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Expert Columnists
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.
Manufacturing
How to Scale Battery Module Production in the U.S.
Ultimately, automating the battery module assembly process dramatically increases throughput and greatly cuts production costs—targets that manufacturers will be aiming for as investment in U.S. factories increases.
Financial Management Software
How to Scale Supplier Finance Program in an Inflationary Environment
Ensuring your supplier finance program is set up for success is just one way to put yourself in the best possible position for whatever is in the year ahead.
Transportation
Top 6 Transportation Management Trends in 2023
Transportation management in 2023 will be a battle to get cost and service under control while advancing organizational capabilities to be more resilient, address labor challenges and make a positive impact on the environment.
Sourcing & Procurement
4 Trends to Increase Procurement’s Impact in 2023
Here are four trends to help understand the changes afoot and address the urgent priorities of 2023.
Retention
The Driving Forces Behind Hourly Supply Chain Turnover
To help organizations identify where attrition may be stemming from, here are the top turnover drivers from hourly supply chain employees at leading brands for a better approach to industry-wide attrition trends.
WMS/TMS
How to Seize the Opportunity in Uncertainty
The right transportation management or shipping software is how any transportation-dependent business accesses its various options, makes decisions and executes.
Warehousing
Healthcare Supply Chain 2023: Collaboration and Innovation Will Be Key to Transformation
Hospitals and health systems are looking towards the supply chain industry for solutions to mitigate the financial impact of the pandemic while facing a potential recession.
Supply Chain Visibility
Why Building Collaborative Supply Chains is Important
How can supply chains jointly build market share and optimize margins if they don’t have access to the same information? Supply chains finally have the sophisticated digital resources they need to collaborate effectively.
Sustainability
Converging Business and Society for Sustainable Supply Chains
We have the mandate to make real change and an epochal opportunity to transition to a clean and socially equitable economy. The place is here, and the time is now.
Software & Technology
How Smarter Data Management Can Relieve Tech Supply Chain Woes
For IT infrastructure purchases, it’s important to extend the life of existing hardware, use cloud services when and where you can and manage data surgically so that you can reduce waste.
Last-Mile
Last-Mile Delivery: Retailers and Carriers Need an Urgent Reset
If retailers want to meet the needs and demands of online shoppers and ride the e-commerce wave, they must rebuild their last-mile operations.
Professional Development
Investing in the Development of Your Logistics Employees
APQC research on employee retention found that the pursuit of better career development opportunities is the most common reason why employees seek work elsewhere. Providing opportunities for your logistics employees is now paramount.
Supply Chain Visibility
Making Your Supply Chain Data Work for You
With complete supply chain visibility, businesses can reduce dwell time, speed transit time, resolve misrouted shipments, improve fleet utilization, better manage inventory and demand and lower transportation costs.
Trucking
Small Truckload: A More Sustainable Transportation Solution
The challenges for electrification in moving freight are immense. The larger the battery, the less cargo the truck can carry. The heavier the cargo, the shorter the driving range.
3PL/4PL
Inventory Strategy of the Future: Flexible, Scalable and Highly Dynamic
With the right inventory strategy in place, suppliers can quickly pivot to respond to changes in consumer trends and seasonal demands and accelerate forecasting for the future.
Financial Management Software
Balancing Safety Stock to Maximize Cash Flow
By maintaining adequate safety stock, businesses can ensure that the supply chain runs smoothly despite stocking delays and temporary outages.
Professional Development
How Automating Procurement Data Functions Can Save Supply Chains
Procurement data functions could be the superhero solution to help with delivery delays and a transition to data driven operations may accelerate future operations for businesses.
Ocean Ports & Carriers
How Shippers Can Pivot During Export Disruptions
Whether its vessel capacity, changing receiving windows at ports or drayage congestion due to limited rail and chassis availability, the challenges have been evolving but constant.
Software Solutions
How Decision Intelligence is Transforming the Supply Chain
With technology that automates decision making, companies can avoid risk and capitalize on opportunity, making it possible to keep pace with the volume and velocity of decisions that must be made each day.
Supply Chain Visibility
Don’t Fear Open Data: Why Data Sharing Helps Smooth Your Supply Chain
Supply chain managers that embrace data sharing will conquer disruption and prevail in today’s chaotic landscape.
Worker Safety
3 Technology Innovations Driving Warehouse Safety in 2023 and Beyond
Here’s how three specific technology innovations can bring a new level of risk mitigation to the warehouse in 2023.
Retail
3 Ways to Optimize Digital Presence with an Omnichannel Content Strategy
With more customers opting to shop online, rising adoption of the digital shelf and other technology innovations, retailers and manufacturer alike must prioritize their product content strategy across all channels.
Visibility Software
Is ERP Technology the Secret to Supporting Quality Control?
When delivered through a modern ERP solution, QC technology can reduce the risk of liability and product recalls and ensure that accurate, real-time QC test results are accessible to all stakeholders.
