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How to Support Customers When Supply Chains Are Unpredictable
The holidays are placing even more stress on supply chains. Here are four ways you can help lower stress, minimize damage and deliver positive customer service.
An Amazon.com Inc. webpage displays a customer's order status. Photo: Bloomberg.
A Nine-Step Checklist for Post-Holiday Returns Management
Holiday gift returns are expected to be higher than ever. Is your business ready to handle the influx?
A customer repackages an item for return. Photo: Getty Images.
Covid Is Forcing Supply Chains to Finally Modernize
Supply chain digitization is the shortest path to improved efficiency, resiliency, speed and, ultimately, cost.
A surgeon wears a 3D printed face shield while inspecting a patient. Photo: Bloomberg.
Three Stages of Overcoming Supply Chain Disruption
What is the key to overcoming the supply chain disruption and uncertainty caused by COVID-19? The solution can be broken down into three stages.
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Urban Delivery Is Getting Tougher for Shippers and Carriers
Truckers are facing increasing obstacles to deliver shipments in metropolitan areas like New York.
Carrier Cut-Off Dates Lead to Lost Holiday Sales
Ninety-eight percent of the brands we surveyed reported that carrier-imposed cut-off dates cause them to lose sales during the holiday season.
A U.S. Postal Service mail truck drives down a snowy street. Photo: Shutterstock.
How Analyzing Live Field Data Makes Construction Firms Stronger
With the arrival of the new year, it’s the ideal time for construction leaders to take the opportunity to conduct an annual analysis of their live field data.
Higher Costs, Less Waste: Six Ways Supply Chains Will Change in 2022
With supply chain volatility continuing into the new year, many companies are making changes to prepare for future disruptions.
Freight trucks drive on a highway. Photo: Stefan Doncean/ Pexels.
Why Major OEMs Are Moving to In-House Chip Production
The recent announcement by Ford Motor Co. that it was planning to develop and produce at least some of its own semiconductor chips signals a sharp reversal of a decades-long practice.
A 300 millimeter silicon wafer at the GlobalFoundries Inc. semiconductor fabrication (fab) plant in Dresden, Germany. Photo: Bloomberg.
Supply Chain Disruptions Underscore Need for Better Manufacturing Planning
Manufacturers continue to face rapid change, adding monumental challenges to supply chain planning.
Food products are stacked in a warehouse. Photo: Getty.
Why Thanksgiving 2021 Was the Most Expensive Yet
In 2020, the average cost of Thanksgiving dinner for a family of 10 was $46.90 per person, an all-time low. Fast forward to 2021, and Thanksgiving was the most expensive on record.
Leveraging Supply Chain Management Systems to Relieve Burden on Clinicians
Even during a health-care crisis, clinicians shouldn't be burdened with inventory or supply chain decision making.
A health-care worker sorts through inventory. Photo: Shutterstock.
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