If procurement executives don't take intelligent risks, they cannot provide maximum value to their companies. Here are five techniques to manage both anticipated and unanticipated events in the supply chain.
The rise of globalization and consumerism led to the evolution of global supply chains that strived to source, transport, make and deliver goods from any country in the world and to sell in any other.
Thursday, November 2, 2017 · Balika Sonthalia and Sean Monahan
Crowdsourced network design can transform logistics costs. The ray of sunshine is an innovative approach to logistics network design that benefits both shippers and suppliers. Known as crowdsourced network optimization, it builds on traditional optimization, taking it further…
As e-commerce fulfillment pressure continues to climb, our annual survey points to the many changes taking hold—from more investment in automated approaches to piece picking, more use of robotics, increased interest in throughput metrics and general process improvement.
Major hurricanes that had hit parts of the U.S. in the recent past will lead to more tepid growth for U.S. transportation for the remainder of this year, according to Fitch Ratings in a new report. But analysts do not see any lasting disruption.
As e-commerce fulfillment pressure continues to climb, our annual survey points to the many changes taking hold—from more investment in automated approaches to piece picking, more use of robotics, increased interest in throughput metrics and general process improvement.
The annual “3PL Value Creation Chicago Summit” staged by the consultancy, Armstrong & Associates, Inc., provided practitioners with fresh insights on how the industry will be shaping up in 2018.
The proliferation of digital supply chain management solutions has put even more pressure on global supply chain managers to set up freight transportation networks in regions that many may have never even visited. In turn, today's freight forwarders now need to ramp up…
September shipments were up 4.9% annually at 976,605. While this is down compared to August's 1,066,698, the annual improvement is ahead of August's 2.2% annual spread.
Regardless of the approach you use, analyzing the historical data or your customer ordering and / or parts usage can provide guidance in setting inventory levels for each item.
While transpacific oceanborne traffic was especially robust this past peak season, industry analysts were also impressed by the air cargo surge in the region. If this trend is to continue, however, the need for improved airport infrastructure is obvious.
In an interview with Jon Chorley, CSO & GVP SCM Product Strategy at Oracle, we learn a bit more about Oracle OpenWorld and its implications for our sector.
BSR's Clean Cargo Working Group (CCWG) recently announced the release of its 2016 Global Maritime Trade Lane Emissions Factors report, based on emissions reported by more than 3,200 ships from 22 of the world's leading ocean container carriers that represent 87…
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