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Reverse Logistics
Diving Deeper into Reverse Logistics
Traditional ideas of reverse logistics are not enough to guide retail brands, retailers and industry professionals to the right path for smarter returns management.
Manufacturing
How Manufacturers Can Use Governed Data and AI for Operational Excellence
Manufacturing
Workplace Injury Trends in Manufacturing: Alexis Asks
Manufacturing
How OEMs Can Optimize Payments to Succeed in D2C
Trucking
Driver Safety: A Core Transportation Industry Value
3PL/4PL
Women in Supply Chain: GoBolt's Kristy Bates Named Overall Workforce Innovator
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Hiring
ECI Software Solutions Appoints Chief Marketing Officer
Personnel updates sees new appointments at Norfolk Southern, Goggins Transport and more.
Webinars
8 Order Management KPIs Worth Measuring
September 17, 2024
Register
In this webinar, Diana Eagen, director of sales- order-to-cash at Esker, shines a light on the most impactful OM KPIs for today’s B2B customer service teams.
Mentorship Programs
Women in Supply Chain Forum: Ulta Beauty, Uber Freight, Coca-Cola to Lead Content Sessions
Register today for this year's Women in Supply Chain Forum, scheduled for Nov. 12-13 in Atlanta.
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Reverse Logistics
Diving Deeper into Reverse Logistics
Traditional ideas of reverse logistics are not enough to guide retail brands, retailers and industry professionals to the right path for smarter returns management.
Manufacturing
How Manufacturers Can Use Governed Data and AI for Operational Excellence
Here’s how manufacturing leaders can bolster their data governance and infuse AI to elevate current technology systems and business functions.
Sourcing Solutions
Optimistic Business Outlook for Global SMEs: Research
According to Alibaba, SMEs' positive outlook for Q4 2024 and beyond is hampered by certain challenges. Inflationary pressures top the list at 38% of the vote, followed by challenges in marketing and customer acquisition (31%).
Manufacturing
Workplace Injury Trends in Manufacturing: Alexis Asks
In the manufacturing industry, one accident or incident can lead to long lasting injury impacting not only the worker, but the business as a whole.
Manufacturing
How OEMs Can Optimize Payments to Succeed in D2C
By better optimizing the payments' function, manufacturers can improve their selling relationships and reduce many manual, time-consuming processes.
Carbon Footprint
Worldly Launches the Product Impact Calculator
With over 90% of the apparel and consumer goods sectors’ emissions coming from Scope 3, the Product Impact Calculator comes at a critical time for meeting reduction targets and upcoming reporting requirements.
Featured Videos
Robotics
GXO Logistics Named Overall Top Supply Chain Project Winner for Use of Humanoid Robotics
Adrian Stoch, chief automation officer at GXO Logistics, talks about its partnership with Agility Robotics, the use of a humanoid robotic and how that robot actually works alongside human employees inside the warehouse.
Software Solutions
Pros to Know: ProvisionAI's Tom Moore Serves as Evangelist for Supply Chain Optimization
Trucking
Pros to Know: Perlitch Transport's Jenny Perlitch Talks SmartWay Certification and More
Procurement Software
Women in Supply Chain: ORO Labs' Lalitha Rajagopalan, From Economics to Supply Chain Tech
Software Solutions
Pros to Know: Netlogistik's Jagan Reddy Details the Importance of Working With Small Businesses
WMS/TMS
Pros to Know: enVista's Britain Pavlic Talks TMS Training Platforms
Manufacturing
71% of Procurement Leaders Believe MRO Should be a Strategic Initiative: Survey
The survey by Verusen, WBR Insights and ProcureCon MRO, focuses on the current state and future evolution of MRO materials and spare parts management, highlighting its strategic importance, existing challenges and opportunities.
Hiring
ECI Software Solutions Appoints Chief Marketing Officer
Personnel updates sees new appointments at Norfolk Southern, Goggins Transport and more.
Software Solutions
Endor Labs Releases Report on Open-Source Software Dependency Management
The third annual report from Endor Labs reveals that while remediation costs for dependency risks are perilously high, function-level reachability analysis still offers the best value in this critical area.
Clean Energy
Competitive Advantage Is Top Motivator for Corporate Emissions: Survey
In its second annual survey of corporate sustainability leaders, Optera reveals that corporate sustainability efforts have made remarkable strides over the past year.
Software Solutions
John Galt Solutions’ Microservice-Based Application to Streamline Order-to-Shipment Process
Atlas Deliver streamlines the process of creating orders into shipments while accounting for a wide range of real-world constraints.
Trucking
Driver Safety: A Core Transportation Industry Value
Coupled with innovative technology, fleets should continue to prioritize and revisit their driver training programs. The most successful fleets have many touch points for their safety training programs.
Manufacturing
Global Purchasing Activity Contracting at Strongest Pace Since December: GEP Index
The GEP Global Supply Chain Volatility Index fell to -0.37 in August. This is its lowest level year-to-date (vs. -0.22 in July), signaling the highest level of spare capacity at global suppliers in 2024.
Ocean Ports & Carriers
TCI Tank Logistics Will Add New Rail Line to Port of New Orleans
TCI Tank Logistics invests in 1,200 linear feet of new rail that will tie into the New Orleans Public Belt and service customers at the Port of New Orleans.
Material Handling Equipment
EP North America Debuts New Lithium-Ion Battery Powered Forklifts
EP North America debuts two new forklifts, the CPD45F8/50F8 and EFLA251 to help warehouse and DC managers provide powerful lithium-ion solutions that will upgrade any fleet of diesel and LPG warehouse vehicles.
Training/Onboarding
Biden-Harris Administration Provides Millions to Boost Trucking Workforce Programs
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced awards totaling nearly $3.5 million to 27 colleges and other commercial driver’s license (CDL) training programs.
Retail
Zebra Technologies Intros Solutions to Increase Retailers’ Efficiency
Zebra Technologies unveils a trio of solutions purpose-built for modern stores and their warehouse operations.
Manufacturing
Only 11% of U.S. Manufacturers Have a Positive Economic Outlook: Research
While nearly half (49%) of U.S. manufacturers expect a recession to hit in 2025, most are overlooking straight-forward opportunities to lower their costs and drive profitability ahead of a down market, according to Caddi.
Software Solutions
EHS Software Market to Top $2B in 2034: Study
The chemical industry was one of the first verticals to appreciate the importance of improving processes to ensure safety as any missteps can have dramatic consequences.
Software Solutions
Lack of Unified Data Drives Need for Next-Generation AI Platforms: Study
Significant technology challenges prevent many companies from realizing the true business value of AI implementations, according to a new report released from Coresight Research in partnership with Digital Wave Technology.
3PL/4PL
Women in Supply Chain: GoBolt's Kristy Bates Named Overall Workforce Innovator
Kristy Bates, SVP, revenue for GoBolt, was named the overall winner of the Workforce Innovator category for this year’s Women in Supply award.
E-Commerce Solutions
Loop Launches Order Tracking for a Post-Purchase Experience
The solution allows merchants to create custom tracking pages for their customers that best reflect their brand, further building consumer trust and transparency.
Automation
Conducting a Diverse Warehouse ‘Orchestra’ to Maximize ROI
For businesses aiming to thrive in an increasingly automated landscape, investing in a robust MAO solution is not just beneficial; it is essential.
Fleet Management
Uber Freight Advances End-to-End Logistics
Uber Freight unveils an evolution to its end-to-end enterprise logistics platform designed to meet the complex and evolving needs of the industry.
Software Solutions
IBM's Accelalpha Acquisition to Expand Oracle Consulting
This acquisition expands IBM's Oracle consulting expertise in supply chain and logistics, finance, enterprise performance management (EPM) and customer transformation.
Supply Chain Visibility
81% of Industrial Companies Say SaaS Will Become Standard for PLM
Aras releases latest findings from its report, “Spotlight on the Future 2024,” revealing that cloud-based software-as-a-service (SaaS) is fast becoming the dominant deployment model for enterprise PLM.
Automation
Esker Announces Innovative Synergy Transformer AI
Designed to streamline order processing by optimizing data extraction, Esker’s Synergy Transformer achieves speed and accuracy using a custom-trained language model.
Design-Build
Cost of Warehouse Space, Labor on the Rise: Study
A yearly cost of $8.31 per square foot of warehouse space, up from $8.22 in 2023, reflects the ongoing rise in real estate expenses.
Retention
Driver Detention Equates to Supply Chain Inefficiencies, Lost Driver Pay, Driver Turnover: ATRI Research
An analysis of ATRI’s large truck GPS data at different customer facility types found that detention contributes to higher truck speeds.
Rail & Intermodal
Potential Labor Disruptions, Pre-Tariff Shipping Costs to Impact Freight Market
Potential labor disruptions in the U.S. East and Gulf Coasts and heavy pre-tariff shipping pending the outcome of the U.S. election could severely impact global supply chains. Here's why.
