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A Reflection on Peak Returns Season

As the industry moves into 2025, businesses must refine their reverse logistics strategies to balance customer experience, fraud prevention, and environmental responsibility, ensuring a more efficient and sustainable future for returns management.

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State of Warehousing: Most Agile Warehouses Will be Most Successful

The current and future state of warehousing encompasses the impact of AI and automation, taking consideration of cybersecurity risks, balancing human and tech-driven solutions, and adopting sustainable practices.

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Pros to Know Award: Supply Chain Leaders Over-Deliver in All Facets of Logistics

Every year, Supply & Demand Chain Executive's Pros to Know award celebrates the true supply chain professionals to know. Let's meet the winners.

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International Women’s Day: Companies to Anchor DEI Initiatives, Policies into Business Outcomes

Continuing to raise awareness every day – not just on International Women’s Day – is vital. Without steadfast company policies and initiatives, there’s no structure for gender equality to be supported on.

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International Women’s Day Details Urgent Need for More Women in Tech and Engineering

Gender diversity is not an optional add-on; it’s a business imperative. Whether it’s automated order-fulfillment technology or artificial intelligence, the ability to integrate diverse thinking into engineering projects is crucial.

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Women in Supply Chain Unite for Membership Program

Created by Sarah Barnes-Humphrey, founder of Let’s Talk Supply Chain and Blended pledge, Women in Supply Chain Connections provides an essential space to connect, network and thrive.

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40% of C-Suite Roles Held by Women: Study

The representation of women and people from underrepresented ethnic and racial groups in C-suite roles increased slightly in the past year, from 49% to 50%.

Women in Supply Chain: Tai Software's Lina Castaneda Talks Power in Differences

Lina Castaneda, chief customer officer at Tai Software, talks about the power in our differences and why diversity matters.

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Women in Supply Chain Award Paves Way for Future Female Logistics Leaders

These women are doing remarkable things for their communities, organizations and teams and are paving the way for future young female leaders to be a part of an industry that’s making a difference. Thank you to this year's sponsors.

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SCN Summit: Future of the Supply Chain Resumes Dec. 10

SCN Summit: Future of the Supply Chain kicks resumes Dec. 10. Experts from Autoscheduler.ai and Quinyx will talk about improving company culture, intelligent labor automation and attracting and retaining talent in the supply chain.

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How the 2024 Women in Supply Chain Forum Broke Glass Ceilings

The theme “Shattering Glass Ceilings,” is a celebration of progress and a reminder that there is still work to be done.

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Women in Supply Chain Forum: Shattering Glass Ceilings

This event has become more than just a networking space. It’s a pathway for women in supply chain to really embrace being a woman in the supply chain. It’s a journey that we can all take together to learn, grow, nurture and shatter glass ceilings.

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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Wanted: More Women in Supply Chain Roles

One way that companies are addressing this workforce challenge is to explore new demographic groups from which to recruit, including women.

Women in Supply Chain Forum: Ulta Beauty, Uber Freight, Coca-Cola to Lead Content Sessions

Register today for this year's Women in Supply Chain Forum, scheduled for Nov. 12-13 in Atlanta.

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Women in Supply Chain

This year's award showcases how mentorship, collaboration and self-advocacy pave the way for future female leaders.

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Resilinc’s Educational Platform to Empower Customers Along Their Supply Chain Resiliency Journey

Resilinc launched The Resilinc Academy, a new educational platform that provides self-paced, interactive supply chain risk and resiliency and product training.

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Women in Supply Chain Award: How Mentorship, Collaboration and Self-Advocacy Pave the Way for Future Female Leaders

Meet the winners from this year's Women in Supply Chain award. For these winners, it’s about mentorship, self-advocacy, collaboration and closing the gender gap to pave the way for future female leaders in logistics.

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Women in Supply Chain: GoBolt's Kristy Bates Named Overall Workforce Innovator

Kristy Bates, SVP, revenue for GoBolt, was named the overall winner of the Workforce Innovator category for this year’s Women in Supply award.

Women in Supply Chain: Werner's Eileen Dabrowski Named Overall DEI Pioneer

Eileen Dabrowski, learning and development innovator at Werner Enterprises, was named the overall winner of the DEI Pioneer category for this year’s Women in Supply award.

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Women in Supply Chain: Freight Freedom's Lida Hakobyan Named Overall Rising Star

Lida Hakobyan, truck driver-turned entrepreneur and founder of Freight Freedom, was named the overall winner of the Rising Stars category for this year’s Women in Supply award.

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Inclusion, Equity and Diversity Improves Recruitment and Retention in Supply Chain: Study

When IE&D is implemented effectively, nearly three-fourths (73%) of supply chain managers report their company outperforms competitors.

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Pros to Know: ALOM's Hannah Kain Blazes Path for Women in Supply Chain

Hannah Kain, president and CEO of ALOM, was named one of our Lifetime Achievement award winners from this year’s Pros to Know award.

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Implementing Gender Balance in Supply Chain Management

The journey towards gender balance in supply chain management is not just about reaching quotas, it's about embracing diversity as a strategic advantage for all.

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Women in Supply Chain: Manifest's Pam Simon Talks Embracing the Supply Chain Journey

Pam Simon, conference chair and EVP of programming for Manifest, hosted by Connectiv, named one of our 2023 Women in Supply Chain award winners, talks relationships, work-life balance and embracing the journey.

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Ulta Beauty's Jennifer Kobus Keynote Speaker for 2024 Women in Supply Chain Forum

Jennifer Kobus, SVP, supply chain planning and operations for Ulta Beauty, will serve as Keynote Speaker for this year's Women in Supply Chain Forum.

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Women in Supply Chain: Manifest's Katie Date Talks Bringing Together Women in Supply Chain

Katie Date, SVP of industry relations and strategic initiatives at Manifest: The Future of Logistics, was the keynote speaker at Food Logistics' and Supply & Demand Chain Executive's 2023 Women in Supply Chain Forum.

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Nominations Close June 21 for 2024 Women in Supply Chain Award

This award recognizes female supply chain leaders and executives whose accomplishments set a foundation for women in all levels of a company’s supply chain network. Submissions close June 21!

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Women in Supply Chain: ALOM's Lisa Dolan Challenges Conferences to Make a Stage for Diverse Panelists

Lisa Dolan, VP of supply chain strategy for ALOM, served as Supply & Demand Chain Executive's overall Pros to Know winner in 2019. Since then, she continues to challenge organizations to step up and host more diverse panelists.

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Pros to Know: Let's Talk Supply Chain's Sarah Barnes-Humphrey Details Supply Chain Opportunities for Under-Served Voices

Sarah Barnes-Humphrey, founder of Let’s Talk Supply Chain, was named one of our Lifetime Achievement award winners from this year’s Pros to Know award.

Pros to Know: i3 Advantage's Patricia Moser Positive Transformation

Patricia Moser, principal and owner of i3 Advantage Inc., was named one of our Lifetime Achievement award winners from this year’s Pros to Know award.

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CDL Tuition Subsidies to Run Out; Get Those CDL Licenses Now

FleetForce Truck Driver Training is calling on individuals interested in career opportunities in the supply chain, logistics, and transportation sectors to obtain a CDL license before state funding expires.

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Inspiring Inclusion: Empowering Women in the Tech World

In the future, expect to see more women who have diverted into the tech industry accelerate as more people choose to specialize in this industry.