Supply & Demand Chain Executive Editor Outlines Labor Shortage Issues in Trucking

Marina Mayer, editor-in-chief of Food Logistics and Supply & Demand Chain Executive, discusses the labor shortage in trucking and freight and the impact from COVID-19.

June 23, 2020

Marina Mayer, editor-in-chief of Food Logistics and Supply & Demand Chain Executive, discusses the labor shortage in trucking and freight and the impact from COVID-19.

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Companies Need to Play 3 Primary Roles for True Value Chain

Suraj Patil, assistant manager of Aranca, explains that value chain-developing edge-enable industrial machine ecosystem will require entities playing three primary roles.

Supply & Demand Chain Executive Opens Nominations for 3rd Annual Women in Supply Chain Award

This award honors female supply chain leaders and executives whose accomplishments, mentorship and examples set a foundation for women in all levels of a company’s supply chain network.

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SCN Summit | State of the Supply Chain 2022

June 6, 2022

Register right now for the June 6-9 event, where industry experts come together to discuss the state of the supply chain.

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L.I.N.K. | How and Why Coca-Cola Values Truck Driving Careers

After a large investment in an educational program for trucking, an executive from Coca-Cola joins the podcast to describe the program and why large companies need to invest in trucking careers.

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U.S. Parcel Volume Reaches Record High

Pitney Bowes forecasts U.S. parcel volume to reach 25-40 billion by 2027, with a 5-10% CAGR from 2022-2027.

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Staying Ahead of the Visibility Evolution is Key for Profit Success

An executive from Armada reveals that a key strategy for the organization is to stay on top of supply chain visibility innovation for its clients.

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The Global Chip Shortage: Sourcing Through Disruption

What started as a ‘pandemic problem’ has quickly evolved into a long-term crisis. Sourcing agility will be key to navigating the volatility.

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Pros to Know: To Enable Progress, You Have to be Interoperable

Bill Catania, founder and CEO of OneRail, says that to enable progress, you have to be interoperable. Here's why.

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Earthquake Preparedness: How Parametric Insurance Prevents Supply Chain Collapse

Imagine a major earthquake strikes one of our major shipping ports and airports, where essential goods are transported through. How does the supply chain continue on?

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Supply Chain Delays Replace COVID-19 Concerns: Report

Findings from DHL show that business executive's concerns shift the more supply chain disruptions become prevalent. Most companies are already preparing for the holiday season due to delays.

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Tips for Effortless Trailer Maintenance

It’s only natural to want an easier solution for efficiency-draining tasks like maintenance. However, as any pro athlete will tell you, advancing to the point where something becomes effortless is rarely easy.

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Empowering Drivers with Freight Tech

The best freight technologies are designed with drivers in mind, and should be built in a way that helps make their jobs safer, more productive and, frankly, more enjoyable.

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The Impact of Digital Optimization on Supply Chain Operations

The impact of digitally optimizing operations cannot be overstated. But where to start?

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Pros to Know: How Technology Brings Additional Visibility in Solving Today's Supply Chain Challenges

Corey Bertsch, VP solutions consulting for Slync.io, details how technology, automation and other logistics solutions help provide the visibility needed to solve port congestion, minimize waste and more.

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Don’t Underestimate the Final Mile

The concept of a distributed fulfillment network immediately clicks with most merchants when it comes to speed to delivery, but there’s often a disconnect when it comes to cost-justification.

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Extend Visibility Beyond Tier 1 Suppliers

Thanks to advances in technology, gaining information on supplier performance and potential disruptions is no longer such a time-intensive task.

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Companies Need to Play 3 Primary Roles for True Value Chain

Suraj Patil, assistant manager of Aranca, explains that value chain-developing edge-enable industrial machine ecosystem will require entities playing three primary roles.

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How To Successfully Drive Last-Mile Delivery Logistics in Today’s Commercial Environment

Supply chain shortages put added pressure on the construction market.

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What Einstein Got Right About E-commerce Delivery

Back in 1905, Albert Einstein argued that how you experience time is always in relation to something else; there’s no “absolute” frame of reference.

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Negotiations Get AI Boost To Combat Market Volatility

A new solution from Pactum creates autonomous short-term rate negotiations to innovate in contracts within the supply chain industry.

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Pros to Know: Understand the Big Picture First

David Rink, director of solutions consulting at Slync.io and a winner of our Prost to Know award, gives advice to his younger self, saying that it is important to understand the big picture so you can get to the bottom of the root causes.

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51% of Carriers Considering Job Change in Next 6-12 Months

Despite the job change, improvements made possible with the infrastructure bill will positively impact the freight transportation industry.

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How Supply Chain Leaders Can Feed the Industry’s Change in Packaging

As e-commerce continues to increase its market share of overall retail sales, packaging often becomes the first physical interaction the consumer has with a brand.

Supply & Demand Chain Executive Opens Nominations for 3rd Annual Women in Supply Chain Award

This award honors female supply chain leaders and executives whose accomplishments, mentorship and examples set a foundation for women in all levels of a company’s supply chain network.

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Rising Costs Prompt New Records for Import

United States retailers are importing materials and goods at a record pace, according to the NRF, ahead of rising costs and fear of more supply chain disruption.

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SCN Summit | State of the Supply Chain 2022

June 6, 2022

Register right now for the June 6-9 event, where industry experts come together to discuss the state of the supply chain.

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5 Practical Ways Risk Management Builds Supply Chain Resiliency

Companies across all industries are feeling pressure to reevaluate their supply chain vulnerabilities and strategies - and it’s not just the big companies that need to take action.