Flexport Blog

Supply chain insights, trends, and expert analysis

Latest

Generative AI in Logistics: Use Cases, Data Strategies, and the Future of Automation

Aerial night view of a multi-lane highway interchange with overpasses and light trails

We chatted with Alex Nederlof, Flexport's Director of Engineering, to explore how AI is transforming logistics, and how it empowers both operators and customers.


articles

Discover more articles

  • Aerial night view of a multi-lane highway interchange with overpasses and light trails
    Article5 Minute Read

    Generative AI in Logistics: Use Cases, Data Strategies, and the Future of Automation

    We chatted with Alex Nederlof, Flexport's Director of Engineering, to explore how AI is transforming logistics, and how it empowers both operators and customers.

    Read more
  • Abstract navy blue background with overlapping translucent circular and arc shapes
    Article6 Minute Read

    Everything You Need To Know About Warehouse Processes

    It’s imperative that your business has a solid understanding of the key warehouse processes for maximum success. Learn more in this blog.

    Read more
  • Elevated view of a large warehouse interior with crated freight and yellow forklifts in motion
    Article2 Minute Read

    The Cost of Poor Visibility to Supply Chain and Inventory Management

    End to end visibility is critical for supply chains to operate successfully, especially when shipping containers and managing inventory. A recent webinar addressed best practices to integrate discrete subsegments of the supply chain for greater transparency.

    Read more
  • Two men review printed UI wireframes taped to a glass wall, one pointing while holding a phone
    Article7 Minute Read

    The Art and Science of Simplifying the Complexity of Global Trade

    Flexport's mission is to make global trade easy for everyone. By studying supply chain and logistics managers' needs and habits, Flexport designers address common challenges to remove the complexity from shipping containers around the world.

    Read more
  • Rack of color-graded apparel on hangers, from blue to grey to tan, representing the fashion supply chain.
    Article2 Minute Read

    Fashion’s Supply Chain Reset Demands Better Technology to Build Resilience

    A tech-driven supply chain reset could save the fashion industry from the profit loss and disorder of pandemic and global shutdowns

    Read more
  • Smiling woman in a teal top works on a laptop inside a clothing boutique with garment racks behind
    Article4 Minute Read

    Fast Fashion Rebound: 5 Strategies to Thrive After COVID-19 Supply Chain Challenges

    Five supply chain strategies lay the groundwork for a new, long-term approach for fast fashion to outlast volatility and COVID-19.

    Read more
  • Row of multi-rotor drones carrying yellow-banded white gift boxes against a blue sky
    Article3 Minute Read

    Rethinking Last-Mile Logistics: Deploying Swarms of Drones with Self-Driving Trucks

    Bold new possibilities emerge when humans are taken out of the logistics equation. What if we combined swarms of delivery drones with self-driving trucks?

    Read more
  • Silver Freightliner Inspiration autonomous semi-truck driving on a desert highway
    Article3 Minute Read

    The Driverless Truck is Coming, and It’s Going to Automate Millions of Jobs

    The driverless truck will automate jobs and improve economic efficiency. Yet what are the other implications once these trucks are implemented?

    Read more