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Ask an Expert: How Shippers Can Prep for Hurricane Season
Extreme weather events pose an extreme challenge for the transportation industry. Here are some tips on how to protect your company's supply chain.
Apple Accused of Multiple Human Rights Violations
The Democratic Republic of Congo has accused Apple of using illegal minerals and violating human rights in its supply chain.
South Korea Finally Overtakes China in Goods Exported to U.S.
Fueled by U.S. consumer demand for semiconductors, South Korea continues to make huge inroads as China fades.
UPS Struggles in First Quarter With Steep Earnings Decline
Shipping giant UPS struggled with shifting consumer demands and rising costs, resulting in an earnings dip during the first three months of 2024.

Business Resources

Henkel’s Global Warehouse Network Runs on Blue Yonder
In this case study Blue Yonder’s solutions have helped Henkel improve the speed, accuracy, efficiency, service level...
Ecommerce and Packaging, From All Angles
Top-of-mind CPG concerns around e-commerce packaging are addressed, including package design, sustainability, specialized packaging equipment, and Amazon’s...


Business News

The Demand-Driven Supply Chain
Synchronizing Planning, Scheduling, and Execution with the Supply Chain for Greater Collaboration and Visibility.

See More, Do More, Be More: The Future Belongs to Organizations with Intelligent Operations
This study conducted by HfS Research, supported by Accenture, highlights the essential components of Intelligent Operations against the backdrop of current and emerging business challenges.

Professor Scott Galloway on Amazon HQ2 and Why It’s Time to Break Up Big Tech
Amazon announced the HQ2 finalists, but not really, every ounce of energy wasted on this bid is abuse by the Seattle firm, hoping you’ll produce an irrational term sheet the city Amazon has already selected will be asked to match.

2018 Top Ten Trends in Modern Demand-Driven Manufacturing
Demand-Driven Manufacturing technology can help you reach your most important KPIs, such as reducing lead times and lowering inventory levels.

Apple Accelerates $350 Billion Contribution to US Economy and Job Creation over Next Five Years
Apple, already the largest US taxpayer, anticipates repatriation tax payments of approximately $38 billion as required by recent changes to the tax law, a payment that would likely be the largest of its kind ever made.

Healthcare Tech Implementation and the Supply Chain
One of the biggest challenges in the healthcare industry is reducing operating costs, and one area of opportunity for cost savings is through the supply chain.

10 Resolutions Every Small Business Should Make in 2018
It’s a new year, which means it’s time for new resolutions, practice these top ten resolutions for small businesses this year, and by 2019, you’ll be glad you did.

Amazon Policy Director, Former DOT Secretary Added to Jump Start 2018 Lineup
Jump Start facilitates deeper knowledge and collaboration between logistics and transportation professionals from carrier, shipper, logistics service provider and technology verticals.

E-Commerce Expansion Fuels Robust Returns with National Returns Day Expected to Hit New Record
In December, more than 1 million returns occurred each day before Christmas, and today's National Returns Day, 1.4 million returns are expected, a fifth consecutive annual record, up 8% from prior year.

Weathering the Next Manufacturing Recession
Learning from the mistakes of the last recession can help manufacturing prepare for any potential future recession.

Talent Development and Management at Kelly Outsourcing and Consulting Group
This case study focuses on talent management from the unique perspective of Kelly Outsourcing and Consulting Group (Kelly OCG), a subsidiary of the talent sourcing agency Kelly Services.

The Future of Retail Grocery in a Digital World
McKinsey’s Future of Retail Grocery in a Digital World highlights the major trends that define this new period of retail and looks at how traditional retailers need to evolve in order to thrive.

Good Bye Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Hello Walmart Inc.
After 47 years known as Wal-Mart Stores, the world’s largest company said on Wednesday that it is dropping “Stores” from its name in a nod to how much important e-commerce is to the business as it continues to compete with Amazon.com.

Military to Manufacturing: A Future for Veterans
The Manufacturing Institute and Arconic Foundation have released a video that highlights the value veterans bring to the manufacturing workforce, and encourages veterans to explore the career options available in manufacturing.

The Future of Jobs Report
The World Economic Forum’s Future of Jobs Report seeks to understand the current and future impact of key disruptions on employment levels, skill sets and recruitment patterns in different industries and countries, it does so by asking the Chief Human Resources Officers of today’s largest employers to imagine how jobs in their industry will change up to the year 2020.

E2open Announces Definitive Agreement to Acquire Channel Data Management Leader Zyme
Supply chain management B2B network provider E2open has announced another acquisition, signing a definitive agreement to acquire Zyme, a provider of Channel Data Management software.

$130 Billion Takeover to Shake Up the Chip Industry?
Bloomberg Gadfly columnist Brooke Sutherland and Christopher Rolland, an analyst at Susquehanna Semiconductor, examine Broadcom Ltd.'s $105 billion offer for Qualcomm Inc. on "Bloomberg Daybreak: Americas."

3 Things You Need to Know Before Hiring an Information Technology Consultant
This white paper shows you how to have a valuable relationship with an IT consultant and how to ask the right questions about their qualifications, verifying their experience in your industry, and following up with a written contract to protect your business.

How to Build a Supply Chain Champion Following Chicago Cubs Theo Epstein’s 5R Strategy
Theo Epstein’s approach to building a championship baseball team highlights five principles of supply chain design that we call the 5Rs, the 5Rs have enabled companies from Amazon to Zara to win on the world’s toughest playing field - today’s global marketplace.

The Future of Jobs & Jobs Training
As robots, automation and artificial intelligence perform more tasks and there is a massive disruption of jobs, experts say a wider array of education and skills-building programs will be created to meet new demands, but there are two uncertainties: will well-prepared workers be able to keep up in the race with AI tools? And will market capitalism survive?


Featured Companies

DSI
Today’s digital economy demands end-to-end visibility and execution across the extended supply chain. As the Mobile Supply Chain Company™, DSI® equips companies with a mobile platform and solution accelerators that integrate with existing enterprise systems to mobilize and optimize…
Human Rights Watch
Human Rights Watch is a nonprofit, nongovernmental human rights organization made up of roughly 400 staff members around the globe. Its staff consists of human rights professionals including country experts, lawyers, journalists, and academics of diverse backgrounds and nationalities. Established in 1978,…
Logistics Bureau
Logistics Bureau’s success is built around the experience, motivation and expertise of its team. Whether in South East Asia or Australasia, Logistics Bureau’s consultants, and management team members are dedicated to delivering results quickly, efficiently, on time and…
Chartered Management Institute
We’re the only chartered professional body in the UK dedicated to promoting the highest standards in management and leadership excellence. We encompass a membership community more than 100,000 strong. Because management matters to you, it matters to us. We are…
Women in Supply Chain WISC
The Van Horne Institute is recognized within Canada and internationally as a leading institute of public policy, education, and research in transportation, supply chain and logistics, and regulated industries. The Van Horne Institute assists industry, government, and the public in…
CommerceHub
CommerceHub is a distributed commerce network that helps retailers and brands expand product assortments, promote and sell on the marketplaces, and channels that perform and offer rapid, on-time customer delivery.
GE Transportation
At GE Transportation, we move the world. We are a global digital industrial leader and supplier to the rail, mining, marine, stationary power and drilling industries. Our solutions help customers deliver goods and services with greater speed and greater savings…
CashStar
CashStar, the industry-leading provider of prepaid commerce solutions, enables the world’s top retailers and restaurants to grow and innovate in the rapidly evolving retail environment. CashStar provides best-in-class capabilities, revenue-optimizing risk management and a client success model based on…
Oxfam International
Our vision is a just world without poverty. We want a world where people are valued and treated equally, enjoy their rights as full citizens, and can influence decisions affecting their lives. Our purpose is to help create lasting solutions…
Impact Economy
We are impact and innovation specialists, each leveraging unique qualities to form a dynamic global team. We use resonant experience and vast networks, broad sectorial expertise, and proven processes to create customized and successful solutions for our clients.
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