventory, and transportation.

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TransAudit

MARCH 25, 2025

Industries such as semiconductors, electric vehicle (EV) batteries, and transportation equipment are at the forefront of reshoring efforts , leading to a fundamental shift in freight demand patterns. Aerospace and transportation equipment companies are investing in Arizona and New Mexico. Midwest U.S. Southwest U.S.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 6, 2023

There are two major industries that are impacted by marijuana testing: transportation and warehousing. Marijuana Supply Chain: Transportation I will not go too deeply into the effects of marijuana, but when compared to the effects of alcohol, the results are interesting.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Expand the “FLOW” program for logistics information sharing to forecast transportation flow. Reporting off of transportation data is a delays the signal by weeks and months.) Key elements include a focus is the use of the defense production act to improve accessibility of medicines to prevent drug shortages.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Gordon mentioned how obsolete regulations and policies are preventing the electric grid from efficiently making the right investments in the needed generation, transmission, and distribution assets. According to Gordon, unless new electric markets are developed, rolling blackouts may come to New England grid customers.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Margin and risk resilience Procurement policy advisor : Helps procurement professionals increase the speed and accuracy of creating, processing, and fulfilling purchase requisitions. Customer fulfillment Claims policy advisor : Assists analysts in making faster, more informed, and more consistent claim disposition decisions.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 31, 2024

Define a proactive approach and the value/economies of scale of planning manufacturing/transportation and sourcing together. Help companies visualize shifts in policy and flow through the building of a digital twin to help business leaders align on what makes a good plan.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 31, 2022

ZF offers product and software solutions for established vehicle manufacturers and newly emerging transport and mobility service providers. This enables carriers to optimize their transportation capacity to deliver the shipment on time at best price. Then, Mr. Sobeck explained, “we have transport information.”

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

Certain foods and items, for instance, can’t merely get tossed on a transport truck and left to chance. Conservative estimates show the financial impact of transportation-related food safety failures exceeds $2 billion annually. Here are some quick food logistics tips to help you get things in order.

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