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AI ain’t ready for prime time in the supply chain

Friday, March 10, 2023 · Steve Knepp
There’s potential to develop solutions for the final mile, but we aren’t there yet.

Timing is everything in robotic piece picking

Wednesday, March 8, 2023 · Bob Trebilcock
Brian D. Owen, RightHand Robotics' new CEO, joins the company at a critical period for robotic technology

Better contract = Better 3PL performance

Tuesday, March 7, 2023 · Mykola Oleksyn and Tony Kook
Third-party logistics service contract management requires a balanced approach.

Finding and managing “forever chemicals” in your supply chains

Monday, March 6, 2023 · Rosemary Coates
It’s time for supply chain folks to raise a red flag for possible worst case scenarios.

How’s your self-leadership?

Thursday, March 2, 2023 · Sigi Osagie
If you aspire to do more with your career, you can. But you alone must decide what’s important and who you want to be.

Putting the E in ESG

Monday, February 27, 2023 · Bob Trebilcock
Minimize shipments, minimize miles and maximize what goes into the trailer. That’s how Grainger’s supply chain leader describes the distributor’s approach to sustainability.

The key to digital supply chain transformation

Tuesday, February 21, 2023 · Pierfrancesco Manenti
An end-to-end approach is the only way to ensure domain-specific investments complement each other and deliver transformational supply chain performance.

First, Biden talked about global supply chains

Wednesday, February 15, 2023 · Rosemary Coates
Then he talked about Made in America and transportation infrastructure in his State of the Union. That’s when I tuned in fully.

Creating the circularity report

Tuesday, February 14, 2023 · Bob Trebilcock
There is a lot of talk about the circular economy. One ITAD company is walking the walk. It’s harder than you think.

A return to profitability: A decision-support tool for product returns management

Thursday, February 9, 2023 · Felicia Chen and Tejinder Singh
On-line retailers can achieve significant savings in handling product returns by adopting a comprehensive decision support tool.

A roadmap to guide your journey with data and analytics

Wednesday, February 8, 2023 · Ashok Viswanathan
The leap from interacting with technology to a future-ready workforce involves upskilling in areas of digitalization, automation, artificial intelligence and analytics. Here’s how you get there.

Supply Chain Resolutions: Can we stick with it this year?

Friday, February 3, 2023 · Rosemary Coates
Here are six areas that could use some extra attention.

The more things change, the more they stay the same

Wednesday, February 1, 2023 · Michael Gravier
Just as with other technologies, AI will enable people to get more done than previous generations of workers.

Re-inventing the last mile

Wednesday, February 1, 2023 · By Charan Lalwani
In recent years, new business models have disrupted the last-mile delivery space. Not all are sustainable.

Balancing supply and demand to avoid inventory surprises in 2023

Tuesday, January 31, 2023 · Paul Lord
Bring balance through a supply chain lens that aligns choices and operating decisions to account for risks and constraints in achieving and sustaining total network performance.
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