Data from sources like social media, along with powerful analytic software, are giving companies insights into customer buying habits that never before were possible, says Raj Devarajan of Symphony Analytics. He discusses this and other implications that big data holds for supply chain management.

Providing medical implants for upper-body surgeries is a critical, time-sensitive business. Raymond Allen of Biomet Microfixations explains how his company forecasts and manages demand so as to never disappoint the patient.

Ninety-three percent of companies canvassed said the fuel surcharge (FSC) is the most common accessorial published by shippers, with the vast majority utilizing a cents-per-mile-based schedule versus a percentage-based fuel method.

Gartner's 10th Annual Supply Chain Top 25 is an annual ranking that calls out large manufacturers and retailers from the Fortune Global 500 and the Forbes Global 2000 who display superior supply chain performance, capabilities and leadership of the best supply chains. And you can join a Peer Panel that ranks the companies.

IndoSpace Logistics Parks Ltd, which develops industrial real estate and warehouses, said it has closed its second fund called IndoSpace Logistics Parks II (ILP II) at $330m.