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Retail
How New Tech Platforms Help Online Retailers Streamline Returns
It is vital for retailers in the e-commerce space to invest in a returns management system solution that can remove heavyweight, time-consuming returns off the company's shoulders and simplify the process.
Procurement Software
The Risks, Rewards and Role of Supply Management in the Future
Manufacturing
Shifting Supply Chain Strategy to Buy American Amid Turmoil
Software Solutions
Just-in-Time Manufacturing Needs Better Data
Procurement Software
Propel Looks to Ease Supplier Tasks for Manufacturers
Supply Chain Visibility
Supply Chain Industry Experts Discuss Future of Supply Chains
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Last-Mile
L.I.N.K. | Women in Supply Chain: Leaders Must Advocate for their Employees
Associate editor Brielle Jaekel sits down with Supply and Demand Chain Executive 2021 Women in Supply Chain award winner Abby Nawrocki, regional general manager of Deliverr.
Professional Development
Supply Chain Group Promotes From Within
Brielle Jaekel, Supply & Demand Chain Executive's associate editor, was promoted to managing editor, Supply & Demand Chain Executive, taking on a more leadership role in managing and executing content, ideas, collaboration and more.
Software Solutions
Women in Supply Chain: Why Supply Chains Are About Solving Problems
Paige Cox, SVP and global head of SAP Business Network, details why flexibility, agility and understanding customers' challenges are pertinent in solving problems within the supply chain.
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Sourcing Solutions
China Plus One – An Emerging Supply Chain Diversification Strategy
Diversifying the sourcing portfolio from China (either nearshoring or offshoring) will help address challenges, whether in supply chain, logistics or availability of raw materials.
Sourcing Solutions
Companies Intentionally Inflating Inventory to Protect From Further Supply Chain Disruptions
Data complexity driven by poor data quality, siloed materials data and excessive legacy software systems stands as the most prevalent causes cited for poor materials management and planning in the supply chain industry.
Manufacturing
Why be Concerned About U.S. Semiconductor Supply Vulnerabilities
The U.S. semiconductor shortage poses equally dangerous risks from shortages that compromise military readiness and national security.
Risk/Compliance
10 Tips to Overcome the Rising Tide of Post-Pandemic Demand
With a surge of demand on the horizon, OEMs need to plan ahead to ensure they can meet customer needs.
Manufacturing
Ripple Effects of COVID-19’s Impact on Global Trade
The United States is the world's largest trading nation, so India must ensure it does whatever it can to build a strategic relationship with the superpower to carve its name in the global trade space.
Retail
Global Parcel Volume up 27% YoY
Carrier parcel revenue increased across all 13 countries in 2020, collectively reaching $429.5 billion, up 22% since 2019.
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Five Keys to Unlock Continuous Innovation
Innovation starts with having a customer-centric vision. This means delivering quality products and services that captivate customers and grow market share. In bringing that vision to life, businesses often find themselves struggling with legacy systems t
Procurement Software
The Secret to Solving Your Supply Chain Blind Spot
AP automation does away with the blind spots, providing full visibility and transparency into AP workflows.
Visibility Software
4 Ways Automation Future-Proofs Businesses for Unpredicted Events
Automation drives efficiency, control and visibility to spend, and maximize resiliency and minimize risk.
Procurement Software
Verify Suppliers to Build Resilience into Small Business’ Supply Chain
Through robust verifications and business monitoring, you can better manage your company’s supply chain risk and help small businesses survive the next global disruption and thrive.
Manufacturing
Manufacturing Supply Chains Facing Historic Stress Levels
Transportation logjams are the greatest point of stress, but limited spare domestic production capacity, low inventories, sharply higher input costs and labor challenges are making it increasingly hard for supply to keep up.
ERP
Operating at Scale is Critical Amid Emerging Chemical Manufacturing Trends
Here's why a powerful, industry-specific ERP makes it possible to keep up with evolving regulations.
Manufacturing
Ensuring the Quality of Widgets and Relationships as a Manufacturer
It's important for manufacturers to understand the options available to ensure that quality of widgets is upheld and relationships between manufacturers and customers aren’t impacted.
Retail
How to Reduce the Cost of E-Commerce Returns and Improve Margins
Timely and accurate data is absolutely crucial in reducing the cost of reverse logistics. But, it can also offer some critical business insights that can drive down overall return rate.
Procurement Software
Fixing Communications: A Persistent Pain Point
When it comes to ensuring you have the strongest, healthiest supply chain possible, supplier experience management is a winning strategy.
Sourcing Solutions
Leverage Package Tracking to Improve Logistics Performance
The most common package tracking method is currently RFID, followed by IoT sensors; few organizations are currently using blockchain for package tracking.
Sourcing Solutions
CFOs Express Low Expectations for Revenue and Capital Spending
More than 40% of CFOs indicate supply chain shortages or delays have increased their companies’ costs by 5% or more.
Sourcing Solutions
Fortifying Supply Chains for the Next Crisis Goes Beyond Reshoring
Now is the time to re-evaluate supply chains from the ground up, building back better, stronger and more resilient for the future. Here’s how.
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Five Keys to Unlock Continuous Innovation
Innovation starts with having a customer-centric vision. This means delivering quality products and services that captivate customers and grow market share. In bringing that vision to life, businesses often find themselves struggling with legacy systems t
Manufacturing
Securing Medical Supply Chains Against COVID-19 and Future Pandemics
With the correct policies set by the administration and Congress, the United States can effectively secure America’s medicines and supply.
Visibility Software
CEOs Plan to Undertake M&As to Achieve Supply Chain Resiliency
These mergers and acquisitions will significantly impact their organizations, while also transforming their businesses to gain digital and environmental, social and governance (ESG) advantages to supply chain resiliency.
Manufacturing
How Construction and Manufacturing Businesses Can Overcome Current Supply Chain Disruptions
Here are some steps businesses can take now to ease the heavy burden of pressure being caused by supply chain disruptions.
Sourcing Solutions
How Healthcare Supply Chain Operations Prepare for the Next Crisis
The pandemic presented many challenges for supply chain operations, but also taught valuable lessons to help ensure that systems are stronger in the future.
Financial Management Software
Aligning Supply Chain and Service Goals with Asset Data
It’s time to share the data you collect and work together to understand which data can benefit both sets of goals.
Manufacturing
Replacement Parts for the Automotive Industry Gain Greater Attention
The transition to technologies for visibility, location and Blockchain as electronic validation needs to be deployed as quickly as possible.
Supply Chain Visibility
Speeding Up Auto Supply Chain Hinges on Strong U.S. Manufacturing Strategy
Manufacturers need to encourage innovation, growth and diversification in the auto sector to find creative ways to work around the chip shortage, tapping tech leadership and tech tools to streamline the production process.
Sourcing & Procurement
Digital World-Class Procurement Reaching New Heights
Digital world-class procurement organizations are 85% more likely to be viewed by stakeholders as taking a proactive approach to supply risk mitigation.
Supply Chain Visibility
Competitive Advantage Increasingly Shaped by Trading Partners
Integrated business networks, powered by the cloud, lend substantial capabilities in service of trading partners, the ecosystem that nourishes them and the competitive advantage that accrues collectively.
Last-Mile
Procurement Platform for Construction Materials Offers Same-Day Delivery
TOOLBX partnered with Onfleet to provide same-delivery of construction materials to commercial contractors.
Manufacturing
Semiconductor Shortages Expected Through End of 2021
Telematics service providers must also confront demand stemming from 3G sunsets and the Canadian ELD Mandate.
