Geopolitical realities, not least the evolving tariff picture, is one of the primary concerns for sustainability officers, says Laura Rainier, senior director analyst at Gartner.

Successfully dealing with the evolving world of tariffs is among the benefits, beyond duty deferral, that foreign trade zones bring, says Maddi Krieger, FTZ solution engineer at QAD Inc.

Colby Cavanaugh, senior vice president of marketing at Seagull Software, argues that item-level traceability improves operational efficiency, mitigates risk, enhances sustainability and boosts customer satisfaction.

Supply-chain disruptions are inevitable, so shippers need to have multiple plans to deal with those headaches, says Dennis Anderson, chief innovation officer at ArcBest.

Carolin Pieper, global sales enablement manager at EPG, discusses digitization, artificial intelligence, driver shortages, e-vehicles and the evolution of estimated time of arrival (ETA).

Georgy Melkonyan, founder and chief executive officer of Arnata, sees great value in artificial intelligence in the supply chain, but building that capability in-house is too difficult for most companies.

The right framework and training are crucial to lowering costs in labor management and freight consolidation operations, says Jeff Clark, executive vice president of ODW Logistics.

An estimated 20% of shippers use artificial intelligence today, says Alexandra Griffon, co-founder and chief executive officer of BlueCargo, but as many as 60% are expected to do so in the next few years.

Charles Dressler, chief innovation officer at Surgere, details the latest iterations of technology that are vitally important to supply chain operations.

It's critically important to pick a 3PL with the capabilities you need and whose growth strategy aligns with yours, says Matt Schroeder, vice president of investment at WSI.