How should shippers approach the process of issuing a request for proposal (RFP) for carrier services? Advice from Tim Meester, vice president of business development for the central region of Green Mountain Technology.

Until operations management and transportation spend are combined, a company doesn't know the true cost of its business, says Jim Barnes, executive vice president of Körber Supply Chain.

Rick Thomas, senior vice president of business development with GEODIS, offers an overview of current parcel carrier rates and surcharges, and what the coming peak season might look like.  

A case study about how Waytek Wire implemented an innovative order-fulfillment system from FastFetch, with Waytek owner and chief operating officer Mike Larson, and FastFetch president and founder Jack Peck.

Chris Kulp, managing director and leader of the Procurement and Sourcing Group of Alvarez & Marsal, lays out the continuing challenges that supply chains are facing today — and what they can expect to be grappling with in the months to come.

Ron Sweet, senior consultant at Kimberly-Clark, describes how the CPG giant optimized transportation management, in this case study submission to the 2022 Supply Chain Innovator of the Year Award.

As variability has ramped up in the warehouse, a flexible workforce has become a necessity, says Hisham Khaki, president of HapiGig.

The volume of counterfeit products is huge and poses safety issues for manufacturers, carriers and consumers, says Phil Hamilton, chief executive officer and co-founder of Countercheck.

Companies need a centralized location for accessing data, and making smart decisions based on it. John Errebo, chief technology officer of Enveyo, assesses the state of data management.

Visibility, risk management and compliance must be optimized for a successful supply chain, says Karin Stevens, executive vice president and chief marketing and product officer at Overhaul.