Inbound Logistics | January 2025

CONTENTS JANUARY 2025 | VOL. 45 | NO. 1

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70 VISIBILITY RFID drives visibility, sustainability 72 WAREHOUSING Time to sweat your warehouse assets? 74 SMART MOVES Are more women in critical logistics roles? 76 RETAIL RETHINK Big and bulky needs an overhaul beyond logistics 78 INVENTORY Simple math, big impact: common sense inventory strategies 80 FREIGHT OUTLOOK 8 trends influencing freight rail in 2025 82 SC SECURITY How to combat cargo theft with ID verification 84 NEARSHORING How to prepare for nearshoring 86 LEAN SUPPLY CHAIN Tari(ic) counterwinds ahead: are you ready? 88 VIEWPOINT The high cost of hidden workarounds INFO 214 SUPPLY CHAIN INSIGHTS 220 CALENDAR 222 RESOURCE CENTER

47 CONTENT PARTNER PERSPECTIVES 48 Global Logistics Leader Rallies Support in Rebuilding Ukraine Oered by Logistics Plus 50 Saia’s Customer-First Philosophy at 100 Years and Counting Oered by Saia 52 Ready to Grow in 2025? How the Right 3PL Drives Customer Wins Oered by WSI Freight Solutions 53 4 Ways a 3PL Can Improve Your Post-Peak Returns Rush Oered by Phoenix Logistics 54 The Strategic Benets of Implementing a Routing Guide: Hard and Soft Savings Unveiled Oered by TransportGistics 55 Navigating the 2025 GRIs: What Shippers Need to Know Oered by Reveel 56 Powering Up a Better Supply Chain Oered by RedStone Logistics 57 ProTrans Provides an Integrated Solution 58 Razr Logistics: Transforming On-Demand Warehousing With Innovative Technology Oered by Razr Logistics 59 Providing cGMP Services and Retail Compliance to the Consumer Healthcare Products Industry Oered by MD Logistics 60 Holman Logistics Uses Articial Intelligence to Increase Forklift Safety Oered by Holman Logistics 62 Makeup Magic: How We Helped e.l.f. Cosmetics Conquer Demanding CVS Store Deliveries Oered by LynnCo 64 Future-Proof Your Warehouse With the Right WMS Oered by Made4net 65 Streamlining Returns for Smarter Operations Oered by Hai Robotics With Synergistic Collaboration Oered by ProTrans International 66 Fraud in the Trucking Industry: Leveraging Technology, Knowledge and Relationships Oered by S-2international 67 3PL vs. 4PL: Understanding the Differences and Choosing the Right Logistics Solutions Oered by Mantis

INSIGHT 10 CHECKING IN Supply chain trump cards? 12 GOOD QUESTION What would you put in a supply chain time capsule to be opened in 2050? 16 DIALOG 18 10 TIPS Achieving eective logistics visibility 20 WHAT’S THE WORD? 68 3PL LINE The power of single-source partnerships INFOCUS 1 INFO SNACKS 24 FOCUS ON: NEARSHORING 30 NOTED 38 TAKEAWAYS 216 IN BRIEF

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