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Project Management Software
How Technology is Revolutionizing Project Management
As the supply chain landscape continues to evolve, embracing technology-driven solutions will be crucial for organizations looking to keep a competitive edge and deliver optimal results in their future projects.
Robotics
Efficient Warehouse Management Comes Down to Optimization and Management Systems
Automation
3 Ways to Increase Your Warehouse Efficiency
Retail
Distributed Order Management System Optimizes Fulfillment Channels
Retail
IRI and NPD Rebrand as Circana
Retail
Consumer Spending Growth Slows Down: Study
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Software & Technology
Top Software & Tech Award Honors New-to-Market Solutions
NEW THIS YEAR: This award is now a new product award, honoring new-to-market software and technology solutions in both Food Logistics and Supply & Demand Chain Executive audiences. Submissions close Sept. 22.
Warehousing
Stop, Drop and Nominate a Female Supply Chain Professional
This award honors female supply chain leaders and executives. NEW THIS YEAR, this award is now ALSO open to Food Logistics' readers as well. Submissions close July 14.
Webinars
SCN Summit: State of the Supply Chain 2023
June 6, 2023
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Topics revolve around Procurement, Warehouse Automation, Risk Management, Supply Chain Visibility, Achieving a Sustainable Footprint and more.
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E-Commerce Solutions
IRI, NPD Merger Creates Leading Data Analytics Provider
Together, IRI and NPD have deep sector knowledge, leading data assets and strategic retail relationships in more than 20 industries, including CPG, softlines, hardlines, beauty, technology, foodservice and food consumption.
Automation
How Data Scientists Can Empower Warehouse Productivity
Aligning your data with scientists who have domain knowledge, a keen understanding of the business challenges and the objectives your organization needs to solve for can define what's important and build efficient systems.
Retail
How a Game Teaches Us the Path to Supply Chain Resilience
The Beer Distribution Game has taught supply chain students about the bullwhip effect. The game highlights the importance of information sharing and collaboration among stakeholders in the value chain. Here's how that helps.
E-Commerce Solutions
How an Effective Returns Helps Online Retailers Reduce Profit Loss
Leveraging the back-to-basics principles, shippers and 3PLs will need to work together to enhance their supply chain relationships and ensure they are both mutually focused on the end customer.
Waste Reduction
3 Trends in Returns Processing Today
When returns are requested, it’s up to individual companies to decide how to process these requests. How are most companies expected to handle returns processing in 2023? Here are three trends to watch for.
Retail
70% of Consumers Experienced Delayed Online Order in Last 6 Months
Nearly 90% of respondents to Körber’s survey are less likely to buy from a brand again after a poor online shopping experience, while 29% are increasingly willing to share a negative review online.
Webinars
Reducing Costs Through Digital Dock Scheduling
June 21, 2023
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Join Loadsmart and Reser's Fine Foods to gain insights on how to improve your scheduling operations and enhance warehouse efficiency.
Retail
5 Reasons to Implement Fully Automated BOPIS
By using automated parcel units, businesses can save money and offer customers a reliable, safe and convenient delivery option.
Robotics
Ocado Group to Acquire 6 River Systems
This announcement comes off the heels of Flexport acquiring Shopify.
E-Commerce Solutions
Your Supply Chain Holds More Power Than You Think
Reducing the friction in your supply chain rests on four key steps: selecting the right channels, understanding your fulfillment capabilities, managing your inventory and finding the talent to execute a skillful supply chain strategy.
Last-Mile
Flexport Acquires Shopify Logistics, Expands into Last-Mile and E-Commerce Fulfillment
This acquisition further strengthens Flexport's advanced AI-driven optimization to streamline the full global supply chain.
E-Commerce Solutions
4 Ways Small E-Commerce Businesses Can Gain Wallet Share and Optimize Costs
A recession may be looming—that’s what we’ve been hearing for the past six months—but a downturn can be a great opportunity for businesses to distinguish themselves.
Last-Mile
Dronedek Rebrands to Arrive
Dronedek, a pioneer of smart Mailbox-as-a-Service (MaaS) solutions for autonomous delivery networks, rebranded to Arrive.
Supply Chain Visibility
1 in 4 Businesses Invested $10M to Fix Supply Chain Disruptions
Half of respondents (50%) said they have increased manufacturing operations nearshore due to COVID-19 and geopolitical concerns, with 21% saying they significantly increased or have concreate plans to increase operations nearshore.
Expert Columnists
How Nearshoring Impacts Supply Chains
In a world full of increasing complexity, manufacturing in Mexico simply makes more sense. However, companies need to strategically plan to overcome challenges.
Retail
Retailers Waste Too Much Time Manually Processing Returned Items: Study
One-third (32%) of retailers state they spend too much time manually processing returned items with 26% blaming a lack of staff for processing returns as a main cause, according to a new study by SML RFID.
Automation
Businesses to Invest Annual Warehousing Costs into Automation
42% of businesses across manufacturing, retail and 3PLs are planning to invest equal to or more than their annual warehousing costs on automation over the next five years.
Expert Columnists
The Future of Transportation and Warehousing
Here's a rundown of supply chain trends, predictions and the current state of the labor market.
COLD CHAIN
Saving Supermarket Supply Chains with IIoT
With these technologies, managers can make decisions in a snap and proactively identify and mitigate risks associated with delays, ensuring timely delivery of goods.
Automation
Taking Your First Steps Toward Forklift Warehouse Automation
There are two essential changes you and your operations must undergo to help ensure a successful deployment: adopting an automation mindset and optimizing levels of standardization.
Automation
Stord One Warehouse to Increase Efficiency of Omnichannel Fulfillment
Stord One Warehouse is a flexible solution that’s purpose built to save time and boost productivity in high-volume pick, pack and ship operations.
Sourcing & Procurement
An End-to-End Approach to Managing Working Capital
May 18, 2023
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Join Esker and Supply & Demand Chain Executive for an educational webinar to dive deep into key findings from Esker and TCU’s research report, to learn how to reassess working capital to improve performance.
Sustainability
Zeroing In on Sustainability Practices in the Supply Chain
Central to achieving net zero targets is accountability and transparency – this is what will be expected of providers as the impacts of global and local legislation come into full effect.
Carbon Footprint
Leveraging Resale and Wholesale Marketplaces to be More Sustainable Retailers
By embracing the circular economy, retailers can make the most of their returns and excess inventory, increasing their profitability and brand value.
Safety & Security
Preparedness Remains Key to Unlocking Growth Potential in Uncertain Times
Every individual, and every machine, knows its role day in and day out regardless of obstacles in the supply chain. Your company should be ready to immediately act against adversity rather than figuring out how to respond when it arrives.
Software Solutions
Cradle-to-Grave Traceability Solution for Retail Industry
The solution allows users to activate and authenticate every product during its entire life cycle with a unique washable smart tag; this provides carriers‘ digital identity.
AI/AR
Alexis Asks: The Potential for ChatGPT in Logistics
Managing editor Alexis Mizell-Pleasant asks industry experts about various topics developing in the supply chain field. Today, we explore ChatGPT and its use case for strategy and data collection in logistics.
Sourcing & Procurement
Here's a Playbook for Future-Proofing Your Supply Chain
You may not know what the next industry shake-up is, but you can put yourself in the position to handle it.
Sustainability
Ambient IoT: How it Could Save Our Supply Chain and Planet
Ambient IoT forms part of the fabric of the physical world, connecting it with the digital through a few key technology enablers that better the supply chain.
Retail
Retail Sales to Grow 4-6% in 2023
The 2023 forecast is above the pre-pandemic, average annual retail sales growth rate of 3.6%.