Inbound Logistics | March 2024

A company shipping 100,000- year-old Arctic ice to chill cocktails in Dubai gets an icy reception from environmentalists

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CONTENT PARTNERS 16 Load More Per Container to Cut Freight Costs Offered by ACL

18 Convergint Technologies Ensures Safe Shipping with EchoInsure+ Offered by Echo Global Logistics

INFOCUS 1 INFO SNACKS 12 NOTED 14 TAKEAWAYS 58 IN BRIEF

20 VIEWPOINT Preventing another supply chain Groundhog Day 22 SMART MOVES Paving the way for younger truck drivers 64 LAST MILE Beyond the AI hype

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GOOD QUESTION What’s one supply chain misconception that needs to be cleared up now?

INSIGHT 4 CHECKING IN Celebrating women in supply chain 6 GOOD QUESTION What’s one supply chain misconception that needs to be cleared up now? 8 10 TIPS Securing your supply chain against cyber attacks

INFO 54 SUPPLY CHAIN INSIGHTS 56 PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT: AMRs AND AGVs 60 CALENDAR 62 RESOURCE CENTER

INPRACTICE

These AI projections will blow your mind.

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10 READER PROFILE SALIM BENJELLOUN PRIORITIZES FAMILIES, FOOD AND PLANET

Knowing that every employee matters and that his company, Pompeian Inc.—a leading olive oil brand—is doing good for people and the planet is what guides Salim Benjelloun through even the most difficult days and challenges.

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