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Retail
How to Reduce the Cost of E-Commerce Returns and Improve Margins
Timely and accurate data is absolutely crucial in reducing the cost of reverse logistics. But, it can also offer some critical business insights that can drive down overall return rate.
Procurement Software
Fixing Communications: A Persistent Pain Point
Packaging
Packaging Boom Adds to Run on Industrial Property
Mentorship Programs
Supply & Demand Chain Executive Honors Women of the Supply Chain
Robotics
2021 Women in Supply Chain: Fetch Robotics’ Melonee Wise Opens Doors to Diversity in Robotics
Last-Mile
How to Eliminate Shipping Pain Points
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Supply Chain Visibility
Consumer Trends Impact Food Supply Chain Visibility
Trends like increasing grocery e-commerce and reliance on micro-fulfillment centers are changing the food supply chain and the logistics behind supply chain visibility.
Micro-Fulfillment
L.I.N.K. | Micro-Fulfillment Changes the Face of Warehousing
Associate editor Brielle Jaekel sits down with Rueben Scriven, senior analyst at Interact Analysis, to discuss micro-fulfillment and how it has disrupted the market.
Micro-Fulfillment
What is Micro-Fulfillment?
E-commerce pushes micro-fulfillment to a must have in retail. But what is the main difference between that and traditional warehousing?
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Retail
How to Reduce the Cost of E-Commerce Returns and Improve Margins
Timely and accurate data is absolutely crucial in reducing the cost of reverse logistics. But, it can also offer some critical business insights that can drive down overall return rate.
Procurement Software
Fixing Communications: A Persistent Pain Point
When it comes to ensuring you have the strongest, healthiest supply chain possible, supplier experience management is a winning strategy.
Packaging
Packaging Boom Adds to Run on Industrial Property
The packaging industry plays a critical role in supply chain management and is a major occupier of industrial property.
Carbon Footprint
SAP Allows for Emissions Compliance Through Entire Product Lifecycle
SAP is growing the ability of supply chain companies and manufacturers to track the emissions of their products through their entire lifecycle. The new product allows for greater compliance and consumer transparency towards consumers.
Sourcing Solutions
Leverage Package Tracking to Improve Logistics Performance
The most common package tracking method is currently RFID, followed by IoT sensors; few organizations are currently using blockchain for package tracking.
Hiring
Today’s Organizations are More Gender-Diverse, But There’s Always Room for More Growth
While it’s admirable to look at the steps many companies have taken in making their ranks more gender-diverse, there are millions more qualified women out there who are available to fill many of these still-open positions.
Featured Videos
Robotics
L.I.N.K. Live: Meet This Year's Overall Woman in Supply Chain
Food Logistics and Supply & Demand Chain Executive editors sit down with the overall winner of this year's Women in Supply Chain award to discuss automation, flexibility and diversity and inclusion in the supply chain.
Transportation
L.I.N.K. Live: Supply Chain Trends with Mark Baxa, President & CEO of CSCMP
Supply Chain Visibility
L.I.N.K. Live | Supply Chain Visibility
Trucking
L.I.N.K. Live | Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill and What This Means for the Future of Supply Chains
Top Supply Chain Projects
Top Supply Chain Projects: Blume Global Execs Discuss How to Reach Full Visibility within Supply Chains
Retail
L.I.N.K. Live | SDCE Editors Discuss Why Supply Chain Professionals are Holiday Shopping in August
ERP
Leveraging New Sales Channel with EDI Integration
Franco Manufacturing transitioned from a legacy ERP environment to a custom EDI integration from TrueCommerce.
Emerging Technologies
How Emerging Technologies Capitalize on New Online Buying Behaviors and Increase E-Commerce Sales
Incorporating emerging technologies that deploy advanced technologies like AI has the power to revolutionize the present and future of industrial brands.
Fleet Management
How Fleet Owners can “Drive” Sustainable Fleet Management
Fleet owners must be open to exploring strategic partnerships both within and outside of the industry to create efficiency in purchasing and equipment management and become educated on the changing ESG dynamics.
Sourcing Solutions
CFOs Express Low Expectations for Revenue and Capital Spending
More than 40% of CFOs indicate supply chain shortages or delays have increased their companies’ costs by 5% or more.
Emerging Technologies
Healthcare Logistics Turns Futuristic with Drone Blood Delivery
The current pandemic exposes many gaps in the healthcare supply chain, leading many to look for innovative solutions. Wingcopter undergoes drone delivery testing for blood samples to help this.
Worker Safety
Empower Employees Through Contextual Mobility to Increase Productivity and Safety Across the Supply Chain
Advanced workforce mobility comes to life when mobile device policies are dynamically enforced based on the context of each user. This is the new model for the modern workforce.
Mentorship Programs
Supply & Demand Chain Executive Honors Women of the Supply Chain
Supply & Demand Chain Executive introduces the recipients of its second annual Women in Supply Chain award.
Robotics
Berkshire Grey Moves Forward with Robotic Pick and Pack Roll Out
As robotic solutions become more popular for pick and pack endeavors in the warehouse, Berkshire Grey embarked on a testing journey with various customers. After successful runs the robotics company is taking its solution worldwide.
Sourcing Solutions
Fortifying Supply Chains for the Next Crisis Goes Beyond Reshoring
Now is the time to re-evaluate supply chains from the ground up, building back better, stronger and more resilient for the future. Here’s how.
Robotics
L.I.N.K. Live: Meet This Year's Overall Woman in Supply Chain
Food Logistics and Supply & Demand Chain Executive editors sit down with the overall winner of this year's Women in Supply Chain award to discuss automation, flexibility and diversity and inclusion in the supply chain.
Robotics
2021 Women in Supply Chain: Fetch Robotics’ Melonee Wise Opens Doors to Diversity in Robotics
Melonee Wise, CEO of Fetch Robotics, is named Supply & Demand Chain Executive’s overall 2021 Supply Chain Woman of the Year.
Robotics
Supply Chain Organizations Need Chief Robotics Officer on Staff to Strategically Implement Robotics and Automation
The vast majority of companies have yet to figure out who owns and should manage their growing fleets of robots.
Emerging Technologies
Healthcare Execs Push to Automate Workflows, Improve Supply Chain Management
The majority of respondents (84%) believe the quality of patient care would improve if nurses, physicians and non-clinical healthcare workers had access to collaboration tools.
Last-Mile
How to Eliminate Shipping Pain Points
Find out which technologies are transforming last-mile logistics and have the potential to mitigate top shipping pain points.
Automation
How AS/RS is Key to Scaling Order Fulfillment
To manage the many unknown disruptions ahead, a high-density AS/RS and WES system are critical in maintaining a proactive business model.
Sourcing & Procurement
Organizations with Mature Data Practices Innovate Twice as Fast
Investing a mature data approach increased employee productivity by 16% in the past year, nearly double the increase of beginner-level innovators (9%).
Software Solutions
Etam Group Turns to RFID to Boost Sustainability Objectives
Etam deployed digital ID technology from Avery Dennison Smartrac to better connect consumers to the brand.
Retail
U.S. Shipping Volume Reached 20B Parcels in 2020
BOXpoll by Pitney Bowes found 41% of consumers plan to continue to shop online more than they did before the pandemic, underscoring the record growth of e-commerce over the past 17 months.
AI/AR
L.I.N.K. | Accenture Reveals the Resiliency Potential of Digital Twins
Digital twin technology is a form of artificial intelligence that does much more than replicate machinery in a digital space, it can even help with disaster planning.
Emerging Technologies
Google Leans into Supply Chain Tech with Digital Twin
Big players like Google come to the supply chain with new solutions to help mitigate disruption, as the industry becomes top of mind.
Fleet Management
Costs for Fleet Maintenance and Repair Rise in First Half of 2021
Labor costs for repair and maintenance increased 2.6% between the first and second quarters in 2021 and overall parts costs increased by 2.8%.
E-Commerce Solutions
5 Last-Mile Delivery Tips for E-Commerce
E-commerce brands had started with the premise of revolutionizing how products are bought and sold online, and now that the world is completely used to the idea of buying products online, the war has shifted to logistics.
Risk/Compliance
World’s Biggest Companies Hit Hard by Illicit Activity
The survey highlighted that U.S. companies are placing an increased focus on proactive measures to manage bribery and corruption risk.
Carbon Footprint
Net Zero Blockchain Network Tracks Emissions Compliance
TraceCarbon provides a standardized, secure and reliable record of carbon emissions and offsets that companies can trace back to the source for their own records, as well as for reporting purposes to maximize transparency.
