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News articleYahoo Finance· July 16, 2026

FreightWaves Announces 2026 AI Excellence in Supply Chain Awards Winners

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FreightWaves Announces 2026 AI Excellence in Supply Chain Awards Winners CHICAGO — FreightWaves unveiled the winners of its 2026 AI Excellence in Supply Chain Awards during a ceremony at the Old Post Office in Chicago as part of the FreightWaves Supply Chain AI Symposium on July 15, 2026…
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  • A global medical device manufacturer using Arkestro compressed logistics RFQ timelines from four months to six weeks, saving $2.4 million.

    60% confidence
  • ROI modeling across CloneOps.ai's agent portfolio shows the potential to eliminate more than 133 human hours per 1,000 calls, with representative workflows delivering up to 550% ROI compared with U.S.-based labor.

    60% confidence
  • Arkestro customers report an average 18.8% savings on spend and sourcing cycles accelerated by up to 60%.

    60% confidence
  • An LNG operator using Arkestro cut high-value sourcing cycles from days to minutes while achieving 29% savings.

    60% confidence
  • FreightWaves received a record 60 nominations for the 2026 AI Excellence in Supply Chain Awards, more than double last year's total.

    60% confidence
  • A manufacturer using Arkestro's platform identified more than $55 million in savings with a two-month ROI across 40 plants and more than 400 suppliers.

    60% confidence

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