Business

Regardless of how many years of experience one has, managing supply chain and logistics operations through periods of risk and challenging times requires equal helpings of resourcefulness and resilience, among other key factors. That was a key theme in a session at this week’s SMC3 Connections conference in Orlando, Fla., which included Tom Nightingale, CEO, AFS Logistics, Tom Schmitt, President, CEO, and Director, Forward Air, and Brad Stewart, Treasurer and SVP-Investor Relations, Knight-Swift.

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.

Today, as work shifts back to the office, many leaders and employees alike are experiencing concerns about getting “back to normal” after two years of remote or hybrid work.

This report documents the findings of Kiaxis's annual survey, which this year set out to discover what supply chain professionals need to succeed – to thrive – in their careers, and while the answers may appear quite simple, as with many things, the devil is in the details.

On this episode, we meet Gabriel Segura and Arjith Jagannathan, two Purdue industrial engineering majors eyeing supply chain management careers. Peerless Media editor Bob Trebilcock hosts.

This whitepaper covers the main points of stressors that truck drivers experience and how to mitigate burnout, slowing turnover.

Due to technological innovation, retailing is changing faster than ever - commerce is becoming increasingly digitally enabled, and consumers’ expectations of retailers and brands are growing.

Inflation and pandemic disruptions have become a critical concern in healthcare.

When it comes to the last stage of product delivery, online retailers have a challenging task at hand - many customers view speedy shipping as the expectation, not as an expensive premium service.

The supply chain management graduate program at the Sam M. Walton College of Business has been ranked No. 2 in North America by research and consulting firm Gartner, which ranks the undergraduate and graduate logistic programs every two years.

James Rice discusses supply chain resilience and how organizations can prepare for the next big problem.

Labor problems are currently one of the most pressing issues in society, especially when it comes to finding talented people for current and future jobs.

Supply chain certification providers are pushed to come up with new ways to serve up education on a broad level, but also for very specific, relevant topics.

Your workforce is the face of your business, which is why proper workforce management is critical to delivering great customer experiences. Use Radar’s location infrastructure to deliver accurate ETAs, identify insights into workforce efficiencies, and increase customer satisfaction.

Companies are trying all manner of ways to rid themselves of bloated inventories at a time when they typically build inventory for the end-of-year holiday season. How did they find themselves in such a mess?