Susan Lacefield

Speaking at MIT, FedEx founder said he does not see Amazon as a direct competitor.

TerraCycle founder and CEO Tom Szaky stresses considering economics of recycling and reuse while making it convenient.

Third-party logistics provider uses mathematical model to make cycle counting more targeted and efficient.

More than 80% of shippers would describe their 3PL relationship as “successful,” down from 90% in 2022, according to the 2023 Third-Party Logistics Study.

Supply chain professionals scrambled to respond to a tumultuous 2021, during which constrained supply failed to match surging demand. The result was an “out-of-sync” supply chain and soaring business logistics costs.

In less than a year, Jim Cafone and his team at Pfizer were able to create a whole new supply chain for the COVID vaccine. Now, with the new anti-viral pill, they look to do it all over again.

After a challenging 2021, retailers will look to reassess their supply chains while juggling workforce and sustainability goals, says industry association exec.

The annual “State of Logistics Report” shows that a chaotic and unpredictable 2020 led to logistics costs dropping by 4%. This trend of constant change has supply chain professionals wondering what’s next on the horizon.

The e-commerce boom has had a profound effect on warehousing and distribution operations—even for those outside the retail sector—according to the second installment of the multiyear “Logistics 2030” study. Here are just six ways that e-commerce is transforming DC operations.

While shippers struggled to keep pace with tight capacity and rising rates in 2018, many of those pressures are starting to ease, says 30th annual State of Logistics Report.