Commentary
How 2025 Tariffs Could Spark Supply Chain Innovation
Projected tariffs for 2025 are set to reshape global supply chains, creating both challenges and opportunities for businesses.
No Party for Supply Chain Companies: The Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act
Supply chain companies should review their collection of biometric identifiers or information in their warehouse operations. Here’s what to learn from the case against Party City:
What’s Your Supply Chain Resolution for 2025?
Advance claims compliance to further supply chain visibility. Using standardized data sharing and RFID enables swift product identification and streamlines claims-related exchanges, helping stakeholders reduce manual effort. –Jonathan Gregory Director of Global Standards GS1 US Boost supply chain agility with enhanced demand forecasting and automated replenishment as 2025 will come with global trade uncertainty and […]
Case Studies
Liz Minne: A Business Case for Sustainability
RESPONSIBILITIES: Shaping Interface’s global commitment to sustainable practices and environmental stewardship, as well as its mission of working to reverse global warming. This includes collaborating with stakeholders, fostering partnerships that drive positive change and impact sustainability, and remaining at the forefront of emerging sustainability trends to ensure Interface remains a pioneer in environmental responsibility. EXPERIENCE: […]
Setting the LTL World on Fire
When she isn’t working tirelessly to drive digital transformation, help carriers transition to a digital era, and modernize the LTL freight classification system, Debbie Sparks writes children’s books to spread the word about the rewards of becoming a truck driver.
Marcus Chung: Guiding a Sustainable Career
RESPONSIBILITIES: Ecommerce and retail operations, supply chain, sourcing, production, sustainability, and IT. EXPERIENCE: Vice president, manufacturing and supply chain, ThirdLove; director, sourcing, Stitch Fix; vice president, responsible sourcing, The Children’s Place; director, responsible sourcing, Talbots; director, sustainability, McKesson; senior manager, social responsibility strategy, Gap Inc.; consultant, CEB (now Gartner). EDUCATION: MBA, University of California, Berkeley; […]
How-To
10 Tips for Upgrading Your Supply Chain Skill Set
By implementing these action items, professionals and students can better prepare themselves for the complexities of modern supply chain management.
10 Tips for Strengthening Supplier Relationships
The supply chain is a business built on relationships. The stronger your relationships, the stronger your business. Here’s how to create ties that bind.
10 Tips for Managing Inventory Effectively
Effective inventory management starts with a proactive philosophy. Here are 10 steps to take that can help you improve accuracy, increase efficiency, and control costs.
Sponsored
Streamlining Returns for Smarter Operations
Returns are an increasingly costly reality for retailers and e-commerce businesses. Those that can streamline the process — while minimizing costs — will be better positioned to meet consumer demands and mitigate operational risks.
4 Logistics Challenges for Solar Panels and How to Overcome Them
To keep pace with demand, solar panel manufacturers, solar installers, and other businesses must find ways to overcome the unique logistical challenges presented by these products.
Bringing Additional Capacity to the Life Sciences & Pharmaceuticals Market
Leading 3PL MD Logistics is dedicating more space to clients within these industries—converting half of their largest in-network facility into cGMP compliant, temperature-controlled warehouse space.