When it comes to transportation technology’s efforts to realize the promise of unmanned vehicles and alternative fuel sources, we’re in a phase comparable to early efforts to lay a trans-Atlantic telegraph cable. Stuff just keeps going wrong.

Digital transformation within the supply chain is well underway. But consumer-products companies are lagging many other industries in progressing toward that goal.

The meteoric rise of business-to-consumer retail e-commerce has sent shock waves throughout the industry. Now, the impact is reverberating beyond Amazon and eBay to affect business-to-business companies everywhere.

The past decade has seen a monumental shift in the requirements placed on distribution centers. As customers continue to trend toward online sales and demand faster delivery times, retailers and wholesalers are feeling the pressure.

The explosion of e-commerce has caused shippers and carriers to increase their focus on last-mile delivery. Marc Levin, chief commercial officer with Cargomatic, explains how they're coping.

Tom French, founder and CEO of Supply Chain Coach, explains the concept of manufacturers owning the cost of fulfilling orders for all of their sales partners — a practice embraced by Lodge Cast Iron. A finalist in the 2019 Supply Chain Innovation Awards competition.

It’s been two years since Amazon bought Whole Foods. At the time, analysts touted the deal as an Amazon initiative to dominate food retail. But is that what really happened?