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AI/AR
How Augmented Reality Enables Smarter Logistics and Warehousing
Technology has changed the way logistics and warehousing professionals are tackling issues like workforce shortages and equipment problems, while at the same time helping them deliver on their sustainability goals. Here's some ways AR is making an impact.
Retention
Women in Supply Chain: More Gender-Diverse Workplace Produces Higher Performance
Waste Reduction
Unpacking Sustainable Waste Management for Warehouses and Distribution Facilities
Packaging
4 Ways to Advance Sustainability in Packaging and Labeling
Micro-Fulfillment
The Key to Reimagining E-Commerce Micro-Fulfillment
ERP
What to do About Disparate ERP Systems?
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Sourcing & Procurement
Nominations Open for Supply & Demand Chain Executive's 2023 Pros to Know Award
Are you or someone in your organization an outstanding leader, reinventing what it means to be a supply chain professional? Get them nominated by Dec. 30.
Rail & Intermodal
Industry Leaders Urge Congress to Take Action to Prevent “Paralyzing” Rail Strike
The national rail strike, which could happen as early as Dec. 5, could threaten the nation’s coal shipments, supply of drinking water and shut down passenger rail.
Webinars
SCN Summit: Future of Supply Chains
December 5, 2022
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Let's talk future! Sit down with industry experts and thought leaders to talk about what’s in store for the supply chain space and more. Register now for the Dec. 5-8 virtual event!
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Software & Technology
Pros to Know: If You Want to Go Far, Go With Others
Kirk Knauff, CEO of Kaleris and one of this year’s Pros to Know winners, details why it’s important depend on others on your team, treat people with respect and work together vs. going it alone.
Sourcing & Procurement
Nominations Open for Supply & Demand Chain Executive's 2023 Pros to Know Award
Are you or someone in your organization an outstanding leader, reinventing what it means to be a supply chain professional? Get them nominated by Dec. 30.
Rail & Intermodal
Industry Leaders Urge Congress to Take Action to Prevent “Paralyzing” Rail Strike
The national rail strike, which could happen as early as Dec. 5, could threaten the nation’s coal shipments, supply of drinking water and shut down passenger rail.
AI/AR
How Augmented Reality Enables Smarter Logistics and Warehousing
Technology has changed the way logistics and warehousing professionals are tackling issues like workforce shortages and equipment problems, while at the same time helping them deliver on their sustainability goals. Here's some ways AR is making an impact.
Software & Technology
Overcome the Next Supply Chain Disruption
Through proper planning, real-time transportation visibility platform usage, and data sharing and interconnection, businesses will recover from disruptions faster.
Retention
Women in Supply Chain: More Gender-Diverse Workplace Produces Higher Performance
Susan Estes, Senior Supply Chain Consultant, Client Services for Open Sky Group and one of this year's Women in Supply Chain award winners, details how a more gender-diverse workplace environment produces higher performance.
Featured Videos
Software & Technology
Pros to Know: If You Want to Go Far, Go With Others
Kirk Knauff, CEO of Kaleris and one of this year’s Pros to Know winners, details why it’s important depend on others on your team, treat people with respect and work together vs. going it alone.
Professional Development
Women in Supply Chain: Don’t Fear Speaking Up
Professional Development
Women in Supply Chain: Step Back and Understand the Big Picture
Trucking
Women in Supply Chain: Having Multiple Perspectives at the Table Generates Some Pretty Great Ideas
Manufacturing
Women in Supply Chain: It Helps to Have Diversity of Thought
Training/Onboarding
Women in Supply Chain: Grab Hold of Every Opportunity Presented to You
Expert Columnists
3 Personal Insights for Women Breaking Through the Trucking Industry
The demand for drivers and the competitive pay that comes with the job make the trucking industry an untapped resource for women. This is an exciting time to level the playing field and build a revolutionary system that supports startups owned by women.
Waste Reduction
Unpacking Sustainable Waste Management for Warehouses and Distribution Facilities
Reducing, re-using and recycling warehouse waste is good for the environment, the brand image and the bottom line.
Packaging
4 Ways to Advance Sustainability in Packaging and Labeling
Sustainable packaging is not a one-size-fits-all solution. Packaging decision-makers must consider a bevy of options to temper organizational carbon emissions and promote supply chain efficacies for a more sustainable future.
Expert Columnists
Suicide Prevention and Mental Wellness in the Workplace
For many companies, safety is often thought of in terms of the physical instead of being seen as both physical and psychological.
Micro-Fulfillment
The Key to Reimagining E-Commerce Micro-Fulfillment
The latest generation of vertical lift and horizontal carousel systems present extremely optimized solutions for high-density, low-footprint, highly scalable and cost-efficient micro-fulfillment automation for retailers and e-commerce fulfillment.
ERP
What to do About Disparate ERP Systems?
ERP systems are the backbone of many manufacturing organizations and are used to handle accounting, project management, compliance and many other mission-critical processes. Here's how to handle disparate ERP systems.
Last-Mile
Same-Day Delivery Not Just for Consumers Anymore
Utilizing vehicles ranging from sprinter and cargo vans to box and straight trucks, small vehicle shipping provides dedicated, same-day delivery services for loads up to 14 pallets.
Emerging Technologies
The Big Industry 5.0
Human-centered tech is at the heart of Industry 5.0 and will almost certainly shape the future of the manufacturing space for decades to come.
Robotics
Integrating Mobile Robots From Different Vendors
Forward-thinking warehouse managers shouldn’t wait for their competitors to act first: now is the time to consider integrating large and diverse fleets of mobile robots into fully automated workflows.
Sourcing & Procurement
How CPOs Can Empower Organizations to Rethink Digital Transformation
Armed with the courage to change the status quo and a strategy that steers trusty master data and friction removal, CPOs who are willing to take deliberate action can build a healthy foundation and deliver true digital transformation.
Retail
Consumers Less Tolerant for Delivery Delays, Inaccurate Order Fulfillment: Study
65% of consumers polled report they will abandon shopping with a retailer altogether after 2-3 late deliveries, while 81% claim if a retailer sends an incorrect order 2-3 times, they will abandon shopping with that retailer altogether.
Professional Development
Women in Supply Chain: Don’t Fear Speaking Up
Smitha Raphael, Chief Product and Delivery Officer for SnapFulfil and one of this year's Women in Supply Chain award winners, details why it’s easy to question what women know about the supply chain, but that goes away once women speak up.
Last-Mile
U.S. Drivers Deliver 9 Packages per Hour: Survey
67% of respondents state they now have to complete deliveries to different types of drop-off points, 66% are now expected to work faster, and the same amount (66%) reported an increase in new tasks like identity verification at the door.
Carbon Footprint
Building Your Organization’s Sustainability Mindset
Organizations that build sustainability practices within their DNA can create a competitive advantage by becoming more efficient, transparent and profitable while building a future-ready workforce.
Last-Mile
Why Does CO2 Tracking in Last Mile Delivery Planning Matter?
The ability to track CO2 at both the execution and planning phases is crucial to getting—and showing—results.
Manufacturing
Manufacturers' and Distributors' Find Use for Rebate Analytics
With the growing volatility in our economic markets, volume rebates are becoming more critical than ever. Here's what the 2022 State of Volume Rebates Reports for Distributors and State of Volume Rebates Reports for Manufacturers found.
Retail
Hybrid Shoppers Take Over This Holiday Season
Despite inflation, supply chain issues and low inventory are motivating consumers to get a jump on shopping as early as October.
Warehousing
Case Study: Iron Mountain Uses Wearable Technology to Fortify a Top-Level Safety Culture
Reduces injuries by 64%. Reduces cost of claims by 58%.
Manufacturing
Supply Chain Delays, Inflation Biggest Concerns for SMEs
Half of the respondents expect either significant increases or significant decreases to their business’ 2022 holiday sales compared to the 2021 holiday season.
Manufacturing
Consumers Seek American-Made Holiday Gifts: Study
More than eight in 10 (81%) say they would purchase more holiday gifts made in the United States if they were more widely available at large retailers.
Training/Onboarding
5 Lessons Learned from the Stage at This Year’s Women in Supply Chain Forum
If I could chat with my 25-year-old self and say, one day, you will help create an event where you will not be the only female in the room, I wonder how my 25-year-old self would respond.
Sourcing & Procurement
Cut Jobs or Cut Costs? How CFOs Can Better Navigate an Uncertain Economic Environment
For more efficient and sustainable outcomes, building a high-performing indirect procurement team should be a priority for organizations.
E-Commerce Solutions
Transparency Key to Overcoming Greenwashing
Gen Z wants brands to prove their claims, while regulators increasingly require it. Only supply chain transparency can help companies meet demands for sustainability.
Carbon Footprint
3 Steps to Creating a Sustainable E-Commerce Supply Chain
Now is the time for e-commerce and logistics companies to increase their efforts at sustainability.
