Benchmarking Green — Supply Chain & Product Lifecycle Strategy Guide

Informing business leaders of direct and indirect influences of Green marketplace behavior and equipping their organizations with strategies to maintain competitive performance, mitigate business risks, and ensure supply chain continuity.

November 25, 2008

Go to www.sdcexec.com/greenwhitepaper to download the Executive Briefing and register for the white paper.

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SCN Summit: Future of the Supply Chain Kicks Off Dec. 3

SCN Summit: Future of the Supply Chain kicks off Dec. 3. Experts from PLM Fleet, Datex Corp. and Alteryx will talk about how to leverage clean technologies, warehouse management and analytics automation.

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Fostering Agile Supply Chains with Data Analytics: Alexis Asks

Supply chain resiliency requires the ability to predict, prepare and act on insights before disruptions occur— this is no longer a luxury.

Pros to Know Award: Nominations Open

This award recognizes influential individuals whose accomplishments offer a roadmap for other leaders looking to leverage supply chain for competitive advantage. Submissions close Dec. 27.

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54% of Retailers are Looking for Ways to Increase the Financial Recovery from Returns: Report

As retailers prepare for a bustling holiday returns season, Optoro, Inc. announces the results of its new “2024 Returns Unwrapped” report. This year, the company predicts $160B in holiday returns.

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Driving Decarbonization Through Material Handling Electrification

Electrification is a realistic option to not only satisfy the business requirements and operational needs for increasingly heavy-duty applications, but also to help support decarbonization and sustainability initiatives.

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SC Codeworks Releases Enterprise Version of Its Warehouse Management Platform

SC Codeworks releases Codeworks Enterprise, featuring a completely redesigned user interface (UI), expanded cloud computing functionality and new tools.

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Seagull Software Appoints Jeffrey Hart as Chief Executive Officer

Personnel updates sees new appointments and promotions at Saddle Creek, Flux Power and more.

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Gartner Says Common Supply Chain Reorganization Approaches Will Fail to Deliver

Many supply chain reorganizations suffer from at least one of three critical organizational design mistakes that can derail their efforts to achieve critical business outcomes, according to Gartner, Inc.

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Craft Platform Simplifies Supply Chain Resilience with Enhanced Capabilities

Craft announces the release of advanced features to tailor the user experience, boost intelligence and increase personalization, to enhance risk protection, regulatory compliance and further enable supply chain resilience.

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Samsara Intelligence to Solve Operational Challenges

Samsara Intelligence is an expanded suite of AI offerings designed to help customers make smarter decisions and run safer, more efficient operations.

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68% of Companies Rely on Manual Hiring Processes, Struggle to Scale Efficiently: Report

Phenom releases its State of High-Volume Hiring: 2025 Benchmarks Report, which analyzed 101 companies on their maturity and use of artificial intelligence (AI) and automation technology to hire frontline, hourly, seasonal and high-turnover roles.

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Cleo Releases Update to Cleo Integration Cloud with New Procurement Automation Solutions

Cleo announces the latest 2024 update to its cloud-based platform – focusing this release on the procurement side of supply chains.

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MaterialsZone Launches Fully Integrated, AI-Guided Product Development Feature

MaterialsZone announces the launch of its AI-Guided Product Development feature, providing MaterialsZone users with direct access to AI-generated experiment suggestions to streamline development cycles within their existing workflow.

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94% of Consumers Plan to Spend the Same or More Online This Season: Survey

Inmar Intelligence releases its Pre-Holiday E-Commerce Survey Report, which sheds light on the evolving landscape of holiday shopping and the critical need for alignment between consumer expectations and retailer strategies.

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Teledyne Launches Z-Trak 3D Apps Studio Software Tools

Teledyne DALSA introduces Z-Trak 3D Apps Studio, a suite of software tools developed for in-line 3D machine vision applications.

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Holiday Returns Expected to Reach $160 Billion This Season: Research

With the holiday shopping season underway, a new report from CBRE projects a staggering $160 billion—roughly 16% of all holiday retail sales—will be returned this year.

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Transportation Capacity Management Helps to Improve the Carrier-Shipper Relationship

Transportation capacity management is not just a tool for efficiency but a strategic asset for strengthening carrier-shipper relationships. By leveraging TMS, shippers can build trust, enhance collaboration and achieve cost efficiencies.

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AI to Have a Huge Role in 2024 Holiday Deliveries: Survey

As holiday season demand ramps up, a recent survey commissioned by Merchants Fleet found more than half of fleet decision-makers citing supply chain disruptions as a top concern.

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Scandit Releases SDK 7.0: Evolving Smart Data Capture with Intelligence

SDK 7.0 addresses the toughest scanning challenges, with an array of intelligent additions, across industries including retail, logistics, manufacturing and air travel.

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Social Engineering is a Common Entry Point in Warehouse Cyberattacks: Research

Ivanti releases its latest report on Supply Chain and Warehouse Trends in 2024 and Beyond, which reveals the state of the industry, key insights from insiders and trends to watch.

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Everstream Analytics Appoints New CEO to Drive Next Stage of Growth

Personnel updates sees new appointments at SourceDay, Savage and more.

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Gartner Identifies 3 Advancements in Generative AI That Will Shape the Future of Procurement

Agentic reasoning, multimodality and AI agents are the advancements that will redefine how procurement operates and significantly impact the agendas of chief procurement officers (CPOs).

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Model N Introduces GenAI and Intelligent Innovations to Revenue and Compliance Offering

Integrating GenAI and intelligent data into the company’s Channel Data Management, Formulary Compliance and Provider Management solutions showcases Model N's strong commitment to delivering continuous innovation.

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Manufacturers Prioritize Targeted Investments in Their Digital and Data Foundation: Survey

Deloitte’s 2025 Manufacturing Industry Outlook explores trends to help leaders shape strategies and priorities in the coming year.

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PopCapacity Announces Its Own AI Design to Power PopCapacity Pro

PopCapacity announces that the newly released PopCapacity Pro, the third iteration of its powerful platform, is driven by the company’s own in-house-developed AI technology.

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Holiday Shipping Will be Slower, Pricier This Year: Research

To understand the role that last-mile delivery will play in holiday 2024, Coresight Research conducted a survey of consumers and found that most holiday shoppers plan to use regular delivery to receive their online holiday purchases.

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Burnout Having Little Impact on Employee Engagement: Report

Most notably, DHR Global’s report finds that 88% of workers reported feeling very or extremely engaged, but 82% are experiencing burnout.