Learn how the business landscape is experiencing a rapid and unprecedented transformation across the globe, primarily driven by continuous technological advancements, evolving customer preferences, and the rise of service-oriented economies.
Read the IDC Analyst Connection sponsored by SAP, “The Utility of AI in Supply Chain Planning,” to explore how forward-thinking companies are already using AI.
Data analytics point to a market inversion: Rising spot rates are about to exceed contract rates for the first time since early 2022. The history of such inversions tells us that contract rates will follow the upward path of spot rates after a few months’ lag. How can shippers take steps to protect their profits in this new environment?
Download our free eCommerce industry guide to learn how an automated right-sized packaging solution can streamline process flows and boost customer satisfaction.
Jey Yokeley, vice president sales with TransImpact, details the way that technology — especially in the form of artificial intelligence and machine learning — is aiding how both parcel carriers and shippers make key decisions in an increasingly complex industry.
Parcel customers are moving away from a sole focus on speed of delivery to a concern about price, and carriers must respond by controlling their costs, says Dave Loonam, senior vice president of sales with DHL eCommerce.
Parcel shippers need to strike a delicate balance between loyalty to carriers and the desire to diversifying their service providers, says Oscar Gladman, director of parcel carrier development with Geodis.
The latest supply-chain news, analysis, trends and tools for executives in the e-commerce/omnichannel industry — which consists of companies engaged in internet retailing, including those with auxiliary brick-and-mortar stores. Learn how e-commerce/omnichannel companies and their suppliers around the world are managing the flow of products across all channels of the enterprise. Experts sound off on forecasting and demand planning, supply-chain visibility, logistics outsourcing, inventory optimization, transportation management, warehouse management, supply-chain security, corporate social responsibility and more.
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