Inbound Logistics

11/05/2025

How smart are your pallets? 📦In our latest Inbound Logistics video podcast, iGPS’ Jonathan Parks explains how pallets have evolved from simple platforms to data-driven tools powering supply chain visibility.

🎥 Watch now to see how tech is turning pallets into real-time intelligence assets: https://www.inboundlogistics.com/articles/pallets-get-smart-turning-a-supply-chain-basic-into-a-data-engine/

11/04/2025

[Content Partner Post] Seasons change, but disruption remains. At RILA’s the supply chain conference, speakers represent the full spectrum of retail supply chain leadership—from supply chain strategists and e-commerce innovators to logistics, distribution, and demand planning experts. Now, attendees have the option to join the LINK connect program and attend the conference for FREE, secure valuable 1:1 meetings, receive a travel reimbursement up to $1,000, and more. Learn more and register now: www.rila.org/link-Inbound-logistics

11/03/2025

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10/31/2025

It’s spooky season! 👻 In logistics, some nightmares don’t need ghosts — they come in the form of real-world disruptions. To celebrate Halloween, tell us about what haunts your supply chain. Vote below…

What’s your scariest supply chain nightmare?
-Port congestion
-Inventory shortages
-System downtime
-Lost or damaged freight

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10/30/2025

Erin Mitchell, COO at YMX Logistics, is building a company from scratch in a time of supply chain uncertainty, leveraging technology and a unique leadership style to drive growth and keep her team motivated. Find out how she does it in this Leadership profile: https://www.inboundlogistics.com/articles/how-erin-mitchell-grows-a-people-first-powerhouse/

10/29/2025

When tariff deadlines began reshaping import strategies, a warehousing customer faced a sudden surge of inbound volume and expanded capacity needs. In response, Verst Group Logistics rapidly reconfigured the customer’s storage layouts, optimized pallet placement, and prioritized scheduling to absorb the impact and protect supply-chain continuity.

Find out how adaptation, collaboration and speed turned vulnerability into resilience: https://www.inboundlogistics.com/articles/helping-a-warehousing-customer-adjust-to-tariff-challenges/

Supporting a customer’s tariff strategy meant reconfiguring storage layouts, optimizing pallet positions, and prioritizing inbound scheduling.

10/28/2025

🔒 Safety is non-negotiable in freight transportation. Learn from Landstar System, Inc. agent SJA Transport Services LLC how risk is reduced by partnering only with fully vetted operators and keeping your cargo under fewer hands from pickup to delivery. Tips include:

• Choose carriers with a strong safety culture, not just low cost..
• Verify info via tools such as the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) SAFER database.
• Freight security and fraud-prevention matter just as much as on-time delivery. Freight treated like your own = peace of mind.

🔗 Read the full article to learn how one agency does it: https://www.inboundlogistics.com/articles/freight-transportation-safety-insights-from-a-landstar-agent/

Independent Landstar agency SJA Transport Services LLC reveals the benefits of moving freight within the trusted Landstar system.

10/27/2025

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10/24/2025

Inventory audits used to slow operations—now they’re flying. 🛩️ GNC Live Well turned to Corvus Robotics’ autonomous drones to automate cycle counts in its two major distribution centers, cutting labor, reducing errors, and enabling 10+ full inventories per year.

See how this tech shift is rewriting warehouse norms: inboundlogistics.com/articles/gncs-inventory-takes-flight/

Find out how GNC deployed Corvus Robotics’ autonomous drones to automate cycle counts, free labor, and improve inventory accuracy across its DCs.

10/23/2025

Is your supply chain as visible—and responsive—as it could be? AI can turn data into action, giving logistics teams real-time visibility, predictive insights, and faster responses when conditions change.

Here are 10 expert tips to help you harness AI for smarter, more agile operations.

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Discover 10 actionable strategies to use AI for improving supply chain visibility, responsiveness, and decision-making across logistics operations.

10/22/2025

2025 WMS Guide: Warehouse management systems have become the digital core of modern logistics—powering automation, AI, and real-time visibility across the supply chain.

Find out how leaders like Datex Corporation, Made4net, and SnapFulfil are helping companies boost productivity and prepare for what’s next. 🤖PLUS: See how multi-agent AI is reshaping WMS capabilities.

🔗 https://www.inboundlogistics.com/articles/wms-2025-boosting-operations-beyond-the-warehouse/

Discover how next-gen WMS 2025 utilizes cloud, AI, and automation to streamline warehouse operations, optimize labor, and drive efficiency beyond the four walls.

10/21/2025

🕷️🐜Your facility’s best defense against critters and pests? Keeping them out in the first place! Even tiny gaps and hidden cracks can be an open door for infestations. Orkin’s free Exclusion Basics guide shows you how to seal entry points and protect your space proactively.

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GET READY TO PROTECT YOUR FACILITY If you’re not looking for them, you might not see the holes, gaps, or other hidden entries pests use to get inside your facility. That’s why preventing infestations before they start is essential. Enter Orkin’s guide to exclusion: This free resource includes ...