Feature Stories
Supply Chain Education: Building the Skill Set That Lands the Job
We asked faculty at four academic supply chain management programs to describe elements of a curriculum to prepare students for the supply chain challenges found in businesses today.
Super-sizing E-commerce Deliveries
Companies that manufacture, sell, and deliver an increasing number of e-commerce oversize goods face a unique set of challenges when delivering to homes. Delivery teams not only need access to home interiors for set-up, they must also communicate in real-time with recipients so they’re home when orders are delivered. What’s more, they need far more customer service skills than the typical delivery driver.
Case Studies
Reader Profile
Jennifer Daniel: Mastering the Art of Logistics
A profile of Jennifer Daniel, head of global logistics for Redbubble, an online marketplace that connects independent artists of graphic design, fine art, or photography with customers.
Commentary
How-To
Ten Tips
Becoming a Shipper of Choice
10 tips to help shippers become a “shipper of choice” in today’s logistics marketplace.
Trends
Walmart Rolls Back Driver Shortage Concern
Despite Challenges, Shippers Forge Ahead
Global
DHL Writes Prescription for Medical Express Service
Brexit: Supply Chain Opportunity or Threat?
Virgin Atlantic, Delta Cargo Fly Away Home to Heathrow
Is Technology the Solution to Global Supply Chain Complexity?
Sponsored
The Degrees That Deliver: Preparing the Next Generation of Industry Professionals - The University of Wisconsin-Superior
The University of Wisconsin-Superior is located on the shore of Lake Superior where a major international transportation hub serves world markets using all five modes of transportation. But it isn’t just the location that makes the University of Wisconsin-Superior’s undergraduate Transportation and Logistics Management (T&L) program unique.
The Next Frontier in LTL - SMC³
SMC³, the transportation industry’s leading authority for LTL data, technology and supply chain education, is developing the industry’s only LTL certification program.
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Checking InKeith Biondo
Knowledge is Power
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.
Good QuestionKatrina Arabe
GOOD QUESTION | Should the United States Postal Service be privatized? Why or why not?
Readers weigh in on whether the USPS should go private.
IT Matters: Logistics & Supply Chain TechnologyDoug Surrett
Time to Get Cracking on Compliance
The rules that keep goods moving across borders are only going to get more complex. Staying compliant, let alone keeping track and making sense of scores of countries’ customs and compliance rules, international trade agreements, and a host of new pacts that will soon be coming online is a daunting task.
Reverse LogisticsValerie Metzker
Retail Combats a $351-Billion Problem
Despite growing concerns, many retailers see free and flexible return policies as an essential part of staying competitive.
Supply Chain SecurityMatan Or-El
The ABCs of Supply Chain Cybersecurity
One of the biggest issues that will quickly come to the forefront in 2019 is cybersecurity for the supply chain.