INFOCUS 1 INFO SNACKS 12 VERTICAL FOCUS: HEALTHCARE 14 NOTED 16 TAKEAWAYS 82 IN BRIEF CONTENT PARTNERS 20 How to Use Automation for Increased Transportation and Logistics Visibility Offered by Zebra 22 How to Future-Proof Your Supply Chain from Freight Embargoes Offered by SMC 3 23 Unlocking Heavy/Specialized Success Offered by Landstar 24 Providing Cost Savings and Customer Service Offered by Hub Group
Load-managing innovations and other new tools
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INFO 76 SUPPLY CHAIN INSIGHTS 84 CALENDAR 86 RESOURCE CENTER
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GOOD QUESTION Supply chain professionals would make great _______?
INSIGHT 4 CHECKING IN Supply chain technology: What’s coming online? 6 GOOD QUESTION
How would you complete this sentence? Supply chain professionals make great _______. 8 10 TIPS Becoming a shipper of choice 28 IT MATTERS From experimentation to transformation: generative AI in the supply chain 30 LEAN SUPPLY CHAIN Is your supply chain “blocked”? 88 LAST MILE How retailers can avoid social media FOMO
INPRACTICE 10 LEADERSHIP: OTTO MOTORS CEO MATT RENDALL: POUR ON THE GAS AND GROW After starting his company with just $200, Matt Rendall has learned to focus relentlessly on product and customer development, lead with humility, trust his gut, and allow his team to learn from mistakes. 79 IT TOOLKIT: RIVIANA FOODS GETS A LOAD OF AI To ensure all truckloads are optimized to their maximum legal capacity when they leave a facility, Riviana Foods—a leading rice company—partnered with ProvisionAi for a load optimization solution.
Social media tips for ecommerce retailers
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