Keith Biondo
Supply chain managers face known and unknown challenges—with a certainty that they can and will succeed no matter the impediments.
Keith Biondo
A small change in Inbound Logistics' tag line – from logistics to enterprises – recognizes the massive business shift in the way shippers drive excellence.
Keith Biondo
Here's how Disney is leveraging technology and big data to make visitors' experiences magical.
Keith Biondo
In good times and in bad, world-class third-party logistics providers will continue to solve fundamental business challenges wrapped around supply chain operations.
Keith Biondo
A series of convergent events are raising national supply chain costs at every touch but investing in processes and people, and aligning with phenomenal logistics partners will offset a good measure of the costs and increase customer satisfaction.
Keith Biondo
A series of convergent events are raising national supply chain costs at every touch but investing in processes and people, and aligning with phenomenal logistics partners will offset a good measure of the costs and increase customer satisfaction.
Keith Biondo
Four recent independent Artificial Intelligence (AI) advances indicate that self-aware supply chains, or what some are calling cognitive supply chains, may be closer than we think.
Keith Biondo
Global trade analysts predicted the sky was falling, but that is not currently the case. How did they get the projections so wrong?
Keith Biondo
What supply chain professionals can do to ensure that the skill set you've cultivated over the years is transferred to the next generation of practitioners.
Felecia Stratton
Inbound Logistics continues to provide actionable content to help drive supply chain change.
Keith Biondo
Online retailers are winning in the market with all types of consumers, even in manufacturing industrial products.
Felecia Stratton
There are a multitude of resources available to help even the busiest logistics professionals hone their skillsets.
Keith Biondo
Two important developments–the US Postal Service’s relationship with Amazon and the U.S.withdrawal from the Universal Postal Union (UPU)–will impact domestic and international e-commerce shipments.
Keith Biondo
Workforce and career development are on the national radar and many companies are stepping up with financial, time and expertise commitments to accomplish the goals of developing the U.S. workforce for tomorrow.
Keith Biondo
Driver wellness programs are relatively easy to implement, don't cost money, and are the right thing to.
Keith Biondo
The war between the retail/e-commerce customer experience and increasing costs is heating up, thanks to the impact that rising transportation prices are having on the retail process. That trend plagues e-commerce players and retailers, both large and small.
Keith Biondo
Clearly, increased trucking costs are the new normal. Also as clear is the other dynamic, which is emphasized a little less these days but all the more important to offset cost increases in other areas: Use your logistics partner strategically and offset rising transport costs.
Keith Biondo
If you spend too much time clearing privacy protection notices from your email box, thank the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). But what exactly is this regulation and how might it impact future supply chain technological innovation?
Keith Biondo
It is exactly the wrong time to abandon a demand-driven approach to the supply chain.
Keith Biondo
Are last-mile deliveries being left to ununiformed, lightly skilled, newly hired Uberesque drivers, despite technology upgrades and changing consumer demands?
Keith Biondo
Demand-driven logistics can help manage supply chain disruption caused by trade uncertainty, tariffs, protectionism, and retaliation.
Keith Biondo
In the rush to satisfy ever-increasing demands for speed and efficiency, and the clarion calls to deliver your best customer experience, supply chain managers need to consider that impact on the worker experience.
Felecia Stratton
There is a great opportunity for growth in many business sectors, and the role of supply chain excellence is fundamentally important in that economic environment.
Keith Biondo
Status quo will not be the norm in 2018 as major and minor changes are brewing in business operations.
Keith Biondo
Transportation, logistics, and supply chain play an increasingly pivotal role in providing excellent customer service.
Keith Biondo
We all know the best way to approach an unguarded railroad crossing is to stop, look, and listen. That same advice applies when examining the economy, which will likely roar through 2018 at full speed.
Felecia Stratton
IL Editor Felecia Stratton was lucky to get an annual glimpse into the future of the logistics workforce—and can say with confidence that we’ll be just fine.
Keith Biondo
Truckers and shippers weigh in on the state of the economy as we head into 2018.
Keith Biondo
Whether your company is a manufacturer, retailer, distributor, or in e-commerce, the future is happening now, automagically. IL publisher Keith Biondo explores IoT and the Internet of Everything.
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What do new buying trends mean for those providing logistics solutions to you, especially if your logistics partners are not market monsters?
Keith Biondo
Supply chain infrastructure is rebuilding itself, below the surface where only logisticians can see it.
Keith Biondo
Recent randomware attacks reveal vulnerabilities in manufacturing, logistics and supply chain security.
Felecia Stratton
Inbound Logistics Editor Felecia Stratton marks a 35-year career anniversary with a look back at how technology changed supply management forever.
Keith Biondo
Despite news reports that globalization is dead, other trends will offset the downward spiral. If we redefine what globalization means, we won’t miss the trend again and be surprised by the results.
Keith Biondo
Amazon’s patent to parachute packages sends Inbound Logistics Publisher Keith Biondo on a trip down memory lane to an article he wrote 14 years ago predicting such an event.
Keith Biondo
Will the coming political change reverse slow economic growth many had anticipated for the next 4 years? Many think so.
Felecia Stratton
As the economic rollercoaster trends up quickly, best logistics practices will give your enterprise vitality to scale up quickly without disrupting.
Keith Biondo
High taxes and complex regulations create new choices for manufacturers: Nearshore? Offshore? Sue and settle? No matter what they decide, their supply chains will be impacted.
Keith Biondo
How will blockchain technology impact the future of the supply chain?
Felecia Stratton
Some recent experiences provide hope that smart, dedicated and hardworking young professionals will fill the logistics talent gap.
Keith Biondo
Border discussions may be politically incorrect but they are necessary.
Keith Biondo
Instantaneous, insatiable customer need runs the risk of forcing people out of the equation. But some logistics challenges can only be met by people working at ‘people speed.’
Keith Biondo
Using the best logistics IT available, and partnering with world-class carriers and 3PLs, can help you find a better way towards supply chain success.
Felecia Stratton
Inbound Logistics editor lists six cool things she learned (or just realized anew) as she edited the annual 3PL issue.
Keith Biondo
Healthy living/clean eating lifestyles are impacting the grocery supply chain. What do food companies need to do to adapt?
Keith Biondo
The migration to web, cloud, and SaaS solutions continues, and it's a good thing for shippers. Here's why you'll love getting ahead in the cloud.
Keith Biondo
New technology enables new advances in supply chain security. What will security look like in 2025?
Keith Biondo
The uncertainty in today’s global economies has a huge impact on how supply chain professionals manage global supply chains.
Felecia Stratton
To excel in a supply chain management career, students and employees need broad knowledge and skillsets that extend across the entire supply chain function.
Keith Biondo
Young and veteran supply chain professionals alike must acclimate, absorb, and apply fast-approaching technological developments or risk being part of the past.
Felecia Stratton
Why Inbound Logistics decided to re-publish Strikepoint, a fictional logistics novella originally published in 2001.
Felecia Stratton
The true measure of customer service is what team members, carriers, and supply chain partners do when something goes wrong.
Felecia Stratton
Inbound Logistics editor Felecia Stratton discovers that change management is not only a supply chain challenge.
Keith Biondo
After 30 site visits and two logistics industry conferences, Inbound Logistics Publisher Keith Biondo wonders what the future of supply chain and logistics holds.
Keith Biondo
How will XPO’s blockbuster acquisition of Con-way impact the transportation, logistics and supply chain sector?
Felecia Stratton
E-commerce is leaving a trail of brick-and-mortar debris in its wake.
Keith Biondo
The third-party logistics (3PL) segment evolved from shippers driving the process based on their needs, to collaboratively working together to create new solutions and change business operations.
Felecia Stratton
When you consider the rapid evolution of supply chain management over the past two decades the 3PL industry has been a featured piece in an increasingly pixelated mosaic.
Felecia Stratton
Companies are breaking through functional silos to initiate sweeping sustainability mandates.
Felecia Stratton
Supply management professionals are increasingly accepting cross-functional cooperation in purchasing, supply management, production and inventory control to optimize overall company performance and increase competitiveness.
Keith Biondo
New lower-cost commercial systems and equipment are just over the horizon; they will provide an exciting array of inventory control to the logistics and supply chain community.
Felecia Stratton
Companies doing business globally are learning to be more flexible to adapt quickly to uncertainty without sacrificing economy, speed and service.
Felecia Stratton
The role of supply chain practitioner is evolving by integrating technology, functional expertise, and experience to identify problems and engineer solutions.
Keith Biondo
A review of the important mile markers in supply chain management that brought us to present day shows we have made progress, but there is more work to be done.
Felecia Stratton
ThomasNet, ISM and Inbound Logistics partner to create the 30 Under 30 Rising Supply Chain Stars program to recognize the brightest young stars in supply chain management today.
Felecia Stratton
As e-commerce and ominchannel raise expectations, and consumers become more impatient, supply chain practitioners turn to technology to help them perform.
Keith Biondo
The best way shippers and consignees can accommodate speed and reliability is to practice demand-driven logistics.
Felecia Stratton
Intermodal solutions can have significant returns, but there are challenges to consider.
Keith Biondo
Treat truck drivers respectfully to build a good reputation with carriers and ensure load coverage.
Keith Biondo
Retail operations need support from e-commerce, IT, and logistics execution.
Felecia Stratton
Third-party logistics services evolved to meet shippers' changing transportation, distribution, and warehousing needs.
Keith Biondo
Online retailers such as Amazon and eBay are expanding their offerings to provide their vendors with logistics support.
Felecia Stratton
Colleges are adding logistics and supply chain education programs to support the next generation of professionals.
Keith Biondo
An improving economy and e-commerce growth spur demand for warehouse space.
Felecia Stratton
Demand-driven supply chains strive for synchronicity between functions and among partners to ensure optimal performance.
Keith Biondo
Global logistics trends offer opportunities, but also drive the need for better global supply chain control.
Felecia Stratton
Inbound Logistics Editor Felecia Stratton discusses the merits of supply chain continuing education.
Keith Biondo
2014 may be a year of uncertainty, but inbound logistics best practices can help improve supply chain operations, writes Inbound Logistics Publisher Keith Biondo.
Felecia Stratton
Inbound Logistics Editor Felecia Stratton shares highlights from the January 2014 issue.
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Companies such as Amazon show delivery speed and logistics agility provide the customer service levels retailers need to win.
Felecia Stratton
Equipped with industry training, new logistics professionals need their more experienced peers’ communication and interpersonal skills.
Keith Biondo
Shipper and motor carrier responses to Inbound Logistics’ market research survey indicate trucking trends.
Felecia Stratton
From retailers to OEMs, companies track parts and finished goods to drive supply chain visibility and flexibility.
Keith Biondo
Flexible 3PLs drive business process improvements for shippers.
Felecia Stratton
Outsourcing transportation and logistics to third-party logistics providers (3PLs) blends function and flexibility into a supply chain feng shui.
Felecia Stratton
Demand-driven logistics practices are a perfect focal point to integrate green strategies with Lean methodologies.
Felecia Stratton
Today's IT trends -- big data, cloud computing, integration, and visibility -- let business logistics managers harness technology in countless ways to find greater efficiency and economy.
Keith Biondo
The United States lags behind other nations in transportation policy and infrastructure funding, writes Inbound Logistics Publisher Keith Biondo.
Felecia Stratton
Educational resources – including online learning and accelerated MBA programs – abound for people working in or pursuing supply chain jobs, writes Editor Felecia Stratton.
Keith Biondo
By providing end-to-end visibility, demand driven logistics practices deliver competitive advantage and solve supply chain challenges for businesses of all sizes, writes Publisher Keith Biondo.
Felecia Stratton
Supply chain management makes a difference by empowering companies to do more with less, and project a stronger competitive force, writes Editor Felecia Stratton.
Felecia Stratton
In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, Inbound Logistics Editor Felecia Stratton sees the supply chain industry's true colors firsthand.
Keith Biondo
Velocity is more important than price for some consumers, perhaps giving some retailers another component to consider as they compete, writes Publisher Keith Biondo.
Felecia Stratton
Predictive analytics provides large volumes of data to help logistics managers match demand to supply, making predictive analytics a competitive weapon in demand-driven supply chains.
Felecia Stratton
Inbound Logistics' annual trucking issue assesses the challenges and opportunities that await the trucking industry during this period of rapid change, writes Editor Felecia Stratton.
Felecia Stratton
As retailers look to grow their business, the challenge of keeping up with the market becomes exponentially greater—especially as new channels emerge, writes Editor Felecia Stratton. Supply chain management can help create balance between supply and demand.
Keith Biondo
If shippers use their third-party logistics partners for more than brokerage—not just as tactical providers, but as strategic partners—a whole new world of logistics excellence and accomplishments could open up, writes Inbound Logistics Publisher Keith Biondo.
Felecia Stratton
Increasingly, 3PLs and shippers are working much more collaboratively, often sharing pains and gains, writes Editor Felecia Stratton.
Keith Biondo
Walmart's green initiatives keep the retailer's supply chain lean and efficient, writes Inbound Logistics Publisher Keith Biondo.
Felecia Stratton
Warehouses are one component within a much larger distribution ecosystem, writes Editor Felecia Stratton.
Keith Biondo
Logistics technology is a source of competitive advantage, writes Publisher Keith Biondo.
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People are a vital component of marketing - the fifth P - supporting products and companies with advanced logistics and supply chain management skills, writes Inbound Logistics Publisher Keith Biondo.
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Today's supply chain professionals are tough, practical, and undeterred by the specter of failure, writes Inbound Logistics Publisher Keith Biondo.
Felecia Stratton
Inbound Logistics Editor Felecia Stratton discusses supply chain integration, citing articles from the January 2012 Logistics Planner issue.
Keith Biondo
The use of new technology and tools—such as email, cellphones, and social media—allows shippers to stay involved, from order to final-mile delivery, no matter what the shipment, to create a superior customer service experience.
Keith Biondo
UPS My Choice, a new direct-to-home delivery service, turns consumers into inbound logistics practitioners.
Felecia Stratton
Intermodal shipping reduces transport costs by rationalizing long-haul bulk moves between road, barge, rail, and occasionally air, writes Editor Felecia Stratton.
Felecia Stratton
Motor freight carriers employ a variety of strategies to keep cargo secure in transit, writes Editor Felecia Stratton.
Keith Biondo
New global supply chain challenges present growth opportunities for logistics professionals, writes Publisher Keith Biondo.
Keith Biondo
Shippers that use only the transactional solutions offered by their 3PL partners are missing the opportunity to benefit from advanced logistics solutions and expertise they helped pay to initiate, implement, and build-out, writes Publisher Keith Biondo.
Felecia Stratton
Editor Felecia Stratton describes the highlights of the July 2011 issue, which documents the many ways 3PLs of all shapes and sizes are moving the outsourcing needle in different directions.
Felecia Stratton
Inbound Logistics Editor Felecia Stratton questions whether the green consumer phenomenon is a fad – and what it means for supply chain and logistics sustainability initiatives.
Keith Biondo
Inbound Logistics Publisher Keith Biondo examines a trend in moving manufacturing from China back to the United States.
Keith Biondo
Globally interconnected supply chains face challenges such as natural disasters and currency fluctuations, but benefit from the latest logistics technology.
Felecia Stratton
Man-made disruptions and natural disasters have a radiating effect on global supply chains. Inbound Logistics Editor Felecia Stratton discusses ways of coping.
Felecia Stratton
Inbound Logistics' editorial helps you realize new opportunities as you grow your career.
Keith Biondo
Inbound Logistics Publisher Keith Biondo cites real-world cases of supply chain gains, including Del Monte Foods, Coca-Cola Bottling Company, and National Starch.
Felecia Stratton
Inbound Logistics Editor Felecia Stratton reflects on the magazine's January 2011 coverage of supply chain gains.
Felecia Stratton
To survive and grow in today's demanding, competitive economy, companies must excel at both supply chain management and customer service.
Keith Biondo
The latest round of Department of Transportation TIGER grants continues the spending bias for passenger and other non-freight initiatives.
Keith Biondo
Inbound Logistics Publisher Keith Biondo considers how today\'s foreign currency values will impact global product flow.
Keith Biondo
Is there a war on trucking? CSA 2010, cap and trade, and Hours of Service changes are challenging the ability of truckers to operate profitably in America, says Inbound Logistics Publisher Keith Biondo
Keith Biondo
Inbound Logistics Publisher Keith Biondo outlines how Walmart is taking inbound logistics to the next level.
Keith Biondo
A failure to communicate is the primary reason that 3PL relationships fall apart, according to Inbound Logistics' annual third-party logistics survey.
Felecia Stratton
To be successful, a close relationship between third-party logistics providers and their shipper customers requires a great deal of communication.
Keith Biondo
Serious challenges balance the benefits of embracing sustainability efforts, writes Inbound Logistics Publisher Keith Biondo.
Keith Biondo
A lean manufacturing value chain sometimes carries the risk of falling behind demand, as John Deere discovered, but the alternative can be worse, writes Inbound Logistics Publisher Keith Biondo.
Felecia Stratton
Inbound Logistics' April 2010 issue presents a fully integrated editorial lineup that embraces different perspectives of the logistics technology space.
Keith Biondo
Publisher Keith Biondo shares hot topics among retailers —and how it affects your business.
Felecia Stratton
Florida's Talent Supply Chain association aims to boost Florida's economy by encouraging and expanding workforce development, training, and job retention across the state, writes Inbound Logistics Editor Felecia Stratton.
Felecia Stratton
A logistician's resilience is valuable when opportunities are ripe, but it's invaluable when problems persist, writes Inbound Logistics Editor Felecia Stratton.
Keith Biondo
Tough economic times lead to transportation innovation, adoption, and adaptation, writes Inbound Logistics Publisher Keith Biondo.
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