Today's highly complex supply chain has to contend with a lack of skilled labor, says Dirk Hejnal, CEO of Körber Supply Chain. That necessitates investment in automation technology.

Getting inventory closer to the end user saves money on transportation and is much more eco-friendly, says Corey Apirian, chief executive officer of Davinci Micro Fulfillment.

Seth Patin, CEO and founder of LogistiVIEW, and David Meyn, senior director of distribution at Cintas, discuss optimizing labor visibility and productivity at the uniform company.

Women need to be further empowered if they are to continue their climb to senior management positions in supply chain and logistics, says Victoria Ma, head of digital innovation at Miebach Consulting.

If any technology is making up for the labor shortage and boosting productivity in the warehouse, it's robotics, says Jake Heldenberg, head of solution design, warehousing, North America, for Vanderlande.

Ashley Craig, co-chair of the International Trade Group of Venable LLP, explains the content of a new communication from three government agencies, cracking down on violators of U.S. sanctions and export controls targeting Russia and Belarus.

Bart De Muynck, chief industry officer of project44, discusses how companies can make real progress in measuring the carbon emissions of their supply chain partners.

A technology refresh, while yielding big benefits to the warehouse, can also be highly disruptive to day-to-day operations.

Harpinder Singh, managing partner of Innovation Endeavors, discusses problems to be solved and capabilities of startups to be considered before investing in this space.

Krenar Komoni, founder and chief executive officer of Tive, offers advice on evaluating freight-tech providers, and emphasizes the need for collaboration as the basis for making key decisions in the supply chain.