Feature Stories
Supply Chain Sustainability Takes Root
Whether to help the environment or just to cut costs, companies are making lean and green changes with a major impact.
G75: Inbound Logistics' 75 Green Supply Chain Partners
These supply chain, logistics, and transportation companies lead the way in supporting sustainability.
10 Greenest Ports in America
These ports have utilized various initiatives to ensure the ultimate impact of sustainability outweighs its costs.
30 Under 30 Rising Supply Chain Stars: Defining a New Generation
The accomplishments of the 2015 30 Under 30 Rising Supply Chain Stars demonstrate that the future of the supply chain management profession is in good hands.
Case Studies
I.T. Toolkit
Cloud-Based Route Planning? That Would Be Ideal!
Wholesale distributor Ideal Supply re-routed its delivery network through the cloud with the help of logistics technology provider Descartes.
LeaderSHIP
AGT Global Logistics Founder and CEO Angela Eliacostas: Unstoppable Force
Profile of Angela Eliacostas, founder and CEO of AGT Global Logistics
Reader Profile
Kendra Austin: Dedicated to Diversity
Profile of Kendra Austin, Director, Supplier Diversity, Express Scripts
Commentary
How-To
Ten Tips
Making Your Distribution Data Work For You
When used effectively, data can help retailers improve customer service, website experience, and overall supply chain and shipping processes.
Trends
Global
Sponsored
Case Study
TMS Provides Recipe for Visibility, Vendor Compliance
Kuebix TMS and Managed Services take Weis Markets’ supply chain to the next level of excellence.
Chemical Logistics
Chemical Logistics: Formula for Success
As the chemical industry continues to grow, shippers and their service partners work hard to keep product moving, trouble-free.
Knowledge Base
It’s Chemistry: Globally Harmonized System Facilitates Trade
As the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals become more prevalent, the logistics industry will reap the benefits of increased, streamlined trade.
Thought Leaders
Internet of Things on Your TMS
Your TMS is the perfect place to start making sense of IoT–giving you the ability to make smarter decisions faster.
Thought Leaders
Addressing Vendor Management and Shifting Global Trade Currents
Thomas Griffin of DLS Worldwide explains the most important aspects in good vendor management and how manufacturers can deal with increasing regulations and security concerns.
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Checking InKeith Biondo
Freshening Up
Healthy living/clean eating lifestyles are impacting the grocery supply chain. What do food companies need to do to adapt?
Online ExclusiveEcoDevNerijus Poskus
How the Panama Canal Expansion Will Shake Up U.S. Shipping
The Panama Canal expansion, completed on June 26, 2016, will have an ever-widening impact on cargo flow across North America. Here's how the culmination of this decade-long expansion project will rewrite the rules of shipping.
Online ExclusiveFine Print: Supply Chain Legal IssuesEric Geerts
SOLAS Container Weight Verification: What Shippers Need to Know Now
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) implemented the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) requirement to verify container weight as a condition to load marine cargo into a ship. It recently issued a memo on how to enforce the requirement for three months after July 1, 2016 when it will go into effect. How should shippers interpret this update?
Fine Print: Supply Chain Legal IssuesChris Cotter
Lifting the Fog on Extreme Caution Driving
When inclement weather affects visibility or traction, commercial drivers must reduce speed and cease operations when those conditions become sufficiently dangerous.
Good QuestionInbound Logistics
GOOD QUESTION | What are the characteristics of a great supply chain?
Readers weigh in on the characteristics of a great supply chain.
Online ExclusiveIT Matters: Logistics & Supply Chain TechnologyEytan Buchman
Enterprise Technology Freight Train Finally Reaches Logistics Sector
Increased funding, bigger ideas, and changing mindsets are setting the stage for the explosive growth of enterprise technology in the logistics sector.
IT Matters: Logistics & Supply Chain TechnologyGary Hanifan
Goodbye, Linear Supply Chain. Hello, Digital Supply Network
Connected, intelligent, scalable, and rapid, the digital supply network is ready to be deployed today. Companies may hold on to the dying linear supply chain, but they are closing themselves off from a strategy that operates at a lower price point and enables growth.
Online ExclusiveIT Matters: Logistics & Supply Chain TechnologyTom Collins
How Real-Time Information Can Transform Your Supply Chain
Enhancing supply chains with real-time visibility gives shippers the insight and details needed to operate quickly, accurately, and more effectively than ever before.
Smart Moves: Supply Chain Careers & Education AdviceML Peck
Is Your Company Millennial Friendly?
When it comes to attracting millennial job candidates, the supply management sector has a decided advantage, but how can companies retain them? Here are three actions ISM’s ML Peck recommends.