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Expert Columns
Read up on the latest news and trends provided by the cold food chain's most prominent subject matter experts.
Expert Columns
Guidelines for Expert Columnists in Supply & Demand Chain Executive
Check out the guidelines to submit contributed content to Supply & Demand Chain Executive, www.SDCExec.com.
Supply Chain Visibility
See More Value by Increasing Supply Chain Visibility
You can’t improve what you can’t see. Gaining visibility is the key. And data analytics, guided by logistics experts, is the way.
Supply Chain Visibility
Improving Supply Chain Performance Starts with Visibility
In everything, focus on implementing AI solutions that provide real value and enhance the capabilities of your team.
Fleet Management
How to Stay Ahead of Transportation Challenges in 2025
Now is the time to assess your readiness and build a network of resources that ensures your organization can face the unpredictable with confidence and resilience.
AI/AR
Robotics and AI: The Future of the Warehouse
Overall, robotics and AI hold immense potential for improving the future of warehouses, yet before committing significant resources to either technology, companies should undertake a thorough assessment of their warehouse operations.
Regulations
CBAM: Driving New Levels of Supply Chain Transparency
Manufacturers in carbon-intensive sectors need a proactive approach to communicating supply chain data downstream to their customers to remain competitive as regulations become increasingly sustainability-focused.
Risk/Compliance
Empowering the Supply Chain Frontline with Rapid Responsiveness
The only answer for global supply chain teams to ensure their companies thrive in this challenging environment is to double down on their rapid response capabilities.
Visibility Software
How AI Is Making Procurement Cool
When you think of procurement, the first association is not necessarily “cool.” But AI is poised to make procurement one of the coolest functions in the enterprise.
Carbon Footprint
How Hybrid Work Can Advance Sustainability
Here's a breakdown on hybrid work trends and how these models can foster inclusive and productive workforces.
Supply Chain Visibility
Supply Chain Disruption Denied with Connectivity and Communication
Strategic planning, greater connectivity and streamlined collaboration reduce the impact of disruptive events, enhancing logistics and supply chain performance and bottom-line results.
Expert Columns
U.S. Port Strikes: A Predictable Source of Supply Chain Disruption
The lack of investment in productivity-enhancing technology appears to be an industry-wide problem. While the digitization issue remains unresolved, the cycle of predictable disruptions at U.S. ports is set to continue.
Risk/Compliance
5 Ways to Mitigate and Manage Logistics Network Disruptions
When you see the signs of impending crisis, you can leverage optionality to help you ameliorate the worst of the effects and continue to function. Make a plan and stick to it.
Emerging Technologies
Changing the Narrative Between Tech and Employees
Technology isn’t all positive or all negative. It’s a multi-faceted, powerful set of tools that drives the modern world. It can be used to strengthen the bottom line, and it can also be used to enhance the human experience of work.
Waste Reduction
Tackling the Global Clothing Waste Epidemic Through RAIN RFID
By adopting technology like RAIN RFID, retailers and suppliers can lead efforts to combat environmental pollution, optimize inventory management and visibility, reduce waste, and meet customer needs.
Regulations
Stricter Data Policies Breed Flexible Businesses
Success will hinge on each manufacturer’s ability to develop the flexibility and predictive acumen needed to guide effective, timely course corrections.
Reverse Logistics
Challenges with Returns Logistics: The Environment and Beyond
By focusing on innovation and strategic planning, merchants can transform returns from a challenge into an opportunity for business growth, increased customer loyalty, and a positive experience for their shoppers.
Robotics
By the Numbers: Incorporating Robotics in Your Warehouse Operation
Here are some of the common misconceptions about warehouse robotics, the best applications for warehouse robotics today and some steps you can take to smooth the adoption of robotics in your warehouse operation.
Sourcing Solutions
Bringing CPG Brands and Retailers Closer is Key to Optimizing the Supply Chain
With the right teams in place, bringing CPG brands and retailers closer together has never been more within reach.
Emerging Technologies
5 Things You Need to Know About Supply Chain Digital Transformation
Driven by goals like improving quality, boosting customer service, gaining real-time access to data and strengthening cyber security, organizations are maturing their approach to digital transformation at a dizzying speed.
Manufacturing
Smart Factories, Smarter Workers: The AI-Powered Future of Manufacturing
As we look to the future of frontline work across industries, it's clear that success will not come from choosing between technology and employees, but from creating a symbiosis between the two.
Software Solutions
When is the Right Time to Think About Industry 4.0?
While technology may drive innovation, people are still at the heart of manufacturing and are the critical ingredient to implementing, analyzing and managing the technology in place.
Reverse Logistics
Scaling Efficient Reverse Logistics for a Sustainable Future
As companies collectively navigate the regulatory landscape, their concerted efforts can bring about significant advancements in reverse logistics, ultimately fostering a more sustainable future.
Fleet Management
4 Ways to Leverage Data for a More Sustainable Transportation Operations
Besides reducing emissions and environmental impact, you’ll boost operational efficiency — an added bonus for your business.
Reverse Logistics
Addressing the Critical Challenges in Reverse Logistics
With a thorough returns management strategy, retailers can overcome many of the critical challenges of reverse logistics.
