Inbound Logistics | June 2026

INPRACTICE 10 LEADERSHIP LEADING WITH PASSION AND FOCUSING ON THAT “ONE THING”

CONTENT PARTNERS 50 CHEMICAL LOGISTICS: SOLVING THE EQUATION As complexity increases and challenges compound, chemical solutions providers respond with innovative oœerings, moving chemical products across a range of modes–safely, securely, and reliably.

A culture built on trust, the courage to do what’s right, and setting “big, hairy, audacious goals” guides Bristlecone CEO Lakshmanan Chidambaram

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through the unpredictable era of global supply chain disruption.

GOOD QUESTION What’s one underrated leadership skill in logistics and supply chain management?

INSIGHT 4 CHECKING IN Demand-driven: When pop outruns infrastructure 6 GOOD QUESTION What’s one underrated leadership skill in logistics and supply chain management? 8 10 TIPS Preventing supply chain fraud 20 FULFILLMENT The case against treating micro- fulfillment as a permanent model 21 SUPPLY CHAIN RESILIENCE Why strategic stockpiles are not the ultimate supply fix

INFO 62 RESOURCE CENTER

INFOCUS 1 INFO SNACKS 12 TAKEAWAYS 60 IN BRIEF 64 LAST MILE Bulk up for the GLP-1 slimdown

CONTENT PARTNERS 14 Report: Supply Chains 2026 Oered by Papryon 16 Cloud-Based TMS Streamlines Operations Into One Workow Oered by Tai TMS 18 Carrier Fraud Prevention: Who’s Really Vetting Your Carriers? Oered by PLS Logistics

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