Archive: Jul 2026

10 Tips for Preventing Supply Chain Fraud

10 Tips for Preventing Supply Chain Fraud

In 2025, retailers incurred $706 billion in returns, with about $100 billion of that value lost to preventable fraud and abuse, according to an Appriss Retail analysis. The following strategies can reduce fraud and protect profits along the supply chain.

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Demand-Driven: When Pop Outruns Infrastructure

Demand-Driven: When Pop Outruns Infrastructure

Cool isn’t a forecast. If you want to understand the difference between a high-growth pop business built on a disciplined supply chain management system that effectively matches demand to supply, and one struggling with a tale of inventory woe, look no further than one distribution center operated by Funko. A recent lawsuit against Funko reads […]

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Strategic Stockpiles: Not the Ultimate Fix

Strategic Stockpiles: Not the Ultimate Fix

Strategic stockpiles are unlikely to translate into consistently reliable access to supplies for companies. They are best viewed as a buffer that may buy time during a shock and, importantly, contain price volatility—rather than as a standalone sourcing strategy.

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FedEx’s $1.4B Supply Chain Sale Triples CEVA’s North American Scale

FedEx’s $1.4B Supply Chain Sale Triples CEVA’s North American Scale

By Ashley Prince | July 2, 2026 CMA CGM has agreed to purchase FedEx Supply Chain for $1.4 billion, a deal set to nearly triple the North American footprint of CEVA Logistics, the shipping group’s logistics arm.  The acquisition is expected to close later this year, pending regulatory approval. It also comes bundled with a commercial […]

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Six Technologies Reshaping Logistics Execution

Six Technologies Reshaping Logistics Execution

Faced with rising customer expectations, labor shortages, and increasing pressure to operate sustainably, shippers and their logistics partners can no longer rely on yesterday’s processes. Digital logistics technologies help organizations scale rapidly as modernizing supply chains becomes a non-negotiable, especially in high variability situations like inbound workflows. Companies that embrace this new reality are already […]

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Report: Supply Chains 2026

Report: Supply Chains 2026

Supply chains are entering a new phase of transformation. What was once built around efficiency and cost is now being rebuilt around resilience, visibility, and the ability to execute reliably across increasingly complex global networks. Trade volatility, regulatory pressure, and the growing role of AI are reshaping how organizations plan, source, move, and manage goods […]

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Carrier Fraud Prevention:  Who’s Really Vetting Your Carriers?

Carrier Fraud Prevention: Who’s Really Vetting Your Carriers?

Q. Carrier fraud is getting a lot of attention across the industry right now. Where does the problem actually come from? A. Public load boards. Carrier fraud does not typically originate with shippers—it originates on public load boards that lack user subscription vetting controls. When a broker posts a load to a public board to […]

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Order Cycle Time: Definition, How to Measure, and Why It Matters

Order Cycle Time: Definition, How to Measure, and Why It Matters

Every business that ships products to customers depends on one metric more than almost any other: order cycle time. This figure tells you how long it takes an order to travel from the moment a customer places it to the moment it lands on their doorstep, and it touches nearly every function within a supply […]

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