Inbound Logistics | September 2023


COVER | July 2026
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INFO SNACKS | Bite Sized Supply Chain/Logistics Information
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CONTENTS | July 2026
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CHECKING IN | Your Best AI Solution May Be Your 3PL
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DIALOG | Choosing a Freight Bill Audit and Payment Provider
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10 TIPS | Mapping AI to Resilience
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GOOD QUESTION | What is One of Your Favorite Brand Names? Why Does it Work so Well?
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WHAT’S THE WORD | The Language of Logistics
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LEADER SHIP | Uniting the Public and Private Sectors to Achieve High-Stakes Goals
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SUPPLY CHAIN P.O.V. | Brent Hagan Puts His Stamp On Direct Mail Delivery
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NOTED | The Supply Chain in Brief
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TAKE AWAYS | Shaping the Future of the Global Supply Chain
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BEYOND THE BUZZ | Deploying AI in Your Supply Chain
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CONTENT PARTNERS | The New Operating Model For Warehouse Performance
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KNOWLEDGE BASE | The Retail Freight Strategy That Gives Shippers an Edge
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KNOWLEDGE BASE | Freight Damage: The Claim Is Only a Fraction of the Cost
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KNOWLEDGE BASE | When P&L Stalls: What Your Freight Metrics Are Telling You
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KNOWLEDGE BASE | Build the Capability to Respond Fast
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KNOWLEDGE BASE | Building a Quality-Driven Cold Chain For Temperature-Sensitive Freight
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KNOWLEDGE BASE | Your Inbound Program Works. Can It Scale?
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THOUGHT LEADERS | Overcoming Geopolitical Uncertainty and Turning Challenges into Opportunities
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THOUGHT LEADERS | Creating a Responsive and Scalable Rail Supply Chain
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THOUGHT LEADERS | Rethinking Supply Chain Strategy In an Era of Persistent Volatility
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CONTENT PARTNERS | Supply Chain Challenge? Solved Turning a Security Challenge Into a Cost-Savings Win
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CONTENT PARTNERS | Supply Chain Challenge? Solved 3PL Delivers Supply Chain Makeover for Beauty Company
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CONTENT PARTNERS | Supply Chain Challenge? Solved Keeping Freight Moving Through A Critical Transition
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CONTENT PARTNERS | Supply Chain Challenge? Solved A Sustainable Partnership Provides a Custom Solution: Reusable Packaging
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3PL LINE | Flexible 3PL Strategies Build Resiliency
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SC COMPLIANCE | The Hidden ROI of Barcode Verification
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VIEW POINT | Why Integrated Logistics Facilities Matter
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ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE | Why Intelligent Supply Chain Execution is the Next Big Advantage
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GREEN LANDSCAPE | How to Maintain Sustainability, Even During Disruptions
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IT MATTERS | Why Growing Companies Wait Too Long to Adopt a TMS (And What it Costs)
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SC RESILIENCE | 3 Steps to Improve Visibility and Resilience
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GLOBAL TRADE | CBP Rule Pushes Compliance Upstream
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VISIBILITY | Improving Rotational Inventory Visibility
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REVERSE LOGISTICS | 5 Ways to Optimize Returns Handling
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FIRST MILE | Cocoa Volatility Exposes a Blind Spot in Global Supply Chains
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MATERIALS HANDLING | Turning Automation Trends Into Reality
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THE TRANSFORMER | Back to the Future: Deconstructing Processes and Reconstructing Roles in an AI-native Supply Chain
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FEATURES | 3PL Perspectives: Market Research Report
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FEATURES | Announcing The Top 100 3PLs
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FEATURES | Top 10 3PLs Readers’ Choice Excellence Awards
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FEATURES | Thank You For Voting
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FEATURES | 3PLs Slam Volatility
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FEATURES | Supply Chain Data Mistakes To Avoid
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FEATURES | Hazmat Logistics: Handle With Care
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FEATURES | Building The Connected Warehouse
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FEATURES | The New Golden Rules: 8 Must-Do Transportation Strategies For Ecommerce Brands
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FEATURES | Project Logistics: Stranger Than Fiction
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FEATURES | Warehouse Robots At Your Service
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FEATURES | Tabulating AI Results
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FEATURES | Clean Freight Comes of Age
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IT TOOLKIT | Delivering the Route to a More Efficient Fleet
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SUPPLY CHAIN INSIGHTS | The Latest Free Whitepapers, Videos, Podcasts, and More...
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IN BRIEF | New Services and Solutions
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CALENDAR | Logistics Events 2026-2027
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RESOURCE CENTER | Use our Resource Center and let the Information you need find you.
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THE LAST MILE | 3PL Word Search
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