Last-mile logistics is more complicated than first- or middle-mile, and it's changing all the time, says Akash Agarwal, co-founder and chief business officer at Beans.ai.

As online orders begin to plateau or even drop, those providers who ramped up for the pandemic are well-prepared for direct-to-consumer logistics, says Mike McComb, senior vice president of global e-commerce for Pitney Bowes.

Business intelligence has evolved into a digital tool that can bring a new level of transparency and visibility to the logistics industry, says Josh Dunham, co-founder and chief executive officer of Reveel.

Online orders skyrocketed during the pandemic, and many third-party logistics providers were not ready, according to Robert Liva, senior channel manager at Pierbridge and Martin Hespeler, vice president of sales at Microlistics, both adjacent technologies at Wisetech Global Group.

The conflict highlights the challenges that other states will face as they try to push heavily polluting freight operations toward clean fuels.

People increasingly want to spend their money in stores, which is bad news for parcel and last-mile delivery companies that benefitted from the online-shopping boom.

If Amazon shipments arrive in two days or less for free, why can’t B2B purchases do the same? 

With the continuing surge in e-commerce, rapid fulfillment and distribution are becoming key to meeting demand and ensuring customer satisfaction.

The move adds to mounting evidence of a cargo slowdown as the company joins other large employers trimming their ranks.

Shekar Natarajan of American Eagle Outfitters, a finalist in the 2022 Supply Chain Innovator of the Year Award, describes building a successful fulfillment and transportation edge network.