The Return Trip Is Becoming a Logistics Product

A truck delivers fresh produce to a supermarket and heads toward its next assignment. The produce has been received, but the logistics…
The Economics of an Idle Trailer: Where Logistics Profits Disappear

A trailer backs into the right distribution center at the right time, and then nothing happens. The driver waits. The dock assignment…
Beyond the ROI Spreadsheet: The Real Economics of Warehouse Automation

Warehouse automation is often sold with a deceptively simple equation: invest in technology, reduce labor, increase throughput, and calculate the payback period.…
When AI Agents Lose Focus: What Google’s Research Means for Supply Chain Operations

Google has identified a problem with artificial intelligence agents that deserves the attention of supply chain and logistics executives. Increasingly capable AI…
Air Taxis and Logistics Are Converging. Cargo May Be the Bigger Opportunity.

For years, the emerging air taxi industry has focused on a relatively straightforward proposition: moving passengers above congested highways using electric aircraft.…
UPS and Pickle Robot: Has Robotic Truck Unloading Finally Reached Its Scale-Up Moment?

Warehouse automation has transformed many areas inside the four walls. Automated storage and retrieval systems can dramatically increase storage density. Autonomous mobile…














