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Sourcing & Procurement
Chargebacks: The Hidden Costs Lurking in the Supply Chain
With cost management top of mind for CPOs and other c-suite executives, it’s time manufacturers eliminate chargebacks as a line item and start leveraging the supply chain as a competitive differentiator – not a cost center.
Sourcing & Procurement
Tackling the E-Commerce Returns Problem
Transportation
Parcel Audit Unlocks the Keys to Customer Retention and Profitability
Sourcing & Procurement
Why Equipment Procurement Strategies Become More Innovative In 2021
Software & Technology
How a Supply Chain Execution System Complements Your ERP
SDCE 100
Supply & Demand Chain Executive Now Accepting Nominations for Top Supply Chain Projects Award
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Professional Development
Intention Is Everything in Inclusion
Diversity and inclusion are more than just the right decision morally, it is the right business decision.
Professional Development
L.I.N.K. Educate -- Studying an Essential Industry
Associate editor Brielle Jaekel interviews Lehigh Student Carolyn Simmet, who is majoring in supply chain management about studying an essential industry during the pandemic.
COLD CHAIN
L.I.N.K. Live | SDCE Editors Talk Meal Kits, 3PLs and Cold Chain Logistics
Marina, Brielle and Mackenna talk top trends in the supply chain, provide a recap of SCN Summit: Sustainability and more.
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Robotics
OnRobot Debuts Electric Vacuum Gripper for CPG, Pharmaceutical Packaging
OnRobot’s new VGP20 electric vacuum gripper can take on applications that have traditionally been handled by pneumatic grippers, and enables companies to save up to 90% on operating and maintenance costs.
Warehousing
National Retail Federation: Retail Sales to Exceed $4.33T in 2021
NRF also expects the overall economy to gain between 220,000-300,000 jobs per month in 2021.
Emerging Technologies
Sensitech’s IoT Supply Chain Monitoring Devices Feature Real-Time Tracking of Air Cargo
The TempTale GEO and VizCommTM View products support shipments of vaccines, pharmaceuticals and test kits with validated data moving by air, land or sea.
Professional Development
Technology Solves Onboarding Woes Amidst COVID
Accurate training is important for employee retention and during COVID-19 social distancing requirements, technology can help.
Sourcing & Procurement
Chargebacks: The Hidden Costs Lurking in the Supply Chain
With cost management top of mind for CPOs and other c-suite executives, it’s time manufacturers eliminate chargebacks as a line item and start leveraging the supply chain as a competitive differentiator – not a cost center.
E-Commerce Solutions
Shift to Digital-First Future Proves More Successful for Retailers
Those companies who invested in omnichannel infrastructure ahead of peak 2020 experienced increased sales volumes.
Featured Videos
COLD CHAIN
L.I.N.K. Live | SDCE Editors Talk Meal Kits, 3PLs and Cold Chain Logistics
Marina, Brielle and Mackenna talk top trends in the supply chain, provide a recap of SCN Summit: Sustainability and more.
Software & Technology
L.I.N.K. Live | SDCE Editors Talk Top Supply Chain Trends
Professional Development
Unsung Heroes: Kenco's David Caines Explains Why Kenco Put Employee Safety First
Professional Development
L.I.N.K. Live | Unsung Heroes: Professor Justin Goldston Discusses How Education is Changing During COVID-19
Transportation
L.I.N.K. Live | SDCE Editors Talk Railroad Trends in the Supply Chain
Professional Development
Unsung Heroes: Rufus Labs' Gabe Grifoni Explains How Automation is Playing a Role in the COVID-19 Pandemic
Mentorship Programs
FANUC, Rockwell Automation Coalition Addresses Manufacturing Skills Gap
The coalition offers new apprenticeship programs for young professionals to gain credentials that include fundamental robotics (robot operator) and automation (PLC operator).
Transportation
Lunch & Learn About Transportation in Upcoming SCN Summit Webcast
Register today for SCN Summit: Transportation to learn more about how transportation providers—air, truck, ship and rail--adjust to supply chain disruptions such as a global pandemic or a natural disaster.
Professional Development
Intention Is Everything in Inclusion
Diversity and inclusion are more than just the right decision morally, it is the right business decision.
Risk/Compliance
Study Reveals Over Half of Companies Lack Clear Picture of Their own Supply Chain
Nearly 37% of companies in the benchmark reported that their visibility was hampered by either internal siloes or was not data-driven at all.
Sourcing & Procurement
Tackling the E-Commerce Returns Problem
A frictionless return merchandise authorization system is an integral part of adapting your operations to manage growth.
Professional Development
L.I.N.K. Educate -- Studying an Essential Industry
Associate editor Brielle Jaekel interviews Lehigh Student Carolyn Simmet, who is majoring in supply chain management about studying an essential industry during the pandemic.
Transportation
Parcel Audit Unlocks the Keys to Customer Retention and Profitability
In today’s new never normal and always unpredictable world, shippers are feeling the pressure to eliminate any non-essential expenses.
WMS/TMS
Kenco Logistics’ New Kenco STARR TMS Optimizes Transportation Networks for Small, Mid-Sized Shippers
Leveraging Kenco STARR, customers can replace manual tendering, tracking and invoice settlement processes with automation for advanced efficiency and accuracy.
Ocean Ports & Carriers
JAXPORT’s New Plan Focuses on Building Cargo Business, Creating Private-Sector Jobs
Unlike previous years, where the goals focused more on infrastructure; the future of the port lies in building the port’s cargo business and creating new private-sector jobs.
COLD CHAIN
L.I.N.K. Live | SDCE Editors Talk Meal Kits, 3PLs and Cold Chain Logistics
Marina, Brielle and Mackenna talk top trends in the supply chain, provide a recap of SCN Summit: Sustainability and more.
Sourcing & Procurement
Why Equipment Procurement Strategies Become More Innovative In 2021
These innovative programs will continue to serve businesses that need to right-size their fleet operations yet wish to remain competitive with their future truck procurement strategies in 2021.
Fuel Efficiency
DHL Freight, Volvo Trucks Move to Fossil-Free Road Transport
The move to fossil-free road transport will focus on longer distance heavy transports by making the transition to electrification as seamless and efficient as possible.
Software & Technology
How a Supply Chain Execution System Complements Your ERP
Complementing rigid ERP systems with agile SES software can be the key competitive differentiator that will separate industrial leaders and laggards in the days ahead.
Trucking
ATRI Report: Fort Lee, NJ Most Congested Bottleneck in U.S.
ATRI’s analysis found that the number of locations experiencing significant congestion has increased 92% in just five years, far outpacing the 10% growth in traffic congestion for that same time period.
Risk/Compliance
Consumer Brands Association, CSCMP Build National Policy Roadmap to Protect Stressed Supply Chains
Protecting private sector supply chains helps those companies when natural disasters strike, delivering supplies to a disaster-impacted area and being able to re-establish supply chains after the fact.
SDCE 100
Supply & Demand Chain Executive Now Accepting Nominations for Top Supply Chain Projects Award
The list showcases innovate, successful projects that deliver bottom-line value to enterprises across the range of supply chain functions.
Carbon Footprint
Flock Freight, Carbonfund.org Partner to Achieve Carbon Neutrality with Shared Truckload Mode
All emissions produced by FlockDirect truck shipments will be accounted for in full and eliminated through the purchase of carbon offsets with the goal of offsetting 20,000 metric tons in carbon emissions in 2021.
Software Solutions
Cleo Survey Reveals More B2B Companies Adopting Cloud-Based Solutions
In response to supply chain threats, companies aggressively moved their integration solutions to the cloud to improve visibility, control, analytics and real-time insights
Software & Technology
Webfleet Integrates Terminal with Google, TomTom
Webfleet Solutions is releasing a upgraded driver terminal integrated with advanced technologies.
Sourcing & Procurement
Survey Reveals Order Management Integration, Omnichannel Capabilities and Flexible Fulfillment Top Customer Engagement Priorities in 2021
Focus on the holistic customer experience remains paramount, shaping the way retailers bring customers in store, and keep them returning for in-store shopping.
Software & Technology
There Can’t be a Successful Demand Chain Without Respect for Data
Digital tag technology gives chain participants potential transparency into the history of a product, provided data is governed responsibly along the way.
Warehousing
Working out the Bugs in Your Supply Chain
You can keep your facilities clean and enlist your entire team to watch for pest pressures with the right training and protocols.
Professional Development
L.I.N.K. | LGBTQ Support Starts with Workplace Fundamentals
Associate editor Brielle Jaekel asks an executive from the human rights campaign what the supply chain can do to create a nurturing work environment for the LGBT community.
Last-Mile
ABI Research: E-Commerce, Contactless Spur 15% Last-Mile Delivery Growth by 2025
2021 will continue to see additional form factors, including unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) to expand the need for contactless delivery and scale last mile and yard.
