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• The Autonomous Logistics Network

  22-10-2026 19:30 via Logistics Viewpoints
  
  The autonomous logistics network will not arrive as a warehouse with no people or a fleet with no drivers. It will not be switched on one morning after a company installs an AI platform.
  It will emerge incrementally as more routine logistics decisions stop waiting for human coordination. The path toward autonomy therefore depends on the discipline described in Engineer AI Into the Decision: authority, context, optimization, and control have to be designed together.
  That is the logical conclusion
  
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• Managing 3PL Ramp-Ups: Why Digital Workforce Readiness Matters as Much as Physical Automation

  22-10-2026 18:11 via Logistics Viewpoints
  
  Third-party logistics (3PL) providers live in a world of constant change. New customer contracts, seasonal peaks, facility expansions, and labor fluctuations can require operations to scale from dozens to hundreds of associates in a matter of weeks. While much attention is often paid to warehouse automation and material handling systems, workforce ramp-up remains one of the biggest determinants of whether a new operation succeeds or struggles.The challenge is not simply finding labor. It is enab
  
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• The AI Bubble Meets the Supply Chain: Where Is the Productivity?

  22-10-2026 16:22 via Logistics Viewpoints
  
  When Ken Griffin, founder of Citadel, warned this week that financial bubbles almost certainly exist within artificial intelligence, Wall Street took notice. But the more interesting part of his argument was directed at corporate America. Companies are opening their bills from OpenAI and Anthropic and asking whether the technology is producing enough productivity to justify the cost. For transportation, warehousing, and supply chain executives, that is a familiar question.Speaking at Citadel’s
  
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• What Maersk and Adidas Reveal About Event Logistics

  22-10-2026 16:09 via Logistics Viewpoints
  
  The most unforgiving delivery window in logistics may not be the next-day parcel commitment. It may be the window before a major event begins. When the crowds arrive, the installation must already be complete. An explanation about a late truck will not improve the customer experience.
  That is what makes Maersk’s recently published account of its work with adidas interesting. According to an October 19 case study, Maersk Ground Freight coordinated 38 time-critical installations across North Ame
  
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• Engineer AI Into the Decision: Optimization, Intelligence, and Autonomy

  22-10-2026 13:00 via Logistics Viewpoints
  
  The logistics AI discussion is moving past the question of whether the technology works. The more important question is where the intelligence belongs, what decision it is supposed to improve, and how much authority the system should have when it gets there.
  The strategic question is no longer whether AI belongs in the logistics. It is where intelligence should sit in the system and what authority it should have. The distinction made in Decision Intelligence in 2026 is central here: AI should be
  
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