Above The Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (January 30, 2026)

The most important supply chain & logistics news, including logistics management, transportation management, third-party logistics, supply chain software.

Jan 30, 2026

I’m taking a train tomorrow morning to visit my mom. It’s her birthday. She’s turning 78.

She’s lived by herself since my dad died almost 18 years ago. I realized this morning that I’m only 4 years away from when she became a widow. When you think about it that way…

“Why don’t you come on Friday?” she asked me when I told her my plans. And on Sunday, before I leave, she’ll ask, “Why don’t you stay another day, you can work from here?”

Maybe we’ll go to the movies before we go to dinner tomorrow. I haven’t decided yet.

I love my mom, the woman who gave me life, who raised me to be the man I am today, who doesn’t sleep much but continues to live life to its fullest. I am blessed

to have her in my life.

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Moving on, here’s the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week:

Digital Twins in Supply Chain Operations

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 on simulating, optimizing, and validating production and logistics decisions before making physical or capital changes. Against this backdrop, this survey explored how supply chain and logistics executives are viewing the strategic importance, readiness, and potential value of AI-enabled digital twins within their own organizations.

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