The 2026 Third-Party Logistics Study released at CSCMP EDGE finds a widening gap between the language companies use to describe their logistics partnerships and the
As last-mile delivery becomes the most expensive segment of e-commerce, retailers are looking inward at their store networks for relief. Updated digital controls, redesigned backrooms,
A new ORTEC survey shows that despite growing pressure to reduce fuel use, stabilize networks, and improve planning speed, a significant share of logistics organizations
As robotics systems become more mobile, intelligent, and deeply integrated into logistics operations, safety models built for fixed automation are showing their limits. The next
Following a series of successful trial transits, Maersk is reinstating its Middle East–India to U.S. East Coast (MECL) service via the Suez Canal. The return
Mobile robots are set to remain one of the fastest-growing segments of industrial automation in 2026, even after a year marked by tariff uncertainty and
J.B. Hunt is using a $100m-plus cost-to-serve reset to decouple margin from freight cycles and harden its network in a fragile trucking market. In Brief
DHL’s new figures reveal just how sharply returns are reshaping online retail, with some apparel categories approaching 90% send-backs. Companies are racing to streamline the
Inventory decisions are increasingly shaped by systems that can interpret demand signals, operational constraints, and logistics data at machine speed. As data volumes grow across
AI-enabled vision systems are reshaping how physical activity is observed, recorded, and acted upon in yards and warehouses. Built on industrial-grade 3D cameras, machine vision
The 2026 Third-Party Logistics Study released at CSCMP EDGE finds a widening gap between the language companies use to describe their logistics partnerships and the
As last-mile delivery becomes the most expensive segment of e-commerce, retailers are looking inward at their store networks for relief. Updated digital controls, redesigned backrooms,
A new ORTEC survey shows that despite growing pressure to reduce fuel use, stabilize networks, and improve planning speed, a significant share of logistics organizations
As robotics systems become more mobile, intelligent, and deeply integrated into logistics operations, safety models built for fixed automation are showing their limits. The next
Following a series of successful trial transits, Maersk is reinstating its Middle East–India to U.S. East Coast (MECL) service via the Suez Canal. The return
Mobile robots are set to remain one of the fastest-growing segments of industrial automation in 2026, even after a year marked by tariff uncertainty and
J.B. Hunt is using a $100m-plus cost-to-serve reset to decouple margin from freight cycles and harden its network in a fragile trucking market. In Brief
DHL’s new figures reveal just how sharply returns are reshaping online retail, with some apparel categories approaching 90% send-backs. Companies are racing to streamline the
Inventory decisions are increasingly shaped by systems that can interpret demand signals, operational constraints, and logistics data at machine speed. As data volumes grow across
AI-enabled vision systems are reshaping how physical activity is observed, recorded, and acted upon in yards and warehouses. Built on industrial-grade 3D cameras, machine vision
