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Disconnected systems and manual document extraction will be obsolete. Logistics teams won’t tolerate rekeying data across tools or chasing milestones from fragmented sources. AI will handle the heavy lifting of document capture and validation (with human oversight), and connected platforms will tie rating, booking, compliance, and tracking into one flow. MARK BUMAN , Chief Revenue Ocer, Magaya
The lag in supply chains will eectively disappear, and companies will be looking at real-time, predictive data built around machine- to-machine coordination along with humans. Currently, many companies react to data that is days or weeks old. In the future, supply chains will operate like autonomous systems; they will be living, self-correcting systems. AMOD DAMLE , Head of Product, FORT Robotics Traditional annual RFPs with static awards will look archaic. By 2030, dynamic, data-driven allocation—adjusting lane awards and pricing based on live performance, risk, and capacity—will replace one-and-done bids, because static contracts can’t keep up with the volatility and complexity of modern supply chains. MICHELE MCGINNIS , CEO, Mikargo247
Email blasts to vendors for load coverage will be obsolete. Transportation management solutions will be the primary form of communication to better measure
acceptance and overall performance. PAUL VOLKMAN , VP - Managed Operations, Evans Transportation
The classic network design project won’t survive. The giant deterministic model refreshed every few years belongs to a slower era. Conditions shift too quickly for episodic design to matter. Design becomes a continuous activity connected to planning and execution, not a slide deck that starts aging the moment it’s presented. JEFF METERSKY , SVP of Strategy & Innovation, GAINSystems
Paper bill of lading. The paper BOL has been around for more than 500 years. Our best innovations in the past 30 years were shifting from handwritten BOLs to dot matrix printers, and then moving from dot matrix to laser printers. As soon as one of the dominant retailers mandates an electronic BOL, the entire market will shift o paper. GLENN KOEPKE , VP, Industry & Solution Strategy, Vector
The days of running your business on static spreadsheets and “dumb” documents are numbered. Today, it’s still common for vendors to manage key workflows in tools that don’t update, don’t integrate, and don’t scale. But with the speed at which supply chain technology is advancing, that approach simply won’t hold. Access to automated, connected, and intelligence-driven tools will become table stakes inside the warehouse. Real-time data, adaptive workflows, and autonomous systems that act, not just record, will replace the manual documents many teams rely on today. BRIAN TU , CRO, DCL Logistics
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