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Omnichannel fulfillment challenges permeate modern distribution operations.

Primed by scenarios from science fiction, as well as by hype and wild speculation from the world’s media, we have for many decades anticipated the era of robotics.

This report will help buyers who are seeking new SCM solutions better understand the marketplace to facilitate more informed purchase decisions.

This first edition of the “Standard Definitions for Techniques of Supply Chain Finance” articulates the ‘master’ definition for Supply Chain Finance and includes definitions for the eight identified core techniques.

Sales and operations planning (S&OP) remains an area of particular interest to manufacturers.

New technologies and processes will only be as effective as the people who use them, and failure to appreciate the cultural obstacles to technology-led change will remain a recipe for falling behind.

Regardless of who is winning the race for volumes and profits, consumers continue to spend and the e-commerce logistics market continues to grow.

Rising costs, increased complexity, and growing customer demands are all intrinsically linked challenges that manufacturers and distributors face.

Transportation sourcing and management is critical to your company’s success.

Transportation professionals help create the future so it is important that we consider the overall context of long-term planning decisions.

Companies need to understand shoppers across all touchpoints, and must embrace all digital capabilities to harness the customer data that is actionable in the moment and can help drive greater lifetime value, all vital to delivering an exceptional customer experience.

Whatever your business, you want to know that your logistics company can deliver.

Reflections on a 10-year journey that transformed McCormick’s supply chain into a global function and strategic asset.

APICS Supply Chain Council Supply Chain Operations Reference (SCOR) model equalizes client requirements and fiscal goals.

GE aligns with APICS partner JPS to develop a team that improves on-time delivery by over 30 points, the highest performance in business unit history.

Ingersoll Rand applies APICS standards to improve customer experience and increases delivery performance 86%.

At the current rate of a 1% rise every three years, it would take as long as 42 years to reach 30% women on boards, and 72 years to reach 40%, and that’s too long.

This white paper presents initial research insights from the Beyond the Horizons project and introduces a conceptual model, named the bridge model, which can guide supply chain strategy development and decision making.

Our pipes modernize carrier connections, speed communication, and reduce errors, giving you the ability to serve more customers and the confidence to offer the best rates possible.

The following paper provides a contextual overview of U.S. business practices with regard to managing returns, and examines the advantages of a properly maintained returns process and discuss important options to consider in developing a reverse logistics strategy.