Every year, Americans return nearly a trillion dollars’ worth of products. But once those items leave our hands, most of us never think about where they go—or what happens next.
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Analysis of the U.S. Bank Freight Payment Index – Q3 2025
In this episode of Supply Chain Now, hosts Scott Luton and Kim Reuter welcome Bobby Holland, Vice President/Director of Freight Business Analytics at U.S. Bank, and Heather Shilt, Director, Global Logistics at Fortive, to unpack Q3 2025 findings from the U.S. Bank Freight Payment Index, one of the industry’s most referenced trucking indicators, informed by tens of billions in transactions.
Real stories: Fast-tracking value, a pioneering digital transformation with impactful results.
Discover how Arxada, a specialty chemicals company, accelerated its planning transformation using OMP’s advanced platform and EY’s turnkey implementation approach. This session, hosted by Supply Chain Now’s Scott Luton and Jake Barr, highlights how focused execution…
From Brownfield to Breakthrough: Evolving Your Operations with Retrofits
In this episode of Supply Chain Now, hosts Scott W. Luton and Deborah Dull welcome Will Mansard and Ahmed Arif of Bastian Solutions for a practical, field-tested conversation on retrofitting brownfield warehouses and the real cost of doing nothing.
Altium 365: Integrated Supply Chain Management Across the Product Development Process
Are supply chain disruptions impacting your product development? Join our live webinar to discover the top trends, applications and solutions leading organizations are using to streamline design and procurement workflows, enhance collaboration, traceability, and…
Pedaling to Profit: Trek’s Direct-to-Consumer Shipping Success Story
Discover how Trek, a global leader in the bicycle industry, transitioned from B2B-only shipments to launching a direct-to-consumer (DTC) initiative, propelling their business to new heights…
Demystifying AI: A year later, from Buzz to Reality
AI technology is capturing everyone’s attention and is already reshaping industries worldwide. You may wonder how AI will benefit your business, what its impact will be on your…
5 Inventory Management Metrics Every Supply Chain Professional Must Master
Inventory management is vital for balancing supply and demand, minimizing costs, and maximizing efficiency in businesses, and just so happens to be the topic of conversation…
Inflation & SMBs: Unlocking Cash Tied up in Inventory
Are you looking to safeguard your business’s financial stability? Efficient inventory management is critical to improving an organization’s financial health. As the cost of capital rises…
Balancing Cost, Risk, and Sustainability in the Midst of Uncertainty
Procurement leaders and category managers are facing a daunting challenge—balancing cost-cutting, risk management, and securing supplies with the tough goal of…
3 Secret Freight Auditing Strategies to Cut Costs
The average cost to process a freight invoice is $14. Given the level of complexity this documentation often includes, many likely cost much more than that. It also takes…
Why You Must Deliver: Bending to Economic Inversions and Withstanding Supply Chain Tech Disruption
All modern supply chains must do one thing: deliver. But with a new upheaval every other week, that single directive keeps supply chain professionals across industries perpetually on their toes. To help make sense of the constant changes impacting global industry, Scott and Greg are breaking down all the latest happenings, from the rise of ESG in…