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Seven core competencies identified as essential for leadership success: Compiled from multiple sources, the purpose of this report is to convey a knowledge and skills blueprint for current and future supply chain leaders.

NRF's second annual Retail Holiday Planning Playbook builds on themes to help retailers tackle the upcoming holiday planning.

Online retailers see huge growth through smartphones, but consumer spending behavior on mobile devices could lead companies to miss out on some revenue growth, learn the consequences in Adobe’s most recent study.

Consumer goods retailers moving into the private brand arena need to work on a common platform with the entire supply chain to provide visibility into product information.

To address these complexities and unlock additional value, global companies have realized the importance of connecting product information with manufacturing and supply chain processes.

Today, retailers sourcing from low-cost countries need to implement technology to help manage the entire product lifecycle and global supply chain, thus ensuring their continued success.

More companies have recognized the benefits of automating global trade and have initiated Global Trade Management projects.

This report explores the disruptions that all supply chain leaders face, and the critical importance of upstream visibility in resolving or responding to issues before they become crises.

August was a busy month for AAPA and three of its member ports that participated in “Influencers Roundtables,” industry forums and port tours.

In this study, Forrester conducted an online survey 352 midmarket B2B eCommerce decision-makers, supplemented with three in-depth interviews to evaluate the state of eCommerce at midmarket B2B firms in the US, EMEA, and Australia.

The Marine industry faces substantial pressure: global trade has decelerated and commodity prices have declined, just as a prolonged shipbuilding cycle resulted in significant overcapacity, and the ensuing struggle for market share, via fiercer competition and consolidation, underscores the need for greater efficiency in shipping.

The latest UPS Study shows avid online shoppers making more than half of their purchases with e-commerce, taking more control with smartphones, and technology is driving retailers to redefine their stores.

Latest research shows parcel delivery companies must adapt for empowered, digital consumers to face revenue challenges created by dramatically reduced mail volumes.

Cross-border e-Commerce brings all market participants on an even level playing field, no longer are global consumers only assessable by those having resources to deal with complications of global distribution or costly market expansion.

Despite commendable efforts in the automotive supply chain, such as MMOG, the inefficiencies inherent in ERP systems severely limit the gains that you can make in efficiency.

In the next few years, we will see important changes, whether they be in adding new tech­nologies to improve safety and increase efficiency manage or launch new compensation structures to incentivize drivers.

Control tower solutions remain one of the hottest areas for supply chain applications as more vendors enter this category to provide sense and response capabilities for companies operating complex global supply chains.

Without a configurable technological platform capable of handling vast amounts of data securely and reliably, companies are constrained by a lack of detail to truly measure supply chain compliance.

Download this whitepaper to learn what shoppers have to say about the importance of post-purchase experiences, expectations for delivery, and 4 steps to go from "cost center" to "competitive advantage."

This eBook dives deep into aspects of the customer experience to help you consistently delight your customers.