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Scaling Omnichannel Fulfillment to Meet Demand
Consumers have never had more choices. They can go to a physical store to shop, order products on their phones or laptops to ship directly, or buy online and pick up at a retail location near them. Ecommerce volumes reflect this multi-channel environment.
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3 Steps to Data-Driven Planning
Outdated supply chain planning methods struggle to adapt to unpredictable customer demand, volatile commodity prices, and escalating political tensions. AI-powered solutions can bridge the gap.
Read MoreThe Impending Death of De Minimis: Supply Chains Navigate Cross-Border Shakeup
The impact of ending the de minimis loophole in the United States can hardly be overstated. Will it completely go away? Will ecommerce cross-border shipping become prohibitively expensive as a result? Here’s one expert’s take on what’s next.
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How Would You Explain Supply Chain Management to a First Grader?
Supply chain management = how your Pokemon cards go from pulp, to paper, to showing up in stores for your parents to buy.
–Brian Malinowski
SVP, Business Development,
TA Services
Future-Proof Your Supply Chain: Why Real-Time Monitoring Matters
Imagine turning the chaos of supply management into a master plan, where every mile, shipment, and dollar is tracked in real time—allowing you to stay ahead of potential disruptions before they even happen.
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How to Thoroughly Audit a Warehouse
Supply chains are getting more complex and margins tighter. If you’re responsible for warehousing, odds are you’re feeling the pressure for more detailed reporting. Senior execs and customers want proof your operations are both efficient and resilient.
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Transportation Spend: Waste, Fraud, and Abuse?
Even if you are not a news junkie, there is no escaping all the coverage of waste, fraud, and abuse in government spending; there is no DOGEing it. But what about U.S. spend on transportation infrastructure? Transportation for America, an advocacy group of leaders concerned about the importance of our transportation network, recently took a shot […]
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The Trade Policy Tightrope: Balancing Supply Chain Realities
As the U.S. tightens trade policies, businesses face a stark reality — reshoring isn’t instant, and supply chains built over decades can’t be undone overnight. What’s a CEO to do?
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DEI Erosion Threatens Safety. Artificial Intelligence May Help Pick Up the Slack.
Rollbacks on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts will exact a heavy cost on safety, compliance, and productivity on American industrial workforces, which grow more diverse every year. AI might help.
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The Logistics Leader of the Southeast
If your company is thinking about opening up or expanding operations in the Southeast, I’ve got interesting news. The demographic shift of consumers and businesses, particularly manufacturing, is driving an uptick in logistics and supply chain activity across the South. That uptick is reflected in the phenomenal increase in logistics infrastructure investment, with one state […]
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Smart Procurement: Using Technology to Strengthen, Not Substitute, Human Judgment
According to a Gartner study, 50% of procurement contract management will be AI-driven by 2027. While this headline will grab the attention of procurement leaders, it’s essential to pause before diving into technology investments. A deeper analysis is needed to ensure the technology aligns with the organization’s maturity, processes, and people. Procurement leadership needs to […]
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Transforming Supplier Risk Management: The Role of AI and Predictive Analytics in Complex Supply Chains
Supply chains globally are growing at a massive scale. This interwoven web has become so complex, that it has become an insurmountable challenge for companies. With this growth, the supplier’s risks have increased exponentially.
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How to Prepare for Nearshoring
Nearshoring is experiencing a resurgence, mainly due to lessons learned from supply chain shortages and delays during the pandemic. Shippers realize there is much to gain from nearshoring, including reduced costs, shorter wait times and increased efficiencies.
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Tackling Tariffs and Trade Headaches: How to Overcome Supply Chain Visibility Gaps and Global Barriers
Supply chain and logistics managers face global trade barriers and geopolitical risk and uncertainty. Here’s how to handle tariffs and prepare for supply chain disruptions.
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Building Supply Chain Resiliency by Changing the Way Work is Done
As analytics and automation continue to grow, the industry will continue changing, including building out specialized roles and strengthening partner relationships. Here’s how to adjust roles for the current supply chain workforce.
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Tariff(ic) Counterwinds Ahead, Are You Ready?
The upcoming year could be tough for the supply chain with expected new administration tariffs, stricter immigration policies, and potentially new port strikes that all could begin in early 2025.
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RFID Drives Visibility, Sustainability
Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology is at the forefront of helping tackle the sustainability challenge by enabling visibility across the entire supply chain journey, allowing retailers to track and mitigate waste.
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The High Cost of Hidden Workarounds
Costly problems stemming from excessive paperwork, manual workarounds, and hidden work remain deeply nestled throughout inbound logistics processes, out of sight from senior leadership.
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The Power of Single-Source Partnerships
To maintain a competitive edge, every aspect of a supplier’s operation must operate seamlessly. Opting for multiple logistics vendors may initially seem like a way to increase flexibility, but this approach often leads to fragmented communication, inconsistent service levels, and added complexities.
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Your Top Questions on Tariff and Trade Uncertainty Answered
Here’s what every shipper should consider to stay in front of today’s fast-changing trade and tariff landscape. A customs and compliance director explores some of the top questions from shippers as they plan for what’s next.
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