Supply chain rarely slows down, but 2025 felt especially busy. New technology kept pushing into day-to-day operations while long-standing logistics challenges showed up in new ways.
This isn’t a list of the biggest headlines or the most-read stories on Supply Chain 24/7. Instead, it’s a look back at the stories we enjoyed the most, the ones that taught us something, sparked conversations, or made us stop and think. Here are our favorite stories from the year.
1. Supply Chain Conferences Guide
This was one of the most practical resources we published all year, and among our most-read stories. Best of all, we created a 2026 version.
2. 40 ChatGPT Prompts Every Supply Chain Professional Should Know
As more teams began using ChatGPT at work, this story focused on practical uses rather than hype. It gave readers concrete ways to try the tool for planning, communication, and everyday problem-solving.
3. Women in Supply Chain
Our Women in Supply Chain coverage continues to be a big part of what we do, and this conversation with Locus Robotics’ Kait Peterson stood out because of her unconventional path. Homeschooled and in college by 14, she shared a grounded, honest take on leadership, career growth, and what it’s like to be the youngest person in the room.
4. The 10 Highest-Paying Supply Chain Jobs
Readers are always curious about where careers can lead, and this story helped put some numbers behind that question. It broke down pay levels, roles, and career paths in a way that was easy to understand and useful for people thinking about their next move.
5. Rising Stars
The Rising Stars series highlights people who are early in their careers but already making an impact. This profile stood out thanks to Ali Kaminetsky’s entrepreneurial path, including her Shark Tank appearance, and to the role supply chain thinking played along the way.
6. Supply Chain 101: 3PL vs. 4PL vs. 5PL
If you’re new to supply chain or just want to brush up on the basics, our Supply Chain 101 series is a great place to start. This was our most popular story from that collection, and it breaks down the differences between 3PLs, 4PLs, and 5PLs in plain language.
7. Leadership Lessons
Leadership Lessons works best when leaders talk from real experience from the trenches. Frank Granieri’s career at A. Duie Pyle offered that kind of perspective, shaped by long-term thinking, steady growth, and decisions made with the next generation in mind.
8. The Complete Guide to Supply Chain Certifications
With so many certification options out there, this guide helped readers sort through the noise. It laid out what’s available and made it easier to decide which programs are worth a closer look.
9. Q&A: What Happens to E-Commerce Returns?
Returns don’t get talked about enough, especially what happens after an item comes back. This Q&A offered a different perspective by looking at donations, liquidation, and the real-world paths returns can take.
10. Top 10 U.S. Cities With the Worst Traffic
Traffic might not sound like a classic supply chain topic, but it affects deliveries, driver schedules, and overall reliability. This list connected a problem everyone understands to the real impact on logistics.
