Cathy Roberson, founder of Logistics Trends & Insights, discusses reverse logistics and the evolution of e-commerce

On this episode of First State Insights​, Cathy Roberson, founder of Logistics Trends & Insights, speaks with Troy Mix, Associate Director of the University of Delaware's Institute for Public Administration​ (IPA), about her current analysis on freight, supply chain, and logistics. Topics covered in this March 11, 2022 interview include reverse logistics, the evolution of e-commerce, and the return of in-person networking with supply chain professionals.

Cathy is an analyst with deep experience across the transportation and logistics business. Through Logistics Trends & Insights, she provides strategic supply chain research and analysis. She also writes weekly articles for Air Cargo World and serves as a research manager for the Reverse Logistics Association and a research analyst for the Journal of Commerce. To track Cathy’s work, read and subscribe to her “Rethinking supply chains” newsletter.

This episode is a special #FreightFriday edition of First State Insights made possible by the Delmarva Freight Working Group—an ongoing transportation planning and economic development partnership coordinated by IPA, the Delaware Department of Transportation, and Delaware's three Metropolitan Planning Organizations: the Dover/Kent County MPO, the Salisbury/Wicomico MPO, and WILMAPCO.

​Opening and closing music: "I Dunno" by Grapes, used under Creative Commons 3.0 License.

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