With the current focus on the tens of thousands of containers stuck on ships outside major U.S. ports, it’s easy to forget a maxim of supply chain management: If it’s not on wheels, it’s not moving.

What better way to work off the anxieties of the pandemic than an at-home boxing workout? Yet the company that’s capitalizing on that urge has had to deal with its own set of frustrations in getting product to market.

Bill Brooks, vice president of North America transportation with Capgemini, delves into the multiple causes of the congestion that’s currently plaguing global supply chains, and speculates on some possible short- and long-term solutions to the crisis.

Here's how third-party logistics providers supplement fulfillment and delivery operations.

Raul Alfonso, chief commercial officer with Port Tampa Bay, discusses how the pandemic and surge in consumer buying have motivated international shippers to seek alternative gateways, in order to avoid congestion at major port complexes.

The recent debate over who is an independent contractor versus a direct employee promises to have a big impact on commercial truckers.

Richard Kilgore, associate professor of management and business administration at Maryville University, describes the plight that automakers are currently facing, due to multiple causes of disruption in the supply chain.