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Supply Chain Top Stories

Trucking Industry Pushes Back on Government’s Electric Mandates
Trucking leaders are livid at the Biden Administration's EPA’s electric truck mandates, citing technological and infrastructural challenges.
Senators Take Aim at Amazon with Warehouse Worker Protection Act
Two Democratic senators proposed a new bill that will regulate the use of productivity quotas and improve safety for workers.
Maersk Sees Silver Lining in Red Sea Shipping Challenges
Despite major disruptions in the Red Sea disruptions continue, Maersk predicts smaller losses than expected due to higher freight rates and volumes.
Happy Returns Partners With Shein and Forever 21 to Simplify Returns
The UPS-owned company launches its new buy-online, return-in-store (BORIS) solution at 300 Forever 21 stores nationwide.

Supply Chain Resources

Navigating Procurement’s Digital Transformation with AI
In today's rapidly evolving business landscape, the role of AI in reshaping procurement and supply chain operations is...
GEP Procurement & Supply Chain Tech Trends Report 2024
We’ve researched the five biggest trends in the supply chain space this year, and, drawing on our...


Supply Chain News

How Rules of Origin Really Do Make a Difference for Sourcing Practices
Supply chain pressures aren’t going away, and as you consider shifting your sourcing practices to manage the uncertainty, be sure to evaluate the origin of your products, including the inputs.

Modern Control Towers: Choosing the Right One for Your Digital Supply Chain
In this white paper, we chart the evolution of the control tower as a means to embrace and extract value from all this complexity and discuss how to select and implement the right control tower for your supply chain business.

BigCommerce | Shipping, Delivered: Best Practices & Expectations for 2019
In this new survey of 3,000 digital consumers and 800 online merchants conducted by ecommerce platform BigCommerce, we detail how shipping impacts your customer’s experience, and how Amazon is forcing retailers to offer more shipping options.

Amazon Forcing Retailers to Offer More Shipping Options
A new survey of 3,000 digital consumers and 800 online merchants conducted by ecommerce platform BigCommerce indicates that more than half of online shoppers have stopped shopping with retailers due to a negative shipping experience.

Eliminating Bribery and Corruption in Supply Chains
The impact of bribery-tainted supply chains on global commerce is immense.

American Logistics Aid Network Urges Caution and Preparation Ahead of Tropical Storm Barry
As Tropical Storm Barry continues to intensify, the American Logistics Aid Network is urging U.S. Gulf Coast residents to heed local advisories and warnings – and asking logistics and supply chain professionals to be ready to help.

A Deep Dive Into Shippers’ Ecommerce Strategies
A new DHL report, entitled “The ecommerce supply chain: Overcoming growing pains,” takes a deep dive into the intersection of the importance of ecommerce on customer retention and satisfaction, as well as the barriers to implementing a successful ecommerce supply chain strategy.

The Ecommerce Supply Chain: Overcoming Growing Pains
This report and survey captured the opinions and insights of nearly 900 decision-makers responsible for logistics and supply chain management and e-commerce distribution strategy across the globe.

Toasting America’s 2019 4th of July Independence Day and its Amazing Supply Chains
If you are raising a glass, especially one filled with wine or beer, on this July 4, 2019, America's Independence celebrations, you have a rather complex and sophisticated supply chain to thank for delivering your refreshment or brew!

E2open Completes Acquisition of Amber Road
With Amber Road, E2open expands global trade management offerings on leading cloud-based end-to-end supply chain platform.

3 Facts Your Supply Chain Track & Trace Visibility Platform is Not Telling You
Despite being around for decades, technology has proliferated track and trace solutions in recent years, but how can you leverage your visibility to inform your logistics strategy, reduce costs and increase optimization?

How to Choose & Derive Optimal Value from a Control Tower
Unfortunately, many control towers miss the mark on foundational and critical elements that are essential to gaining full visibility and control over today’s supply chains, they show you what’s going wrong, but they don’t fix it or give you the tools to resolve problems quickly and efficiently.

Wearable Barcode Scanner Ring for Workflow Optimization
Advantech's LEO-W wearable 1D barcode scanner ring is aimed at diverse inventory management applications in factories, warehouses, hospitals, retail stores, and more.

How an “On The Road” App Can Improve the Life of Last-Mile Delivery Executives
Customer experience has taken center stage for the companies and the other component of last-mile deliveries, unfortunately, the delivery executives have been more or less ignored by the industry, until now.

Medical Technologies Company Remedies Complex Compliance Operations
By implementing Amber Road’s Trade Automation solution, the company was able to establish a unified and automated process across five divisions in multiple countries.

The Essential Guide to Exporting: Keys to Growth
The global economy makes it essential for organizations to expand their markets to grow revenue...however, complex export regulations can be an impediment to the supply chain and hold back revenue growth.

Helping Global Companies Solve Their Most Pressing Supply Chain Challenges
In a world where customers expect fast, accurate deliveries within specified timeframes, companies need all the help they can get in meeting and exceeding those expectations.

Beyond the Economic Downturn: Recession Strategies to Take the Lead Now!
With a potential recession very likely, the next crop of business leaders are acting now to restructure costs and go on the offense.

Improving Cost, Quality and Speed in the Fashion Industry Part 2
When it comes to quality, there is no compromise...successful quality and sustainable innovation for new products will be judged by consumer demand.

Improving Cost, Quality and Speed in the Fashion Industry Part 1
The challenges for CXOs in the fashion industry can also be catalysts for supply chain improvements.


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HP
HP has served freight and logistic companies for more than 45 years—delivering innovative solutions with greater effectiveness and efficiency, at lower risk. We help support critical transportation operations through an event-driven decision support process and better information management.
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Akoya, based in Chicago, provides patented analytic software that helps manufacturers reduce product costs and strategically manage their purchasing and engineering organizations by identifying pricing inefficiencies and supplier effectiveness.
Cryoport
Cryoport provides a complete global frozen shipping service for the life sciences. The Cryoport solution replaces dry ice virtually eliminating the risk of cell degradation during frozen transportation. We use custom-built liquid nitrogen dry vapor shippers to maintain stable temperatures.…
Walden University
Walden University provides a diverse community of career professionals with the opportunity to transform themselves as scholar-practitioners so that they can effect positive social change. Walden’s collaborative learning community and diverse online schools can help you achieve your learning…
Syracuse University Whitman School of Management
The Whitman School offers B.S., MBA, and PhD programs in Supply Chain Management. Focus areas: demand management, inventory control, risk sharing, supply chain planning, information flows, transportation, production management, and global b-to-b marketing. Six Sigma training also offered.
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Hybrid Air Vehicles (HAV) are the world leaders in hybrid aircraft – these combine lighter-than-air technology with the best of aeroplanes and helicopters to bring brand new capabilities to aircraft.  We produce less noise, less pollution, have a lower carbon…
Radial
Radial is the leader in omnichannel commerce technology and operations, enabling brands and retailers to profitably exceed retail customer expectations. Radial’s technical, powerful omnichannel solutions connect supply and demand through efficient fulfillment and transportation options, intelligent fraud, payments, and…
The Logistics of Logistics
The Logistics of Logistics is a leading provider of strategic and tactical consulting and training services to 3PLs, transportation and logistics companies.
Digi-Key
Digi-Key Corporation, based in Thief River Falls, Minn., is a global, full-service provider of both prototype/design and production quantities of electronic components, offering more than three million products from over 650 quality name-brand manufacturers. With over 800,000 products in stock, an…
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