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Sustainable Cold Chains Re-examined

Thursday, September 2, 2021 · Patrick Burnson
The whitepaper, “The Age of Amazon: Why 3PLs and Last-Mile Delivery Fleets Must Draw Closer,” points to four areas where food shippers and 3PLs can and have worked together to meet the increasing demands of consumers.

Congress Can’t Fix the Ocean Shipping Crisis, But Data and Integrations Might.

Thursday, September 2, 2021 · Brian Glick
The fight over maritime container space and rates charged for ocean shipping service, which has been steadily growing more fractious throughout 2021, has suddenly spilled into the halls of Congress.
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Eliminate trade-offs between sustainability and costs

Thursday, September 2, 2021 · Michael Zimmerman and Vipul Garg
Consumers want retailers and manufacturers to get real about sustainability. Investors increasingly demand the same, but without sacrificing revenue growth, profits and earnings.
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Lessons Learned: Requiem for COVID-19

Thursday, September 2, 2021 · Selva Rajah and Venkat Madduri
Companies must transform beyond digital to ecosystem commerce.
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Don’t overlook the importance of KPIs in AI/ML projects

Thursday, September 2, 2021 · Maria Jesus Saenz, Ph.D., director of the MIT Digital Supply Chain Transformation Lab
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) can reshape the way KPIs are chosen and applied and facilitate the development of new ones.

Cold Chain 2021: Transport Partnerships Have Never Been More Vital

Wednesday, September 1, 2021 · Patrick Burnson
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the ways food industry shippers and 3PLs connect with last-mile transportation providers, notes the Customized Logistics & Delivery Association

Need Supply Chain Staff? Hire Gamers

Wednesday, September 1, 2021 · Terri Hiskey
Perhaps it’s time for supply chain organizations to start actively recruiting from some of the world’s best puzzle solvers: gamers.

Manufacturing output remains on strong footing in August, reports ISM

Wednesday, September 1, 2021 · Jeff Berman
In its monthly Manufacturing Report on Business, ISM said that the report’s key metric, the PMI, came in at 59.9 (a reading of 50 or higher indicates growth), increasing 0.4% from July’s 59.5 reading.

Supply Chain Management Activity Surges as Summer Comes to An End

Wednesday, September 1, 2021 · Patrick Burnson
As September approaches, here’s a roundup of some of the month’s more significant supply chain management developments.

Developing a Digital Container Triangulation Solution in China

Wednesday, September 1, 2021 · Jieming Feng and Mauricio Moreno
To offer a better customer experience with smarter, faster, and more sustainable logistics, companies must increase operational efficiency by addressing industry problems such as highly fragmented markets, low transparency, underutilized assets, costly manual processes, and,…

Imaginnovate Rolls Out Final-mile Software Breakthrough

Tuesday, August 31, 2021 · SCMR Staff
An emerging freight transport software innovator today introduced breakthrough technology targeting a frenzied growth market: final-mile delivery.

The Infrastructure Bill Part III: Balancing resilience and sustainability

Monday, August 30, 2021 · Geoffrey Garrett and Nick Vyas
In this concluding part of the series, we explore how intelligent supply chains of the future will calibrate the balance between resilience and environmental sustainability.

Humanitarian Supply Chain Crusade Needs Help From Private Sector

Thursday, August 26, 2021 · Patrick Burnson
Among the scores of humanitarian supply chain entities, The Order of Malta is following with utmost attention and concern the dramatic events unfolding in Afghanistan.

Exclusive Interview: Third-Party Risk & Compliance Expert for Dun & Bradstreet Addresses Port Crisis

Wednesday, August 25, 2021 · Patrick Burnson
As we reported earlier in the week, when operations were suspended indefinitely last month at China’s Meishan terminal in the Port of Ningbo-Zhoushan, industry analysts were quick to detect a complex dysfunctional trend.

It’s a great time to be in procurement

Wednesday, August 25, 2021 · Bob Trebilcock
On this episode, author Elouise Epstein discusses the changes transforming procurement, and the procurement professional. SCMR’s Editorial Director Bob Trebilcock hosts.
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