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Unlocking the hidden power of retail media-enhanced supply chains

Tuesday, January 31, 2023 · Dr. Rodney Thomas and Dr. Brent Williams
The complexity, cost and unpredictability of retail supply chains can burden retailers with excess inventory and costs. The solution could be the retail media-enhanced supply chain.

Corporate climate pledges are falling short

Monday, January 30, 2023 · SCMR Staff
A survey of operations managers shows that 85% of companies have a net-zero-strategy, but only 41% have changed operations accordingly.

Talking Supply Chain Podcast: Meet the future of Supply Chain Management

Tuesday, January 24, 2023 · Bob Trebilcock
On this episode, we meet Gabriel Segura and Arjith Jagannathan, two Purdue industrial engineering majors eyeing supply chain management careers. Peerless Media editor Bob Trebilcock hosts.

Inflation, fewer resources ratchet up pressure on procurement, sourcing professionals

Tuesday, January 24, 2023 · Brian Straight
The majority of supply chain procurement professionals are feeling pressure to reduce expenses as inflation drives up costs.

New VP of sales named at Georgia Ports Authority

Sunday, January 22, 2023 · SCMR Staff
Flavio Batista to focus on end-to-end logistics solutions for the ports.

Why operational context matters: Realizing the full potential of supply chain resilience surveys

Friday, January 20, 2023 · Morris A. Cohen, Shiliang Cui, Sebastian Doetsch, Ricardo Ernst, Arnd Huchzermeier and Panos Kouvelis
As supply chains become more complex and nuanced, surveys about their performance have to keep up to develop strategies that counter disruptions. Here’s a straight-forward, two-step process for turbo-charging survey data and building back resilience.

December retail sales are mixed to end 2022, says Commerce and NRF

Wednesday, January 18, 2023 · LM Staff
Commerce reported that December retail sales—at $677.1 billion—fell 1.1% compared to November, while posting a 6.0% annual gain, and NRF reported that December retail sales were off 0.6% on seasonally-adjusted basis compared to November and were up 5% on an unadjusted…

Surprising LTL strength and falling truckload rates set the tone

Tuesday, January 17, 2023 · Gary Forger
Latest Cowen AFS Index shows effects of macroeconomic conditions, carrier pricing strategies on transportation costs across modes.

The impact of worker shortages on supply chains

Friday, January 13, 2023 · John Schulz
Improvements in untangling supply chains have been offset by lingering worker shortages, America’s top business lobbyist said in her comprehensive economic forecast for 2023. Chamber president and CEO Suzanne P. Clark described how despite economic uncertainty, American…

PreAct Technologies acquires Gestoos

Friday, January 13, 2023 · SCMR Staff
Computer vision and gesture recognition technology to be integrated into PreAct's Com system for activity monitoring, device control and spatial awareness.

Consumers expect consistent shopping experiences across all channels

Thursday, January 12, 2023 · SCMR Staff
Report from CI&T says consumers are equally shopping online and offline and expect both experiences to be equally convenient, efficient and aligned.

CLDA appoints new interim executive director

Tuesday, January 10, 2023 · SCMR Staff
Mark McSweeney has served in CEO capacities for 29 years including national and international trade associations.

Pandemic-driven shipping surge ends

Monday, January 9, 2023 · SCMR Staff
With imports below the 2 million TEU mark, major ports escape the pressures of the past year.

December services economy activity finishes 2022 with some declines, reports ISM

Monday, January 9, 2023 · Jeff Berman
The Services PMI—at 49.6 a (a reading of 50 or higher signals growth)—fell 6.9% off of December’s 56.5, snapping a 30-month run of growth, coupled with the PMI contracting for two consecutive months for the first time going back to April and May 2020, in the early months…

Last-mile logistics growth in the U.S. continues to grow strongly

Thursday, January 5, 2023 · LM Staff
The Armstrong Associates report, entitled “Making it Count”: Big and Bulky Last-Mile Delivery in the United States” is the result of a partnership between Armstrong and the National Home Delivery Association (NHDA) and focuses on various trends and themes, including: the…
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