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• ProMat 2025: Robotics Steps Up to Tackle the Warehouse Labor Crisis

  10-04-2025 18:29 via logisticsviewpoints.com
  
  The cavernous halls of McCormick Place in Chicago played host to ProMat 2025, a sprawling testament to the relentless innovation shaping the future of manufacturing and supply chain. This year’s exhibition, held from March 17th to 20th, resonated with a palpable urgency, driven by a challenge that casts a long shadow over the industry: the persistent and intensifying labor shortage in warehousing and logistics. While ProMat has always been a showcase of cutting-edge technology, the 2025 ed
  
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• Beyond Cost Optimization: Building Resilient Supply Chains in an Unstable Trade Environment

  10-04-2025 11:11 via logisticsviewpoints.com
  For years, supply chains were engineered to be lean. Reducing cost was the primary objective, and most operational decisions—from sourcing to fulfillment—reflected that mindset. But today’s global environment is more unstable than it was a decade ago. Lean models alone are no longer sufficient.
  Recent years have brought a series of disruptions that exposed vulnerabilities in how supply chains are designed. Trade tensions have led to abrupt tariff hikes. Political instability ha
  
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