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The Problem With Safety Stock — and How to Get It Right
We’ve yet to attain the nirvana of supply always matching the demand. In attempting to do so, retailers strive to carry extra buffer at every outlet.
A warehouse worker takes stock of inventory. Photo: Getty.
The Problem With Robots in Retail
You can't solve a dynamic problem with a static solution.
How Amazon Returns Impact Sellers
Retail returns are unavoidable, and companies know they should anticipate a certain percentage each year. For e-tailers — many of which are facing soaring shipping costs and chronic freight bottlenecks — there’s an additional layer of complexity to reverse logistics.
The Software Path to Advanced Order Fulfillment
For e-commerce and omnichannel retailers, effective inventory management is essential to running successful distribution and fulfillment operations.
Many Climate Impact Disclosures Are a Sham. Here’s How We Fix Them.
The way in which climate-risk disclosures are currently made leads to inaccurate and misleading reports, with non-actionable metrics that are impossible to compare between companies.
A U.S. solar panel farm. Photo: Getty.
Three Shipping Trends to Watch This Year
The only certainty in logistics is that uncertainty will grow, opening the door to innovative and adaptable companies to emerge as industry leaders.
Photo: Getty.
What Counterfeit Masks Have Taught Us About Supply Chain Visibility
Counterfeiting can happen to any company, especially those with poor supply chain visibility. How can brands and retailers ensure the authenticity of their products?
A white KN95 mask, which prevents the spread of COVID-19. Photo: Getty.
Can Blockchain Solve the Problem of Food Recalls?
Food-borne illnesses can be deadly. Yet when people hear about a food recall — even for something serious like E.coli — they usually determine whether or not they recently purchased that item and move on, not stopping to consider what the situation implies about the U.S. food supply chain.
A person slices uncooked salmon on a cutting board. Photo: Huy Phan/ Pexels.
The Role of AI, Analytics in Advancing Supply Chains
Data science software for supply chains is becoming democratized and universally accessible — tearing down the barrier to entry.
A warehouse worker uses a digital tablet. Photo: Getty.
When Globalization Meets Just-in-Time in the Medical Supply Chain
Michael Einhorn, chief executive of Dealmed, has been troubled for a good long while about the strategies commonly deployed when it comes to the supply chain for medical supplies.
A health care professional prepares a medical swab test. Photo: Getty.
Eight Ways Businesses Can Stop Child Labor in Their Supply Chains
Companies have been prioritizing environmental, social and governance (ESG) goals in an effort to meet stakeholder demands. As Year Three of the COVID-19 pandemic approaches, however, this goal is becoming more difficult to meet.
Child laborers harvest fair-trade organic cotton in a field near Benvar, Burkina Faso. In Burkina Faso, one of the poorest countries in the world, lucrative premiums for organic and fair traden cotton has — perversely — created incentives for exploitation. Photo: Bloomberg.
'Unbundled' Truck Leasing May Help Fleets Weather Inflation
An increasing Consumer Price Index (CPI) hits some truck financing structures harder than others.
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