From a shipper's perspective, 2018 was a tough year for procuring truckload transportation, as carriers gained the upper negotiating hand in a capacity-starved market.
E-commerce and logistics companies claimed a larger share of the 100 largest industrial-and-logistics leases signed in 2018 than they did a year earlier, underscoring the growing influence of those companies on U.S. warehouse construction, according to a new report from CBRE.
Accenture is collaborating with Mastercard, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Everledger, and Mercy Corps to launch the circular supply chain capability, a blockchain-based solution designed to improve supply chain transparency by empowering consumers to directly reward sustainable…
As the Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) convenes this week for its annual Retail Supply Chain Conference, shippers expressed relief that President Trump has called for a delay for increasing tariffs on Chinese Goods. Had the President made good on his threat, as much…
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.
Zachary S. Rogers Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Supply Chain Management at Colorado State University was among the speakers at the recently-concluded Reverse Logistics Association (RLA) conference in Las Vegas where shippers heard from a variety of industry experts on how to…
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…
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…
The report “Digital Technology and Inclusive Growth” details why the benefits of the current digital revolution can be more evenly distributed than they were in previous technological revolutions.
JAGGAER, a global independent spend management company, today announces the JAGGAER ONE Platform as the cornerstone of its spend management solutions suite.
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