logistics

Logistics is generally the detailed organization and implementation of a complex operation. In a general business sense, logistics is the management of the flow of things between the point of origin and the point of consumption to meet requirements of customers or corporations.

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Emerging Middle Market Growth Needs Credit That Moves With Inventory
Emerging Middle Market Growth Needs Credit That Moves With Inventory
August 19, 2026  |  Working Capital

A distributor can know what inventory it needs to order next week before its financing system knows that the purchase exists. That disconnect becomes more...

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Freight Brokers Want AI That Shows Up Already Working
Freight Brokers Want AI That Shows Up Already Working
August 12, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Freight brokers have spent years investing in automation, transportation management systems and, more recently, artificial intelligence. Yet many still depend on people making phone calls,...

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Mercado Libre Free Shipping Converts Monthly Shoppers Into Daily Active Users
Mercado Libre Free Shipping Converts Monthly Shoppers Into Daily Active Users
August 06, 2026  |  eCommerce

A year after lowering the threshold for free shipping in Brazil, Mercado Libre has seen the offering drive “a structural change in behavior,” the eCommerce...

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AI Ends the Shipping Cost Guessing Game
AI Ends the Shipping Cost Guessing Game
July 30, 2026  |  Shipping

Shipping typically makes up 50% to 70% of total eCommerce fulfillment costs, more than labor, packaging materials and warehouse overhead combined, according to fulfillment cost...

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$4.5B Food Tech Firm GrubMarket Submits Confidential IPO Filing
$4.5B Food Tech Firm GrubMarket Submits Confidential IPO Filing
July 28, 2026  |  IPO

Food supply chain technology company GrubMarket has confidentially submitted a draft registration statement for a proposed initial public offering. The company confidentially submitted the Form...

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UPS Is Shrinking Package Volume and Making Money With Visibility
UPS Is Shrinking Package Volume and Making Money With Visibility
July 28, 2026  |  Earnings

UPS’s second-quarter earnings results offered a counterintuitive picture of growth. The company shared in a Tuesday (July 28) earnings presentation that U.S. average daily package...

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The New Procurement Edge Isn’t Lower Cost. It’s Earlier Warning
The New Procurement Edge Isn’t Lower Cost. It’s Earlier Warning
July 07, 2026  |  Shipping

The old question in B2B logistics was simple: How fast can the shipment get there? The new question is more complicated. And it centers on...

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Omaha Steaks Turns Logistics Into Dinner Theater
Omaha Steaks Turns Logistics Into Dinner Theater
July 03, 2026  |  Delivery

Premium food brands have traditionally competed on sourcing, quality and reputation. Today, time is another variable that is becoming just as strategically important. “We see...

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FedEx Moves to Sell Supply Chain Unit to Continue Corporate Streamlining
FedEx Moves to Sell Supply Chain Unit to Continue Corporate Streamlining
July 01, 2026  |  Supply Chain

FedEx plans to sell FedEx Supply Chain to CMA CGM Group, a Marseille-based global provider of sea, land, air and logistics solutions, at an enterprise...

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