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Early Surge in Holiday Sales Equates to Spike in Returns. How an RMS Can Solve the Reverse Logistics Challenge
Through an end-to-end RMS, retail owners can establish more visibility, greater customer happiness and true brand loyalty.
Manufacturing
The Great Rebalancing Act: Reaping the Benefits of Regional Flexibility and Global Scale
Retail
Women in Supply Chain: Be Comfortable with the Uncomfortable
Retail
How Retailers Can Drive Sales into 2023
Retail
Forward Logistics in Reverse: How to Boost Performance Through Sustainability
Warehousing
SCN Summit: Future of Supply Chains Kicks off Today
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Sourcing & Procurement
Nominations Open for Supply & Demand Chain Executive's 2023 Pros to Know Award
Are you or someone in your organization an outstanding leader, reinventing what it means to be a supply chain professional? Get them nominated by Dec. 30.
Rail & Intermodal
Industry Leaders Urge Congress to Take Action to Prevent “Paralyzing” Rail Strike
The national rail strike, which could happen as early as Dec. 5, could threaten the nation’s coal shipments, supply of drinking water and shut down passenger rail.
Sponsored
The newest supply chain forum: Enable's Rebate Strategists Community
Looking for a place for fellow supply chain and rebate enthusiasts? Join our community today!
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3PL/4PL
What Big Box Pickup and Fuel Fees and Late Order Fines Means for Brands
Taking ownership of logistics means companies can eliminate unnecessary fines, lost shelf space and sweeping reactionary changes, and shift their focus to continue driving results and accelerating growth.
Retail
Consumers Less Tolerant for Delivery Delays, Inaccurate Order Fulfillment: Study
65% of consumers polled report they will abandon shopping with a retailer altogether after 2-3 late deliveries, while 81% claim if a retailer sends an incorrect order 2-3 times, they will abandon shopping with that retailer altogether.
Professional Development
Women in Supply Chain: Don’t Fear Speaking Up
Smitha Raphael, Chief Product and Delivery Officer for SnapFulfil and one of this year's Women in Supply Chain award winners, details why it’s easy to question what women know about the supply chain, but that goes away once women speak up.
Manufacturing
Manufacturers' and Distributors' Find Use for Rebate Analytics
With the growing volatility in our economic markets, volume rebates are becoming more critical than ever. Here's what the 2022 State of Volume Rebates Reports for Distributors and State of Volume Rebates Reports for Manufacturers found.
Manufacturing
Supply Chain Delays, Inflation Biggest Concerns for SMEs
Half of the respondents expect either significant increases or significant decreases to their business’ 2022 holiday sales compared to the 2021 holiday season.
Manufacturing
Consumers Seek American-Made Holiday Gifts: Study
More than eight in 10 (81%) say they would purchase more holiday gifts made in the United States if they were more widely available at large retailers.
Sponsored
The newest supply chain forum: Enable's Rebate Strategists Community
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Sourcing Solutions
Navigating Market and Consumer Shifts During Peak Season
As brands navigate peak season, they should be mindful of how consumer sentiment has shifted over the past year and strategize how to meet customer expectations.
Sourcing Solutions
Inventory Management Issues Impact Working Capital
After a slowdown of growth in days payables outstanding over the last two quarters, DPO fell by 1.1% in Q2. This indicates a shift of leverage toward sellers, driven by supply chain bottlenecks, inflation pressures and geopolitical risks.
Sourcing Solutions
Sustainable Rightshoring Strategies
Why intelligent planning is the key to sustainable rightshoring.
Sourcing Solutions
9% of Suppliers Worldwide are Fully Automated Across B2B Commerce: Study
73% of suppliers say that shortages are having a major or severe impact on their business. Other top challenges include inflation (69%), workforce shortages (62%), strained production capacity (53%) and geopolitical risks (50%).
Manufacturing
Women in Supply Chain: It Helps to Have Diversity of Thought
Marie McCarthy, Chief Operations Officer for LL Bean and one of this year's Women in Supply Chain award winners, details why it’s helpful to have more diverse teams at the decision-making table.
Software & Technology
CPG Industry Use of Data Acquisition for Demand Planning
The CPG industry is under constant pressure to adapt and operate on thinner margins than any other industry. Effective and accurate demand planning is not just an option anymore but an unavoidable norm.
Software & Technology
Looking Ahead to the Future of Supply Chain Operations
As the supply chain continues to evolve in the face of new challenges, companies can stay ahead of the curve by doing regular roadmap alignments and implementing technologies that allow them to anticipate change.
Manufacturing
Microchip Shortage Underscores Opportunity to Strengthen Strategic Relationships
The concern lies more with the ongoing shortages than overall market conditions. Over three-quarters (79%) of respondents said component availability is of most concern to them, compared to 18% who noted market conditions.
Manufacturing
Costly LCD Supply Chain Problems and How to Fix it
There are five problems that can greatly impact your supply chain, but delivery often tops the list.
Sustainability
Reimagining Sustainability in the Supply Chain
Sustainability is no longer an elusive concept that competes with traditional metrics of profitability and efficiency, but one that can be measured and achieved by using what you have, far more intelligently.
Sourcing Solutions
Digital E-Commerce Marketplace for Excess Part Management
This tool provide users with a white glove experience that moves inventory fast and with price transparency.
Sponsored
The newest supply chain forum: Enable's Rebate Strategists Community
Looking for a place for fellow supply chain and rebate enthusiasts? Join our community today!
Professional Development
What is the Supply Chain and How Does the Network Work?
Supply chains are ever-complex systems involving numerous factors including uncertainty, various decision-makers, global interactions and intricate webs representing the dynamics between products, money, information and people.
Mentorship Programs
Women in Supply Chain: Be the Example
Tina Sears, VP of warehouse operations for Mouser Electronics and one of this year's Women in Supply Chain award winners, explains why there needs to be a paradigm shift. The supply chain is more than just moving trailers and moving boxes.
Retail
The Misconduct of Oversupply
Participation in oversupply or any form of normal misconduct is a strategic choice about business risk. The systemwide, taken-for-granted nature of oversupply behavior is why it’s called normal misconduct.
Manufacturing
How Manufacturers Can Improve Collaboration with Suppliers
Agility is the name of the game today and agility comes from having supply chain transparency that facilitates collaboration. As the world gets more complicated and interconnected, it’s these characteristics that will separate leaders from followers.
Manufacturing
Global Trade Slowdown Negatively Impacts Manufacturing, Retail, Transport, Logistics Activity
Activity across retail, manufacturing, transport and logistics dropped sharply in Q3, as the volume of transactions between buyers and suppliers globally slowed for the third consecutive quarter.
Sourcing & Procurement
Close the Product Design, Procurement Gap to Manage Lifecycle Risk
Companies can no longer afford to leave procurement professionals out of the product design phase. Only by prioritizing internal collaboration can companies ensure that external product lifecycle problems will be minimized.
Manufacturing
Top 4 Issues Complicating Manufacturing Planning in 2022
From enhancing output quality to developing sustainable products, digital transformation has become the go-to solution for many manufacturers.
Retail
5 Steps to Avoid Overstocked Inventory
With major retailers reporting overstocked inventory across multiple categories, brands are getting squeezed by both supply and demand disruptions.
E-Commerce Solutions
What Resale Market Demands Mean for the Supply Chain
Since COVID-19, resale markets have boomed. Consumers are trading the throwaway mentality for a more sustainable approach that is transforming the sustainability efforts of many companies around the world.
Sourcing Solutions
61% of CEOs are Engaged in Supplier Diversity
The majority of respondents (93%) agree that engaging with diverse suppliers has a positive impact on their company internally and externally—a 15% increase from 2021—and 54% believe the impact is ‘significant’.
Supply Chain Visibility
Why Shop Floor Tech is Critical to Supply Chain Planning
The more manufacturers understand the solution to supply chain planning may reside in the data coming from the shop floor, the more they can focus investments for digital transformation.
