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Supply Chain AI

AI's Supply Chain Blind Spot: Seeing Problems, Not Solving Them

Your supply chain tech can see a delay coming from a mile away. But can it actually *do* anything about it? Turns out, that's still the hard part.

7 min read 2 days, 23 hours ago
Andy Jassy signing 2025 shareholder letter amid warehouse robots
Warehousing & Fulfillment

Jassy's 2025 Letter: Amazon's Warehouse AI Overhaul Hits Home

Your next-day Prime package? It's getting smarter, cheaper — and a lot more robotic. Andy Jassy's 2025 shareholder letter lays bare Amazon's supply chain pivot.

5 min read 2 weeks, 6 days ago
Truck convoy stalled amid rising diesel pumps and AI dashboard overlays
Logistics & Freight

Diesel Spike and AI Mirage: The Real Supply Chain Mess of 2026

You're crammed in coach, 129 souls shuffling ahead like clogged highways. That's supply chains right now: AI promises speed, but diesel wars and tariffs jam everything.

5 min read 2 weeks, 6 days ago
DHL delivery truck with Teamsters union fist overlay and crossed-out autonomous vehicle icon
Autonomous & Robotics

Teamsters' DHL Pact Slams Brakes on Autonomous Trucks — A Wake-Up for AI Logistics

Picture endless convoys of driverless rigs revolutionizing supply chains. Then — screech — Teamsters at DHL just yanked the plug, embedding ironclad bans in their fresh contract.

5 min read 2 weeks, 6 days ago
Ships bottlenecked in Strait of Hormuz with Iranian flags and toll signs overlay
Global Trade & Tariffs

Iran's $2M Hormuz Tolls: Supply Chains' New Extortion Racket

Snow in April, a squirrel's WTF stare—echoes the disbelief as Iran slaps $2 million tolls on Hormuz ships, turning a vital artery into a pirate toll booth. Supply chain execs, brace yourselves.

5 min read 2 weeks, 6 days ago
Supply chain trucks at border with tariff refund paperwork overlay
Global Trade & Tariffs

$130 Billion Tariff Refund Frenzy Hits Supply Chains as Trade Walls Rise

Your Amazon package or Walmart grocery run? It could cost more soon. Tariff refunds promise relief for shippers, but brewing trade fights spell higher prices ahead.

5 min read 2 weeks, 6 days ago
Supply chain executive analyzing AI dashboard amid warehouse operations
Supply Chain AI

Enterprise AI's Dirty Secret: 80% Failures and the Supply Chain Fix

I've seen AI hype cycles come and go; this one's no different until supply chains force real results. But who's pocketing the cash amid 80% failure rates?

5 min read 2 weeks, 6 days ago
Project44 logo merging with LunaPath.ai neural network graphic over freight trucks
Supply Chain AI

Project44 Gobbles LunaPath.ai: Second AI Bet in Four Years

Project44 just bought its second AI firm in four years. LunaPath.ai promises to zap repetitive freight tasks—yet supply chain AI still feels like vaporware.

5 min read 2 weeks, 6 days ago

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