Above The Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (November 14, 2025)

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

Nov 14, 2025

I’m writing this high above the clouds, somewhere between Syracuse, NY and Boston, as the sun rises.

I’m on my way back home after presenting yesterday at the 76th Annual Salzburg Memorial Lecture Program at the Martin J. Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University. My talk was on AI in Transportation Management, where I shared some insights from research we conducted earlier this year with members of our Indago supply chain research community and Uber Freight customers (see “AI In Logistics: Already Here, Just Not Evenly Distributed”).

Overall, it was a fun and productive day of learning and networking. I especially enjoyed speaking with the students during the receptions. They asked me very thoughtful questions on a variety of topics, such as…

Trust and Trading Partner Compliance

As a follow-up to previous surveys on trust in supply chain management, this survey explores trust as it relates to trading partners complying with regulations (e.g., forced labor, environmental, global trade, etc.). If a trusted supply chain partner was found to have compliance or risk management issues, how would your organization most likely respond? What type of evidence do you require from trading partners for them to receive/retain “Trusted Partner” status?

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