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US Cargo Theft Was Up 29% in 2025 And Your Routing Engine Should Care Now

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Nachiket Murthy

May 19, 2026

US cargo theft jumped 29% YoY in Q3 2025 with 645 incidents. Why NA shippers are treating theft as a routing input — not just a security problem — in 2026.

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Why Address Validation Isn’t Enough for Big-and-Bulky: The Building Intelligence Architecture US Furniture Delivery Actually Needs

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Nachiket Murthy

May 18, 2026

Address validation isn't enough for big-and-bulky delivery. Why US furniture and appliance operations need building intelligence architecture beyond geocoding.

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Visibility That Drives Action: Why Dashboards Don’t Reduce Exception Costs in US Last-Mile

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Nachiket Murthy

May 15, 2026

Dashboards don't reduce exception costs. Visibility without action architecture is theater. A framework for US Directors of Operations in 2026.

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The Real-Time Decision Surface: A Framework for US CTOs Evaluating AI Logistics Orchestration

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Nachiket Murthy

May 14, 2026

"Real-time AI" has expanded faster than the architecture behind it. A four-tier latency framework for US supply chain leaders evaluating logistics orchestration.

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The Logistics Orchestration Maturity Model: An L1 to L5 Framework for European Supply Chain Heads

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Nachiket Murthy

May 13, 2026

Most European logistics enterprises overestimate their orchestration maturity. An L1-L5 framework for Heads of Supply Chain Technology in 2026.

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Why Operator Knowledge Capture Looks Different in US Last-Mile

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Nachiket Murthy

May 12, 2026

Operator knowledge capture in US last-mile is shaped by gig classification, multi-apping, high turnover, and US-specific realities. A 2026 framework for CTOs.

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From Inscrutable to Inspectable: Building ML Models That European Logistics Teams Actually Trust

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Nachiket Murthy

May 11, 2026

European logistics CTOs face converging pressures making ML explainability primary architectural requirement: EU AI Act, GDPR, and operational trust gap.

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Agentic AI in Action: Building Autonomous Dispatch Systems That Think Like Your Best Logistics Manager

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Nachiket Murthy

May 8, 2026

Agentic AI dispatch systems are operationally deployed in 2026. An honest framework for Heads of Logistics Technology — production-ready vs emerging vs aspirational.