Commentary
On-Site Container Storage: A Flexible Answer to the Warehouse Capacity Squeeze
Warehouse space is one of the least flexible lines on a logistics budget. A lease is a multi-year commitment sized to a forecast, yet the demand it serves is rarely steady. Seasonal peaks, promotional surges, new product launches, and the safety stock rebuilt after a supply disruption all push storage requirements up and down on […]
A Shipper’s Guide to Science-based Securement at High Altitudes
Which mile is more important in the shipping journey–the last mile or the highest mile?
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 […]
Case Studies
Building a Healthcare Supply Chain For the Future
Philip Hampden Smith is senior vice president of supply, North America, at Reckitt, the company behind multiple hygiene and health brands, including Mucinex, Lysol, Finish, Biofreeze, Airborne, Durex, K-Y, and Neuriva.
Kindness, Curiosity, and Featherweight Sewing Machines
Bill Stankiewicz, the veteran managing director of Savannah Supply Chain, shares the personal lessons that shaped his compassionate and disciplined leadership style–from saving for college to famously saving an employee’s job.
TMS and DRP: The Recipe for Resilience
Ajinomoto Foods North America (AFNA) worked with EY Consulting and Blue Yonder to digitize its largely manual resource planning system and logistics processes that were hampering AFNA’s visibility, service, and efficiency.
How-To
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.
10 Tips for Managing Supply Chain Risk
These strategies help CPG brands minimize disruption, protect in-stocks and maintain compliance with increasingly complex retail requirements so they can navigate uncertainty with confidence.
10 Tips for Supply Chain Leadership Lessons
Behind every supply chain decision are real people balancing speed, cost, risk, and relationships. Effective leaders recognize that technology matters, but success is ultimately defined by how they support people, make tradeoffs, and handle change.