Supply Chain

Today is International Women's Day; Kathleen Marran, vice president of marketing, diverse segments, at UPS, writes about how this moment is a breakthrough for women in global trade, and even more, how inclusion represents a real chance to strengthen communities.

How much does a long tail really cost you? It's more than you think.

Accurate forecasting is strategic. Every decision by management is ultimately based on a forecast, so getting it right is important.

If you’re an eCommerce retailer losing money every year due to lost or mis-managed inventory, you’re not using the correct management software.

As President Trump claims that billions are flowing into Treasury from tariffs, new data shows it’s coming from American companies - The National Retail Federation is calling on Congress to pass legislation to exclude some items from the administration’s tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese imports.

Avetta and Browz, two providers of SaaS-based supply chain risk management software, have merged forming a formidable combined company focused on delivering the best in supply chain risk management services, the transaction expands their global network to 85,000 customers in over 100 countries.

Network design as a discipline is complex and most organizations struggle to answer network design questions or test hypotheses in weeks, let alone days, and certainly not hours, but it doesn't have to be that difficult.

The Retail Industry Leaders Association, the National Retail Association, and the Association for Supply Chain Management welcomed President Trump's decision to delay the March 1st China tariff hike on thousands of everyday consumer products.

This paper offers insight into managing supply chain and product complexity by providing background into the complexity’s sources, a framework for understanding its drivers, and methods to manage it.

Tive, Inc., a leading provider of in-transit supply chain tracking solutions, has announced the release of its new real-time visibility tracker product: the Tive Solo™.

When you think about all the players involved in a single shipment’s journey, it is really no wonder how often there are issues and inconsistencies in the supply chain, however, shipping on the blockchain will eliminate much of the hassle with poor visibility and paperwork problems.

This white paper details how end-to-end visibility will bring about a cognitive, predictive and digital supply chain, in which the flow of goods, resources, and people are mapped by an equivalent flow of information.

One of Canada’s largest retailers partnered with LEGACY Supply Chain Services to develop a full-scale, custom supply chain solution – supporting the client’s growth and enabling rapid expansion into new retail markets.

This white paper describes how a radically different approach to supply chain yields vastly improved results.

Companies should look at compliance as an opportunity to enhance business capabilities – and invest to achieve these goals.

Jonathan Gold, Vice President, Supply Chain and Customs Policy for the National Retail Federation shares his insights and observations on how ecommerce is changing the way we approach logistics and distribution.

This white paper details how companies are thinking about implementing intelligent automation such as artificial intelligence in their retail businesses.

Urban populations in emerging economies often buy their nutritional food supplies, called food deserts, from small, mom-and-pop retailers called nanostores, a nanostore is defined as a small, family-owned outlet operated by fewer than five people located in a densely populated neighborhood.

A survey by the Contract Packaging Association revealed that 70% of contract packaging and contract manufacturing companies are concerned that the regulatory environment could negatively impact business in the coming years.

U.S. companies have found that a logistics plan that works well for the U.S., cannot simply be replicated for operating in Canada.