January shipments, at 1,061,288, were up 5.1% annually, growing for the 23rd consecutive month with Panjiva noting that this tally includes a 5.8% annual increase in containerized freight, which “will do little to alleviate the congestion being felt at U.S. ports.
Steve Osburn, Managing Director at Kurt Salmon – a part of Accenture Strategy specializing in Supply Chain. shares his insights and observations on e-commerce in this exclusive interview.
In a new report, industry analyst firm IDC found that customers of cloud-based supply chain management realized a truly impressive five-year ROI of 267%, a 12-month breakeven, and 28% more productive supply chain teams, among other benefits.
Wednesday, February 20, 2019 · Gary Forger, special projects editor
Actually, AI is already in the supply chain – in demand planning, operational software, robotics and predictive maintenance. Early adopters may be leading the way, but, as you will soon discover, AI is not an opt-in decision. Instead, it will co-opt you.
America's energy portfolio has undergone drastic changes since the early 2000s. Innovations in drilling technologies have allowed states to tap into large underground shale reserves. Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Ohio have become prominent exporters of natural gas,…
The rapid growth of e-commerce is driving deep changes in our industry, from tightening up trucking capacity to elevating the importance of final-mile delivery processes. To respond, supply chain managers now need to leverage diverse systems, thereby making processes more…
Boston Consulting Group (BCG) report observes that the rate of blockchain adoption is slower than expected, even though the technology has some clear potential benefits in the freight transportation and logistics marketplace.
As the Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) prepares for its annual Retail Supply Chain Conference later this month much talk is expected to be generated by global trade tensions and profound shifts in cross border dynamics.
There are do's & don'ts to follow in every aspect of business. But when it comes to the journey from idea to product, it is essential to be prepared on your pathway toward success. Time, money, resources, knowledge, planning and protections all must be identified…
A former supply chain executive, Nick Vyas is the executive director and co-founder of the University of Southern California's Marshall Center for Global Supply Chain Management and assistant professor of clinical data sciences and operations. In this exclusive interview,…
The OpenChain Project, which is designed to build trust in open source by making open source license compliance simpler and more consistent, has announced that Microsoft has joined as a platinum member.
Thursday, February 7, 2019 · Ken Cottrill and Christopher Mejia
Communities with limited access to sources of nutritional food – commonly called food deserts – represent a major health threat across the globe. Researchers at the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics (MIT CTL) have identified an innovative approach to combatting…
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