Industry Trends

Advances in generative AI and no/low-code platforms now make it possible to “vibe code” applications -- describing what you want in natural language and having AI generate working software with [...]

PepsiCo announced an industry-first collaboration with Siemens and NVIDIA to apply AI-enabled digital twin technology across manufacturing and supply chain operations. The initiative is focused [...]

This short survey explored how companies are managing the challenges and opportunities in last-mile logistics. The results help benchmark industry practices, identify innovation priorities, and [...]

Are we measuring what truly drives performance? This survey asks supply chain and logistics executives to weigh in which metrics matter most, how frequently they review them, and where the [...]

An open trucking carrier network is an online platform that connects shippers with a large, diverse community of trucking companies and freight brokers. These networks function similarly to [...]

California's legislature passed Senate Bill 253 in September 2023, which was signed by Governor Newsom in October. It will require companies with over $1 billion in revenues that do business in [...]

Over the past few years, various companies have been testing the use of driverless trucks. Earlier this year, for example, C.H. Robinson and Waymo Via formed a "long-term strategic partnership to [...]

"Trucking companies and truck owner-operators are scrambling to figure out how to operate under a new California law [AB5] that toughens definitions of non-employee drivers, upending decades-long [...]

In last week's Indago survey, several members submitted questions about preparing for a possible economic recession. Also, according to the World Bank’s latest Global Economic Prospects report [...]

Historically, many companies have taken a siloed approach to planning and executing their transportation and distribution processes (including labor and automation). That is, they plan and [...]