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Tapping Social Media to Power Your Supply Chain

Social media provides a platform for companies to share knowledge and opinions, and broadcast information to an audience of followers. It also generates valuable data about how your customers think, shop, vote, and spend their leisure time. Many companies have jumped into social media to improve supply chain operations. Cindi Hane, vice president of technical […]

| Last Mile Delivery | Ocean Shipping | Retail | Supply Chain Management

Trends—April 2014

Shopping for Retail Trends The National Retail Federation (NRF) drew a record 30,000-plus attendees to its January 2014 BIG Apple Conference to "touch and feel" the latest hot trends and innovations in the retail industry. For some attendees, like Mark Ledbetter, global vice president for SAP Retail, the reality is even more compelling. Ledbetter, who […]

| Inventory Management | Lean Supply Chain | Supply Chain Management

Streamlining Inventory Through SKU Rationalization

While supply chain and logistics managers pursuing Lean operations generally seek to eliminate excess inventory, sales and marketing programs often lead companies to increase the volume of products they keep in stock. During the past few decades, the number of stockkeeping units (SKUs) retailers offer has soared. For example, in 1970, the average grocery store […]

| 3PL | Partnership | Supply Chain Management

The Fundamentals of Successful Value Chain Partnerships

Q: How can value chain partners cooperate to create and share efficiencies? A: With an unprecedented global reach, access to new markets, increased regulation, and huge advances in technology, today’s supply chain environment is more complex than ever. Coupled with increasing customer demands for speed, flexibility, cost efficiency, quality, and customization, it is very difficult […]

| Bar-coding Systems | Logistics I.T. | Security | Supply Chain Management

Shipment Monitoring Technology: Picking Up the Signals

From basic to complex, tracking devices give shippers the power to locate and secure cargo at any point in the supply chain.

Heading North: Navigating Alaska’s Supply Chain

The road to success in the Last Frontier is paved with logistics demands and challenges.

March 17, 2014 | 3PL | Retail | Reverse Logistics | Supply Chain Management

How to Profit from Outsourcing

More companies outsource the reverse logistics function than any other part of the supply chain. In fact, most Fortune 1000 retailers and consumer goods manufacturers outsource part or all of their reverse logistics processes, and experts expect this trend to continue growing globally over the next 20 years. Why do companies such as Walmart, Dell, […]

| Global Logistics | Global Trade Management | Logistics I.T. | Supply Chain Management

Global Trade in the Key of GTM

When orchestrating international shipments, global trade management solutions help trading partners sing the same tune.

Steering Clear of Supply Chain Disruptions

No one knows whether the 2014 U.S. West Coast port labor negotiations will go smoothly or result in import and export traffic disruptions. Evaluate your supply chain now and implement contingency plans to avoid trouble later.

Georgia: Logistics Sweet Spot

Many elements make The Peach State appealing to site selection teams. But the seeds of its success are firmly planted in its logistics assets.

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