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Data-driven inbound coordination can replace fragmented freight movements with fewer trucks, fuller loads, and a more resilient logistics network. Collaboration does not mean compromise; it means fuller loads, fewer trucks, and a more efficient network.

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By combining Generative AI, automated data visualization, and Retrieval Augmented Generation, researchers created an intelligent chatbot that engages directly with procurement data.

Companies can reduce planning delays and improve service levels by using a hybrid metaheuristic approach, achieving near-optimal solutions in minutes instead of hours.

SCM alum Adam Buttgenbach ’20 is powering PepsiCo’s EV revolution! The Wall Street Journal interviewed Adam about his transformative work as PepsiCo’s Director of Fleet Engineering & Sustainability, where he is leading the deployment of more than 1,750 electric vehicles, including over 100 battery-electric semi-trucks from leading OEMs like Volvo, Tesla, and Daimler.

By combining industry expertise with statistical modeling, study offers a consensus-driven definition of the truckload market cycle and tools to predict changes