Nearshoring ensures faster speed to market and quicker transit from manufacturers to customers; suppliers and retailers also enjoy the ease of operating in a more convenient time zone.

The pilot provides critical first-hand learnings around autonomous truck deployment — creating a blueprint for how the Aurora Driver will be integrated and safely deployed and scaled across the Uber Freight network.

Ron Sweet, senior consultant at Kimberly-Clark, describes how the CPG giant optimized transportation management, in this case study submission to the 2022 Supply Chain Innovator of the Year Award.

By understanding how drayage fits into the larger supply chain, shippers can take a more comprehensive approach and get ahead of problems like equipment shortages and bottlenecks.

In this case study, a fourth-party logistics (4PL) provider based in Lima, Peru describes the partnership that allowed it to expand its services from Latin America to Europe and beyond.

Although consumers are spending approximately 8% more on retail than last year, real retail sales — adjusted for inflation — are 1% lower year-over-year.

Today's highly complex supply chain world requires a more sophisticated platform than traditional transportation management system (TMS) technology offers, says Martin Verwijmeren, co-founder and chief executive officer of MPO.

RPM said it will use its third-party logistics capabilities primarily to cater to original-equipment-manufacturer suppliers and customers, aggregating data across the vehicle life cycle.

The software, called Capacity Optimization, replaces manual calculations that determine if deliveries fit on trucks and meet weight limits.

Courtney Davis, director of logistics for CoreTrust, details how domestic transportation leaders overcame challenges presented by the global supply chain crisis.