Reverse Logistics

Improper E-waste Disposal Often Results in Counterfeit Parts Re-entering Electronics Supply Chain

September 4, 2013

The counterfeiting of electronics (as well as the exporting of e-waste, which has been demonstrated to directly enable this type of counterfeiting) is currently seen as only a minor crime, even though it has been extensively proven to cause financial loss, injury, and death. That may be changing.

How to Stop Cargo Theft From Stealing Your Profits

August 26, 2013

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Movie heists often involve sophisticated tools and brilliant plans that depend on crack timing in order to succeed. Not so in real life.

What's the Future of E-Commerce Order Fulfillment?

July 23, 2013

SupplyChainBrain

Jeff Hedges, president of OPEX Material Handling, outlines some of the major challenges confronting e-commerce providers, including rising costs, tax issues and global regulation.

Your Reverse Logistics Strategy May Not Be So Successful if You Try It Internationally

July 19, 2013

EBN

The successful reverse logistics process that works domestically may not translate if you try to take it international. When you cross borders, especially international borders, there are a host of issues and risks, which you need to consider and mitigate.

How Supply Chain Became the 'Truth-Teller' at Johnson & Johnson

June 24, 2013

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Eight p.m. in the "war room" of Johnson & Johnson Health Care Systems: 150 people from all over the world are on a conference call. The topic is a supply outage of trocars, a medical device used in microscopic surgery. Someone on the line, clearly untroubled by the crisis, speaks up. "It's just a trocar," he says.

Dell & Mondelez: Making Vested Outsourcing Work Well Beyond Expectations!

June 13, 2013

Kate Vitasek, Faculty, Center for Executive Education, The Univ. of Tennessee

Kenco Offers Dashboards to Measure Supply-Chain Sustainability

June 12, 2013

Kenco

Kenco, a third-party logistics services provider, has developed a set of dashboards to measure companies' sustainability efforts in their distribution, transportation and supply-chain activities.

SEC's New Rule on Conflict Minerals: Clarity and Confusion

June 3, 2013

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

The fog is beginning to clear. High-tech and other types of manufacturers are getting a better idea of what they must do in order to conform to new requirements for disclosing the presence in their products of conflict minerals from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and neighboring states. Still, a number of questions remain unanswered.

JDA Issues New Version of Transportation & Logistics Management App

May 7, 2013

JDA Software Group Inc.

JDA Software Group Inc. has released a new version of JDA Transportation & Logistics Management, the vendor's transportation-management system (TMS) software.

GT Nexus Wraps Up Merger with TradeCard

May 1, 2013

GT Nexus

GT Nexus has completed its merger with TradeCard. The combined company, with headquarters in Oakland, Calif., is operating under the GT Nexus name.

Reverse Logistics

The latest news, analysis, services and systems regarding reverse logistics and its impact on global supply chains. Today’s companies are refurbishing and recycling more goods and managing more product returns than ever before thanks, in part, to the boom in e-commerce. New technologies for reverse fulfillment are transforming the way companies provide customer support - and allowing them to stay ahead of the competition in their industries. As these services continue to evolve, businesses are discovering new ways to increase efficiency and cut costs. Learn how companies are using reverse logistics solutions to power their supply chains.