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Tosca, a global leader in reusable plastic packaging and performance pooling solutions launched its inaugural Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Report: All Together Better.

At Tosca, we not only speak of sustainability, but live it in the way we do business. Our goal is to move the world away from single-use packaging and to that end, our business model has been designed with sustainability at its core. However, we do not limit ourselves to this, and have set our sights on operational excellence in the domains of environmental, social, and governance (ESG).

The last two years have been turbulent for supply chains across Europe. Firstly, the COVID-19 pandemic closed borders and restricted movement across the continent. While supply chains have started to bounce back, there is now a new challenge impacting the transportation of goods – the reliable supply of wooden pallets.

There’s a lot going on out there with materials handling and the supply chain, so we did some looking around and came up with five startups with novel approaches to materials handling and the supply chain, they include two packaging innovations, drones for monitoring inventory, a new approach to safety and a 3D printing platform that focuses on minimalism in the supply chain.

The Toyota Core IC Cushion Forklift is an incredibly versatile and reliable choice for numerous applications such as warehousing and distribution, the auto industry, general manufacturing plants, and retail stores.

The phenomenon of entanglement was first proposed by Albert Einstein and colleagues in the 1930s. At that time, many questioned the validity of entanglement, including Einstein himself. Over the years and in various experiments, however, researchers have generated entangled particles that have supported the theory. In these experiments, researchers first entangle two particles and then send them to different locations miles apart. The researchers then measure the state of one particle: for instance, the polarization (or direction of vibration) of...

Kinaxis and MPO offer the rock-solid foundations and disruptive innovations businesses need to make change happen. With so much to be discovered and so much to be achieved, I am very much looking forward to having inspiring talks with many of you soon. From today on, we are changing the game of supply chain digitization, step by step, day by day. Let's get something done – and make history together.

In the future, once quantum computers are available, they will allow supply chain planners to consider many more real-world constraints for these logistics use cases and produce more accurate results, because they can efficiently handle many more parameters than classical computers.

The quarter's eCommerce performance was more muted as Amazon Prime Day dollars shifted to Q3 this year, and the increase in digital sales outpaced that of stores for the first time since early 2021, and more than 20% of consumer spending from April-June occurred online.

Fulfillment services have largely been the domain of 3PLs, and needless to say, not all 3PLs are created equal when it comes to eCommerce expertise and omnichannel efficiency, and given the central role a fulfillment partner plays in the customer's journey and overall satisfaction, retailers cannot afford to choose a 3PL that lacks the means to meet their clients' expectations.

Organizations must ensure they have the right foundation in place – one that brings together the right technologies, platforms, and data to sail smoothly through peak periods.

COOs are now using supply chain software that offers advanced analytics and KPI capabilities that interconnect and take the tedium out of common goal sharing and tracking, making a supplier seem like part of the customer.

In this educational and informative article, we discuss, via a Q&A, some of the key industry trends driving process change and technology strategy within logistics and transportation management.

As businesses of all sizes continue to scramble to find savings to offset the weight of these heavy annual increases, from FedEx and UPS, the major parcel carriers have again leveraged their duopoly of the industry and implemented widespread increases.

Quloi, a technology firm focused on quantified logistics, has launched its innovative supply chain platform that responds directly to the needs of manufacturers, suppliers, and freight forwarders with its first-mile focus and delivery of order and shipment visibility, lead time accuracy and collaboration opportunities.

SMC3 announces less-than-truckload, LTL, 2023 industry-leading online education for carriers, shippers, 3PLs, and more pairs of self-paced instruction and education combining on-demand with live learning industry-leading discussions.

Technology is constantly transforming the way we live and work. The growth of automation and various technological advances over the past several decades has been nothing short of astounding.

Find out what 1,000 supply chain decision-makers across four major markets plan to do to optimize costs and business spend across their organizations, manage risk, build resilience, and improve their supply chain agility.

The supply chain is comprised of the market and socio-economic-political conditions, but it is also comprised of people, people who can intelligently plan and continuously optimize execution across the network to enable your company to be resilient.

This is a time of evolution, grounds for optimism, and visionary opportunities in the role of a supply chain professional, and the focus will be shifting toward greater decision-making and progress toward sustainability goals.