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Companies Prepare for Fallout from East Coast Port Strike
Disruptive strike actions have begun at major U.S. ports on the East and Gulf Coasts such as New York-New Jersey, Savannah, and Houston, exposing ports across the United States to work stoppages, shipping and cargo processing delays, and worsening backlogs. Three main scenarios could unfold.
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Six Supply Chain Strategies to Implement before Potential East Coast Port Strike
By implementing these supply chain strategies, companies can help safeguard their operations and enhance resilience against challenges created by the potential strike by dockworkers at ports along the U.S. East Coast and Gulf Coast.
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2024 Elections Could Shake Up the Global Supply Chain—Here’s Your Voter’s Guide
With elections in roughly 50 countries worldwide and U.S. voting day right around the corner, supply chain executives must understand how major shifts in trade policies could impact their operations. Here are some tactics for using supply chain design to prepare for election outcomes.
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How ESG Policy Impacts Truckers
How do ESG mandates impact trucking? Let’s take a look at some examples. Leading global transportation and logistics player DSV, with headquarters in Denmark, just ordered 300 electric vehicles from Volvo Trucks. If those trucks get the job done, DSV plans to order 2,000 more, making those EVs 10% of the 20,000 total DSV fleet […]
Read MoreA Career Path Hidden in Plain Sight: 3PL Warehousing
Why should logistics professionals consider a career in 3PL warehousing? Here are the benefits and one logistics company president’s story.
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Global Online Shopping Revolution: How Online Retailers Can Thrive
Now that ecommerce is a global phenomenon, what can online retailers do to captivate shoppers, ensure repeat purchases, and tap into new revenue streams? The latest Online Shopper Trends Report by DHL reveals the trends that small and medium-sized businesses cannot overlook.
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What Song or Lyric Best Describes Your Supply Chain Experience or Approach?
From Beatles classics to pop hits, here are the tracks that capture supply chain professionals’ experience and work approach. Tune in:
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Be Prepared, Post-Pandemic
The events of 2020 pulled back the curtain on procurement and supply chains. Despite lessons learned, are organizations and procurement teams any better equipped to handle another ‘black swan’ event?
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Warehouses Need Ecosystem Integration to Ensure Supply Chain Survival
As the dust settles after the pandemic ecommerce boom, the warehouse industry is returning to a new normal. Consumer activity over the past few years catapulted warehouse construction into overdrive to accommodate increased consumer spending. Now, the warehouse industry is adjusting to a new pace of slower demand.
Read MoreHow a Global Pandemic Led to Supply Chain Finance Adoption in Healthcare – And Why It is Here to Stay
Supply chain finance programs – long utilized in consumer sectors like retail to help suppliers get paid more quickly and allow buyers to extend payment terms – are now a working capital tool for more healthcare supply chains. The continued rapid evolution of supply chain finance solutions offers a new way forward for CFOs in many industries to take direct charge of improving supplier-buyer arrangements.
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Last Mile Puts Talent, Technology First
Serious changes are happening in the supply chain as the ecommerce market continues to grow. The uptick in more online sales means an increase in the back-end logistics that go into getting a package from an online sale to the customer’s doorstep.
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Back(haul) to the Future
Backhauling is a logistics strategy in which commercial truck drivers transport a load on their trip back to their origin point. It is the opposite of deadheading, which is when drivers make the return trip with an empty truck.
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Team Up to Deter Supplier Fraud
Despite their best technology and efforts, finance leaders continue to battle the ever-evolving tactics of fraudsters. A key reason is that finance’s fraud management strategies are seldom considered in the context of supplier information. Their peers in procurement, meanwhile, manage supplier information daily but the processes they use aren’t designed to prevent fraud.
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Four Steps to Mitigate Risk
Supply chain regulations are in constant flux. In March 2024, the SEC announced new rules regarding climate-related disclosures, and there have been calls to strengthen the enforcement of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act. Meanwhile, the EU is also enhancing regulations regarding corporate sustainability, deforestation, ambient air quality, waste, and forced labor.
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Canada Rail Lockout: Will Container Ships Be Diverted?
Will container ships divert to alternative ports in the United States with the worker lockout at Canada’s two big railroads? Here’s the immediate forecast:
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The New Retail Equation: Better, Not Bigger?
In this new retail landscape, companies that innovate and adapt by refining their operational models to be more agile and responsive will be best positioned to thrive.
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How to Become an Employer of Choice
While millions of federal dollars are being poured into rebuilding America’s manufacturing sector, top talent is tough to find and keep.
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The Power of Regionalizing Inventory
Regionalizing inventory and spreading stock across multiple locations near consumers can help mitigate rising shipping costs, expedite delivery, and drive a better consumer experience.
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Wholesale Distributors Put AI to Work
Looming above all the day-to-day business pressures that wholesale distributors face is one overarching strategic imperative: Find ways to grow profitably—without increasing staffing levels. To meet that challenge, companies must attack it from multiple angles.
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What’s the Word? The Language of Logistics
What are the components of supply chain diversification? What’s the difference between GenAI and general artificial intelligence? Here are explanations of some oft-used but not often well-defined supply chain terms.
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