Logistics risks, strategies to consider in 2026
THE SO WHAT
Logistics risk is compounding across regulation, capacity, and geopolitics, which makes static network designs fragile. Operators should be stress‑testing routing, mode mix, and carrier concentration now rather than waiting for the next disruption.
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