Inbound Logistics | March 2025

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GOOD QUESTION If you were to put your logistics motto on a bumper sticker, what would it say?

INFOCUS 1 INFO SNACKS 12 NOTED 14 TAKEAWAYS 50 PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT: AMR S AND AGV S 52 IN BRIEF

INSIGHT 4 CHECKING IN Transportation spend: waste, fraud, and abuse? 6 GOOD QUESTION If you were to put your logistics motto on a bumper sticker, what would it say? 8 10 TIPS Improving warehouse safety and productivity 16 ECOMMERCE Scaling omnichannel fulfillment to meet demand

18 IT MATTERS Three steps to data-driven planning 56 LAST MILE How skateboards could propel last- mile electrification

INFO 48 SUPPLY CHAIN INSIGHTS 54 CALENDAR 55 RESOURCE CENTER

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